Tour Following Adam Mickiewicz рath
Tour description
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21'903 ₽ for group*
от 3'129 ₽ c чел.
38'697 ₽ for group*
от 2'037 ₽ c чел.
64'123 ₽ for group*
от 1'233 ₽ c чел.
75'109 ₽ for group*
от 1'105 ₽ 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 tour «In the Footsteps of Adam Mickiewicz» is a one-day trip from Minsk along the route Zaosie – Navahrudak, dedicated to the life and legacy of one of Belarus’s most renowned poets.
The first stop on the route is a visit to the Mickiewicz family estate museum in Zaosie, the birthplace of Adam Mickiewicz. The museum recreates the appearance of a 19th-century noble estate, including the house and outbuildings. The exhibition offers insight into the environment in which the poet spent his childhood.
The tour continues in Navahrudak, where guests will enjoy a guided city tour with visits to the main architectural and historical landmarks: the Church of St. Michael the Archangel, the Farny Catholic Church, St. Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral, and the ruins of Navahrudak Castle. The tour also includes places associated with the poet: the Adam Mickiewicz Monument, the Mound of Immortality dedicated to him, and the Adam Mickiewicz House-Museum in Navahrudak.
The tour to Zaosie and Navahrudak will appeal to literature, history, and culture enthusiasts. It is suitable for tourist, school, and corporate groups. Upon request, individual tours along the Zaosie – Navahrudak route can be arranged to meet participants' interests.
Route
Minsk - Novogrudok - Minsk
Excursion type
Local history
Distance
370 km
Duration
12 hours
Language of training
Russian
Excursion subject
Kind
Bus-Walking tours
Video review
Program
Gathering the group
Moving in Zaose (140 km)
Museum-Estate of Mickiewiczes «Zaosje»

In Zaosye, in 1798 Adam Mickiewicz was born and at that time there was an estate of family of the writer. Today here the museum complex repeating planning of a traditional shlyakhetsky folvark of the end of XVIII – the beginning of the XIX centuries is located. In his center there is a house, ambarets, the shed and a barn are opposite located. Here the well crane, a cellar and a bath on the bank of a small pond are constructed. The literary and documentary exposition "Return of sir Tadeusz" which will acquaint you with history a folvarka in Zaosye is developed in halls of the house estate.
Moving in Novogrudok (47 km)
Lunch
St. Michael the Archangel Church in Novogrudok

At the beginning of the 17th century representatives of a Catholic award – Dominicans located in Novogrudka. For them the church was also built that combines elements of magnificent and festive baroque and late classicism. What was only not seen by the temple: soldiers and fires, granary and furniture warehouse, desolation and elimination of an award. However in the best times at a church the monastery and school worked. The writer and politician Adam Mickiewicz studied at school of this.
St. Nicholas Cathedral in Novogrudok

At the beginning of the 14th century the Grand duke Lithuanian Gedemin invited in Novogrudok Frantsiskantsev. About hundred years they worked on creation of the temple – Saint Anthony's church. The temple is complete - but in 50 years the Catholic award is forced to leave the monastery. However, despite destiny milestones, it reached our time, let a little modified. In the city you still should learn about its history and a role.
Novogrudsky Castle ruins

Novogrudok – the first capital of Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The city with thousand-year history kept surprising landscapes of hills and the woods, the view of which opens from Zamkova Hora. And on it ruins of the majestic castle where many centuries Mindovg was crowned back tower. The Novogrudsky lock, located at hill top, is visible for many kilometers from the city – its towers as if giants, are cut down from a boulder, from a distance reported about power and greatness of fortress.
Farny Catholic Church in Novogrudok

Novogrudok Farny Church of the Transfiguration is one of the oldest and most significant Catholic shrines in Belarus. This church is located in Novogrudok at the foot of Zamkova Hill on 1st May Street. Built at the end of the 14th century by Grand Duke Vytautas, the church was initially constructed in the Gothic style and later rebuilt in the Sarmatian Baroque style in the 18th century.
Mound of Immortality of A. Mitskevich

Near Zamkova Mountain lies an unusual hill, poured in honor of the great Belarusian poet. It was founded on May 27, 1924. The first handful of earth was replaced by the head of the Mickiewicz Committee, Professor Stanislaw Wojciechowski, and then by the inhabitants of Novogrudok, Lithuania and Poland. For 7 years here came compatriots A. Mickiewicz, as well as simple admirers of his talent, to bring some land from his homeland. Who could not come, sent it by mail. The mound grew and grew. June 1830 was declared the "Mickiewicz days". The authorities announced the imminent completion of the construction. This decision caused an influx of tourists to Novogrudok - everyone wanted to have time to take part in the erection of the mound. June 28, 1931 after a service in the Farny Church, where he was baptized A. Mickiewicz, the monument was solemnly handed over to the city.
A.Mickiewicz monument in Novogrudok

The Monument to Adam Mickiewicz is a significant historical and cultural landmark in the town of Navahrudak, Grodno Region, Belarus. It is dedicated to the outstanding poet of Belarusian origin, Adam Mickiewicz, who, along with Juliusz Słowacki and Zygmunt Krasiński, is considered one of the founders of Polish Romanticism. The monument was created by Belarusian sculptor Valeryan Yanushkevich.
House-Museum of Adam Mickiewich in Novogrudok

House-Museum of Adam Mickiewich in Novogrudok appeared in September 1938 in the place where the parents of the famous Polish-Belarusian poet, publicist and public figure once lived. The museum owes its opening to the efforts of the voluntary scientific community «Mitskevichsky Committee».
By 1991 the building of the museum was reconstructed in the image of the historical original of the XIX century, there appeared an outbuilding, a well, a gazebo, a barn. Today, the museum has a collection of more than 8,000 exhibits: personal belongings, documents, portraits of the family of Adam Mickiewich, books of the XVIII century, archaeological finds of the homeland of the poet and much more.
Moving in Minsk (150 km)
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