Tower of Baldwyn

Baldwin's Tower is a tower house located in the Tsarevets fortress in the Bulgarian town of Veliko Tarnovo. The tower's name originates from Baldwin IX of Flanders, who was imprisoned in the tower after his capture in the Battle of Adrianople.

Photo: Stanimir Stoyanoff, Public domain.

Type: Tower
Description: tower house in Bulgaria
Also known as: “Baldwin’s Tower”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tsarevets and Ascension Cathedral, Veliko Tarnovo.

Tsarevets

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Tsarevets is a medieval stronghold located on a hill with the same name in Veliko Tarnovo in northern Bulgaria. Tsarevets is 206 metres above sea level. Tsarevets is situated 400 metres northwest of Tower of Baldwyn.

Ascension Cathedral, Veliko Tarnovo

Church

Photo: Klearchos Kapoutsis, CC BY 2.0.

The Patriarchal Cathedral of the Holy Ascension of the Lord is a former Eastern Orthodox cathedral in the city of Veliko Tarnovo, in north central Bulgaria. Ascension Cathedral, Veliko Tarnovo is situated 280 metres north of Tower of Baldwyn.

Holy Forty Martyrs Church

Church

Photo: Eola, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Holy Forty Martyrs Church is a medieval Eastern Orthodox church constructed in 1230 in the town of Veliko Tarnovo in Bulgaria, the former capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire. Holy Forty Martyrs Church is situated 510 metres northwest of Tower of Baldwyn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Veliko Tarnovo and Arbanasi.

Veliko Tarnovo

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Veliko Tarnovo is a historic city in the central-north of Bulgaria notable for its medieval ruins and its picturesque cityscape – it was built on the steep banks of the Yantra River as it snakes through the foothills of the Balkan Mountains.

Arbanasi

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Arbanasi is a village close to Veliko Tarnovo in the North-Central Bulgaria, an architectural reserve with centuries-old churches and preserved traditional architecture.