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It is 17° in Bansko now. clear sky
It is 17° in Bansko now. clear sky

Personalities from Bansko

Artistic illustration-collage in an old-fashioned style, depicting prominent figures of Bansko: Marko Vezyov, Popfilipov, Molerov, Maria Todeva, Angel Balev and the style of Toma Vishanov.

The Awakeners of Bansko: The Personalities Who Built History
Neofit Rilski sat behind a desk with the first Bulgarian globe and Bulgarian grammar.

Neophyte Rilski: The Patriarch of Bulgarian Enlightenment from Bansko
Paisius of Hilendar wrote the History of Slavs and Bulgarians in his cell in the Zograf Monastery.

Paisii Hilendarski: Life, work and his roots in Bansko