Kevin's Bansko Guidebook

Kevin
Kevin's Bansko Guidebook

Food Scene

This is the best restaurant in Razlog and very cheap. Wide selection of food and outdoor dining. Fantastic in the summer.
13 locals recommend
casa di papi
7 ул. "Шейново"
13 locals recommend
This is the best restaurant in Razlog and very cheap. Wide selection of food and outdoor dining. Fantastic in the summer.
Great traditional food and music.
7 locals recommend
Obetsanova mehana
1 ploshtad "Vazrazhdane
7 locals recommend
Great traditional food and music.
Great little coffee shop and soft play for the kids down stairs. Also serves sandwiches and snack food that is very good and cheap.
Family Bansko Coffee & Kids Club
2 ul. "Toma Vishanov"
Great little coffee shop and soft play for the kids down stairs. Also serves sandwiches and snack food that is very good and cheap.
Nice pub walking distance from the apartment on Pirin Golf.
Queen's Pub Pirin Golf
Nice pub walking distance from the apartment on Pirin Golf.
Local wine bar near Old town
Wine Bar 25
25 ul. "Otets Paisiy"
Local wine bar near Old town
Cafe type eatery.
Le Petit Nicolas
19a "Pirin" Str.
Cafe type eatery.
Trout fresh out of the water and on to your plate.
Fish farm Ribarnika
Trout fresh out of the water and on to your plate.
Usually pretty banging at the end of each ski day. Dead in the summer.
9 locals recommend
Happy End Bar
94 "Pirin" Str.
9 locals recommend
Usually pretty banging at the end of each ski day. Dead in the summer.
Nice restaurant but a little on the expensive side.
12 locals recommend
Ginger Bar & Dinner
12 locals recommend
Nice restaurant but a little on the expensive side.

Sightseeing

Local, reliable ski instructors and ski hire.
Snow Peaks Ski School & Rent
1 ul. "Nayden Gerov"
Local, reliable ski instructors and ski hire.
It's a walk up to the tower from the bottom end of town. Take sensible shoes!
Tower Razlog
It's a walk up to the tower from the bottom end of town. Take sensible shoes!
House riding stable.
Perivolas
House riding stable.
Lovely park in Razlog. Nice for a walk.
Park "Razlog"
24 ul. "Sveti Kliment Ohridski"
Lovely park in Razlog. Nice for a walk.
Great to visit in the summer or the winter.
15 locals recommend
Alpha Spa and Pool
1 19
15 locals recommend
Great to visit in the summer or the winter.
Local golf club. Pretty spectacular but also pretty expensive. Take cash as they charge a small fee for entry.
13 locals recommend
Pirin Golf and Country Club
6 Неофит Рилски
13 locals recommend
Local golf club. Pretty spectacular but also pretty expensive. Take cash as they charge a small fee for entry.
You can walk here from the apartment. Very steep in parts but a nice walk in the mountain.
Yavorov Hut
You can walk here from the apartment. Very steep in parts but a nice walk in the mountain.
Accessible by car only before 0900 and after 1600. If not you have to park about a mile further down the mountain. You can cycle up to it all day though and I recommend trying it. Stunning views.
9 locals recommend
Vihren Chalet
9 locals recommend
Accessible by car only before 0900 and after 1600. If not you have to park about a mile further down the mountain. You can cycle up to it all day though and I recommend trying it. Stunning views.
A bit of culture.
Ethnographic Museum
A bit of culture.
Not actually bears dancing but a rescue centre for dancing bears. Fantastic operation that should be supported if you can.
11 locals recommend
Dancing Bears Park
Andrianov Chark
11 locals recommend
Not actually bears dancing but a rescue centre for dancing bears. Fantastic operation that should be supported if you can.
Great fun to ride down the mountain on this. Next to the Dancing Bears Park so do both on the same day.
10 locals recommend
Rila Fun Park
Adrianov Chark
10 locals recommend
Great fun to ride down the mountain on this. Next to the Dancing Bears Park so do both on the same day.
Ski centre. If you have a car you can skip the gondola queue and drive to the top gondola station. Parking is right next to the top station and about 6 leva.
Ski Bansko
92А "Pirin" Str.
Ski centre. If you have a car you can skip the gondola queue and drive to the top gondola station. Parking is right next to the top station and about 6 leva.
If you are around in the summer, this is a must see.
8 locals recommend
Jazz Festival
1 пл. „Никола Й. Вапцаров“
8 locals recommend
If you are around in the summer, this is a must see.
You can hire MTB's from Steve and Wendy here.
Knights' Lodge
6 ulitsa "Vardar"
You can hire MTB's from Steve and Wendy here.
Local attraction
8 locals recommend
Baikushev's pine
8 locals recommend
Local attraction
Historic town.
28 locals recommend
Melnik
28 locals recommend
Historic town.
For walking and skiing.
8 locals recommend
Bezbog Hut
8 locals recommend
For walking and skiing.
For the Narrow Guage railway Septemvri - Dobrinishte
Station Razlog
35 ul. "Telemachus Iliev"
For the Narrow Guage railway Septemvri - Dobrinishte
Free historic tour around town.
Bansko Free Tour
2770 ul. "Nikola Y. Vaptsarov"
Free historic tour around town.
Bansko Skidoo Safari

City advice

Travelling with kids

Ski child care

Ulen have a creche opposite the top gondola station. You can pay in advance or on the day. They take kids up to 7 years old from 0900 - 1600. They give them lunch and take them out for a basic ski lesson (ulen provide equipment). I recall it is 60leva per child, per day as of 2019.
Don't miss

Bansko old town

An absolute must is the old town in Bansko. Loads of lovely restaurants and a really nice chilled vibe.
Getting around

Driving to the top Gondola Station

If you have a car you can skip the gondola queues and drive straight to the top gondola station and park next to the site for about 6 leva.
Customs and culture

Sunflower Charity

If you can, donate your ski lift pass to Sunflower.
Book before you go

Avalon Hotel curry night.

Worth a try if you like a curry.