Location: Vidin
Top Things to do in Vidin
The 9 Best Sights & Landmarks in Vidin, Vidin Province
Vidin (Bulgarian: Видин, pronounced [ˈvidin]) is a port town 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 as of the Metropolitan of Vidin (since 870).
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1. St. Panteleimon Church
2. Vidin Drama Theatre
3. St. Nikolai Church
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4.5 based on 8 reviews
St. Nikolai church was erected in the place of an old bell-tower and an extension to the St. Panteleimon Church.Today St. Nikolai Church is part of the complex including: the St. Panteleimon Church/1634/, the residential building of the Metropolitan of Vidin /1924 /, the mausoleum of Antim I /1934 / and the eparchial school /1926 /.
4. Dzhamiya and Library
5. St. Dimitar Cathedral
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4.0 based on 16 reviews
Vidin is an important religious centre. The proof for that statement is St. Dimitar - the second biggest church in Bulgaria after St. Alexander Nevski in Sofia. The dome is 33 meteres high. Absolute beauty and must-see.
Reviewed By IgorMarkovic - Smederevo, Serbia
Apart from Baba Vida's Fortress, St. Dimitar Cathedral can also be considered as one of the main symbols of Vidin. Both the exterior and the interior of the Church is quite interesting and charming, but also big when it comes to its overall size. One of the reasons to visit this Church, notwithstanding its beauty, is that it's the second biggest church in Bulgaria. Try not to miss this beautiful Cathedral!
6. Stambol Kapia
7. Memorial of Victims in Serbo-Bulgarian War
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4.0 based on 18 reviews
The most famous Bulgarian sculptor Andrey Nikolov created a unique monument. It is dedicated to the victims in the Serbo-Bulgarian War of 1885. An English journalist who visited Vidin, wrote in this connection: "Bulgaria has a monument of victory like no other in Europe. The dying grenadier, despite being a winner, is plunged into grief. Bulgarians are only capable of such attitude.”
Reviewed By B1929FV_
Although being attacked first by Serbia after the Bulgarian unification, our brother nation doesn’t liked the idea of strong state in the middle of the Balkans. So whit the blessings of Russia, they attacked Bulgaria in the back, while the Bulgarian army is stationed near the border whit Turkey waiting for the retaliation for the unification, which Turks saw as illegal. After the swift marches of the Bulgarian army they managed to return to Sofia and repelled all attacks by the Serbs. Drive them back to city of Nis and the Serbian than King sue for peace towards Ferdinand the 1st. Even we won this war, and the Serbs backstab us. The Bulgarian people showed their compassion whit Serbian people. Even as winners we never believed that our brothers will attack us. Whit this memorial we showed that even as winners there’s in nothing happier about the winning of this war, as it not came by the Turks but from our brothers which have the same religion, whit which we are so close, and for which freedom many Bulgarian have died. This is the crying grenadier, he cry not because he lose someone close in combat, but because of the betrayal and lust for power expressed by our brothers.
8. Vidin Synagogue
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 65 reviews
Reviewed By timothym691 - Eureka, United States
This synagogue, once use by the local Jewish population, is now a shell of what was once a vibrant community. It now stands, a shell of a building and a symbol of what hate con do.
