Sights in District Vidin

Krastatata Kazarma (the "cross-shaped barracks") in Vidin was build in 1801 for the needs of the based in Vidin Ottoman army. Later, after the Liberation, it is used from the Bulgarian army.The building is 2-storey construction with total built-up area of 1260m2. It is shaped in form of...

Kozarnika cave is located in karst region, 6 km away of the town of Belogradchik in direction Oreshets railway station. It is opened to the south, at 85 m above the valley. The cave is 210 meters long and in last years was well studied. There were uncovered 21 geological layers containing...

The Historical Museum in town of Belogradchik is housed in "Panovata kashta" - a building from 1810 and declared monument of culture. The museum was created in 1970 and there are exposed more than 6000 exhibits related to the period of the Ottoman rule and the Bulgarian Renaissance. There...

The Natural History Museum of Belogradchik is located in the park area of the town. This is the only museum of this kind in North-western Bulgaria. Its exposition contains 520 exhibits, while the total fund is 3000 objects related to the flora and fauna of this region of Bulgaria.In the museum are ...

"The extraction of Jesus Christ from the grave" is a unique ritual in village of Slanotran which takes place many years during the Easter (allegedly it dates to 1906 when the village church of the Assumption was built). Ritual represents in its own way the resurrection of Jesus Christ. While part ...

The Regional Art Gallery in town of Vidin was founded in 1962 by the initiative of the local cultural and public figure Angel Budev. The current name Nikola Petrov is since 1976, when was the 60-year anniversary of the death of the great Vidin artist - Nikola Petrov. The gallery is housed in a ...

The church "St. Dimitar" in town of Vidin is the second largest in Bulgaria after St Alexander Nevski Cathedral in Sofia. It was built at the end of XVII century and during its existence it has always been a center of cultural life of the Bulgarians from the region. The original building ...

Magurata Cave is among Bulgaria`s biggest and most famous caves. It is located close to the village of Rabisha in Vidin district. Magourata is 2.5km long and is accommodated for tourists. There are many halls, some of which vast and adorned with beautiful rock formations. Large quantities of bones...

Castra Martis fortress is situated on the teritory of the nowadays town of Kula. The site was part of the Roman province  of Dacia. It was built in the beginning of 4th century AD under the reign of Emperor Diocletianus I on the sheer slope above the defile of the Voinishka river, where nowadays i...

Cave Lepenishki pech (also known as Lepenitsa) is situated about 4 km southeast of town of Belogradchik and approximately 6 km northwest of the village Borovitsa, in area named "Markashnitsa". It is formed in reddish sandstone conglomerate and is a part of natural phenomenon &...