Ski stars, including Olympic champions Hanni Wenzel and Gustavo Thoeni as well as legends such as Andreas Wenzel and Marc Girardelli gave the official start of the ski season in Bulgaria's winter ...

Bulgarian „For the Nature“ NGO coalition express deep concern about the future of protected areas in the country Bulgarian „For the Nature“ NGO coalition, of which WWF is a founding member, expressed ...

IF you’re looking for a winter getaway that really won’t break the bank, then look no further than this Bulgarian town. The ...

Sofia, Bulgaria -- Hundreds protested against the construction of a second gondola lift and the legalization of violations in the Bansko ski area by expanding the concession in UNESCO’s Pirin National ...

Munich-based daily S?ddeutsche Zeitung has devoted an article to the controversy surrounding the plans for the construction of a second gondola lift in the Bulgarian ski resort of Bansko. In a ...

The first thing to tell you about Bansko, Bulgaria, is what it is not. It's not a sanitised Alpine ski resort full of British parents maintaining rictus grins as banknotes fly from their pockets, ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

DESPITE the insult emblazoned across his woolly hat, my best mate Chris wasn’t offending anyone. “Wanka” means “hat” in Bulgarian, and the stag was just going to have to trust us on that one. Bansko ...

Guide to Bansko ski resort, including practical information on hotels, restaurants and piste guide. Taken from 'Where to Ski and Snowboard 2015'. Bansko is an old town, set on a flat valley floor in ...