Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Traditional culinary festival to be held in the town of Bansko

Photo: archive

The culinary festival "Unique Bansko" will be held on September 2 and 3 on Nikola Vaptsarov Square in the town of Bansko, located at the foot of the Pirin Mountains. The festive programme includes an exhibition and bazaar of traditional, little known dishes and specialties, prepared by members of the “Association for Bansko’s Traditional Family Taverns Unique Bansko". 

On Friday evening there will be a reenactment of a traditional wedding. On Saturday children will learn how to prepare banitsa (traditional cheese pie). During the two festive days, the guests of the resort town will learn interesting facts about old recipes used in the local cuisine.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Sofia University

Over 63% of Ukrainian students in Bulgaria are ethnic Bulgarians

In the 2024/2025 academic year, 2,104 students from Ukraine were studying at Bulgarian universities , according to the Ministry of Education. Of these, 1,750 were pursuing bachelor’s degrees, 304 were in master’s programmes, and 50 were enrolled in..

published on 10/24/25 5:22 PM
Dan Jørgensen

EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen to visit Bulgaria

European Commissioner for Energy Dan Jørgensen will visit Bulgaria on 28 October, just days after US President Donald Trump imposed sanctions on Russian oil giants Lukoil and Rosneft over Russia’s ongoing aggression in Ukraine, BNR correspondent..

published on 10/24/25 5:08 PM
Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov (L) and Justice Minister Georgi Georgiev at a press conference.

Energy minister says Bulgaria’s fuel supplies safe until year-end

Fuel supplies for the domestic market are fully secured until the end of the year , Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov said, following the United States’ sanctions on Russian oil giants Lukoil and Rosneft. He added that the market would be closely monitored to..

published on 10/24/25 4:07 PM