Ethnographic Minsk

Grodno - Minsk - Stalin Line - Zaslavl - Grodno

The route length is 740 km.

Trip duration is 16 hours.

Day 1

Departure from Grodno in the morning.

Arrival in Minsk. Sightseeing tour of Minsk: Pobediteley Avenue, Victory Park, State Flag and Coat of Arms Square, Independence Palace, Victory Square, Island of Tears, Independence Avenue, Palace of the Republic, Independence Square.

The Stalin Line Historical and Cultural Complex is one of the most grandiose fortification complexes in Belarus. It was created for the 60th anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War on the initiative of the Memory of Afghanistan Charitable Foundation with the support of the President of the Republic of Belarus. The complex perpetuates the grandiose system of defensive fortifications of the Stalin Line regions and is a symbol of the heroic struggle of the Soviet people against the Nazi invaders.

Zaslavl. Introduction to the history of the ancient Russian settlement of the 10th century, the hillfort "Zamechek", the Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior (16th century), the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (second half of the 18th century). Visit to the ethnographic complex "Melnitsa", the children's museum of forest mythology.

It is possible to organize meals in the Minsk self-service restaurant "Lido" or fast food cafe "McDonald's".