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🏞️Best of the Bulgarian Danube: Roman Ruins at Gigen When the Roman Empire was at its height, it maintained a defensive line of fortresses and cities along the Danube to protect itself from barbarian raids from the north. As the empire declined and shrank, many of these were abandoned. In the village of Gigen you will find the fascinating and mostly empty remains of one of the largest Roman cities along this part of the river. Ulpia Oescus began as a Roman military base in the 1st century AD. A century later it had become a major commercial and religious centre, complete with paved streets, elaborate temples, workshops and houses. In 328, the Emperor Constantine himself visited to inaugurate a bridge the Romans had built over the Danube. Today, thanks to partial archaeological research, the columns and pediments of its buildings lie among the overgrowth – a melancholy picture that will be a highlight of your Danube journey. See more of what the Bulgarian section of the Danube has to offer at: https://vagabond.bg/best-bulgarian-danube-4597 📸 by Anthony Georgieff #VibrantCommunities #Vagabond #TripsinBulgaria