Tour «All roads lead to Mir Castle, 3 days»
Tour «All roads lead to Mir Castle, 3 days»
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The price includes
- Meeting at the station near the carriage, transfer to the hotel, check-in from 08.00
- Accommodation in twin rooms with all amenities, TV:
- Minsk - in the hotel Belarus *** with a water park, city center;
- Mir - at the Mir Castle and Mir Posad hotels
- 2 buffet breakfasts, 1 continental breakfast + 3 lunches
- Transport: transfer to the hotel; on excursions tourist class bus
Excursions (all entrance tickets included):
- Sightseeing tour of Minsk, Trinity suburb;
- Excursion to the Archaeological Museum in the Upper Town
- Excursion "Architectural monuments of the Mir and Nesvizh"
- Theatrical tour at the Mir Castle Museum
- Excursion with a tasting "On a visit to Pan Kohank"
- Master class in ancient dances
- Excursion to the farm Goryachki
- Dish tasting
- Culinary battle, farm lunch
- Entrance fees to the palace complex in Nesvizh
- Excursion to the palace complex
- Tour of Nesvizh park
- Inspection of the Farny Church in Nesvizh
Visit to the water park in the hotel Belarus *** in Minsk 2 hours
Information package: memo, maps of Minsk
Program
Arrival in Minsk, meeting at the station near car No. 5 of your train with a yellow sign "тур Белая Русь", transfer to the hotel, check-in at the hotel (fr om 00.10). Issuing an information package (memo with a detailed program, map of Minsk). Breakfast buffet
10.00 Minsk Sightseeing Tour (3,5 hours). During the excursion you will learn about the past of the city. You will see The 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, and the picturesque Upper Town, with which the life of Minsk was associated for five centuries. In the Upper Town preserved architectural monuments of the XVII-XIX centuries. On its main square - Svobody Square - You will see the town hall, the guest house, shopping arcades, several monastery complexes (Bernardine, Basilian, Jesuit); here you will see the most valuable architectural monuments cities - Orthodox and Catholic Cathedrals of the 17th century. On Svobody Square, you can take beautiful photographs against the background of numerous street sculptures, carriages, city scales. You will also see magnificent ensembles of squares and avenues of Minsk, monumental buildings of the constructivist era, the famous ensemble of the main street of Minsk - a monument of constructivism, modern buildings - the original National Library and the Minsk Arena.
The tragedy of the inhabitants of the city during the Great Patriotic War will also be reflected in the tour. The history of the city, its great people will miraculously come to life in the guide’s story and continue their narrative while walking along the picturesque Troitsky suburb, wh ere the life of the city of the century before last boiled and wh ere museums, souvenir shops, cozy cafes, taverns and much more attract visitors today. This walk will complete the journey through the Belarus capital in time and space.
Lunch at the restaurant. Free time, walking around the city, buying souvenirs. Overnight in Minsk.
Breakfast buffet, eviction fr om the hotel.
9.00 Departure fr om Minsk to Mir and Nesvizh. During this tour you will visit the most valuable monuments of Belarus, included by UNESCO in the World Heritage List, the Mir complex and the palace and park ensemble in Nesvizh. The majestic Mir Castle, built at the beginning of the 16th century, in plan is a quadrangle formed by powerful castle walls with towers in the corners. The castle stands on the shore of the lake.
The excursion will begin fr om the historical part of the village of Mir. The Radziwills, Wittgenstein, Svyatopolk-Mirsky left a bright mark not only in the history of the castle, but also in the history of the country, the material culture of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, hunting collections, knightly armor, and household items are presented in the castle. You will also see living rooms, offices and living quarters of the last titled owners of the castle of the princes Svyatopolk-Mirsky. The next part is a theatrical tour of the Mir Castle. Historical characters in old costumes will tell about the castle. Revived customs, sign language and costumes, home traditions - through the most significant exhibits you will learn about the life and customs of the princely house of the Radziwills. The main ceremonial room of the Renaissance palace is a dining room with a coffered ceiling, furniture and an assimilation of the late XVI-mid XVII century. The portrait hall testifies to the antiquity of the Radziwill family, its knightly and military glory. At the end of the excursion, you will find the dance of Prince Karol Stanislov Radziwill "Pane Kohanku" and his wife, Princess Maria Lyubomirskaya, in the Portrait Hall. And then a small workshop on ancient dances.
