Bashovishka medieval church is located about three kilometers from the church of “St. George” in Oreshets, Haskovo, in “Bashevitsa”, near the road to Belograd. Located on the left bank of the river Skomlyanska at the foot of the mountain. Today, this ancient temple is ruined, its walls in some places reach about 2m. The vegetation […]
Izvorski monastery is located 2 km south of Izvor village, 9 km away from the town of Dimov and approximately 40 km from the city of Vidin. Monastery Izvorski can be reached on the main road (E79) from Vidin to Montana. The legend says that Izvorski monastery was founded in the 12th century by Russian […]
Съществува от началото на 17-ти век или по-рано. Намира се в крепостта Калето. През 1560 г. видинските мюсюлмани се оплакват на султана, че богослужението в българска църква им “пречи” на молитвите в съседната джамия. Наскоро след това “случайно” българският храм изгорява, но после е възстановен. Вероятно се отнася за църквата “Св. Пантелеймон”. Църквата е еднокорабна […]
“St. Petka” is a church in Vidin, opposite the “the barracks of Cross”, the museum of the fortified part of the old town. It is a cultural monument of local importance. According to the inscription from above the church, the entrance door was built on ancient Slavic foundations since 1634 and the inscription above the […]
Rakovitsa Monastery of “St. Trinity” is located at the foot of Chernoglav Mountain in the western part, about 4 km from the village of Rakovica and 50 km southwest of Vidin, close to the border with Serbia. The remotest historical data of the monastery are quite limited, founded in X-XI century. After the fall of […]
The Monastery of Albotin is an inactive monastery from the Diocese of Vidin, 20 kilometers west of Vidin (near the villages of Rabrovo, Topolovets and Gradec) in Katarino in Rabrovska River gorge, the Danube Plain. Historical data and the remains of frescoes, inscriptions and experts suggest that the monastery of the XIV century in the […]
The synagogue in Vidin is the second historic synagogue or the third Hebrew temple in Vidin. It is located near Baba Vida fortress. The previous one was destroyed during the War of Liberation (1877-1878). It was built in one year. The construction was carried out with the help of donations from local Jews – a […]
The mausoleum was designed by architect Ilya Popov and was built in 1934. The building is built of stone, with a square shape that resembles a church. There is a dome roof, which has several windows. Vaulted portion is built of white stone from Vratsa. Inside of the mausoleum is decorated with frescoes. At the […]
The full name of the church is “St. Nicholas the Wonderworker”. This is the second largest Orthodox church in the town of Vidin. The church is located in the court of the metropolitan complex near the Danube Park. The church was built to replace the old bell tower and expansion of the church “St. Panteleimon”. […]
Cathedral “St. Martyr Dimitar” in Vidin is the cathedral church of the Bishopric of Vidin. The temple is the second largest in Bulgaria after the church-monument of “St. Alexander Nevski” in Sofia. The church was declared a cultural monument of national significance in the Official Gazette N 84 dated October 31, 1975. The temple is […]
