VIDIN

An ancient settlement
Vidin has existed since the beginning of AD chronology. A first century BC tombstone lets us know that it is the only town in Bulgaria that has been standing where it is for 2000 years now. The Celts called it Bononia.

Baba Vida Castle
The Bulgarians conquered it during the reign of Khan Tervel. Mediaeval records mention it as Budin, Budun and Bdin. Baba Vida is the mediaeval castle in the best state of preservation in Bulgaria, though there is hardly any other that has been besieged so many times. The castle dominates the big curve of the river; the upper defence platform commands a lovely view. As the castle was built and rebuilt time and again between the 3rd and the 19th century it could be a sort of a textbook of the history of fortification in Bulgarian lands.

Vidin, elements from all periods
Vidin is a complex mix of elements from all periods of its development. The antique Roman, mediaeval Bulgarian, Turkish, post-Liberation and new period of Vidin’s development have all left their mark on buildings, monuments and on the look of the city as a whole.