Vidin (Bulgarian: Видин) is a city in extreme northwestern part of Bulgaria, on the banks of Danube River, which is the borderline between Bulgaria and Romania.
Vidin used to be an important Bulgarian city, a bishop seat and capital of a large province. Later it became the most important port and fortress on Danube river while within the Ottoman Empire.
Vidin boasts two well-preserved medieval fortresses, Baba Vida—Vidin's main landmark, built in the period from the 10th to the 14th century—and Kaleto, as well as many old Orthodox churches such as St Pantaleimon, St Petka (both 17th century), and St Great Martyr Demetrius (19th century), a Jewish synagogue (1894), a mosque and a library of Osman Pazvantoğlu (late 18th century), the cruciform barracks of 1798, and a number of old Renaissance buildings.
A boat trip down the Danube or a walk along its banks is a must while in Vidin.
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