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- Manor and park complexes of Minsk district
Kind: Bus-Walking tours
Language of training: Russian
Old manor - the monuments of the past, has a significant place in the cultural and historical heritage of Belarus. As a rule, all estate and park complex belonged gentry family, the status of which is awarded for merit and achievement of a certain position. Once upon a time, along with churches and monasteries, manor houses were adorn the Belarusian land, the place where the assembled material and cultural values, where national identity was formed. Excursions will introduce you to the history and architecture of the manors of Minsk region, the life and work of their owners, the legends and mysteries of the Belarusian nobility.
The excursion program - Manor and park complexes of Minsk district
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Gathering the group
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House Estate Vankovich in Minsk
After visiting the Vankovichi manor house, tourists will finf out about the life and work of the outstanding Belarusian artist Valenti Vankovich, his famous works and his friends contemporaries, who often visited the artist, who also contributed to the development of national culture - Jan Damel, Stanislav Moniuszko, Vintsuk Dunin-Martsinkevich. Besides it, visiting the House of Vankovichi, the tourists will learn about its features, the archaeological excavations conducted here and the stone dungeons discovered during the archaeological works. -
Chelyuskintsev Forest Park
We will look back: 4 centuries ago the manor Big the Gadfly whose owner were powerful magnates - Radzivilla's princes was at this place. A bit later it passed to lands of a noble family Vankovichey. And those, and other owners loved parks, landed the found breeds of trees here: plane tree, Manchurian nut, krasnolistny oak. As the history of the Forest park and its owners was written, you learn at an excursion. -
Loshica estate and park complex
From the middle of the XVI century the manor on merge of two rivers is known: Svisloch and Losha. For many centuries of existence here owners repeatedly changed, so and the history of a farmstead and park complex is rich in events and noblemen - you learn about them at an excursion, having walked on rich interiors of the palace. And shady avenues of the park will share legends of gray old times. -
LunchAt the request of group, the lunch in one of cafe of Minsk can be organized or the arbor for a picnic and is reserved in Stankovo.
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Moving in Priluki (16 km)
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The palace and park complex Czapski in Priluki (visual inspection)
Near the city of Minsk, on the bank of Ptsich, the orthodox monastery was located. Aginskie, Ivanovy, Oshtorpy, Gorvaty and Gutten-Chapskiye - each of owners changed the estate after the own fashion. And the monastery has turned into the estate in the middle of the 18th century. During this period legends of "the captivated lock in Priluki" belong. Whom and as he has been captivated, you will be told by the guide. We will note only that the estate has been shrouded in legends and terrible baizes of locals of the existence at all times: from Oginsky to Emerick Zakharyash Nikolay Severin fon Gutten-Tschapski. -
Moving in Stankovo (35 km)
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St. Nicholas Church in Stankovo (visual inspection)
Many centuries back on this place there was a wooden church, being only for parishioners. In the middle of the 19th century the count Emerick von Gutten-Tschapski has begun construction of the new stone temple - has redeemed the project of the imperial architect Ton. With active participation of locals construction went till 1858 - the temple was consecrated in honor of the Prelate and Wonder-worker Nikolay. What he represents to you today the guide will show and will tell. -
Stankovo manor and park complex Czapski (visual inspection)
Stankovo Estate and Park Complex of the Czapski family is a place where history meets nature near Minsk. An old park, a majestic estate, and picturesque alleys create a unique space for walks and relaxation. -
The center of Eco-tourism «Stankovo»
The center of ecological tourism of Stankovo is an opportunity to learn about history and the interesting facts from life of Dtherzhinshchina and to have a rest among the nature. Here it is possible to reserve a cottage or an arbor, to try dishes of the ethnic cuisine and to take a walk in a zoo. Such walk will be interesting to both adults and children. The Stankovsky zoo divided into two thematic platforms on which representatives of classes of the Bird and Mammals live. The class of birds is presented by domestic and wild exotic birds, and the class of mammals is presented by generally wild animals. In cozy lodges open-air cages bisons, a yak Jascha, lamas, wolves, dappled deers, roes, sheep and Cameroonian goats, the Vietnamese pigs, wild boars, Vasilis's bear cub, foxes and other inhabitants of the woods and fields have settled down. -
Moving in Minsk (47 km)
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➥The end of the tour