MINSK - CAPITAL OF REPUBLIC BELARUS (2-3)
Excursion acquaints with a hero town Minsk, its(his) past and the present. During excursion you learn(find out) about more than 900-years history of city of Minsk, about its(his) occurrence on pages of annals, its(his) basis and revival after numerous wars and fires, about modern shape of modern compact city. Excursion acquaints with the Top city - the historical center of the Belarus capital above which the Cathedral of Maiden Maria of XVII century and the Cathedral Catholic cathedral XVIII tower Piously-spirits.
ARCHITECTURAL MONUMENTS OF THE WORLD AND NESVIG(10)
The program of excursion includes acquaintance with well-known несвижским the lock - a former residence of a powerful magnate sort of Belarus Радзивиллов. For an ornament of their possession the best European architects, artists, woodcarvers, gardeners-set dressers, jewellers (the legend about спрятанных gold apostles Радзивиллов does not give rest to much till now) left. несвиж has turned to one of the most beautiful corners of Belarus. In the World you will get acquainted with a pearl of the Belarus architecture - the Wordly lock - the first monument of national culture included in the List of the world heritage of UNESCO. Erected by magnates Ильиничами in 1540 in style of the Belarus gothic style, it amazes with greatness and today. 5 towers in height up to 27 m are connected among themselves by thick defensive walls.
The unique ensemble of the lock is organically entered in surrounding landscape.
This excursion program will help you to see and visit the present masterpieces of the Belarus architecture. In the World you will get acquainted with the unique Gothic lock, p Nikolay's church. In NESVIGE you are expected with a meeting with an ancient Town hall, a church of the Body Divine - the first monument of a baroque in territory of all former Soviet Union.
POLOTSK - THE MOST ANCIENT CITY OF BELARUS (13)
Polotsk (Vitebsk area) - one of the most ancient cities of Belarus and the East Europe - for the first time will mention in annals under 862 year.
Time of board of Vseslav Charodeja (11 century) became time of the highest blossoming of the Polotsk princedom, the largest slavic state borrowed strategically important geographical position on a way " from варяг in Greeks " and the development which have become by the center of crafts and culture. Nothing to translate! During a sightseeing tour you visit the Sofia cathedral which a white bird has risen on high I protect Zapadnaya Dvina already in XI item, will visit a museum, and it is possible, and will hear a concert music.
In a cathedral are based power of the Heavenly patroness of Belarus Ефросиньи Polotsk. You will get acquainted with history of publishing in the Museum Belarus
In 1066 Polotsk has been decorated by a unique pearl - the Sofia cathedral - an exact copy of the Byzantian relic, become third similar cathedral on the Slavic grounds after Kiev and Novgorod.
The city became a cradle for one of the most significant figures of the Middle Ages - Sacred Евфросинии Polotsk, patronesses of the Belarus which has based a female monastery (in 1120).The church with unique frescos of 12 centuries, a part of ensemble of a monastery, is ярчайшим a monument of Polotsk architectural school.
One of the most precious relics of a monastery is well-known Cross Евфросинии Polotsk, created in 1161 master-jeweller Bogshej.
The name of city is closely connected with one more светочем the Belarus culture - first printer Frantsiskom Skorinoj who for the first time in history of east and southern Slavs has printed in Prague in 1517 the Bible in the Belarus language, clear to simple people.
Today with activity of an outstanding educator it is possible will get acquainted in a museum of publishing of city.
The giant of the Belarus history, Polotsk and now remains not studied, not solved up to the end. But that who will grow fond of city all soul, it can open many secrets.
MAGNIFICENT GRODNO (13)
Grodno - the unique city-monument which most full has kept an architectural heritage of the past. It is one of the oldest cities of Belarus. Its history totals more than 800 years. The sightseeing tour acquaints us with shape of city, its architectural ensembles. Its town-planning composition was formed in view of a picturesque natural landscape - hills. The structure of city has not tested influence of regular transformations of the end XVIII - sights first half XIX centuries are Most interesting: The old lock on an abrupt hill on right high I protect Neman.
Palace of the New lock - the former royal palace constructed in XVIII century.
Борисоглебская, or Коложская church - the remarkable sample of the Belarus architecture of second half XII century This church together with a complex of monuments on mountain Zamkovoj are declared by archeologic reserve.
