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Itinerary: Minsk - Mir - Niesvizh - Dudutki - "Stalin Line" | Duration: 5 days/ 4 nights

National Library - Minsk
Architectural monuments of Mir
Museum of Folk Handicrafts and Technologies “Dudutki”
  • Sightseeing tour of Minsk
  • The Historical and Cultural Complex "Stalin Line"
  • The tour “Architectural monuments of Mir and Nesvizh”
  • The Museum of Folk Handicrafts and Technologies Dudutki


DAY 1.

Arrival in Minsk. Meeting at the airport.

Transfer to the hotel with a guide assistance.

Check-in at the hotel.

Time at leisure.

Dinner.

DAY 2.

Breakfast.

Sightseeing tour of Minsk, including the main avenues (Independence avenue with - Victory square, Pobediteley avenue) and architectural monuments of the 17th - 20th cents (the Upper Town with the St Spirit Cathedral, temples and monasteries and old streets of Trinity Suburb). Tourists will visit the «Isle of Tears» and see the monument, commemorating the soldiers who were perished in different times in  different centuries, will see the Victory Monument, the National Library.

Lunch.

Visit the Historical and Cultural Complex "Stalin Line", one of the most grand fortification ensemble on the territory of the Republic Belarus. There is an exposition of the heavy armament of the World War II and the modern period of time: tanks, aircrafts, helicopters, canons, missiles.

Departure for Minsk.

Dinner.

DAY 3.

Breakfast.

Within the tour "Architectural monuments of Mir and Nesvizh" you will visit Mir Castle( it was erected at the end of 15th-early 16th century. It is a unique monument of Belarusian architecture included into the UNESCO List of World Heritage), Nesvizh Palace (a former residence of Radzivills family, medieval Belarusian magnates) with its beautiful park ensemble, Farny Roman-Catholic church and the Church of the 16th century designed by Bernardoni.

Lunch at the café «U Ratushi».

Departure for Minsk.

Time at leisure.

Dinner.

DAY 4.

Breakfast.

Visit to the Museum of Folk Handicrafts and Technologies Dudutki. Within the excursion you will see an old windmill, which is still operable, ride a horse and have a chance to shape a horseshoe of fortune here. A potter will make a jug for you as a souvenir, if you wish, you could work at the potter's wheel yourself. Farm bakers will gladly cook for you a round loaf of bread in the oven. You are welcome to the tavern in a country style and have lunch at the restaurant of the complex Dudutki.

Departure for Minsk.

Time at leisure.

Dinner at a restaurant with show program.

DAY 5.

Breakfast.

Time at leisure.

Check-out. Transfer to the Airport Minsk-2.