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Lida - Berezovka - glass factory Neman
Tour description
Price
per person
4'867 ₽
2'397 ₽
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
Having visited the ancient Belarusian city of Lida, you will plunge into the atmosphere of the Middle Ages. Lida is famous for its castle, the initiator of the erection was the prince of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania - Gedimin. In the castle you will visit one of the towers and a battle gallery, and during the excursion you will walk along the inner courtyard. In the second half of the journey, the oldest enterprise of the glass industry of Belarus - the glass factory "Neman" - awaits you. You will see how the masters blow the glass, go to the local glass museum, you can buy unique works of art, reminiscent of the works of Venetian glass blowers.
Excursion type
Thematic
Distance
375 km
Duration
12:00 hour
Language of training
Russian
Excursion subject
Excursions to the castles, Factory excursions, For schoolchildren
Kind
Bus-Walking tours
Program
Moving in Lida (170 km)
Cathedral of St. Michael The Archangel in Lida
Having seen it, you hardly learn in the cathedral is mute. Before you the beautiful palace will be. However, having thumbed through pages of the past of Sacred and Mikhaylovsky church, you learn in what a secret of its shape and history. How fate of the temple existing since the time of Public relations of the 17th century up to now was?
Exaltation of the Cross church in Lida
Long time in Lida attempts construction of Catholic temples anyway became. However all of them came to the end extremely tragically – pagan aggression, disapproval of the prince, the fires of crusaders. So was to the middle of the 18th century. In 1770 in the city the Roman Catholic Parish Church of Erection of the Sacred Cross appeared. The outstanding architect, the founder of refined architectural style, after called "vilensky baroque" - Johann Christoph Glaubits became the architect of the project.
Lidа castle
In 1323 the prince Gedimin gave the order to put the stone lock to cover to knights the road to the center of lands of the principality Lithuanian. In 5 years the kostel was built. Time the lock was besieged by the English, German, French knights. The Lidsky lock is "time machine" and a fascinating travel to the Middle Ages where continually there is a place to romanticism and knightly valor. Here everyone will be able to feel as the ancient soldier, having tried on an armor and to like the mystical atmosphere, having learned what ghost protects a citadel.
Lunch
Moving in Berezovka (25 km)
Glassworks «Neman»
The city of Berezovka will meet you with a magic crystal fairy tale. At the glass factory «Neman» you will get acquainted with the recipes and technology of making colored glass and crystal. You will visit the factory museum, where the works of the masters of their craft - glassblowers are represented. Each of the artists - a bright creative individuality, each - his own handwriting. And all together they make up a wonderful ensemble of masters. Stained-glass windows, decorative products from Neman glass are decorated with palaces, theaters, stadiums of many cities of our country, metro stations of Tashkent, Kharkov, Minsk. You will discover the history of the development of this distinctive enterprise, where people manually create beauty from glass.
Moving in Minsk (190 km)
The end of the tour
