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driving to Bansko
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posts : 13 (Beginner)Date : 05-18-08 23:23driving to Bansko
Driving from Sofia airport to Bansko next week ,which is the best road map available and any advice on route and driving.re: driving to Bansko
I bought some road maps 1:54, 1:75 and 1:62 scales. Tested them the other week and they got me to where I wanted to go 
It helps if you learn the BG alphabet or can recognise name places in their alphabet.
Try www.cartographiaonline.com
Do you live or work near London? There's a large bookshop in Covent Garden, Stanfords, that has BG road maps on the shelf and on line.
You need the E79 SE direction out off the Sofia ring road, then stay on it travelling south to Bansko. Sorry ...
It helps if you learn the BG alphabet or can recognise name places in their alphabet.Try www.cartographiaonline.com
Do you live or work near London? There's a large bookshop in Covent Garden, Stanfords, that has BG road maps on the shelf and on line.
You need the E79 SE direction out off the Sofia ring road, then stay on it travelling south to Bansko. Sorry ...
I bought some road maps 1:54, 1:75 and 1:62 scales. Tested them the other week and they got me to where I wanted to go It helps if you learn the BG alphabet or can recognise name places in their alphabet.
Try www.cartographiaonline.com
Do you live or work near London? There's a large bookshop in Covent Garden, Stanfords, that has BG road maps on the shelf and on line.
You need the E79 SE direction out off the Sofia ring road, then stay on it travelling south to Bansko. Sorry but have not driven the road myself. Watch your speed but if you do get stopped, if you ask for a written ticket it costs more
They like putting speed cameras as you leave towns and villages. Once you get out of Sofia, the traffic gets much lighter, overtaking techniques are very continental.
Hope that helps a little.
It helps if you learn the BG alphabet or can recognise name places in their alphabet.Try www.cartographiaonline.com
Do you live or work near London? There's a large bookshop in Covent Garden, Stanfords, that has BG road maps on the shelf and on line.
You need the E79 SE direction out off the Sofia ring road, then stay on it travelling south to Bansko. Sorry but have not driven the road myself. Watch your speed but if you do get stopped, if you ask for a written ticket it costs more
They like putting speed cameras as you leave towns and villages. Once you get out of Sofia, the traffic gets much lighter, overtaking techniques are very continental.
Hope that helps a little.
re: driving to Bansko
it all depends what time you arrive. The easiest way is towards Pernik, turn onto a79 just before it. it is signposted for Kulata, which is on the greel border. Stay on this road , after Blagoevgrad, you will go through a tunnel. I think the turn off is the second bridge after that. it is signposted. You expect to turn left but you turn right then right again.The town there is Simitli.Sofia is the only difficult part.Then the road to Pernik is bad. After that the roads are good.
