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Bansko , a burgeoning tourist centre that mixes traditional Bulgarian architecture with holiday-resort flair, makes a good jumping-off point for some amazing hikes in the Pirin National Park , and is a transport nexus, with buses to the Struma and Mesta valleys flanking the Pirin range, and trains to Velingrad in the western Rhodopes. It also gives easy access to a couple of attractive, traditional villages, Dobrinishte and Dobarsko , both of which are surrounded by stunning countryside. The road from the Struma Valley follows the River Gradevska that separates the Rila and Pirin ranges, and crosses the PREDEL PASS , site of the Pirin Sings folklore festival where amateur musicians and dancers from towns and villages throughout the region perform on a series of small stages. The route also passes through RAZLOG , 6km north of Bansko, which is a less attractive town, notable only for its Kukeri rites on January 1, when large processions of costumed revellers take over the centre.
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