Minsk – the Monastery of Zhirovitchy – Minsk , 5 days/ 4 nights
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 410.
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Minsk – Polotsk – Minsk 5 days/ 4 nights
Tours for Orthodox Christianity Followers
Below are some tours for the followers of different religions. Make a brochure advertising places to visit in Belarus to attract as many people as possible. Try to get more information about the sacred places mentioned. If possible supply your brochures with drawings and pictures.
PROJECT WORK
Article 31. International Treaties
Article 30. Responsibility for Violation of the Legislation on the Freedom of Religion and Religious Organisations
The officials and citizens guilty of violation of the legislation on the freedom of religion and religious organisations shall bear the responsibility established by the legislation of the Republic of Belarus.
Should the rules established by an international treaty, to which the Republic of Belarus is a party, be different from those contained in the legislation on the freedom of religion and religious organisations, the rules established by the international treaty shall be applied.
TOUR 1:
Arrival in “Minsk-2“ International Airport Transfer to the hotel with guide assistance Check-in at the 3-star hotel in the center of the city. Time at leisure. Attending service in the Holy Trinity Cathedral. Dinner
Breakfast. Sightseeing tour of Minsk including architectural, historical and cultural monuments of the 17th – 18th cent., historic part of the city – Trinity Suburb and orthodox churches. Visit to the Museum of Old Belarusian Culture. featuring weaving, embroidery, old icons and wood-carving Visit to the Local Arts Museum . with interesting icon-painting section Meeting with representatives of Minsk Diocese. Dinner
Early breakfast. Departure for Polotsk (252 km) – the oldest Belarusian city (founded 862) and the center of old Slavic history and culture. Polotsk is famous for its 11th cent. St. Sophia Cathedral, Convent of St. Ephrosinia of Polotsk (12th cent.) a benefactress and matron Saint of Belarus, Saint-Ephrosinia Church (12th cent.) with beautiful frescoes and where the Cross of Ephrosinia – the national heritage is kept. Among other objects worth seeing is the Museum of Book-printing – one of the best in Europe . “The Stone of Boris“ – the example of old Slavic culture, its weight is 25 tons; organ show in St. Sophia Cathedral. Tour of Polotsk including all above-mentioned objects. Departure to Minsk . Dinner
Breakfast Tour to the Khatyn Memorial (60 km) erected on the site of the village of Khatyn – one of the 186 Belarusian villages burnt to ashes by the Nazis during World War II. On the way back visit to the Orthodox Churches in the town of Logoysk . Visit to Raubichy Folk Arts and Crafts Museum . Displayed in the former Krestogorskaya Church are folk costumes, fine fabrics, articles made of straw, pottery, weaving, icon-painting. Farewell dinner with folk-show. Departure to Minsk . Dinner.
Breakfast. Transfer to the Airport for your departure flight.
TOUR 2: