Búlgaría: Seven Golf Courses to Mushroom Near Bansko

Seven new golf courses are being built on the territory of Bansko and Razlog resorts. "Our ultimate goal is to attract wealthy lovers of this aristocratic sport from all over Europe. This way we will be able to profit from tourism around the year," Lyuben Tatarski, Razlog Municipality Mayor, explained. The first golf facility is supposed to be operational this spring.

It also transpired that the joint venture set up by the Razlog Municipality and the local construction company Balkanstroy is about to invest 240 million levs in a state-of-the-art skiing center and a golf complex, which will spread over 600 hectares in the Betolovoto area. The skiing center will comprise 20 modern skiing facilities, a 19,4-kilometre ski lift, as the common length of the ski-runs will be 58,5 km. The golf course will have eighteen holes and will vie with some of the world's best facilities. The joint venture will also build up new hotels to shelter some 3,000 tourists.