Baba Vida Fortress

Baba Vida Fortress

Culture,Immovable Culture Heritage,Tourism

Baba Vida is a medieval fortress in the town of Vidin in the northwestern part of Bulgaria and it is the town's proudest landmark. It consists of two concentric curtain walls and about nine towers of which three are preserved to their full medieval height, including the original battlements, and is said to be the only entirely preserved medieval castle in the country. Baba Vida was Vidin's main defensive installation during the Middle Ages and was also the most important defensive point of the nortwestern Bulgaria. It withstood an eight-month-long siege by Byzantine forces in 1356. Today, Baba Vida castle functions as a museum. Being a popular tourist attraction, the fortress is being kept in repair.

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Baba Vida Fortress

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3703 Kraydunavski, Vidin, Bulgaria

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