Tour Following the Yakub Kolos places
Tour description
Price
per person
20'760 ₽ for group*
от 2'966 ₽ c чел.
40'897 ₽ for group*
от 2'152 ₽ c чел.
58'132 ₽ for group*
от 1'118 ₽ c чел.
66'264 ₽ for group*
от 975 ₽ c чел.
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
The excursion from Minsk «In the Footsteps of Yakub Kolas» is a journey tracing the path of the great classic of Belarusian literature, where every stop is imbued with the spirit of poetry and history. You will enjoy a trip to Stolbtsy, Albuth, and Nikolaevshchina, visiting memorial estates: «Akinchytsy», where the future writer was born; «Albuth», which inspired his poem «New Land»; and «Smolnya», where Kolas spent the last years of his life. You’ll see restored houses with authentic interiors, household items, literary exhibitions, and even the linden alley planted by the poet himself together with Kupala. This is a route where the lines of his works come to life and the true story of the Belarusian soul is revealed.
This excursion from Minsk is perfect for schoolchildren, literature lovers, and those eager to explore national culture more deeply. It will be especially interesting for family and tourist groups and can also be arranged for corporate outings and individual travelers. This is not just a journey through a writer’s biography — it’s a living dialogue with the history, culture, and soul of Belarus.
Excursion type
Historical-literary
Distance
210 km
Duration
7 hours
Language of training
Russian
Excursion subject
Kind
Bus-Walking tours
Program
Gathering the group
Moving in Stolbtsy (78 km)
Museum-farmstead by Jakub Kolas «Akinchitsy»
Akinchitsa - today it is the suburb of the city Columns, and at the end of the 19th century - the certain village. Some time in this estate there lived Konstantin Mikhaylovich Mickiewicz's family. The restored native home of the Belarusian classic reminds the modern ethnographic museum. Furniture and chests, a distaff and ware, baskets and a cradle of the person whom we know as Yaqub Kolas - you will get acquainted with tenor of life of family of Yaqub and life of his contemporaries.
Moving in Albut (9 km)
Memorial farmstead by Yakub Kolas «Albut»
To Alnut - the childhood and youthful years of Yaqub Kolas is connected with this place. From here he went to national school to Nikolayevshchina, here has written the first poem. Exactly from here he has gone to study to Nesvizhsky teacher's seminary and exactly here came back every summer being already young teacher. To Alnut - that Porechye, described by him in the poem «New Zyamlya». The poem which is considered by right a literary masterpiece of Belarus and the description of the whole era in life of the Belarusian people has formed the basis of an exposition of the museum. It will be interesting to you to visit the place where the talent of the poet has grown.
Lunch
Moving in Nikolaevschina (12 km)
Literary-memorial complex by Yakub Kolas «Smolnya»
Smolnya is not just a museum — it’s a living poem written on the bank of the Neman River. Here, among the linden trees planted by Yakub Kolas himself, you can feel the breath of time and the warmth of Belarusian literary heritage. It was here that Kolas first met Yanka Kupala and worked on «New Land» and «Simon the Musician». The cozy memorial house and literary exhibition take you back to the early 20th century. Every room is like a page from the poet’s biography, every path — a line of poetry. A tour from Minsk to the Yakub Kolas Literary and Memorial Complex «Smolnya» offers a journey deep into the Belarusian soul. T
Moving in Minsk (81 km)
The end of the tour
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