Arrival in Minsk. Welcome meeting with a representative of ALATAN TOUR partner.

Accommodation at a hotel. Dinner.

Breakfast.

City tour of Minsk (founded in 1067) includes ndependence square, House of Government

and “Red” Roman-Catholic Church, Victory Square, Troitskoye Predmestye (Trinity

Suburb) — restored downtown of Minsk in the 19^th century, Holy Trinity Cathedral and

St. Catherin’s Church (17^th century). Lunch.

Departure to Vitebsk. On the way visit to the Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve.

Lunch at the local restaurant.

Proceeding with the travel. Arrival in Vitebsk. Accommodation at the hotel. Dinner.

Day 3

Brekfast.

Departure for a theme tour “Mark and Bella” with visit to the museum of Mark Shagal.

After lunch visit to the art-center after M.Shagal.

Musical-poetic party devoted to the work of the great artist.

Dinner.

Day 4

Breakfast.

Sightseeing tour of Vitebsk. Visit to the Holy Assumption Orthodox Church, A. Nevsky

Church, St. Barbara Orthodox Church, Victory Square, the Monument to the Soviet

soldiers — internationalists, Railway station Square, Vitebsk Thousand Anniversary Square,

the historical House of Vitebsk City Governor, the monument to the heroes of the war

(1812) with Napoleon.

After lunch travel to Zdravnevo — museum-estate of the great Russian painter Ilya Repin.

Dinner at a local restaurant.

Day 5

Breakfast.

Departure to Polotsk — an ancient capital of Polotsk Dutchy, founded in 862.

Visit to the 11^th cent. St. Sophia Cathedral, the monument of architecture of the 11^th-17^th

Cent., the museum of Belarusian Book — Printing, Lutheran Church nowadays used as a 

museum of History, the Nunnery of the Savior St. Efrasinniya (established in the 1120^th).

After lunch an organ concert in St. Sophia Cathedral.

Departure to Minsk.

Accommodation at the hotel Dinner.

Day 6

Breakfast.

Departure to the airport.