A Jesuit church and a monastery - an outstanding monument of architecture of Belarus XVI - XVIII centuries In the past the church and a monastery were the richest in RECHI POSPOLITOI.
Except for an architectural heritage in Grodno there is one more object involving huge interest.
HATIN AND THE BARROW OF GLORY
On March, 22nd, 1943 in the early morning the silent peace village was attacked by fascist chastisers. They have driven in a shed of women, children and old men, having declared their hostages. Also have alive burnt. Those who tried to be pulled out from fire. Hundred forty inhabitants, seventy five of them - children Here were lost. 26 huts of Khatyn have simultaneously been burnt with all property all. Now there a memorial, full grieve also anger, - a reminder on tragedy of 136 Belarus villages for ever transformed into ashes together with their inhabitants, and over hundreds the villages too burnt, but restored a life. For years of war each fourth inhabitant of republic was lost. That is why in the center of a memorial among black marble slabs three cost trees, and on a place of the fourth - Eternal fire. In twenty kilometers to the east of Minsk the highway passes at подножья Barrows of Glory. This majestic hill is erected forever in memory of grandiose military operation "Bagration" as a result of which the territory of Belarus has been completely released from hitlerite aggressors.
At a hill the ground from hero towns of Moscow, Leningrad of Volgograd, Sevastopol, Odessa, Kiev, from the Brest fortress-hero, from cities and the villages, become famous by fighting and labour feats here has been delivered.
ZASLAVL - CITY ANCIENT (5)
Now in territory of ZASLAVL[картинка 92 слева] - the state historical and cultural reserve with kept strengthenings XVI-XVII centuries, an ethnographic complex "Млын", a steam mill of XIX century, a barn and a smithy of the miller which you examine during excursion. You visit -preobrazhenskiy church - a monument of architecture XVI-XVII centuries where in XVI century the humanist read the sermons, Protestant preacher Symon Budnyj.
BREST (10)
The sightseeing tour on the frontier city, the first mention about which meets in 1019 Visiting of a unique archeologic museum " Ancient Берестье " excavation IX-XIII centuries; ruins in territory of a fortress; the Nikolaev church. Visiting of a memorial complex " the Brest fortress-hero ": bastions, forts, ruins of buildings - all here is devoted to the heroic defense which has glorified Brest for the whole world. On June, 22nd, 1941 Brest and it(him) group one of the first have taken up impact немецко-фашистких Visiting of the Museum of the rescueed values at the Brest customs.
GOLSHANI
Golshanski the lock, inspired Vladimir Korotkevicha on a writing(spelling) of the well-known novel. The constructed P.Sapegoj on a place of the ancient lock, magnificent inside, surrounded by park and ponds, it(he) was the most beautiful in Belarus and Lithuania. Survey of an ancient monastery of XVI century with well-known for " a tower of phantoms " with which the legend about White lady is connected. Here there lived monks-Franciscans, and later there were armies of all colours - Polish, Red Army men, French and German soldiers.
GIROVICHI.
In 1470 in слонимских woods the wonder-working icon of divine mother has been found. On a place of this find orthodox grandee Alexander Soltan has constructed church Presvjatoj of the Virgin. About a wooden temple there was a settlement Zhirovichi and arrival was formed. Approximately nearby 1493 near a temple has arisen a monastery. After a fire 1520 the building was отсроено anew, became stone, more spacious and capacious.
BELOVEGSKAJ THE DENSE FOREST
The national park " Belovegskaj a dense forest " is located in a southwest of Belarus, in 340 kilometers from Minsk. It has been based in 1991 on the basis of historically developed protected territory. Belovegskaj the dense forest is a unique large forest in the Europe where last rests were kept is no time extensive flat virgin woods with presence of relic plants and animals, first of all the bison. The first mention about Belovegskaj more in manuscripts is dated 983.
LAKE NAROCH 
The edge Narochansky always involved in itself tourists with beauty and an opportunity of good rest. Lake Naroch - the biggest lake in Belarus: the area - 79,6 кв.км; the greatest depth - 24,08 m. Lake exclusively pure, in it lives over 20 kinds of fishes. The woods of Naroch, as well as lakes, are unique; the special attention is involved with the Karelian birch. Here, in river basin Naroch , the national park is created. The nature of Naroch, fine woods, a soft climate have caused creation from the beginning of XX century.
