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Bansko wins Best Ski Resort in Bulgaria in World Travel Awards 2017

November 21, 2016November 21, 2016 Bansko Blog tourism

Bansko has been named Best Ski Resort in Bulgaria at the World Travel Awards, winning this for a fourth time in

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Leisure 

Planning your first ski trip to Bansko: Taking control

November 5, 2016November 5, 2016 Bansko Blog tourism

Planning your first ski or snowboarding trip can be daunting. I put together a comprehensive article listing all the winter and

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Leisure 

Winter Punk Wine Culture: Plovdiv revisited

November 2, 2016 Bansko Blog Plovdiv

Wine and Plovdiv mean autumn city time. After my top 5 Plovdiv venues posted in late October, I get to see

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Leisure 

Wine lovers weekend in Plovdiv: Top five places to visit

October 24, 2016October 24, 2016 Bansko Blog Plovdiv

Plovdiv, European Capital of Culture 2019, is my favourite city in Bulgaria. So John, a friend from the UK, and

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Leisure 

Countdown begins to Bansko 2016 ski season opening on December 17

October 13, 2016October 13, 2016 Bansko Blog tourism

The Bansko 2016/17 ski season starts on December 17 2016. The countdown begins. The opening ceremony and first day on

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Bulgaria 

Is Bansko expensive? The Post Office ski resort survey 2016

October 8, 2016October 8, 2016 Bansko Blog tourism

Bansko wins the award for the seventh time in the postoffice survey of ski resorts (see http://www.postoffice.co.uk/my-travel/ski-report-2016 survey). I always

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian, Greek, Romanian, Turkish, Israeli, Russian and UK school holidays 2017

October 2, 2016October 2, 2016 Bansko Blog tourism

Planning a ski trip? Want to know when are the school holidays? Here are the Bulgarian, Greek, Romanian, Turkish, Israeli,

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