Blagoevgrad has an extremely favourable geographic position. It is the biggest city of South-West Bulgaria and it is the county centre of the region. Blagoevgrad is just 100 km (1 hour drive) south from the Capital of Bulgaria – Sofia. In a very short distance there are many lovely places and small tourist towns, like Bansko, Melnik, Sandanski, Rila and Rojan Monastery. The region is a home of two very accessible for tourism national parks – National Park Rila and National Park Pirin. All of ... read more