Minsk

How to get there

Minsk can be reached by train, plane and bus.

By plane

Airplanes arrive at Minsk National Airport, located 40 km from the city. Ticket prices range from 3,500 to 5,830 rubles ... The most expensive weekend tickets. The cheapest in the middle of the week, if they are taken per month. You can monitor airfare prices using this link.

Peter-Minsk

Distance 830 km. The bus journey from Petersburg to Minsk will take 14-15 hours. Buses depart in the evening and arrive in the morning. The cost is from 500-1800 rubles. The train travel time is 13.40 and 14.30. The cost of a reserved seat is 3660 rubles, a compartment 6950 rubles. rub. The average cost of plane tickets is $ 100, but search companies claim that you can find a ticket for 50. Flight time 1 hour 25 minutes.

Get from the airport to the city

You can get from the airport to the city by regular buses No. 300E (33,940 Belarusian rubles, a little more than $ 2) and minibuses No. 1400-TK. They go to the Central Bus Station. Tickets for them can be bought at ticket offices, in terminals and from bus drivers. You can also buy in advance on the ticketbus.by website. Travel time is about an hour, if there are no traffic jams. There is also a comfortable train, but it has only 5 flights per day. It costs 25,000. rubles (approx. 1.5 dollars) The travel time is the same as that of the bus - about an hour, but you definitely won’t get stuck in it. Taxi will cost from 380,000 bel. rub., it's about 35-40 dollars. But at airports and train stations, drivers can be very expensive. There is a service //135.by/ where you can order a taxi online, calculate the approximate cost of the trip, and there you can see the fares. Upon arrival at the airport or train station, you should not change large amounts in exchangers, because the rate there is always less than the real rate.

Registration

All visitors to the territory of the Republic of Belarus for a period of more than 3 days, excluding holidays (except for citizens of Russia, Lithuania, Latvia and Ukraine) must be registered. When staying in a hotel, registration is carried out by the hotel for free. When living in an apartment, you must contact the local department of internal affairs with the owner.

Medical insurance

Guests arriving on the territory of the Republic of Belarus (except for Russian citizens) must have medical insurance.

By train

The second most accessible are reserved tickets for the train. Trains depart from Belorussky Train Station in the evening and arrive in the morning. Overnight on the train and you stand on the platform in Minsk. The reserved seat can be seated, with seats located, as in an airplane and traditional wagons. Seating is cheaper, but they are only on trains departing during the day and uncomfortably staying after 2 in the morning. Prices for ordinary reserved seats now fluctuate around 5.000 p. p., the price includes a bed.

Next in terms of accessibility is the plane.

And in the last place are compartment and sleeping train cars. Prices for them from 7700 rubles and higher. For branded trains more expensive, for ordinary ones a little cheaper. The bed is included. Meals are not included in the ticket price, but on company trains you can order dinner preparation in a restaurant car and they will bring it in a compartment.

On the road about 12 hours

By bus

Distance 720 km. Of the more traditional methods, the cheapest is the trip from Moscow to Minsk by bus, it will cost 1,500-1700 rubles. There are buses that depart in the morning and arrive in the evening, there are buses that depart in the evening and arrive in the morning, the last option seems to me to be the most optimal. Because you can sleep on the way, conveniently folding the chair.

There are several operators, of the order of five or six, the buses of each of them depart from different places: from the Belorussky railway station, Schelkovo bus station and the Park Pobedy metro station. Buses come mainly to the area of ​​the Minsk railway station, but there is an operator who drives only to the Vostochnaya metro station and this needs to be clarified.

The price difference for services fluctuates around 200 rubles. For children, slight discounts depending on age and start at 50 rubles.

Ecolines. WiFi, sockets, WC, air conditioning, TVs, luggage. Daily, from 3 x per day. An opportunity to buy a ticket online.

Eurotrans. Depart from the Belorussky station. Minibuses and buses at the same price. The bus is more comfortable.

Travel time 10-12 hours

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When is the season. When is the best time to go?

