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sights around Bansko

A happy family with two children on a picnic in a beautifully maintained mountain park in summer. Traditional Bulgarian banitsa, white cheese, grapes and wine are served on a plaid blanket next to a small rocky stream. In the background are majestic mountain peaks, a bronze statue of a goat, blooming flowers and a pedestrian promenade with people.

Picnic in Razlog: The Perfect Family Getaway
Illustration of the Stone Procession (Petrified Wedding) near Bansko and Dobrinishte, showing a rock phenomenon in the shape of wedding guests on a mountainside

The Stone Procession: The Legend of the Petrified Wedding near Bansko
Infographics of the reserves in Pirin National Park: "Bayuvi Dupki - Dzhindzhiritsa" and "Yulen", with flora (muri, pine, squat), fauna (chamois, bear, deer), prohibitions and rules of conduct in the park

Pirin Reserves: Guardians of Wildlife
A train with a red and white locomotive and green carriages on the narrow gauge line in the Rhodope Mountains, under a blue sky at a small village station

Narrow Gauge Septemvri Dobrinishte: Travel Guide for Families
Panorama of Melnik with the sand pyramids and old Bulgarian Renaissance houses

From Bansko to Melnik: Wine Tour and Itinerary
Winter panorama of Avramovo station, the highest railway station in the Balkans, covered in deep snow.

Avramovo Station: A Guide to the Highest Station in the Balkans
A brown bear in its natural habitat in the Dancing Bear Park near Belitsa, near Bansko.

From the red-hot slab to the Rila forest: The story of the last dancing bears
Panorama of Melnik with the sand pyramids and old Bulgarian Renaissance houses

In the footsteps of wine: One-day trip from Bansko to Melnik and Rozhen
A nest of white storks on a roof in the village of Banya with the Pirin Mountains in the background

The stork capital under Pirin: Why is the village of Banya a phenomenon?