The town of Razlog (13,403 inhabitants, 825 m above the sea level) is located in the Razlozhka Valley, in the hug of three mountains – Rila to the north, Pirin to the south and the Rhodopes to the east. It is nestled among two hills – Golak to the north and Sarovitsa to the south. Nearby flows Mesta River. The town is 155 km to the south of Sofia, 53 km to the south – west of Blagoevgrad, 141 km south – west of Plovdiv and 6 km north of Bansko.