Minsk is beautiful in any weather. If you arrive in the summer, you will be able to fully wander through green parks and squares in the very center of the capital, ride boats and pedal boats along Svisloch, sail on a steamer.

It so happened historically that urban life has always focused on the river, and even if it is such a small river like Svisloch, the most interesting objects are located close to it, whether it is the Opera House, Loshatsky Park or Sports Arenas. Traveling along the river, you always recognize Minsk from some new side.

Almost along the entire length of its flow through the city, bicycle paths are laid, and such a bicycle trip can be a very interesting walk. From Gorky Park, to Yanka Kupala Park, along the embankment on Nemiga, to the park near Komsomolsky Lake, then the water system in Drozdy, and further Zhdanovichi and the Minsk Sea.

If you go from Gorky Park in the opposite direction, then beyond Chervensky Park, Serebryanka canals will start from which you can either turn into Loshatsky Park or to the Chizhovskoye Reservoir. But in the second route, bike paths are not yet laid to the end.

If you arrive in the cold season, you will most likely spend most of the time in cafes, museums or cinemas.

But in winter you can still go out of town to go skiing or sledding.

See options for tours to Minsk in this section of Travelask.

Minsk - weather for months

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Areas. Where is better to live

Hotels

Cost from 10 dollars per day (economy option). On average, the cost of a single room is about 30 dollars.

Hostels

The cost is from 2.5 dollars per day. On average, the cost per person per day is about 10 dollars.

Reservation of hotels and hostels is possible at a booking, and you can check if there is a better price somewhere here.

Rental apartment

The cost of 1-room is 25-55 dollars .; 2 rooms 40-65 dollars .; 3 rooms 65-75 dollars. per day.

More information here.

The main attractions. What to watch

In the past few years, the city has changed a lot, and if you have been to it once before, now you can hardly recognize it. Even Minskers themselves do not always understand where they are, the landscape of the city has changed so much. Such significant changes were caused by preparations for the world hockey championship and now hockey arenas, football and sports arenas, and, of course, hotels are scattered throughout Minsk. This will certainly please sports lovers, but if you are not a sports fan, then a date with Minsk will be pleasant for you.

The center of the capital is very compact and includes architecture of different times. While the Trinity Suburb and the Upper Town give us the opportunity to wander through a two-story medieval city, with shutters and weathercocks, then Independence Avenue provides an excursion into the era of Stalinist neoclassicism, Oktyabrskaya Street provides an opportunity to touch the industrial architecture of the early twentieth century, and Victory Avenue shows the architecture of this century.

In the summertime, in Upper Town, a street is blocked for walking, and it becomes a place of pilgrimage for tourists and Minsk residents, where artists, actors and musicians show their art. But the same venue hosts jazz evenings and free dance classes.

The city has a botanical garden, with a large number of unique plants that are not characteristic of our zone. Minskers love to admire outlandish flowers, a beautiful pond with blooming water lilies, and watch a couple of swans. The garden is open during the summer.

The National Library is surrounded by special attention. Her building, made in the form of a faceted diamond, always attracts the attention of visitors. Light illumination is installed on the building; there is an observation deck and a cafe at the top. The library is the venue for excursions, conferences, major government events, and a unique collection of books is often in the background with respect to all these entertainment events.

Near the library, an elite microdistrict is being built with buildings of unusual architecture, which in the near future will be interesting to view from its observation deck.

Beaches. Which are better

There are several reservoirs in Minsk where Minsk dwellers rest in the summer, but this is a “Soviet-style” vacation for people who are not spoiled by trips abroad. Sometimes you need to change clothes in the forest or in the bushes, the beach is either silty or rocky, but this does not prevent the townspeople from going to the water on weekends.

If Tsnyanskoe reservoir and Drozdy are located within the city, then you need to go to the Minsk Sea or Zhdanovichi by train from the station. The train is ordinary and then the fare will be 0.15 dollars. and European, then the ticket costs 0.4 dollars. It is considered an electric train of superior comfort, refers to public transport. It has spacious cars, air conditioning, you can buy tickets in a car, but it is more expensive. There are fewer people in it, the doors do not open centrally, but by pressing a button for everyone who sits down.

