Travel to Belarus Visa to Belarus "Discover Belarus" Mini-Tour Itinerary 1: Minsk -- Nesvizh -- Mir -- Minsk Duration: 4 days/ 3 nights Day 1 Arrival in "Minsk-2" International Airport Transfer to the hotel with guide assistance .Time at leisure Day 2 Breakfast Sightseeing tour of Minsk (founded 1067), the city offers the view of its 17th cent. Cathedral of the Holy Spirit and Sts. Peter and Paul Church; the 19th cent. Troitskoye Predmestye (Trinity Suburb) -- an example of Minsk urban architecture of the previous century; Independence Square with its Government Building (1929 -- 33) and Red(Krasny) Roman Catholic Church of the early 20th cent.; Victory Square with its 38 metre obelisk and the Eternal Flame commemorating the heroes of World War II; Parks and modern architectural ensembles.Visit to the Museum of Country Architecture and Life in the open air in Strochitsy (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 (in winter time --visit to the Art Museum of Belarus (Picture Gallery) displaying its rich collection of Belarusian fine arts of the 16th -- 20th cent. including icons, old wooden sculpture, articles of applied arts, painting and drawings.Dinner in the beer-restaurant "Rakovsky Brovar" (extra pay).Evening entertainment program: Belarusian ballet, opera performance, philharmonic society, circus, casino, etc. Day 3 Breakfast Departure for Nesvizh (130 km) -- a former residence of the Radzivills -- medieval Belarusian magnates.Sightseeing tour of Nesvizh including the Palace and Castle Ensemble founded in the 16th cent. and built by Italian architect Bernardoni. Corpus Dei Roman Catholic church (16th cent.), a patrimonial burial-vault for the Radzivills, Slutsk Gate (the 16th cent.), Town Hall (16th -- the 17th cent.), Castle Gate Tower (16th cent.), Benedictine monastery.Lunch (extra pay).Departure for Sightseeing tour of Mir. 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, Renaissance defensive and palace architecture.Departure for Minsk Day 4 Breakfast Time at leisure (2--3 hours). Guide assistance in buying souvenirs.Transfer to the airport for the departure flight Travel to Belarus Visa to Belarus,www.kosmostrip.net

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