The Sanctuary of the Nymphs Traditional Cache
The Sanctuary of the Nymphs
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The Sanctuary of the Nymphs
This is the best preserved Thracian sanctuary and the only Nymphaeum in Bulgaria. In 1968 it was declared a National Cultural Site. The Nymph sanctuary is situated in a picturesque area at about a kilometer and a half to the South-East of Kasnakovo village, lying on the border between Haskovo and Dimitrovgrad Municipalities. In the 2nd century the Roman citizen of Thracian origin Titus Flavius Esbenerius was awarded for his loyal 30-year service to Rome with a piece of land thereabouts. The veteran of the Roman Army and his wife erected a sanctuary in honour of the nymphs of Aphrodite. Apart from the three springs of curing water, the site includes a big amphitheatre, shrine and worshippers premises. During the times of Christening a chapel was erected there on the name of St. Spas, but nothing has been preserved of it. Every year the local village people organize fairs in honour of the Saint, leaving there gifts, burning candles and offering sacrifice near the springs. They say the water cures different diseases.
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Through this new cache we just want to share with all of you this amazing place. Enjoy it.
When you enter the village of Kasnakovo you will need to find the bridge (N42 00.568 ; E025 30.074 ) in order to reach the cache area.
Good Luck and keep on caching.
P.S:
Jivkoto restored the cache on 01.02.2009 - many thanks to him for assistance. He has changed the place where the box is hidden because of archaeological conservation works made on the monument last year.
The new place is in the roots of a tree on the right side of the sanctuary.
The new coordinates are: N42° 00.189 E025° 30.151
Iliyana & Stanislav
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