Minsk (+ “Olivaria”)

Group gathering.

We are glad to invite you for a Sightseeing tour around Minsk and present you the history and a modern life of the city. You will go along the main Avenue in Minsk – Nezavisimosti ave., see the architectural «rarities» of the after-war period. Tourists will also visit the historical centres: «Trinity Suburb» and «Upper town». While the excursion you will find yourself in the atmosphere of the former centuries, see the reconstructed City Hall, visit the Orthodox Church of St. Spirit. On Pobediteley ave. tourists will also see modern sport complexes among which is a sport complex Minsk-Arena, where in the year 2014 the World Championship in Hockey took place.

Also you will visit the National Library of the Republic of Belarus, which was built in 2006 and has in the shape of diamond.  Built in the form of a diamond, it is truly considered to be a spiritual and intellectual treasury of our country.

OJSC “Olivaria Brewery” is one of the oldest surviving and operating factories in Minsk and Belarus. We offer you to get acquainted with all stages of the production of beer “live”, to walk in all the main production shops of hops drink, hear the story of the factory grounds, stages of its rise and fall, to learn how much Count Czapski did for the plant and for Minsk in general . The excursion will end with a rest in the brewery’s guest room, decorated in a corporate style, and tasting four main beers, which will be served with the seeds of the crops, from which the beer is cooked, and hops.

End of excursion.

The cost includes:

• travel by bus;
• guide service.

The cost doesn’t include:

• entrance tickets and a tour of the Olivaria Brewery (+ tasting);
• lunch;
• ascent to the observation deck of the National Library..