{"id":2439,"date":"2019-05-08T11:13:46","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T11:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/?page_id=2439"},"modified":"2024-04-27T18:49:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T18:49:52","slug":"baba-vida-fortress","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/baba-vida-fortress\/","title":{"rendered":"Baba Vida Fortress"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2439\" class=\"elementor elementor-2439\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0813ba3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0813ba3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40efe8e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"40efe8e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c197051 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c197051\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d379fca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d379fca\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-344c504 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"344c504\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"81\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CategoryHistory-VariantDuochrome-ColourColour.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14391 lazyload\" alt=\"History\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"81\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CategoryHistory-VariantDuochrome-ColourColour.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14391 lazyload\" alt=\"History\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ca97bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ca97bb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b09e657 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b09e657\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discover Baba Vida Fortress<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4c7067 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4c7067\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Baba Vida fortress is the main landmark of Vidin.\u00a0<strong>It is the only medieval fortress that\u2019s been preserved in its original form.<\/strong>\u00a0It is located on the great bend of the Danube River in the city. The fortress served as the main defensive installation of Vidin during the Middle Ages and acted as the most important fortress in northwest Bulgaria.<\/p><p class=\"font_2\">Baba Vida endured a Byzantine siege that lasted eight months carried out by the forces of Basilio II, but it was destroyed and erected again during the mandate of Iv\u00e1n Sracimir, which used it as its capital. In 1388, the Ottomans invaded the lands of Sracimir and forced him to become his vassal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caa8159 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"caa8159\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a823e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a823e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"565\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Baba-Vida-2-768x565.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7163 lazyload\" alt=\"Baba Vida Fortress in Vidin\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Baba-Vida-2-768x565.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Baba-Vida-2-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Baba-Vida-2-1024x754.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Baba-Vida-2.jpg 1136w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Baba-Vida-2-768x565.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7163 lazyload\" alt=\"Baba Vida Fortress in Vidin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Baba-Vida-2-768x565.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Baba-Vida-2-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Baba-Vida-2-1024x754.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Baba-Vida-2.jpg 1136w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d82bd2a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d82bd2a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cbb72b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6cbb72b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-318be50 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget__width-initial e-transform elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"318be50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.0100000000000000088817841970012523233890533447265625,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-ticket-alt\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M128 160h320v192H128V160zm400 96c0 26.51 21.49 48 48 48v96c0 26.51-21.49 48-48 48H48c-26.51 0-48-21.49-48-48v-96c26.51 0 48-21.49 48-48s-21.49-48-48-48v-96c0-26.51 21.49-48 48-48h480c26.51 0 48 21.49 48 48v96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48zm-48-104c0-13.255-10.745-24-24-24H120c-13.255 0-24 10.745-24 24v208c0 13.255 10.745 24 24 24h336c13.255 0 24-10.745 24-24V152z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrices\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAdults pay \u20ac2, while children and students pay \u20ac1. For 10\u20ac, you get a private guide.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b0fa84 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b0fa84\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-845f959 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget__width-initial e-transform elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"845f959\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.0100000000000000088817841970012523233890533447265625,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-clock\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8zm0 448c-110.5 0-200-89.5-200-200S145.5 56 256 56s200 89.5 200 200-89.5 200-200 200zm61.8-104.4l-84.9-61.7c-3.1-2.3-4.9-5.9-4.9-9.7V116c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h32c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v141.7l66.8 48.6c5.4 3.9 6.5 11.4 2.6 16.8L334.6 349c-3.9 5.3-11.4 6.5-16.8 2.6z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSchedule\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMonday through Friday: 8:30 AM - 4 PM. On weekends the fortress is open from 10 AM to 4:30 PM.