Departure from Minsk.

On the way to Vitebsk we will learn about the historical events and the development of Belarusian nationhood.

Arrival to Vitebsk.

The city, royally established on the Western Dvina, originated in the 10th century and played a major role in the history of Belarus. During the Vitebsk sightseeing tour you will visit its historical part with preserved and restored buildings of the 18th-19th centuries. You will see the symbol of the Magdeburg city law – the graceful town hall, built in 1775. On the high bank of the Western Dvina there is one of the monumental buildings of old Vitebsk – the Governor’s Palace (XVIII c.), which keeps the memory of the turbulent past city. Napoleon Bonaparte stayed here, as well as many other famous personalities. Restored on the steep bank of the Vitba River, the Assumption Cathedral of the former Basilian monastery became an elegant dominant of the city. You will also see the Resurrection Church – a monument of Vilna baroque architecture; the restored Byzantine-style church of the Annunciation. The cultural heritage of Vitebsk also includes the historically established planning structure of the city, buildings in the Art Nouveau style. During the tour you will see a stylized medieval tower “Dukhovskoy Kruglik”, funny street sculptures, original small architectural forms. A walk along the picturesque pedestrian street of the city with souvenir shops, art galleries, coffee shops …

At the beginning of the 20th century, Vitebsk turned into a kind of a symbol of the dynamic art of the world-famous “Vitebsk School”, the brilliant representatives of which were the brilliant Marc Chagall, the author of the mysterious “Black Square” Konstantin Malevich, the creator of the Russian seasons in Paris Mstislav Dobuzhinsky. The works of these artists are exhibited in the largest museums of the world and glorified our school of painting. Visit to the museum of Marc Chagall in a house on Pokrovskaya Street, which in the early 1900s. built the father of Marc Chagall and where the artist spent his youthful years. The museum presents household items of the turn of the XIX-XX centuries, archival documents telling about the life of Marc Chagall in Vitebsk.

Lunch in the restaurant.

Visiting the new museum of the Vitebsk people art school located in the original building; here you will plunge into the unique atmosphere of the avant-garde of the twentieth century, this art was born here – changed the world. The museum is high-tech, equipped with exclusive multimedia equipment – you will get acquainted with interactive expositions of the European level, get a lot of positive emotions and impressions… No wonder Vitebsk is called the cultural capital of Belarus!

Free time.

Departure to Minsk. 

The cost includes:

• travel by a comfortable bus;
• guide services;
• excursions with entrance tickets according to the program (M. Shagal Museum, Art Center, Repin Manor).

The cost doesn’t include:

• lunch;
• souvenirs;
• additional excursions.