Bansko - The Gateway to Pirin
The small town of Bansko lies at the foot of the Pirin Mountain and is the perfect starting point for both trekking and short walks in the Pirin National Park.
It is a museum town as well. National Revival Period houses with thick walls, secret basements and high stone fences are well preserved and function as comfortable family hotels and traditional taverns. Museum house and monuments tell the stories of Paisii Hilendarski - the author of the first Bulgarian historic review; Neofit Rilski - the founder of Bulgarian secular education; Toma Vishanov - the founder of the Bansko Icon-painting School; and Nikola Vaptsarov - a famous Bulgarian poet. Examples of the Icon-painting School can be seen in the permanent icon exhabition at the Conent (Methal), affiliated to the Rila Monastery.
The three-nave church of Sveta Troitsa (1835) dominates the town with its impressive stone belfry - Bansko's symbol for more than a hundred years. The interior of the other church, Ouspenie Bogorodichno (second half of the 18 th century), portrays the exceptional mastery of the Bansko Woodcarving School.
"Molerova" house
Churchyard, XVIII century
The Pirin region has something to offer for every taste. The Rila and Rozhen Monasteries tell about the dramatic history of the area, being centers of spiritual life in times of dark oppresion and preserving outstanding samples of Bulgarian art schools.
An International Jazz Festival is organized every summer in the town of Bansko.
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