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Arboretum Garden
The garden with an area of 16 hectares is located near the village of Nikoltsy, between the lakes Naroch and Myastro. Here you can see about 400 species of plants characteristic of various parts of the planet: from Siberia to South America. Here you can spend hours walking along well-groomed trails and small wooden bridges,...
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Traditions of straw weaving
Students of the folk straw weaving studio “Nathnenne” under the guidance of teachers are engaged not in souvenir work, but in creating exclusively costumes made of straw. Every summer, the children go to the field, where they manually reap rye or wheat, from the stems of which they then create unusual and amazing national costumes....
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Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral (Calvin collection)
One of the most striking and recognizable monuments of the defensive architecture of Belarus, the cathedral was built in 1577 by Jan Glebovich. The architecture of the cathedral combines the features of Gothic and Renaissance. Its powerful six-tiered tower with a hipped completion rises to a height of 35 meters. The austere interior with a...
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Weaving Festival “Matchyny Krosny»
The festival has been held for decades. Several hundred weavers from different regions of Belarus come to the Old Roads to share the secrets of ancient craftsmanship. In addition to master classes, the festival includes a parade of handbrakes and a large fair, which is full of beautiful original patterns and ornaments.
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Dalva Memorial Complex
On June 19, 1944, the village of Dalva was burned down along with its inhabitants, and 44 people, including 29 children, were killed in the fire. The initiator of the creation of the memorial was the only surviving witness of the tragedy of the village of Dalva, Nikolai Petrovich Girilovich, who devoted his whole life...
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Vankovich Manor
In the village of Alesino there is a manor complex of the famous noble family of Vankovich. The house has not been preserved to this day, only the farm buildings and the distillery building remain. In the middle of the XIX century, there was a small estate here, where Paulina Monyushko, the granddaughter of the...
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Church of the Ordination of the Most Holy Theotokos
Built in the village of Gruzdovo in 1871, the church is an architectural monument of folk wooden architecture. The church is made entirely of wood, in classical forms for churches of the late 19th century. The shrine of the temple is the miraculous icon of the Mother of God of Gruzdovskaya of the early 15th...
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Monument in honor of the Soviet patriot mother
The prototype of the sculpture was Anastasia Fominichna Kupriyanova, who raised five sons, all of whom died during the Great Patriotic War, defending their Homeland. The monument is made of bronze and granite, its height is four meters. A bronze figure of a mother accompanies five figures of her sons to the war. In the...
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Chapel-tomb of the Zavish family
The pyramid tomb of the Zavish family (the second half of the 19th century), is one of the most original monuments of Belarusian architecture. The stone tomb of the ancient and influential family of Zavisha was erected in 1800 by General Kazimir Zavisha. It consisted of two levels: the upper one was intended for prayers,...
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The Logoysky spring in the name of St. Nicholas
The Logoysky spring in the name of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker has been known since ancient times and originates in the bottom of the hill, flowing out from under the ancient church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. People suffering from various diseases come to the spring, which is rich in minerals, especially it helps from...
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