Excursion «Belarusian Mosaic»

Program

The excursion to the sights of Belarus.

We present to your attention one of the most interesting national excursions around Belarus, the route of which will include cities and sights that you may not have heard of yet During the trip you will see rich landscapes, old settlements, and harmonious silhouettes of the Catholic and Orthodox churches. This territory was historically a part of the Vilnius Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. We'll learn about the monuments and places, about the historical destiny of this region from the harmonious story on the route. We begin with the manor of Michal Kleofas Oginsky "Zalesye", which you will see by booking an excursion from us. Michal Kleofas Oginsky is the state and public figure, diplomat, composer, memoirist, author of the well-known polonaise "Farewell to the homeland".

The next point of the excursion tour "Belarusian mosaic" will be a visit to the city of Smorgon known for its Calvinist Cathedral of the 17th century (now St. Michael's Catholic Church) and the buildings of the 19th century. Lunch in a restaurant.

Our excursion to the sights of Belarus goes on.

Further the tourist route of the combined excursions in Belarus takes us through  the chain of the church architecture monuments of the 17-20th centuries. First, we'll see postmodern catholic church in Soly impressing by its wall painting which was built in the beginning of the 20th century.

By booking an excursion on the VETLIVA website, you will learn about one of the catholic churches in Ostrovets, which will remind us of the famous "white-haired consul" - Iosif Goshkevich - which was born in Belarus and now is buried near the church. You will be definitely impressed by the incredible Neo-Gothic Catholic Church of Holy Trinity which is one of the most beautiful and interesting sights of the route of our excursion. It is situated in the village Gervyaty known from the 13th century. The visit of the church and listening to the concert of Organ Music (optional) will make this excursion unforgettable. in Gervyaty village known from the 13th century. The visit of the church and listening to the concert of Organ Music (optional) will make this excursion unforgettable.