Excursion «Belarus in the Middle Ages»

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• Route: Minsk → Nesvizh → Mir → Minsk
• Departure / Start of the tour: 10:00
• Nutrition: available
• Duration: 8 hours
• Language: Russian, English

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Brief information about the excursion programme

You will visit valuable historical sites of Belarus, inscribed by UNESCO on the World Cultural Heritage List - the palace and park ensemble in Nesvizh and the castle in Mir. You will get acquainted with the perfect fortification systems and walk through the halls that still remember the grand dukes and kings of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. You will learn about the mysteries and intrigues, legends and legends of the XVI-XIX centuries.

Niasvizh is the former capital of the coordination of the Radziwill princes. The first reliable date of the beginning of the written history of the town is considered to be 1446. In that distant time it was a "courtyard" - the centre of a parish.

Excursion in Niasvizh involves not only visiting the world-famous castle of Radziwill XVI-XIX centuries, which is located in the north-east of the city, surrounded by ponds of the Ushi River. The initiative to build a stone castle belongs to the first Niasvizh resident Nikolai Christopher Radziwill «Orphan» (1549-1616).

You can also visit Nesvizh Faro Church, Nesvizh Benedictine Monastery, Slutsk Brama, Market House (craftsman's house) and Nesvizh Town Hall.

Afterwards you will have lunch in one of the best restaurants in Nesvizh.

Half an hour's transfer to Mir.

Mir is a place with quiet streets, where the fates, culture and life of Belarusians, Poles, Roma, Tatars and Jews have been closely intertwined for centuries. On the outskirts of the village there is a medieval giant - Mir Castle, the history of which begins in the first half of the 16th century. Majestic towers and powerful walls harmoniously combine with a beautiful park, reflected in the mirror of the pond. Richly decorated with carvings and gilding, elegant furniture, steep staircases, which you will not just walk through - you will pass into another reality, into another century.

Then you will be able to plunge into the fascinating history of the Svyatopolk-Mirsky Chapel and Shrine. The building was designed by the St. Petersburg architect R.R. Marfeld. There are two levels in the structure of the building: the upper one is the church, designed for a limited number of visitors, and the lower one is the space of the tomb, where there are currently six burials. The surrounding area is planted with ornamental coniferous exotics from the 20th century, which have survived until today. Drowning in the greenery of the picturesque park, the Svyatopolk-Mirskikh church-tomb still leaves a lasting impression on visitors.

Return to the Green Park Hotel around 18:00.

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