Bansko Old Town
A cluster of stone Revival-era houses and cobbled lanes at the base of the Pirin mountains. Free to wander and full of traditional tavernas (mehanas) with live music in the evenings.
Museum in Bansko
Neofit Rilski House Museum
The birthplace of the father of Bulgarian secular education, preserved as a traditional stone house museum. Entry costs very little and shows how Bansko’s wealthy families lived in the Revival period.
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Before you go
- Address
- Neofit Rilski 58, 1000 Sofia
- Good to know
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More in Bansko
Other places worth the walk, and what each one costs.
Holy Trinity Church
An 18th-century stone church with a distinctive clock tower, built within fortress-like walls during Ottoman rule. Free to enter and a centrepiece of Bansko's atmospheric old town.
Working out what Bansko costs?
The whole of Bansko