Rila Monastery has been included in the World Cultural Heritage Fund and is under the protection of UNESCO
The new Hotel Rilets — (three star) has 14 single rooms, 64 double rooms and 5 suites. There is a drag lift near the hotel.
country. It is situated on the banks of the Blagoevgradska river. The town was built on the ruins of the ancient Thracian town of Scaptopara (3rd century B.C.), traces of which can still be found. The town was later destroyed to be rebuilt again in the 16th century under the Turkish name of Djoumaya (Market), It was a trading centre on the road leading south along the valley of the river Strouma.
Blagoevgrad is an industrial centre
Today Blagoevgrad is an industrial centre and potential for development. Around the town are mineral springs which were famous even in ancient times. The temperature of the water is around 60°C. There are two modem hotels, Alen Mak — (three star), with 22 single and 138 double rooms and two suites, restaurant, bar, and souvenir shop; Hotel Bor — (two star), with 29 double rooms, four apartments, restaurant. There is a car service rooms, four apartments, restaurant. There is a car service station on the road to Sofia The address of the District Council of Motorists is 6 N. Vaptsarov, tel. 5544. The town of Smith (population 6,500) is 17 kilometres to the south and has 30 hot springs with water temperatures round 60°C. From here a road forks left to the picturesque mountain towns of Razlog (population 17,000) and Barnko (population 12,000) in the foothills of the Pirin Mountains. Original buildings architectural interiors have been preserved in Bansko. It is the birth place of the founder of Bulgaria's Revival, Paissi of Hilendar (1723) and of the eminent Bulgarian poet and revolutionary, Nikola Vaptsarov, whose house is now a museum. Of particular interest are the old houses of Todev, Sirleshov and Vilyanov sofia city tour, as well as the Church of the Virgin Mary built when Bulgaria fell under Ottoman domination. During the second half of the 18th century an unknown wood- carver made the iconostasis similar in artistic merit to that of Rila monastery The new Church of St. Trinity differs from other Bulgarian churches. Its architecture is reminiscent of Italian belfries although it was built by local masters. Its murals are the work of Dimiter Molera and Belyan Ognev. The Belfry and the Clock Tower were erected in 1846 to the desjgn of the local master Gligor Iyov, Todor Hadjiradanov from Bansko was the clock maker.
Other prominent Bulgarians are also associated with Bansko. In 1896 the Bulgarian revolutionary, Gotse Delchev, taught here. For four months he lived in Todev's house whence he directed preparations for the 1903 uprising of Macedonia.
Visitors can stay at the Balkantourist Pirin Hotel which has 103 rooms and five suites, restaurant and night club. There is also a hostel with accommodation for 150. Bansko is a good starting point for exploring the Pirin Mountains.
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