Brest Fortress and Ded Moroz residance

The Brest Cathedral of St. Simeon is the main Orthodox church in the city, which is its true decoration and pride. Built in 1865 in the pseudo-Russian style, the cathedral looks especially majestic in the evening in the rays of night illumination. One of the main shrines of the temple are the relics of St. Martyr Athanasius, Abbot of Brest, who despite tortures and torments did not renounce Orthodoxy. Today, the monument to Athanasius of Brest was installed near the cathedral.

During the excursion before you pages of history of terrible days of the beginning of war when at sunrise on June 22, 1941 the garrison of the Brest fortress the first assumed blows of fascist aggressors will open and more than a month held the fort in a full environment. Already on an entrance you will be met by a shrill voice of Yu. Levitan with the government message about attack on the Soviet Union of troops of fascist Germany and the song by A. Alexandrov the «Sacred war» which became the anthem of those years. On May 8, 1965 fortresses the rank «fortress hero» is given.

An excursion to the Estate of the Belarusian Father Frost marked the beginning of the formation of a new tradition of celebrating the New Year holidays for children and adults. This truly magical place attracts not only schoolchildren, but also older people. Already at the very entrance you find yourself in a completely different world, forgetting about the everyday bustle and completely immersing yourself in a fairy tale. Ded Moroz House with workshops, Snegurochka's house, a museum of children's letters, where letters, drawings and crafts sent by children from all over the country are stored, a windmill, a magic well and two knights at the entrance: Dub-Dubovich and Vyaz-Vyazovich. Each visitor will receive a New Year's gift fromDed Moroz andSnegurochka.