Vasil Levski National Stadium Traditional Cache
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Vasil Levski National Stadium
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An easy and fast city cache in the heart of Sofia. Stealth is required! It is best to search for it in the dark part of the day. Please return the cache the way it was, so other people can enjoy searching it!
Vasil Levski National Stadium, named after Bulgarian national hero Vasil Levski, is one of Bulgaria's largest sports venues and the country's largest stadium. The stadium has 43,632 seats and is located in the centre of Sofia.
Vasil Levski National Stadium was officially opened in 1953 and reconstructed in 1966 and 2002. It is currently eligible to host Europa League final matches, because it is 4-star rated by UEFA. The Bulgaria national football team's home matches and the Bulgarian Cup finals are held at the venue, as well as athletics competitions. It was also used as the home venue for Levski Sofia's Champions League games.
On the place of this stadium, before it has been built, stood the stadium of Levski Sofia and stadium "Yunak" used for the national team matches before its demolition. After the Communists came to power in 1944, both stadiums were destroyed, and on its place today's National Stadium has been built.
The stadium offers also judo, artistic gymnastics, basketball, boxing, aerobics, fencing and table tennis halls, as well as a general physical training hall, two conference halls and three restaurants. It hosted the 1957 European basketball championship.
It was the proposed venue for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies in Sofia's bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
American superstar Madonna had a very successful concert here as part of the European second leg of her Sticky & Sweet Tour on August 29, 2009. She performed in front of 54 000 people and was warmly welcomed by her numerous fans. After the show grass was badly damaged. Even though many accused Madonna's concert for that, it turned out to be poor maintenance that caused this problem. Nevertheless, the field was ready for the next football game and Bulgarian team won!
A large park behind the stadium includes venues for tennis and football, as well as playgrounds and walking paths. The park includes dozens of monuments to famous Bulgarians, including such as notables as Vasil Levski, Dimitar Talev, Dimitar Dimov, Georgi Karaslavov, and Yordan Yovkov.
Information taken from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasil_Levski_National_Stadium)
The cache is a micro. No pencil inside, so it is not a bad idea to bring one of your own with you!
During winter months there may be open-air market for ski and snowboard things. Not sure the exact time but I think it happens during weekends and at daylight (8:30 - 17:00). Better go seeking at different time.
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