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2138a3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e2138a3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fd7c67 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget__width-initial e-transform elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"5fd7c67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.0100000000000000088817841970012523233890533447265625,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-info\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M20 424.229h20V279.771H20c-11.046 0-20-8.954-20-20V212c0-11.046 8.954-20 20-20h112c11.046 0 20 8.954 20 20v212.229h20c11.046 0 20 8.954 20 20V492c0 11.046-8.954 20-20 20H20c-11.046 0-20-8.954-20-20v-47.771c0-11.046 8.954-20 20-20zM96 0C56.235 0 24 32.235 24 72s32.235 72 72 72 72-32.235 72-72S135.764 0 96 0z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdditional information\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tVidin's summer theater is Baba Vida. Artists from Bulgaria perform throughout its summer theater days.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb8b7a2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fb8b7a2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84c236e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"84c236e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c434690 premium-header-block premium-lq__none premium-box-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-dual-header\" data-id=\"c434690\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-dual-header.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-dual-header-first-header \"><span class=\"premium-dual-header-first-span\">More about the <\/span><span class=\"premium-dual-header-second-header \">FORTRESS<\/span><\/h2> \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-113f633 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"113f633\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p class=\"font_2\">The fort played a significant role during the Ottoman Government of Bulgaria, serving as an armoury and prison. It was not used again for defensive purposes since the end of the 18th century.<\/p><\/blockquote><p class=\"font_2\"><strong>Where does the name of the fortress come from? Legend has it, Vida was the eldest daughter of a Bulgarian boyar with vast possessions.<\/strong>\u00a0Taught by the failed marriage of her sisters, Kula and Gamza, she rejected all marriage proposals, built an inaccessible castle, and spent her entire life there, a medieval version of the concept of the Iron Maiden.<\/p><p>In the fortress, Baba Vida is the summer theatre of Vidin. It hosts the traditional summer theatrical days, with artists from all over Bulgaria.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76c273c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"76c273c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45e5135 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"45e5135\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff8fdf9 premium-header-block premium-lq__none premium-box-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-dual-header\" data-id=\"ff8fdf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-dual-header.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-dual-header-first-header \"><span class=\"premium-dual-header-first-span\">Have a look at our popular <\/span><span class=\"premium-dual-header-second-header \">ARTICLES<\/span><\/h2> \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb7974a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb7974a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Check out some of our most recent articles for tips or new and interesting information on Bulgarian tourism. Some of them can even take you on a unique journey through Bulgaria, introducing you to one of its many faces.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49e292b qodef-navigation-together--bottom elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_blog_slider\" data-id=\"49e292b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_blog_slider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-addons-blog-slider qodef-item-layout--boxed qodef-info-no-icons qodef-image--hover-zoom qodef-qi-grid qodef-qi-swiper-container qodef-item-layout--boxed qodef-navigation--together qodef-navigation-alignment--flex-start qodef-pagination--outside qodef-navigation--hover-move\" data-options=\"{&quot;direction&quot;:&quot;horizontal&quot;,&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:30,&quot;spaceBetweenTablet&quot;:20,&quot;spaceBetweenMobile&quot;:40,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:false,&quot;autoplay&quot;:true,&quot;centeredSlides&quot;:false,&quot;speed&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;speedAnimation&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;outsideNavigation&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;outsidePagination&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;unique&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;partialValue&quot;:0,&quot;disablePartialValue&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;parallax&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t<article class=\"qodef-e qodef-blog-item swiper-slide qodef-item--custom post-21294 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-en-2 category-camper-van-life category-travel-types entry has-media owp-thumbs-layout-horizontal owp-btn-normal owp-tabs-layout-horizontal has-no-thumbnails has-product-nav\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-media-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-media\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-media-image\">\n\t\t<a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/camper-travel-in-bulgaria-a-complete-guide-visitors\/\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"qodef-e-title entry-title\">\n\t<a itemprop=\"url\" class=\"qodef-e-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/camper-travel-in-bulgaria-a-complete-guide-visitors\/\">\n\t\tCamper Travel in Bulgaria: A Complete Guide Visitors\t<\/a>\n<\/h5>\n\t\t<p itemprop=\"description\" class=\"qodef-e-excerpt\">\n\t\t\tCamper Travel in Bulgaria: A Complete Guide for Visitors! 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