Children's tour: Western Belarus. Minsk - Dudutki - Castles - Grodno - Brest (5 days)

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Route: Minsk → Ptych → Minsk → Ptych → Minsk → Mir → Nesvizh → Minsk → Lida → Grodno → Kamenyuki Belovezhskaya puscha → Brest

Duration: 5 days

Excursion subject: Excursions to the castles, Tours to Belarus

Kind: Bus-Walking tours

Language of training: Russian

We invite you on a trip to Western Belarus - the land of castles, churches and pristine nature. On the first day of the program, guests will be introduced to the capital, the hero city of Minsk, as well as the Sula interactive history park with an animation program. On the second day - pearls of Belarusian medieval architecture, UNESCO monuments - Mir Castle and Nesvizh Palace. On the third day of the program, we move to the western borders of the republic, on the way we will visit the Lida Castle, free time and overnight in the most beautiful city of Belarus - Grodno. The fourth day begins with a walk along Grodno with a visit to the New Castle, the Choral Synagogue and the magnificent Farny Church, after lunch the path lies in the first European park, Belovezhskaya Pushcha. Free time in the forest, sightseeing aviaries. On the last day of the program - the estate of Belorussian Father Frost or a bus tour of Belovezhskaya Pushcha and the city of Brest with the Brest Fortress.

The excursion program

The excursion program - Children's tour: Western Belarus. Minsk - Dudutki - Castles - Grodno - Brest (5 days)

1day
Gathering the group at the railway station Minsk
Breakfast
tour Minsk city tour
Daily group or individual tour around Minsk (или Minsk city tour) by bus from the railway station with the best guides. During the trip you will see the most interesting sights of the city - the capital of the Republic of Belarus. Wide avenues and cozy streets, the historical part of old Minsk, the Minsk city Hall and the Island of Tears. The tour takes 3 hours and you will get off the bus 2 times for walking. After the tour, it will be easy for you to navigate the city, the guide will answer any questions and tell you about the best cafes and shops in Minsk.

You will see: Privokzalnaya Square (visual inspection), Independence Square, Nezavisimosti Avenue, Freedom Square, Ruins of Minsk ancient castle (visual inspection), Trinity suburb, National Library of Belarus (visual inspection), Island of courage and sorrow (visual inspection), A sports complex Minsk-Arena (visual inspection)
Moving in Ptych (44 km)
Lunch
tour Dudutki
Past and present , measured life of vintage nobles estate XIX century and convenience of the modern tourist center occur in Dudutki. Here you will get to know the culture of nobles court, the work of the artists, culinary heritage of our ancestors, charming nature, surprising fauna. All artifacts can be touched and tasted.

You will see: Museum complex of ancient national crafts and technologies Dudutki
Moving in Minsk (44 km)
Check in
2day
Breakfast
tour Mir Castle - Nesvizh Palace
One-day tour to the castles of Mir and Nesvizh with the best guides in Minsk. In one day you will visit the most popular and interesting sights of Belarus - Mir Castle and Nesvizh Palace - two of the four objects from the UNESCO World Heritage List at once. A group tour from Minsk by bus starts from the railway station and is held regularly several times a week. Would you like to visit the castles individually? You can book for any day and any time. You don't have to pay extra for anything. Everything is included in the cost of the trip: lunch in a cafe, entrance tickets to castles with excursions, a professional guide. Prepare comfortable shoes and don't forget your cameras! А lot of impressions are waiting for you: from the chic halls of princes to dark cellars and narrow towers. Let's reveal the secret: the ghost of the Nesvizh Castle still exists, and the bewitching legend of the Black Lady definitely won't leave you indifferent...

