Day 01
Mir Castle and Nesvizh Palace Tour
- Begin at your hotel or any other location in Minsk.
- Visit Mir Castle, built at the beginning of the 16th century. It served as the family estate of the Counts Ilyinich and, by the second half of the century, became the property of Belarus's largest and most powerful magnate family - the Radziwills. Hunting, balls, and receptions took place on the territory of Mir Castle. Like all ancient castles, Mir Castle keeps secrets and mysteries and has ghosts. In addition, a Jewish high school was located on the territory of Mir, and the gipsy king Jan Martinkevich lived here in the 18th century.
- Visit the palace in Nesvizh, impressive in both scale and architecture. The recently restored palace features 11 museum collections. Enjoy a delightful walk through the parks surrounding the palace, where you will encounter a monument to the mermaid favourite of Prince Radziwill, nicknamed "Pane Kokhanka", and Black Panna - the ghost of the queen of the Commonwealth, the beautiful Barbara Radziwill.
- It is also worth devoting time and attention to the city of Nesvizh itself, visiting the ancient baroque Temple of the Commonwealth with unique murals of the Gesky family, which is also the ancestral tomb of the Radziwill family. There is also a monument to the educator Symon Budny, a beautiful town hall, and a baroque "house on the square".
- End the tour at your hotel or any other location in Minsk.