Immersion in the atmosphere of life of the owners of the castle will continue in the cellars, wh ere food was stored and there were wine cellars.
Tour of the Mir Castle with tastings "On a visit to Pan Kohank".
It will be held by the wife of the chief cook of the castle, Jadwig, who will introduce you to the pantry, the wine cellar and invite Prince Karol Stanislav Radziwill, nicknamed "Pan Kohanka", to visit the owner of the castle, wh ere you can taste Belarusian dishes and a traditional alcoholic drink. And yet - the interactive format of this excursion will allow you to stay in the role of the prince and his guests: the main trapper Pan Matey, tsyansky king Jan Martinkevich, Princess Theafilia Constance.
Tasty lunch in the castle restaurant. Hotel accommodation: Mir Castle and Mir Posad.
Visit to the farm Goryachki 3 km from Mir Castle Located on a farm. Here we are waiting for a farm lunch in the framework of the gastronomic project "Beautiful Green." You will try delicious dishes from local, seasonal products. You will get acquainted with the farm, tastings, culinary battle, rewarding of the winner. Here you will find a mini fair of farm products and culinary products. A couple of hours on this farmstead will allow you to plunge into the world of rural Belarus and taste delicious dishes.
Return to Mir Castle, a tour of the historical part of the village of Mir, which miraculously retained the color of the former cozy place, wh ere for centuries, Belarusians, Poles, Jews, Gypsies, Tatars lived together. The Orthodox Church, the Catholic Church, synagogues, Yeshiva, houses of artisans and merchants form the ensemble of the Market Square of the World. Free time, walks Overnight in the Mir.
After breakfast, eviction from the hotel and half-hour transfer to Nesvizh.
Nesvizh is the former capital of the ordination of the Princes Radziwills, one of the most influential clans of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Commonwealth, which left a deep mark on the cultural heritage of the Belarusian people and the entire European civilization. Craftsmen’s houses were preserved on the Market Square of Nesvizh, old shopping malls, the oldest in Belarus. The Town Hall was built after the city received the Magdeburg Law in 1586. Near — Slutsk Gate of the 17th century. Acquaintance with the Farny Church, built in 1593 by the Italian architect Giovanni Maria Bernardoni, one of the first Baroque structures in Europe: magnificent frescoes of the temple, located in the crypt dungeon (the family tomb of the Radziwills) put this shrine among the most valuable in Belarus. Then we head to the palace and park complex of the 16th-15th centuries, built by Nikolai Radziwill "Orphan" according to the project of the Italian architect Giovanni Maria Bernardoni. The majestic castle-palace, surrounded by high earthen ramparts and vast ponds, is a system of buildings connected into a single ensemble, forming an elegant front courtyard. A tour of the palace, an examination of its impressive expositions. The ceremonial halls of the palace (Hunting, Ballroom, Portrait, Fireplace, Golden, Getman, etc.) differ in the style of decoration, contain valuable collections of works of art, weapons, numismatics. Inspection of residential premises of the palace, chapel. Dinner. A tour of the picturesque parks adjacent to the castle, laid in the nineteenth century. Maria de Castellano Radziwill. This tour tells the story of the Radziwill dynasty, one of the most influential families of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Commonwealth, which left a deep mark on the cultural heritage of the Belarusian people and the entire European civilization. Return to Minsk at about 18.00. Leaving things in the locker room at the station (if you have a late train), you can spend your free time in the Galileo shopping center near the station. Departure home.
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