In this article we will look at the most popular excursions from the Bulgarian mountain resort of Bansko.
Spirit and customs of the Bulgarian village
At a distance of twenty kilometers from the Bansko resort, at an altitude of more than a thousand meters above sea level, it was located Dobarsco village. According to one of the legends, the first people who settled here were blinded warriors who served the king Samuel who went in 1014 to the Rila Monastery after the completion of the Battle of Mount Belasce. On the way to the sacred place, they were washed from the spring, and his eyesight returned to them. According to another legend, Clement Okhrinsky was treated with this healing water.
On this excursion you can learn more about the local folklore and craft arts, taste the local delicious homemade dishes, enjoy recreation among virgin clean nature - the ancient pines, on the plateau in the highlands, on beautiful meadows, near the cold streams surrounded by mountain peaks Rhodar .
Also for you will hold the festivities in the traditional style, you will hear local songs, see national dances. In addition, it will be possible to take a picture of the memory with these villagers, which will be dressed in wonderful national costumes.
This excursion is combined - you will travel both in transport and on foot. By time she will take four hours, and it will cost fifty dollars.
Winter fishing
Winter fishing is such a entertainment that can be allowed to try at least one time for a lifetime. And here is the main thing - it is the process of fishing, and not "accompanying" pleasures. This excursion has a similarity with a picnic. She will suit all those who like this pastime, as well as those who put the goal to prove their girlfriend or spouse that fishing is an excellent entertainment. You can go to this excursion to the whole family, you can take children - we guarantee that it will be fun.
This tour starts in the afternoon, leave at 15:00, then directly fishing - from 16:00 to 17:00 (all the necessary equipment is provided), from 17:00 to 18:00 - dinner (you taste the soup, salad, will Also trout with side disk, wine and raki), and at 19:00 we return to Bansko.
The cost of excursion for adults is 27 euros, and for children up to twelve years - 14 euros. The duration of the trip is three hours.
Ogunhanovsky Mineral Baths
Water from mineral sources helps to strengthen the immune protective system in the human body and also contributes to its purification from toxic substances. On this excursion, tourists are invited to visit the complex with therapeutic sources located in the village of Ognanovo, who are heirs to the Term, where Roman legionnaires were healed. Here you will provide a comfortable decor for relaxation, in this place there are reservoirs with mineral water - open and closed types. Those who wish can also be in a hydrogen sulfide bath, in which the water temperature reaches approximately 35 to 40 ° C. Excursion goes around at 15:30, then from 16:30 to 17:30 follow the water procedures (for this you need to capture a towel with you), and at 18:30 we return to the city of Bansko.
Price per excursion: for adults - 16 euros, and for children up to twelve years - 9 euros. The duration of the trip is three and a half hours.
Walk on snowmobiles
In the event that you have already ever been made to make trips on snowmobiles, you already know how interesting and quickly use this vehicle to ride into those places where car transport is ordered. We offer wonderful snowmobiles, all the necessary equipment and accompanying guide, which will be near during this winter excursion. By time, this entertainment takes one hour.
Excursion: Rupit - Melnik - Rozhensky Monastery
This journey is designed for those who are a fan of all amazing and mysterious. At first we will go to the terrain rupto - there used to live and was buried the famous clairvoyant and healer of Vanga. Then we will go to the Rozhensky monastery, which is one of the small number of temple buildings of the Middle Ages, which have been preserved to this day, almost without changing the original appearance. In this temple, an authentic architecture has been preserved, and monumental painting. It was founded in the 1220th year, this monastery is one of the most vintage in the state. It is shouted by the miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary of Elima (Uming). After that, the program is lunch and time for free walks in Melnik - the smallest and strikingly beautiful city in Bulgaria.
Excursion begins in about 08:30, from 10:00 to 11:00 - travel around the terrain and visits to the church "St. Petka Bulgarian ", as well as the graves of Vanga's progress; From 11:20 to 12:00 - we will visit the Rozhen monastery, from 12:20 to 13:40 - a tour in the city of Melnik - we, in particular, to visit the house - Museum of the merchant Cordopulo. After that, dinner time, from 13:50 to 14:50 (soup, salad, meat with a side dish, then dessert, wine and mineral water). From 15:00 to 16:00 you are given time for free workers on Melnik, and at 18:00 - we return back to the city of Bansko.
Church of St. Petka Bulgarian:
The price of this journey is 46 euros for adults, for children to twelve years - 23 euros. Excursion is designed for the whole day.
Horseback riding
Your attention is given such entertainment as a horse riding a horse surrounded by winter forest, far from urban noise. And for those who do not like riding, it is offered a walk on the sleigh charged by a pair or a threehow horses.
The price of such a walk is 31 euros, by duration - one hour.
Excursion to the Ril Monastery
In the program of this trip - a trip to the rille monastery, which is the largest temple complex on the Balkan Peninsula, beyond the boundaries of Athos. The Rilsky Monastery is the most important Christian, cultural and educational center, an impressive monument of local antique architectural and artistic art. This temple is included in the List of UNESCO World Cultural Heritage.
The price of excursions for adults - 36 euros, for children to twelve years - 18 euros. By time, it is calculated for half a day.