Blagoevgrad City, Situated at the foot of the Rila and Pirin Mountains in the Struma River Valley. With many restaurants, cafes, boutiques and two universities would be perfect if you are relocating with older children.
If you are a sporty nature lover this could be the province for you with the lively ski resort of Bansko for the winter months and beautiful walks in the summer.
Driving distance to airports
Sofia – 107km – 1hr 38min
Plovdiv – 228km – 3hr 16min
Places of Interest
Bansko
Great for winter sports, ski & summer sun in the mountains.
Pirin Street, tourist shops & souvenirs.
Belitsa Sanctuary Bear Park
The Dancing Bear Park has rescued mistreated bears and is financed by Four Paws and the Bridget Bardot Foundation.
FOUR PAWS is an international animal welfare charity. Our vision is a world where humans treat animals with respect, empathy and understanding. Read more
Blagoevgrad Aqua Park
ul. “Katina I Nikola Haydukovi” 74, 2700 Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
aquapark-bg.com +359 73 881 880
Sport, relaxation and entertainment, guarantees you the biggest and first of its kind beach entertainment complex in the southwestern Bulgaria.
Here you will find summer fun for visitors aged 3 to 60 years old. The season 2015 starts on 29 May and will continue until the autumn. The complex welcomes visitors from 8:00 to 20:00. Slides open from 12:00 to 17:00.
Nicopolis ad Nestum
Click the following links to read about these ancient ruins.
Baba Vanga Museum
Baba Vanga was a blind prophet, spiritualist, herbalist & clairvoyant. Baba Vanga’s house is now a museum open to the public.
Click following links for more information.
Pirin Golf and Country Club
Archaeological Museum Sandanski
Archaeological Museum – Sandanski was founded in 1936 and is one of the five archaeological museums in Bulgaria, specialized in the field of ancient archaeology. It is situated over the
foundations of St. John’s basillica. Inside, there is a unique collection of Roman marble gravestones (I-III c.) – the biggest in Bulgaria, rarely seen in Europe and typical only for this region. It was gathered for a period of 80 years from all the settlements in the municipality. Real masterpieces of ancient art are the tablets of Julius Maximum, of Asclepius, the endowment tablet of……. click here to visit Sandanski Tourist Guide to read more
St. Cosmas and Damian Monastery
Early Christian Complex
Spartacus Monument Complex
The Fountain Under the Plane Tree
Sveti Vrach Park – Village Polenitsa
Municipalities, towns and villages
Bansko
Dobrinishte – Filipovo – Gostun – Kremen – Mesta – Obidim – Osenovo
Belitsa
Babyak – Chereshovo – Dagonovo – Galabovo – Gorno Kraishte – Kraishte – Kuzyovo – Lyutovo – Ortsevo – Palatik -Zlataritsa
Blagoevgrad
Belo Pole – Bistritsa – Buchino – Bulgarchevo – Debochitsa – Delvino – Drenkovo – Dubrava – Elenovo – Gabrovo – Gorno Harsovo – Izgrev – Klisura – Leshko – Lisia – Logodaj – Marulevo – Moshtanets – Obel – Padesh – Pokrovnik – Riltsi – Selishte – Tserovo – Zelendol
Garmen
Baldevo – Dabnitsa – Debren – Dolno – Gorno – Kovachevitsa – Krushevo – Leshten – Ognyanovo – Robnovo
Gotse Delchev
Banichan – Borovo – Breznitsa – Bukovo – Delchevo – Dobrotino – Gospodintsi – Kornitsa – Lazhnitsa – Musomishta
Hadzhidimovo
Ablanitsa – Gaytaninovo – Koprivlen – Laki – Llinden – Nova Lovcha – Novo Leski – Paril – Sadovo – Teplen – Teshovo
Kresna
Dolna Gradeshnitsa – Gorna Breznitsa – Slivivnitsa – Stara Kresna – Vlahi
Petrich
Belasitsa – Borovichene – Churicheni – Churilovo – Dolene – Dolna Ribnitsa – Dragush – Drenovo – Gabrene – Grega – Kamena – Kapatovo – Karnalovo – Kavrakirovo – Kladentsi – Klyuch – Kolarovo – Krandzhilitsa – Kukurahsevo – Kulata – Marikostinovo – Mendovo – Mihnevo – Mitino – Parvomay – Pravo Bardo – Razhdak – Ribnik – Samuilovo – Starchevo – Strumeshnitsa – Topolnitsa – Volno – Yakovo – Yavornitsa – Zoychene
Razlog
Bachevo – Banya – Dobarsko – Eleshnitsa – Godlevo
Sandanski
Belevehchevo – Belyovo – Bozhdovo – Chereshnitsa – Damyanitsa – Debrene – Doleni – Dzhigurovo – Golem – Tsalim – Goleshovo – Gorna Sushitsa – Gorno Spanchevo – Harsovo – Hotovo – Hrasna – Kalimantsi – Karlanovo – Katuntsi – Kashina – Kovachevo – Krastiltsi – Ladarevo – Laskarevo – Lebnitsa – Lehovo – Levunovo – Leshnitsa – Lilyanovo – Lozenitsa – Lyubovishte – Lyubovka – Malki Tsalim – Melnik – Novo Delchevo – Novo Hodzhovo – Petrovo – Piperitsa – Pirin – Ploski – Polenitsa – Rozhen – Sklave – Spatovo – Stozha – Struma – Sugarevo – Valkovo – Vinogradi – Vihren – Vranya – Yanovo – Zlatolist – Zornitsa
Satovcha
Bogolin – Dolen – Fargovo – Godeshevo – Kochan – Kribul – Osina – Pletena – Slashten – Tuhovishta – Vaklinovo – Valkosel – Zhizhevo
Simitli
Brestovo – Brezhani – Cherniche – Dokatichevo – Dolno Osenovo – Gorno Osenovo – Gradevo – Krupnik – Mechkul – Polena – Poleto – Rakitna – Senokos – Suhostrel – Sushitsa – Troskovo – Zheleznitsa
Strumyani
Dobri Laki – Drakata – Goreme – Gorna Krushitsa – Gorna Ribnitsa – Igralishte – Ilindentsi – Kamenitsa – Karpelevo – Klepalo – Kolibite – Mahalata – Mikrevo – Nikudin – Palat – Razdol – Sedelets – Tsaparevo – Velyushtets – Vrakupovitsa
Yakoruda
Avramovo – Bel Kamen – Buntsevo – Cherna Mesta – Konarsko – Smolevo