Tour “Castles and Fortresses in Belarus”
Itinerary 2: Minsk – Mir – Nesvizh – Brest – Kamenets – Minsk
Duration: 4 days/ 3 nights
Day 1
Arrival at “Minsk-2” International Airport
Transfer to the hotel with guide assistance
Check-in at the 3-star hotel in the centre of the city
Time at leisure
Sightseeing tour of Minsk including architectural, historical and cultural
monuments of the 17th – 18th cent., historic part of the city – Trinity
Suburb
Dinner in the restaurant with National cuisine
Time at leisure
Day 2
Breakfast
Departure for Mir (110 km from Minsk) .The 15th cent. Castle of Mir
offers a unique example of architecture of this period. The architecture of the
castle has features of the late Belarusian Gothic. In the 16th cent. the castle
was rebuilt in the style of Renaissance. Today it has features of Gothic,
Renaissance, defensive and palace architecture.
Tour of Mir (including visit to Mir Castle)
Departure for Nesvizh (40 km from Mir and 170 from Minsk; Nesvizh
Castle, a former residence of Radzivills family of medieval Belarusian
magnates with its beautiful park ensemble and a neighbouring 16th cent.
Church designed by Bernardoni would charm any visitor
Tour of Nesvizh
Departure for Baranovichi. Lunch at the restaurant in Baranovichi
(optional)
Departure for Brest
Arrival in Brest. Check-in at the hotel. Dinner.
Time at leisure
Day 3
Breakfast
Sightseeing tour of Brest (340 km South-West from Minsk). Brest is on the
border with Poland, an important railway junction and a starting point for
motor tourists travelling to Belarus from Western Europe. It was founded in
1019 at the confluence of the Bug and the Mukhovetz, the city has an old
fortress made a memorial after World War II events; “Berestye“ –
archaeological open-air museum with the 11th – 13th cents. structures and
Relics
Visit to Brest Fortress Defence (the end of the 19th cent.)
Lunch in the restaurant
Departure for KAMENETS (39 km from Brest). It was founded in 1276.
There is a monument of defensive architecture there – Kamenets Vezha
(“White Tower”). It was built in 1276-1288. Tour of Kamenets
Departure for Minsk.
Arrival in Minsk.
Check-in at the hotel.
Dinner. Time at leisure
Day 4
Breakfast
Transfer to the Airport for the departure