POLOTSK-VILENSKI WAY

Polotsk-Vilenski way - one of the ancient road in Belarus.

Breakfast.

Departure to Polotsk - an ancient capital of Polotsk Dutchy, founded in 862. Visit to the 11th cent. St. Sophia Cathedral, the monument of architecture of the 11th-17th cent. built at the time of Vseslav Charodey, the Prince of Polotsk governing; the museum of Belarusian Book- Printing, its exposition tells about the first Belarusian printer Francisk Skoryna, a great thinker of the 16th cent., whose birthplace was Polotsk. F. Skoryna published the first edition of the Bible in the Slavonic language, second in Europe.

Departure to Glubokoe: visit to Farny Troitski Catholic church and Carmelite’s monastery. Lunch.

Departure to Postavy were in 18th century 22 stone buildings were built (trade lines, craftsmen’s houses, building of municipal chancellery, school, cafe, hotels, hospital). Visit to the neogothic Catholic church (beginning of XX cent.).

Departure to village Naroch – one of the most ancient settlement near the lake Naroch. Visit to St. Andrei neogothic Catholic (beginning of XX cent.) and Orthodox church (XIX cent.).

Departure to Svir. Nowadays this is an archaeological monument - site of ancient settlement situated on isolated hillock, where cement steps lead.

Return to Polotsk.