The antique stadium in Plovdiv is situated on Dzhumaya Square, which separates the pedestrian part of the center into two parts – Knyaz Alexander I Str. and Rayko Daskalov Str. The stadium is situated under the street level, as its entrance is situated below the main street Knyaz Alexander I.
It was built according to the model of the Delphi Stadium – only 12 of this kind are preserved in the world. It is approximately 200 meters long; only its northern part and a part of the fortified wall from the 2nd – 4th century have been exposed. Sports contests were conducted here in the past, as well as gladiator fights and animal fights – the renowned Pitian, Alexandrian and Kendresian games. Remains were found of a hydraulic clock at its central entrance. A memorial plate tells about the passing of the Olympic Fire on its way from Athens to Moscow in 1980. The place was receiving about 30,000 viewers in antiquity.
The region around the Roman Stadium is exceptionally attractive for the guests of Plovdiv. On the small square, local artists and people of art present their works – sculptures, paintings, jewelry, souvenirs, etc.
Opening hours
There is no tour guide on the site. A guide is available for the sight-seeing hiking tours, organized by the tourist center, which is free for tourists; the guided tours in Bulgarian and English language are financed by the budget of Plovdiv municipality, Tourism Directorate, and are conducted by the local branch of the Tour Guides Association in Bulgaria. They are conducted every Wednesday from 9.30 am.
Contacts
Tourist Information Center – Ancient Plovdiv
22 Saborna Str., Plovdiv, 4000
Tel: +359 32 620453
e-mail: [email protected]
Websites:
http://www.visitplovdiv.com/bg/eventsplovdiv
It is included in the sight-seeing hiking tours, organized by the tourist center; guided tours in Bulgarian and English language are conducted by the local branch of the Tour Guides Association in Bulgaria.
MUNICIPAL TOURIST INFORMATION CENTER – PLOVDIV
Contacts
Tel: +359 32 656793
Tel: +359 32 620229
Tel/Fax: +359 32 656794
e-mail: [email protected]
e-mail: [email protected]
e-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.plovdiv.bg
1, Tsentralen Square, city of Plovdiv
Services
Complete set of information about Plovdiv as a tourist destination, as well as information including events related to tourism, information about means of shelter, places of accommodation and catering and entertainment establishments, and transport; preparation and performance of presentations about the city of Plovdiv on the territory of the city, the country and abroad; sale of advertising and information materials; providing the premises of the Municipal Tourist Information Center for presentations and events of representative of the tourist branch and conducting of practices of students in the area of tourism.
MUNICIPAL TOURIST INFORMATION CENTER 2 – PLOVDIV
Contacts
Tel: +359 32 620453
e-mail: [email protected]
e-mail: [email protected]
22 Saborna Str., city of Plovdiv
Services
The center provides Bulgarian and foreign tourists with information and advertising materials for the city of Plovdiv, up-to-date and detailed information about the basic and additional services, which the tourist sites in the city provide. An electronic system for tourist information is placed in front of the building of the center, which includes two types of info points – municipal and tourist.
