Blue necklace of the Narochansky region

Old Myadel's owner Anthony Koshchits has vowed: build the temple if in family his successor long-awaited appears. The successor has appeared - the vow has been executed. In the city of Myadele in the middle of the 18th century the church of the Mother of God Shkaplernoy and the monastery of Carmelites have been constructed. The temple which you will see during the excursion is a little altered by time and events. Externally he represents a sample of late baroque. On him there are no towers, but there is a cut dome - very much reminds the Italian temples. And interiors acquaint with features of one more refined style - rococo.

Near the downtown of Myadel, on high to the hill, Sacred Trinity Church has majestically settled down. The white stone temple is built on all canons of the Moscow church architecture. Construction quite new - 2006. But she repeats ancient church which long time stood here and has been destroyed in days of the Great Patriotic War. Picturesque landscapes of the coastal city, a fine exterior and an interior of Sacred Trinity Church will leave pleasant impressions.

The natural complex «Blue Lakes» has found recognition of fans of outdoor recreation. Guests of national park Narochansky don't disregard «A blue necklace». It is possible to look at him from hill top - the survey platform «Bald Mountain». And here fully to enjoy the nature - on an ecological track. It is walk along the picturesque forest Strach River surrounded with fir forests. This set of beautiful lakes and one of Dead where the yellow mirror of water surprises and reigns the mystical atmosphere. These are the whole glades of snowdrops, a dream grass and lilies of the valley in the spring, traces of animals during a winter time and a pine "The old monk" which will grant your treasured desire.

The church of St. Nicholas impresses with its strictness and dimensionality. Built in the Neo-Borko style in 1653, the church was completely rebuilt at the beginning of the 20th century and today it is a temple in which several architectural styles are mixed. The interior of the church is dominated by the Baroque style: the walls are decorated with frescoes and lush stucco.

The colonel of Grand Duchy of Lithuania Krishtof Zenovich in every way contributed to the development of Christianity on the Belarusian lands. For the same reason in 1701 he has founded the Karmelinsky monastery and the Troitsk temple in the settlement of Zasvir. A remarkable example of architecture of "Sarmatian" baroque together with monasteries became rescue for Kastusya Kalinovsky insurgents. However for it monks have paid - the monastery, unfortunately, has been closed up to the beginning of the 20th century. And further the priest Stapovich who accepted Yazep Drozdovich here glorified him and even Kazimir Svoyak - the remarkable collection of the Belarusian folklore and verses has published the book "Our Lira" under pseudonyms.

Visiting the Church of Our Lady of Relentless Help in the village of Shemetovo, tourists will learn about the very unusual history of the creation of this church, the period of its existence, the peculiarities of its appearance and the intricacies of interior decoration. In the temple, the tourists will see a lot of icons, among which there is a copy of the miraculous icon in Rome, and the crucifix made in 1863 in Vienna, and the icon of the Mother of God Ostrábum known to all as the only one icon widely regarded both Orthodox and the Catholics. Particular attention during the excursion is given to the belfry, built in the 19th century.