Konaka

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.

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Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Opening hours:
April—September: Monday—Friday 9:00 AM—noon and 1:00 PM—5:00 PM; Saturday and Sunday 9:30 AM—6:00 PM
October—March: Monday—Friday 9:00 AM—noon and 1:00 PM—5:00 PM; Saturday and Sunday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Type: Museum
Description: museum building in Vidin, Bulgaria
Also known as: “Konaka Museum” and “Конака”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Demetrius Cathedral, Vidin and Cruciform barrack.

Saint Demetrius Cathedral, Vidin

Church

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Saint Demetrius Cathedral, Vidin is a church, which is situated 210 metres south of Konaka.

Cruciform barrack

Museum

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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. Cruciform barrack is situated 580 metres east of Konaka.

Art gallery Nikola Petrov

Art gallery

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Art gallery Nikola Petrov is situated 510 metres southeast of Konaka.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vidin and Calafat.

Vidin

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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

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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.