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Baba Vida Fortress

Baba Vida Fortress, Vidin, Bulgaria - 2022 Danube River cruise. Baba Vida is a medieval castle on the banks of the Danube River in the city of Vidin. It is the only entirely preserved medieval castle in Bulgaria. The construction of the current castle began in the 10th century at the site of the ancient town and Roman fortress of Bononia. The site contains remains from the Roman, Byzantine, early Bulgarian, late Bulgarian and Ottoman age. The fortress is surrounded by a moat, two concentric curtain walls and numerous towers.
A prison cell in Baba Vida Fortress. The holes in the wall are supposedly prisoners marking of days in the cell and the weapons are movie props. Vidin, Bulgaria
Steps leading up to the upper level of Baba Vida Fortress, Vidin, Bulgaria
Baba Vida Fortress, Vidin, Bulgaria
Baba Vida Fortress, Vidin, Bulgaria
The lower walls and moat of Baba Vida Fortress, Vidin, Bulgaria
Baba Vida Fortress, Vidin, Bulgaria
Baba Vida Fortress, Vidin, Bulgaria
A Christian painting inside Baba Vida Fortress, Vidin, Bulgaria
One of the interior rooms inside Baba Vida Fortress, Vidin, Bulgaria
A prison cell in Baba Vida Fortress. The holes in the wall are supposedly prisoners marking of days in the cell and the cross is a movie prop. Vidin, Bulgaria
A reconstruction of a torture chamber next to the prison cell in Baba Vida Fortress, Vidin, Bulgaria
The upper fortress overlooking the Danube, Baba Vida Fortress, Vidin, Bulgaria
The upper level of Baba Vida Fortress, Vidin, Bulgaria
The upper level of Baba Vida Fortress, Vidin, Bulgaria
The upper level of Baba Vida Fortress showing the different construction materials used as the fortress was added to by the changing occupiers. Vidin, Bulgaria
The moat and towers facing the Danube, Baba Vida Fortress, Vidin, Bulgaria
The fortress wall facing the Danube, Baba Vida Fortress, Vidin, Bulgaria