Basics on Razlog city

The city Razlog is situated in the Razlog Valley, 825 m above sea level. The city has 13 000 residents. It is 6 km north from Bansko city, 54 km south of Blagoevgrad city and 154 km south of the capital Sofia. Razlog is situated between two huge and beautiful mountains called Rila and Pirin. The skiing resort Bansko is situated on the slopes of Pirin Mountain.
The city is founded at the times of the second Bulgarian kingdom and during the Ottoman /Turkish/ slavery becomes an administrative center of the valley. Up until 1923 the city’s name is Mehomia but at that time for political and civil activities it is called after the valley - Razlog.

Today the construction of new buildings in Razlog, as well as in Bansko is very big due to the beautiful nature and well maintained and famous skiing slopes. For a long time now Bulgaria is considered one of the countries capable and suitable of being a host of the winter Olympics games. Bansko is one of the skiing resorts suitable for the games in Bulgaria.