Gastronomic heart of Minsk
Tour descriptionPrice
per person
2'621 ₽
1'196 ₽
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Included in the price of the excursion:
- certified guide services
Description
Picturesque traditions and ceremonies, variety of the most tasty dishes of the ethnic cuisine and original culture - in many respects they characterize the people which live here. And the harmonious combination of medieval architecture to modern tells about development and the embodiment of the best traditions at all times. Having chosen an excursion «Tasty Minsk», you will walk on the attracting small streets of the Old city, you learn about fascinating history of the Belarusian capital, you will try dishes of the ethnic cuisine in cozy cafe.
Route
Excursion type
Local history
Distance
3 km
Duration
4 hours
Language of training
Russian
Excursion subject
Kind
Walking Tours
Program
Gathering the group
Minsk Town Hall
As well as two hundred years ago the square, and in it one of the most beautiful buildings of the city – a snow-white silhouette of the Minsk town hall flaunts here. These buildings were built only in the city received Magdeburg rights - particularly the right to self-government. It has become an integral part of the Liberty Square - the historical center of Minsk. Here to judge and pass judgment, make decisions about the fate of the city and its inhabitants. It became an integral part of Liberty Square – the historic center of Minsk. It is difficult even to present that about 2004 years ago on this place there were emptiness – the town hall destroyed in 1857 was reanimated only 147 years later. Today, the former center of city self-government – magistrate, receives guests again: on the first floor – in the museum of Minsk, on the second – in a conference room.
Minsk trade rows - vilenchuki
Minsk trade rows - a part of saved and reconstructed trade rows of the beginning of the XIX century. Only seven shops remained to our times from about twenty shops that flank the Bernardine Church. One-storey elongated «Bernardine store» is divided by niches into cells.
According to saved documents, they were often rented by the merchants from Vilna, that's why trade rows in the Upper Town were called «Vilenchuki». Today, several restaurants, where you can relax after a walk around the city, are located in this white building.
Tasting
Guest yard in Minsk
Guest yard is one of the interesting architectural monuments of Minsk. The building was called «guest house» from the word «guest», that is «Place of trade». Azov-Don commercial bank, merchant club, large storeswas here. Since that time, it did not seem to change it's purpose: boutiques, cafes and even a bank. You will certainly feel the depth of the old building, seeing it even in a modern guise.
Tasting
Building of the Yeshibah
On modern Vitebskaya Street, on that place where the Rakovsky Brovar restaurant flaunts, the Yeshibah once settled down. The monument of architecture of the 18th century has remained well – it is reconstructed only partially. In a Yeshibah with 10 and to 25 years studied the Torah and the Talmud – trained rabbis.
Tasting
Barrel house
Korchma is an old Belarusian settlement, where the traveler could find accommodation and food, often the local people held meetings, young people danced. The peculiarity of the inn was that there was also a stable for horses, on which visiting visitors came, although there was a tavern «without arrival». Cafe in the center of Minsk to this day pleases tourists and residents of the city with its external appearance and internal antique interiors.
Tasting
The end of the tour