Vidin
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Vidin is a port city on the southern bank of the Danube in north-western Bulgaria. It is close to the borders with Romania and Serbia, and is also the administrative centre of Vidin Province, as well
Location of Vidin Province in Bulgaria
Baba Vida Castle
Theater House in Vidin
Antifascist monument reliefs Vidin
Second Bulgarian Empire
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The Second Bulgarian Empire was a medieval Bulgarian state that existed between 1185 and 1422. A successor to the First Bulgarian Empire, it reached the peak of its power under Tsars Kaloyan and Ivan
Vidin
…In 1003 Vidin was seized by Basil II after an eight-month siege because of the betrayal of the local bishop. Its importance once again rose during the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185–1422) and its despots were influential figures in the Empire and were on several occasions chosen for emperors. From the mid 13th century it was…
The Church of St Demetrius in Tarnovo, built by Asen and Peter in the beginning of the uprising
The Church of the Holy Forty Martyrs where Kaloyan was buried
Emperor Constantine Tikh and his first wife Irene, fresco from the Boyana Church
The fortress of Baba Vida in Vidin