Dobrinishte (Bulgarian: Добринище) is a village in the Blagoevgrad Province, southwestern Bulgaria. As of 2006 it has 2 973 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. Blagoevgrad Province (Bulgarian: област Благоевград, oblast Blagoevgrad or Благоевградска област, Blagoevgradska oblast), also known as Pirin Macedonia (Bulgarian: Пиринска Македония, Pirinska Makedoniya), is a province (oblast) of southwestern Bulgaria. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bansko (Bulgarian: ) is a town in southwestern Bulgaria, located at the foot of Pirin at an altitude of 1936 m above sea level. ... Rila Mountain, Bulgaria The Rila is a mountain range in western Bulgaria. ... Vihren from the south Kamenitsa Peak and the lake Tevno ezero Pirin range as seen from Kalimantsi village The Gazey peak looked from Polejan and the Upper Gazey Lake The Pirin Mountains (Bulgarian: Пирин) are a mountain range in southwestern Bulgaria, with Vihren (2,914 m high) the highest peak, situated... Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered around its capital in Constantinople. ... Mesta is a river in Bulgaria and Greece, see Mesta (river). ...

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.

Coordinates: 41°49′N 23°34′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...