News : Free tour of Minsk
Free tour of Minsk
06-June-2017We invite all comers to the first free walking tour of Minsk, which will be held on June 16, 2017 at 18:00. The place of gathering of excursionists is Freedom Square near the Minsk City Hall building. To participate in the free excursion it is enough to sign up by sending an application on the Internet portal Ekskursii.by..
During the excursion you will see the source of the city Minsk Castle, learn about the appearance of the city in the pages of the chronicles, try to imagine what the medieval Mensk looked like and what it was built up in a tree on the peninsula at the confluence of two rivers and surrounded by an earthen rampart.
On the Freedom Square you will see the restored Minsk City Hall, the guest yard, shopping rows, the hotel "Europe", interesting sculptural compositions dedicated to the history of the city of Minsk, and you will feel the atmosphere of Cathedral Square.
You will also have a walk along the embankment of the Svisloch River, along the quiet streets of the picturesque Trinity Suburb, where you will feel the living image of the city of the XIX century. On the Tears Island you can pay tribute to the memory of internationalist soldiers and make a wish by holding the weeping angel by the wing.