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Zaslavl - Radoshkovichi - сeramic factory
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3'188 ₽
1'585 ₽
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Included in the price of the excursion:
- certified guide services
- transport services
Description
This excursion will acquaint you with a small town Zaslavl - a contemporary of Polotsk and Turov, Brest and Vitebsk, Novgorod, Smolensk, Vladimir. Medieval festivals and knight tournaments are held here. The real historical events that took place in Zaslavl are closely intertwined with fiction and traditions. And in the second half of the journey you will learn the secrets of ceramic production and will be able to try with your own hands to make for yourself a clay souvenir.
Route
Minsk - Zaslavl - Radoshkovichi - Minsk
Excursion type
Local history
Distance
90 km
Duration
05:00 hour
Language of training
Russian
Excursion subject
Kind
Bus-Walking tours
Program
Moving in Zaslavl (25 km)
Tne settlement Zamechek
Driving along the south-western outskirts of Zaslavl, one can not help paying attention to the ring shaft. It is located on the top of a hill, above the swampy bark of the river. The fortress, built more than a thousand years ago, was an important outpost of the north-western borders of Vladimir Svyatoslavovich. Since 985 the fortress is the same chronicle Izyaslavl, founded, according to legend, by Prince Vladimir for Rogneda and Izyaslav. About the dramatic events with the Polotsk princess Rogneda for centuries, remembered in Russia, chroniclers and epic owners. About what meanly and at the same time colorful narrations of ancient writings, about which numerous poetic and prose works are composed, theatrical performances and screen versions are put ...
Historic center of Zaslavl
In the external appearance of Zaslavl, traces of a provincial town are traced. Frequent inter-war wars, changes of owners caused great damage to the city. Many historical monuments were destroyed. Only some of them have survived to this day. The historical center of Zaslavl is the center of an ancient city with preserved monuments of architecture and archeology of the 10th-19th centuries. and museum facilities. It includes most of the historical and archaeological reserve "Zaslavl", as well as the houses of individual, mainly old, buildings.
Church of Nativity 0f The Blessed Virgin Mary in Zaslavl
Church of Nativity 0f The Blessed Virgin Mary - a monument of Baroque architecture of the XVIII century, wher the image of the Blessed Virgin Mary was placed in the main altar. After the Kalinouski uprising the church was passed to the Orthodox Church and a significant rebuilt was made in the Byzantine-Russian style, but the name of the temple and the ancient image of Virgin Mary was saved. Currently, it has been again returned to the Catholics and consecrated.
The settlement Val
After the destruction of the first Izyaslav fort, a new one was erected - on the high bank of Svisloch. Since the XI century, it has its history and keeps it in the ramparts and mighty walls of a defensive church - now the Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior, which proudly towers over the site of the ancient settlement. Man-made fortifications and obstacles in combination with natural obstacles made Zaslavsky Castle at that time almost impregnable. The castle was a military, administrative, political and religious center of the city. The history of the ancient settlement is closely connected with the history of the whole settlement. The walls of the site will help you remember those distant times when the inhabitants of the city fought here, protecting their property and freedom.
Spaso-Preobrazhensky church in Zaslavl
In an environment of Shaft, in the 16th century the church was built. Instead of distinguished scenery, till the 17th century it was decorated by powerful walls and loopholes. The mission of the temple was not only in service to God, but also in defense of citizens. Being constructed for Protestants, it belonged in due time and to Catholics, and after – returned to orthodox parish. In 1833, in memory of the Church of the Transfiguration which was in Zaslavla and burned down, the temple was consecrated under these a name.
The ethnographic complex «Mill»
The 100th anniversary was celebrated by the oldest steam mill in Belarus. Today it is an ethnographic complex "Mlyn", which attracts guests with its authenticity and unique atmosphere. And the local steam mill is on the move. This is not a dead museum exhibit - the mill can be started at any time in a job that it has been doing for a long time - from 1910 to 1996, serving the people of Zaslavl reliably, and not only them. In addition, three floors of the mill occupy the most interesting exhibits.
Moving in Radoshkovichi (20 km)
Сeramic factory «Belhudozhkeramika»
A local feature of the surroundings of the village of Radoshkovichi is the presence of large deposits of construction clay. For several decades there has been mining of this building material known to an ancient man. And in Radoshkovichi itself there are two main enterprises of the district - a ceramic factory for the production of ceramic bricks and "Belhudozhkeramika". At the last you will learn about all the secrets of making ceramic products, get acquainted with the full production cycle, you will have the opportunity to become a master in creating a ceramic pot or a jug. In the museum you will see all the samples of products from the date of foundation of the enterprise - candlesticks, amusing mattresses, modern sets of dishes and tea sets, flower pots, elegant vases and much more. At the end of the tour, everyone can buy a useful or simply memorable souvenir.
Moving in Minsk (44 km)
The end of the tour