Saint Petka

Saint Petka is a church in Vidin, Bulgaria which is located on Княз Борис I. Saint Petka is situated nearby to New Bulgarian University, as well as near the museum Cruciform barrack.

Type: Church
Also known as: “Света Петка”
Address: Княз Борис I, Видин, 3700

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cruciform barrack and Konaka.

Cruciform barrack

Museum

Photo: Galia ^, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Krastata Kazarma is a former military facility of the Ottoman Empire. The barracks got its name due to its cross-shaped architecture. It is one of the cultural memorials of the region of Vidin, Bulgaria, today.

Konaka

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

The Historical Museum Vidin, sometimes shortened to Konaka museum, is located in Vidin, Bulgaria. The museum, founded in 1956, is situated in a former Ottoman konak. Konaka is situated 530 metres west of Saint Petka.

Saint Demetrius Cathedral, Vidin

Church

Photo: Klearchos Kapoutsis, CC BY 2.0.

Saint Demetrius Cathedral, Vidin is a church, which is situated 680 metres southwest of Saint Petka.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vidin and Calafat.

Vidin

Photo: Vislupus, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vidin is a city in the north-west corner of Bulgaria. It's a minor port on the river Danube which separates Bulgaria and Romania, and a major border crossing due to the Vidin-Calafat bridge - the second "hard" connection between the two countries, opened in 2013.

Calafat

Photo: Luciandrei, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Calafat is a city in Dolj County, southern Romania, in the region of Oltenia. It lies on the river Danube, opposite the Bulgarian city of Vidin, to which it is linked by the Calafat-Vidin Bridge, opened in 2013.