Itinerary 2: Minsk – Novogrudok – Grodno – Brest – Pinsk – Slonim – Minsk
Duration: 7 days/ 6 nights
Day 1
Arrival at “Minsk-2” International Airport.
Transfer to the hotel with guide assistance
Check-in at a hotel in the center of the city
“A friendly meeting” in “Belarustourist” office.
Souvenirs
Time at leisure
Dinner
Day 2
Breakfast
Departure for the town of Mir (60 km). Short sightseeing tour of Mir
including the 16th cent. Castle of Mir – a unique example of architecture of
this period with features of the late Belarusian Gothic. In the 16th cent. the
castle was rebuilt into the style of Renaissance and was one of the biggest
castle-fortress of the Eastern Europe
Departure for the town of Novogrudok (founded 1044) (54 km), once the
first capital of the Grand Duchy Of Lithuania (the mighty state existing in the
13th-18th cent.). Tour of Novogrudok, including the ruins of the Fortress Of
Novogrudok – an ancient monument of Belarusian defensive architecture of
the 14th – 15th cent., the Church of Sts. Boris a nd Gleb (the 16th – 19th
cent.), the Franciscan Catholic Monastery (the 18th cent.), the Catholic
Church Of St. Michael (the 18th – 19th cents.), the Farny Catholic Church
(the 18th cent.) and places connected with life of Adam Mitskevich, a great
Polish poet having Belarusian roots
Arrival in the city of Grodno
Check-in at the hotel
Dinner
Day 3
Breakfast
Sightseeing tour of Grodno (founded 1128) situated 300 km West of Minsk
on the border with Poland; the city today ranks number one among old
Belarusian cities in its authentic planning and the 12th – 16th cent. churches,
numerous the 17th – 18th cent. religious and public buildings such as the
Renaissance Bernadine Church and Monastery (the 16th – 18th cent.), The
12th Cent. Wooden Church Of Ss. Boris And Gleb, The Old Castle (the 14th
cent.), The New Castle (1737 – Rococo Style.) Visit to the Historical
Architectural Reserve Not later than 3 p.m.
departure for Brest (250 km). On the way to Brest – a short stop in a small
town of Kamenets to get acquainted with the “Belaya Vezha” Tower (“White
Tower”) – the unique example of the Belarusian defensive architecture of the
13th cent.
Arrival in Brest
Check-in at the hotel
Dinner.
Day 4
Breakfast
Sightseeing tour of Brest (founded in 1019), including The Brest Fortress –
War Ii Memorial and the monument of military – engineer object of the
second quarter of the 19th cent., “Berestie“ – archaeological open-air
museum with the 11th – 13th cent. structures and relics, The Museum “Of
Saved Values“ where confiscated objects such as old icons, paintings, coins
and decorations are displayed Not later than 2 p.m.
departure for Pinsk (184 km)
Check-in at the hotel
Dinner
Evening ride on the river motor-ship along the Pripyat
Day 5
Breakfast
Sightseeing tour of Pinsk (first mentioned 1097). The city is famous for the
abundance of architectural, historic and cultural monuments among which are
the 16th – 18th cent. St. Francis Catholic Church and Monastery, the 17th
cent. Jesuit Collegiums, the 18th cent. KARL Baromey Catholic Church, the
18th cent. St. Barbara Church – the unique monument of Baroque
architecture. A Synagogue has been restored Departure for the town of
Slonim (150 km) via Ivatsevitchi (P6 road)
Sightseeing tour of Slonim (1252), including a visit to The Catholic Church
Of St. Andrew (1775), The Bernadine Monastery (the 17th cent.), The
Bernadine Cloister (the 18th cent.), The Old Town Hall Building (the 18th
cent.). Slonim is known as a typical old Belarusian town where Jewish
population prevailed before WW II (75%), there is a 17th century Synagogue
– the only Synagogue in Belarus where the entire interior is preserved, a
19th century Synagogue, 18th – 19th centuries Jewish housing areas; a
Jewish cemetery has been restored in the town
The Zhirovitchy Monastery Tour (10 km from Slonim). It is known since
the 15th cent. as a place for orthodox pilgrims
Visit to the Monastery: Holy Monastery Assumption (17th cent.), the
Convent Of The Nativity Of The Virgin, The Theological Seminary
Departure for Minsk (190 km).
Check-in at the hotel.
Dinner
Day 6
Breakfast
Sightseeing tour of Minsk – the capital of Belarus, including architectural
and cultural monuments of the 17th – 18th cents., namely the Baroque
Cathedral Of The Holy Spirit , The Orthodox Church Of St. Mary
Magdalene, The Orthodox Church Of Sts. Peter And Paul, The Catholic
Church Of Sts. Simeon And Helen, The Catholic Church Of The Holy Trinity
And St. Roch, The Catholic Cathedral and the historic part of the city –
Trinity Suburb
Visit to The Museum Of Country Architecture And Life (18 km from
Minsk) displaying the original pieces of rural architecture from various
regions of Belarus as well as numerous domestic utensils, articles of applied
arts, and agricultural implements used by the rural population in the past
Day 7
Breakfast
Transfer to the airport for the departure flight