Things to see in Bulgaria - Baba Vida Fortress, Vidin
Come join us as we visit Vidin (Видин) in the North West of Bulgaria and take a trip to Baba Vida (Баба Вида)
The City of Vidin in Bulgaria is best known for Baba Vida a medieval fortress that sits on the banks of the river Danube and is one of the great things I see in Bulgaria.
The Baba Vida (“Grandma Vida) Castle is known as one of the best preserved medieval fortresses in Bulgaria.
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Baba Vida Fortress, Vidin, Bulgaria
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Baba Vida (Bulgarian: Баба Вида) is a medieval fortress in Vidin in northwestern Bulgaria and the town's primary 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 is 39 metres (128 ft) above sea level.[1]
Baba Vida fortress , Vidin, Bulgaria | Крепостта Баба Вида [TRAVEL VIDEO]
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Traveled a bit and got to visit the Baba Vida fortress in Vidin. It's a pretty awesome place, highly suggest for anyone to go and check it out!
BABA VIDA MEDIEVAL FORTRESS in VIDIN, BULGARIA
Baba Vida (Bulgarian: Баба Вида) is a medieval fortress in Vidin in northwestern Bulgaria and the town's primary 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 is 39 metres (128 ft) above sea level.[1]
The construction of the fortress began in the 10th century at the place of the Ancient Roman castell Bononia. The building of Baba Vida is tied to a legend, according to which a Danubian Bulgarian king who ruled at Vidin had three daughters: Vida, Kula and Gamza. Prior to his death, he divided his realm among the three. Vida, the eldest, was given Vidin and the lands north to the Carpathians, Kula was awarded Zaječar and the Timok Valley, and Gamza was to rule the lands west up to the Morava. Although Gamza and Kula married to drunkard and warlike nobles, Vida remained unmarried and built the fortress in her city. The name of the castle means Granny Vida.[1]
Baba Vida served as Vidin's main defensive installation during the course of the Middle Ages and acted as the most important fortress of northwestern Bulgaria. The Baba Vida stronghold stood an eight-month-long siege by Byzantine forces led by Basil II, but was destroyed and once again erected during the rule of Ivan Stratsimir, as whose capital it served. Between 1365 and 1369, the fortress was in Hungarian hands. Vidin was suddenly attacked by the forces of Louis I of Hungary, but it took several months to conquer Baba Vida. In 1369, Ivan Sratsimir managed to regain control of his capital, albeit having to remain under Hungarian overlordship.
In 1388, the Ottomans invaded Sratsimir's lands and forced him to become their vassal. In 1396, he joined an anti-Ottoman crusade led by the King of Hungary, Sigismund, placing his resources at the crusaders' disposal. The crusade ended in the disastrous Battle of Nicopolis at Nikopol, Bulgaria, with the Ottomans capturing most of Sratsimir's domains shortly thereafter, in 1397.
The fortress played a role during the Ottoman rule of Bulgaria, serving as a weapon warehouse and a prison, also as residence for Osman Pazvantoğlu, as it has been no longer used for defensive purposes since the end of the 18th century.
Today, Baba Vida castle functions as a museum. Being a popular tourist attraction, the fortress is being kept in repair.
Baba Vida Fortress
One of the best preserved medieval Bulgarian fortress is situated on the bank of the river Danube, in the northern part of the city Vidin,
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It was listed as a fortress but when I asked Bulgarians where Baba Vida was, they named it a castle which is the term I adopted.
Baba Vida Castle - Part 1, Interior, Vidin, Bulgaria
This is located in the park by the Danube River past the giant sculpture of a woman with hands clasped over her head. The cost of the billet/ticket at the time I went was 4leva.
Baba Vida Castle - Part 3, Interior, Vidin, Bulgaria
I suggest caution when entering some of the open spaces which can include slippery steps or very old wood.
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O adevarata aventura pe drumul Craiova-Vidin. Bine macar ca Cetatea Baba Vida a fost interesanta.
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If I remember correctly, Baba Vida was built in the 11th or 12th century. You can see some of the tools that were used and get a hint of the clothes that were worn during that time. Eli later told me that prisoners were tortured. I hope to discover more as time goes on.
Крепост БАБА ВИДА. Baba Vida Fortress,Vidin