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The town of Lom with around 29,000 inhabitants and 56 kms south east of Vidin, is set on the bank of the Danube at the estuary with the Lom River.
It is the second most important port on the Danube after Rousse. Lom’s inhabitants are spread amongst the inevitable apartment blocks and houses, ranging from the small town centre buildings to the grandiose old houses, set on the hills overlooking the town and river, and reminiscent of it's more splendid past.
Lom is a major trade centre ,with it’s port being second only in importance on the Danube to Rousse, and housing a large customs point. It has good links to Sofia, other large towns and cities in Bulgaria, and through to Greece via its rail and bus links and the good highway connection through to Sofia.
The town is lively and bustling with many young people frequenting the pavement cafes and bars, dancing the night away in the new discotheque and buying their clothes, shoes and electrical items, mobile phones, CD’s etc from the many shops in the town.
There is also a good middleaged and older population, giving the town a truly settled family feel with a friendly and open disposition to the visitor.
The town is built around the large central square with it's large monuments and splendid old buildings, some of which need to be brought back into a good state of repair, but one can still see how beautiful the original architecture truly was.
There is also a large daily bazaar selling all sorts of garden produce, meat, clothing, shoes, accessories, plants etc which comes alive on a Saturday and is bursting with throngs of people.
