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Bansko's modern, pedestrianized zone is centred around pl. Nikola Vaptsarov , named after the revolutionary poet. On the corner of the square, near a postwar statue of Vaptsarov in a declamatory pose, is the house where he was born, now the Nikola Vaptsarov Museum (Mon-Fri 8am-6pm, Sat-Sun 8am-noon & 2-6pm), which recreates his childhood home and expounds on his life and poetry (in Bulgarian only). An engineer by training, he shared the Futurists' enthusiasm for the machine age and joined the wartime resistance with the courage of his Communist convictions. Vaptsarov's final poem was composed in a Sofia prison as he awaited execution in 1942: The fight is hard and pitiless
The fight is epic, as they say:
I fell. Another takes my place -
Why single out a name!
After the firing squad - the worms.
Thus does the simple logic go.
But in the storm we'll be with you
My people, for we loved you so. Ironically, Vaptsarov's father, Yonko, had connections at court from the days when he was an influential figure in Macedonian politics, but his demise in 1939 meant that no one was able to prevent Nikola from being shot by Boris III's lackeys. Attached to the museum is a crafts exhibition of textiles, woodcarvings and paintings by local artists, some of which are for sale. The carpets are simply patterned (with green and black stripes predominating) and nothing for serious collectors to get excited about, but as authentic handmade local crafts they make nice souvenirs, and cost less here than in Sofia.
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