Gostun: Hotels and Accommodation

Until 1934, Gostun was known by the name Gustun. The village’s cobblestones lie on a stabilised layer of earth. As a mountain settlement, Gostun is located four to five kilometres from Mesta and near the main road to Gotse Delchev.

From the cross above Gostun, panoramic views extend towards the Pirin Mountains and over the villages and towns of Bansko Municipality.

Near Gostun lies Kara Kaya on a dominant peak of the Western Rhodopes, which ends in a natural stone pyramid; near the Visteritsa River, there are rock carvings.

In 1889, Stefan Verković recorded Gostun as having 100 Bulgarian houses. In the 1873 statistics on the male population, the village is recorded as having 110 households and 380 Bulgarians. Nine archaeological finds in Bansko Municipality are associated with Gostun.

Nearby, Kara Kaya is described as a Thracian megalithic sanctuary arranged around two centres: one on the rocky peak and one at the springs of the Visteritsa River.

The Church of Saint Mary above Gostun is described as a building dating from 1776; indications point to an earlier Byzantine-era origin. The Chapel of Saint George is described as the oldest sanctuary in the vicinity of Gostun.

The local legend of Svatbata tells of wedding guests who travelled from Osenovo to Gostun to collect a bride.

A tourist trail to the Kara Kaya sanctuary begins in Gostun. Visitors can explore Gostun’s paved streets on foot and admire the preserved, authentic architecture.

Local cuisine can be sampled in Gostun.

More destinations: Dobrinishte, Bansko, Osenovo, Obidim.

To the overarching travel overview: Bansko.