Dobrinishte
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Dobrinishte (Bulgarian: Добринище) is a village in the Blagoevgrad Province, southwestern Bulgaria. As of 2006 it has 2973 inhabitants. It is located close to the famous winter resort Bansko: only at 6 km. The village is located at an altutude of 850 m and is surrounded by three mountains Rila, Pirin, Rhodopi. It combines excellent conditions for both winter and summer tourism: beautiful nature, hospitable population, ski runs, mineral waters and oppurtunities for rural and ecotourism. It is also a final point of the railway from Septemvri. According to legends and song, between 6th and 15th century Dobrinishte was a Bulgarian stronghold which halted the Byzantines from invading the country from the valley of Mesta.
The village is a famous spa resort with 17 mineral springs with temperature of 30-43°C. The water is used to cure different diseases. There are 7 km of ski runs.
