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Vidin

Vidin is a landmark town along the shortest route from Bulgaria to Central Europe by water. After building Danube Bridge II it will also be a major junction along the shortest land route to the West European and North European countries. The town of Vidin is situated at the junction point of the western and northern boundaries of Bulgaria, some 330 km away from Plovdiv on the Sofia-Petrohan-Montana highway. It was set up by the Thracian tribe called Tribals in the III century B.C., becoming, in the beginning of the next century, a part of the Roman province of Mizia and known by the name of Bononia. After the fall of the Roman empire, Bononia fell in the boundaries of the Medieval Bulgarian Kingdom, bearing the name of Bdin. The town was named Vidin during the five-century-old Ottoman bondage. Today, the heritage of the past entwines with modern times to endow this Bulgarian town with unique fascination.

The Blue Danube The Blue Danube
The Blue Danube
The town of Vidin is situated on the water route connecting the Black Sea with Central Europe.
The bank of the Danube The bank of the Danube
The bank of the Danube
The bank of the Danube near Vidin looks peaceful and quiet in the summer months.
The town from above The town from above
The town from above
View to the west.
The town from above. The town from above.
The town from above.
View to the east.
An entrance to the town An entrance to the town
An entrance to the town
The so called river entrance to the town with the town park and the theatre just beyond.
The fortified wall The fortified wall
The fortified wall
The fortified wall built in the XVII century is semicircular with a diameter of 1,800 m, reaching the very bank of the Danube.
The town square The town square
The town square
Beautiful baroque building adorning the town square.
"St. Dimitar" Cathedral "St. Dimitar" Cathedral
"St. Dimitar" Cathedral
" St. Dimitar " Cathedral in the centre of Vidin was built in 1890 in the place of the old XVII century church. It is the second largest memorial church next to " St. Alexander Nevski " in Sofia.
Vidin Vidin
Vidin
Vidin
Medieval inscription Medieval inscription
Medieval inscription
Medieval inscription reminding of past glory.
The Turkish Post-office The Turkish Post-office
The Turkish Post-office
The Turkish Post-office in the park by the river.
Crumbling down synagogue Crumbling down synagogue
Crumbling down synagogue
Although crumbling, the synagogue, built by the Jewish community in 1984, still looks quite impressive.
The park by the river The park by the river
The park by the river
The outdoor exhibition in the park shows fragments of Roman buildings and tombstones.
Roman sarcophagus Roman sarcophagus
Roman sarcophagus
The park by the river has been turned into an outdoor exhibition ground.
The Medieval fortress The Medieval fortress
The Medieval fortress
The fortress Baba Vida where, as legend has it, the haughty and fastiduous princess Vida grew old, failing to choose an eligible husband. Built on the ruins of the ancient Bononia, the fortress used to be the center of the medieval Bulgarian town of Bdin.
Baba Vida Baba Vida
Baba Vida
Despite the reverses of history and the considerable changes made during the Ottoman yoke, the fortress has retained many of the characteristics of medieval Bulgarian construction and architecture.
The fortress Baba Vida The fortress Baba Vida
The fortress Baba Vida
The north-western corner turret.
Fortress Gate Fortress Gate
Fortress Gate
Part of the medieval fortress Kaleto.
Baba Vida Baba Vida
Baba Vida
The fortress defences from the inside.
Ivan Sratsimir 1356-1396 Ivan Sratsimir 1356-1396
Ivan Sratsimir 1356-1396
Decorations on the southern frontage of the Sratsimir turret.
Moat around the fortress Moat around the fortress
Moat around the fortress
The south-western side of the fortress with the moat and the XVII century octagonal turret at the back.
Castra Martis Castra Martis
Castra Martis
The Roman fortress Castra Martis in the town of Koula near Vidin.