Bulgaria - Vratsa

Vratsa (Bulgarian: Враца, also written Vraca) is a city in northwestern Bulgaria, at the foothills of the Balkan Mountains. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Vratsa Province. The city of Vratsa is picturesque. It is nestled in the foothills of "Vrachanski Balkan" (Vratsa Mountain), with the Leva River calmly crossing the city, and enormous and fearful rocks overhanging the roofs. The city is 116 km away from the national capital Sofia.
Meshchiite's tower
It's situated on a small part of the central square in Vratsa , north-west from it. It's significant concise capacity with large forms is one of the landmarks of the town. It takes three times more space than the Kurtpashov's tower, it's twice higher and has an obvious defending purpose. Its shape is a stone prism with a height of 13 m. In the end of the 19th century the tower was rebuild like a town clock. The ground floor had a storing function and the three floors were used for dwelling places. It's considered that the tower dates back from the 16th century.