You will see: Mir Castle Complex, Chapel-burial vault of Svyatopolk-Mirsky family, Nesvizh town hall (visual inspection), Sluckaya brama (visual inspection), Nesvizh Church (Church of Jesuits), Nesvizh palace Radziwill, Нouse on the market (home of craftsman) (visual inspection), Benedictine Monastery in Nesvizh (visual inspection)
3day
Breakfast
Check out
Moving in Lida (175 km)
Lidа castle
In 1323 the prince Gedimin gave the order to put the stone lock to cover to knights the road to the center of lands of the principality Lithuanian. In 5 years the kostel was built. Time the lock was besieged by the English, German, French knights. The Lidsky lock is "time machine" and a fascinating travel to the Middle Ages where continually there is a place to romanticism and knightly valor. Here everyone will be able to feel as the ancient soldier, having tried on an armor and to like the mystical atmosphere, having learned what ghost protects a citadel.
Exaltation of the Cross church in Lida
Long time in Lida attempts construction of Catholic temples anyway became. However all of them came to the end extremely tragically – pagan aggression, disapproval of the prince, the fires of crusaders. So was to the middle of the 18th century. In 1770 in the city the Roman Catholic Parish Church of Erection of the Sacred Cross appeared. The outstanding architect, the founder of refined architectural style, after called "vilensky baroque" - Johann Christoph Glaubits became the architect of the project.
Lunch
Moving in Grodno (115 km)
Check in
Historical center of Grodno
The historic center of Grodno - a place of international importance, included in the State list of historical and cultural heritage of the Republic of Belarus. Having a long history from the castle on a hill near the Gorodnichanka river, to the residence of great Lithuanian princes, Grodno is considered to be one of the most beautiful cities in Belarus and Eastern Europe, and its historic center includes about 400 objects of various eras and styles.
The cultural heritage of Grodno mainly consists of its brilliant architectural complexes of XVIII-XIX centuries mainly - the monuments of ancient architecture, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Classicism and other styles.
Francis Xavier Church in Grodno
According to most of judges of art, he has won a rank of the "richest" and beautiful church in all territory of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. And really, his ubraniye and shape, both in interiors, and in an exterior, impress that is peculiar to Baroque style. A set of distinguished details, sculptures, gilding – the embodiment of the ideas of Stefan Batory the unknown, unfortunately, architect. The Grodno church of Francis Csaverija – one of three temples of Belarus carrying an honourable title a small basilica.
4day
Breakfast
Check out
New Castle in Grodno
Quite often the fate of locks and palaces are shrouded in legends and mystical stories. And in a case with the royal residence - it is inevitable. One of 2 locks in Grodno – the summer residence of the grand duke Lithuanian and the king Polish Augustus III has received glory of the damned place. And, nevertheless, exactly there passed general diets of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the agreement on her section in 1793 and here, in 1795 has been signed here, Augustus Ponyatovsky has appended the signature under the act of renunciation.
Grodno state historical-archaeological museum
The Grodno State Historical and Archaeological Museum has one of the largest expositions in Belarus, which consists of several parts located in the Old and New Castles and the «Bosniac» house of the 18th century on the Gorodnitsa. One of the largest collections of old and rare books, as well as weapons, archeological artifacts, flora and fauna of Belarus, works of art, documents, interior items of past centuries and not only are presented here.
Grodno Choral synagogue
To your attention the most beautiful synagogue in Europe, the biggest in Belarus and the oldest in the former Soviet Union. Her long story begins in the 16th century. Constructed on the project of the architect Santi Gucci, more than once suffering from the fires and destructions, it nevertheless has informed of solemn vernal shape and well remained interior up to now.
Lunch
Moving in Kamenyuki Belovezhskaya puscha (190 km)
Check in
Demonstration open-air cages with wild animals
Demonstration open-air cages are located near the Museum of the nature of Bialowieza Forest. On the area about 20 hectares you will see main types of the animals living in Bialowieza Forest. Here close it is possible to see also forest inhabitants, to treat with a bread piece, apple or a branch of the bisons who got used to visitors, elks, boars, a tarpanovidny horse or a bear.
5day
Breakfast
Check out
Museum of Folk Life and ancient technologies
The set of opening and surprises waits for those who will decide to go to an excursion to the depth of Bialowieza Forest. Exactly there the Museum of national life and ancient technologies was located. Very often guests of national park have a question: how did there live true pushchanets? What were they engaged in and what was their culture? After short and pleasant moving in the reserved ways, you receive answers to all questions interesting you.
Moving in Brest (60 km)
Lunch
Brest Fortress
During the excursion before you pages of history of terrible days of the beginning of war when at sunrise on June 22, 1941 the garrison of the Brest fortress the first assumed blows of fascist aggressors will open and more than a month held the fort in a full environment. Already on an entrance you will be met by a shrill voice of Yu. Levitan with the government message about attack on the Soviet Union of troops of fascist Germany and the song by A. Alexandrov the «Sacred war» which became the anthem of those years. On May 8, 1965 fortresses the rank «fortress hero» is given.
Museum of the defense of the Brest fortress
The Museum of the defense of the Brest fortress is a museum whose exposition reflects not only the military actions of 1941 on the territory of the fortress, but also the history of its construction, as well as the largest battles of the Great Patriotic War and the liberation of Belarus from Nazi invaders. The Museum of the defense was opened in 1956, since that time its area and exposition have doubled up, items from excavations, works of art, military documents, photographs are presented here. The most valuable among all items of the exposition are the records of S.S. Smirnov with memories of the participants in the defense of the Brest Fortress.
The historic center of Brest
The historic center of Brest belongs to the historical and cultural heritage of the Republic of Belarus and is submitted to the State value list, which includes more than 250 sites and facilities. In Soviet times, the powerful ancient Brest city with a rich cultural heritage has been destroyed, and the fortress was built in its place. So today the city's historic center is mostly former residential and administrative buildings - houses, schools and grammar schools, hospitals and banks that belong to the second half of XIX - early XX century.
Transfer to the railway station
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