Image: Bansko Photographs - Exclusive Properties"Bulgaria is promoting itself for the 2014 Winter Olympics and its 'ski capita' Bansko, a two-hour drive from Sofia airport, boasts having the most modern lift system in Europe, with a new gondola from the town to the slopes. A second gondola to carry skiers from the town to the mountains is under construction and is expected to be completed for use in the 2006-07 season.
Situated in the Pirin mountains, Bansko is a dual season resort and a World Heritage site, offering golf, thermal baths, climbing, hiking, horse riding, cycling and access to ski-ing at l,400 to 2,500 metres. It has an attractive old town with cobbled streets and tavernas offering lively apres-ski. A new 18-hole championship golf course is being built in the area.
Bulgaria is the country with the best-developed market for ski property in Central and Eastern Europe."
Source: The Business
