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The town of Vidin is situated on the bank of the Danube, in the most
northwest corner of Bulgaria, 199km northwest of Sofia. One of the most
marvellous cities in the country, Vidin was inhabited by Celts, Romans, and
Byzantines, but it was under the Bulgarian Tsars and their Ottoman
conquerors that the most frenzied fortress building took place. Such a
showpiece is the 13th century fortress of Baba Vida - the biggest historical
site of Vidin and the best preserved medieval fortress in the country. Other
places of interest in the old town are the ethnographic museum, the 17th
century Church of St Petka, the Church of St Panteleimon, the
synagogue, and the Vidin fortified system. |