Estadio Centenario

It was closed, with no reason given, despite being advertised as open. Hugely disappointing.

It didn’t open. I went along on a Wednesday morning, having checked that the opening hours were 10am to 5pm. So at 10am I and several bus loads of tourists found ourselves staring at the notice on t...

It was closed, with no reason given, despite being advertised as open. Hugely disappointing.

It didn’t open. I went along on a Wednesday morning, having checked that the opening hours were 10am to 5pm. So at 10am I and several bus loads of tourists found ourselves staring at the notice on t...

Random slice of Uruguayan sports history at historical stadium

Entry fee is 300 pesos for the museum and stadium. Can pay an additional 150 pesos to access the observation deck of the tower (we did not elect to do this). Cool to see original World Cup stadium, th...

Random slice of Uruguayan sports history at historical stadium

Entry fee is 300 pesos for the museum and stadium. Can pay an additional 150 pesos to access the observation deck of the tower (we did not elect to do this). Cool to see original World Cup stadium, th...

Football Monument

Original Text

The Centenary Football Stadium was built to celebrate the first championship of this discipline in the world in the centenary of the independence of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay in 19...