Land of lakes, churches, parks: Kamai - Postavy - Luchay
Tour description
Price
per person
5'721 ₽
2'569 ₽
The cost of excursions is approved in Belarusian rubles and when paying in other currencies the final cost may differ from the one indicated on the site depending on the exchange rate of the card issuing bank (MIR, Visa, Mastercard).
Included in the price of the excursion:
- certified guide services
- transport services
Description
Kamai is a small place with a great heritage. Particularly interesting here is the Church of St. John - a temple of a defensive type, which was preserved for us by the oldest organ on Belarus and the canvas "Christ and the Orphan". We go further: on the way to Postavy - the city owes its fame to the Tyzengauz. Their palace became the main attraction. Further, in the village of Luchai, it is worth seeing a temple combining the styles of baroque and classicism. This is a route of curious discoveries.
Excursion type
Architectural and town-planning
Distance
380 km
Duration
11 hours
Language of training
Russian
Excursion subject
Holy places excursions, For schoolchildren, Ecological, Excursions to the castles
Kind
Bus-Walking tours
Program
Gathering the group
Moving in Kamai (170 km)
Church of St. John the Baptist in Kamay
There is a three of especially remarkable temples in Belarus - defensive type. One of them towers on the hill in the center of the settlement of Kamai. The Saint John the Baptist's church constructed at the beginning of the 17th century was never closed and didn't stop the work - powerful defensive towers and strong walls protect from troubles and destructions. And there is something to protect: not only the architecture of the temple, but also the organ, oldest in Belarus, which is stored here, and a canvas «Christ and the orphan» is unique.
Moving in Postavy (18 km)
Tiesenhausen Palace in Postavy
Tiesenhausen Palace in Postavy - a magnificent monument of architecture of the XVIII century, built in the style of classicism. The owner of the Postavy Anthony Tiesenhaus started building the palace, and Constantine Tiesenhaus - a famous ornithologist, completed the construction. He was created in the palace the most beautiful and richest in Eastern Europe ornithological museum. In addition to the museum in the palace were valuable engravings and books, luxurious collections of paintings, among which, presumably, were the original works of Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, Rubens.
Lunch
Moving in Luchaj (20 km)
Church of St. Thaddaeus in Luchay
In the 18th century very educated woman - Elzhbeta-Magdalena Puzynya (princess Oginskaya) lived in the town Luchay there in the palace. She was engaged in astronomical observations and has made the significant contribution to foundation of observatory at Vilensky Jesuit academy. And in Luchaye, together with her brother Tadeusz Oginsky, they have based a magnificent Jesuit church. It has personified Baroque style and lines of classicism. And interiors decorate its fine paintings in the grizayl equipment. Here also the first-ever monument to Benedict XVI is located.
Moving in Minsk (175 km)
The end of the tour
