- For years Baba Vida fortress has been attracting many visitors of different ages who come to see the magnificent buildings and historical artifacts or just enjoy the...
- Baba Vida is a medieval castle in Vidin in northwestern Bulgaria and the town's primary landmark. ... Baba Vida is 39 metres (128 ft) above sea level.
- One of the must see places in Bulgaria is definitely the Baba Vida fortress in Vidin (next to the Danube river).
- Baba Vida is the most famous attraction in the city. However, if you decide to visit Vidin, you will be pleasantly surprised by all the other things you can see there.
- Baba Vida was built on its remains in the 10th century AD and functioned both as a defensive structure and a as castle.
- As the central defensive mechanism of Vidin, the Baba Vida Fortress withstood various attacks and sieges – such as by the Byzantine forces of Basil II.
- Baba Vida boasts dual concentric walls, towers, bastions, and deftly placed gunports and arrow slits, primarily along its inner embrace.
- 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.