Tour «Belaya Rus: Minsk, 2 days»
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The price includes
Meals: 2 buffet breakfasts + 2 lunches + 3 tastings
Transport service
Excursions (all entrance tickets included):
- Minsk Sightseeing Tour
- Excursion "Ancient Towns of Mir and Nesvizh"
- Excursion to Mir Castle museum
- Excursion to Nesvizh Castle museum
- Excursion around the parks in Nesvizh
- Excursion to Dudutki Old Folk Crafts Museum
- 3 tastings in Dudutki Museum
Information sheet
Souvenirs and relevant city maps
Book an excursuon to the Mir and Nesvizh castles, Dudutki.
Program
Two-day trip to Mir and Nesvizh with departure fr om Minsk.
Combined excursions with departure from Minsk - one of the most popular way of week-end rest. Our trip starts on Saturday from arrival in Minsk, then transfer to the hotel. Hotel check-in from 8.00, receiving of an information sheet, map of Minsk.
Buffet breakfast.
The excursuon to the Mir and Nesvizh castles with departure from Minsk.
Ou day starts with the excursion to Mir and Nesvizh (11 hours). It's one of the most interesting tourist routes, you will see the most valuable monuments of Belarus listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Sites – the Mir Castle and Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family in Nesvizh, which restoration ended in 2011. The majestic MIR CASTLE, which was built in the XVI century. its bright architectural look, mighty walls and towers, colorful courtyard leave a lasting impression which will be complemented by the Museum exposition in the northern part of the castle. Book a two-day tour around Belarus, and you will feel the atmosphere of life in the castle passing through the basements wh ere provision was kept and the Ball-room swimming in luxury of Rococo style… Alongside of the castle there is the flamboyant chapel of the Svyatopolk-Mirsky family. The historic part of the town of Mir – the place wh ere Belarusians, Poles, Jews, Gipsies and Tartars had been living together for a long time – kept the atmosphere of the former small town… During our combined excursion you will see the ensemble of the market place is formed by the Orthodox and Catholic Churches, synagogues, Yeshiva, the houses of craftsmen and merchants.
Lunch at the restaurant.
Drive to Nesvizh – the former capital of the Radziwill’s Ordination. At the Market place of this picturesque town you will see the Town Hall, shopping arcades, artisan houses; the Slutsk Gate (XVII cent.) is located nearby. In the program of our escursion taking a view of the Park and Palace Complex of the XVI-XVIII centuries designed by the Italian architect Giovanni Maria Bernardoni by order of Nickolay Christoph Radziwill “Sierotka”. The magnificent castle surrounded by high earthworks and wide ponds represents the system of buildings forming the tasteful court of honor. The elements of Renaissance, Baroque and Classicism are interlaced herein. You will see the impressive expositions, great halls of the palace, livimg and housekeeping areas, picturesque PARKS adjacent to the palace. Book a two-day tour around Minsk and the castles of Belarus, and you will see The Farny Church of the XVI century (architect Giovanni Maria Bernardoni) – the first Baroque building in the Eastern Europe. This church is one of the most valuable in Belarus due to gorgeous fresco painting and the undercroft. The guide will tell you about the history of the most powerful family of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth – the Radziwill Family which influenced the cultural heritage of Belarus and Europe.
Return to Minsk, overnight stay in Minsk.
Sunday – Buffet breakfast. Check-out.
Book an excursion to Dudutki with departure fr om Minsk.
The second day of our trip around Belarus lead us to the Museum of folk crafts Dudutki (5.5 hours). It’s a really wonderful trip: serious excursion with playful adventures – degustation of samogon, horse-riding, farm bread and fat at the mill. Booking an excursion to this museum make you see artifacts of folk crafts and workshops of the XIX century, which made it of the most visited museums in Belarus. You will see the only working mill in Belarus, visit pottery, forge of the XIX century, workshop of woodwork, bakery and the exhibition of veteran cars… Moreover, there is the stable with Orlovsky Trotters, ostriches, wild boars and other animals and birds. You will enjoy riding in the hackney-cabs, visit the meadow of picnics, feel the atmosphere of shlyahta estate. During the excursion there will be 3 tastings in Dudutki:
- near the hooch still (samogon, bread, pickle, honey)
- in the bakery (fresh bread, cheese, butter, herbal tea)
- at the mill (farm bread and fat)
Book the Minsk sightseeing tour!
Minsk sightseeing tour (3 hours). During the excursion you will learn about the past and the present of the city. Book our two-day excursion "Belaya Rus", and you learn the history of the capital of Belarus. The Principality of Polotsk, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Russian Empire, The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic and the Republic of Belarus – that is the way that Minsk has passed during its life. You will see the most valuable architectural monuments of the city:
- Cathedral Orthodox and Catholic Churches of the ХVII-XVIII centuries;
- St. Peter and St. Paul's Church of the beginning of ХVII century and the “Red” Church;
- the oldest street Nemiga which started its way fr om the Minsk castle;
- the picturesque Upper Town.
The historic centre of Minsk – the Upper Town – attracts the visitors with its unique atmosphere of the past which is felt in its old buildings and on its narrow streets wh ere museums, cafes and restaurants, boutiques and sculptures are located. Magnificent architectural ensembles of the main squares and avenues of the city, monumental constructivist public buildings, parks and public gardens will burst upon your eyes. The tragedy of the citizens in the years of the World War II; modern Minsk of the ХХ-ХХI centuries – these points will also be in the picture of the excursion. Walking down the Trinity Suburb you will see different museums, cafes, taverns and gift shops.
Transfer to the railway station. Have a good trip!
Language
Russian
Rating
5 All reviews: 1100% Recommend
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