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Most impressive is the legendary Pirin Mountain. The greater part of
the tourist flow heading for the mountain goes through the town. In the
immediate vicinity are the Chalin Valog Ski-Centre, the Shiligarnika
Ski-Centre - one of the biggest in Bulgaria (refer to the Pirin Mountain
related section herein), Demyanitsa, Bunderitsa and Vihren Chalets as
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6 km south of Bansko is the village of Dobrinishte
(final station on the narrow-gauge line from Septemvri). It is one of the
largest villages in the country with a population of over 3000 inhabitants.
There are 17 mineral springs with water temperature between 30o and 43 oC,
as well as a big mineral public bath. The town is a point of departure to
the Gotse Delchev, Mocha-ra-ta and Bezbog Chalets and to the Bezbog
Ski-Center (refer to the Pirin Mountain related section herien). There are
a number of private hotels in the village as well as a Tourist House. There
is a bus line to Sofia, Blagoevgrad, Razlog, Bansko, Gotse Delchev, etc.
The bus station is near the railway station, about 1 kilometre east of
Dobrinishte.
Of great interest are the following sights: the Basilica and the Necropolis
in the Shipotsko Area; Bansko karst springs in the area of Murtva Polyana;
a ceramic workshop dating back to late antiquity; the Stana Kale Fortress
of late antiquity and a necropolis, a Thracian fortress and necropolis
together with early Christian basilica in St. Nickola Area; Thracian mound
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