On the Minsk Sea, there is the opportunity to sail on boats, sail, there is a yacht club and small waves a great opportunity to stand on a windsurfing board for those who have long dreamed of doing it.

The only high-rise building rises above the Minsk Sea is the Yunost sanatorium. In Soviet times, it was a place of rest for youth and students, but last year it was converted and it began to look like an expensive hotel, with beautiful views, in a very clean area, with its beach below, and they are treating cardiovascular nervous diseases and problems of the musculoskeletal system. And nearby in Zhdanovichi is the Krinitsa sanatorium with mineral water, a mud bath and speleotherapy. It is very popular among Russians; they come there with pleasure. Spacious, clean rooms. They have their own beach with neat sand and deck chairs. For the new generation, accustomed to comfort, two water parks can serve as a wonderful place of relaxation.

One of them is also located near Zhdanovich water park "Swan". Special bus from the bus station "Central". Slides of German and Australian production. Surfing simulator Flowrider. Premium fitness center, "SPA Territory" and the thermal zone, a zone of beach parties for relaxation and receptions, as well as a fast food restaurant. A special children's zone for family vacations KaZki with many attractions.

The only drawback is the influx of people in the summer and the days of school holidays, a lot of time has to wait in line for the slide. Cost about five dollars per hour of stay. The second water park "Freestyle". located in the city center on Surganova 4 (metro Academy of Sciences). And ticket prices are higher, just over $ 10 per hour. Waterpark features include a slide - a hydraulic catapult for extreme lovers and a FLOATING center (these are non-contact relaxing baths).

And for those who do not like extreme sports and slides, in principle, there is a lazy river that allows you to calmly swim around the entire perimeter of the park, hot tubs, a jacuzzi and infrared cabins and British dryers that allow you to instantly dry after water. The general filling of the park is a modern aquazone, a bath and thermal complex, a fitness center, a multidisciplinary gym, a bowling club, and a professional billiard room. You can eat either in the cafe-bistro, or go to one of the five bars. The summer terrace gives a special charm to the summer. Since prices are higher than in Swan, there are fewer people, and the location allows you to relax in Freestyle after work.

Churches and temples. Which are worth a visit

For several centuries, Minsk was a Catholic city and all its churches belonged to different Catholic faiths, later in the 18th century many were converted into Orthodox churches, but their architecture still bears the imprint of Catholic culture. Such is the main Temple of the Descent of the Holy Spirit on Sq. Liberty and buildings located behind it, belonging to the Orthodox diocese on the street. Cyril and Methodius, such is the cathedral of St. Peter and Paul (Rakovskaya St., near the trading house "On Nemiga"). And these are some of the most beautiful buildings in the city.

Now many new churches have been built in the city and the most significant building remains the monastery complex in the village. Novelties, where you can get by bus number 18 from pl. Victory

The hallmark of the city has long been the red church on Sq. Independence of St. Semeon and St. Elena. Beautiful stained glass windows, a spacious hall with benches for prayers attract a large number of tourists.

But the main Catholic church of the country remains the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Sq. Of freedom. It was recently restored after the oblivion of the Soviet era and the main services are broadcast from there. All Catholic churches have organs and are used as concert venues. So the temple on the Golden Hill is both a small philharmonic hall and an active church.

The Tatars were a traditional part of the city’s population and this was reflected in its names for a long time: the Tatar settlement, Tatar gardens, baths, cemeteries, history erased these places and names from the Minsk city environment and only recently the Minsk mosque on Griboedov Street was rebuilt. I'm not even sure that she is already acting.

Before the revolution, Minsk was half a Jewish city, 53% of the Jewish population lived in it, but the former synagogues did not survive. There are three active synagogues in the city. The most famous synagogue of orthodox Judaism of Dauman 13 b. From pl. Victory to the stop "Peresp" on the tram 3.5. There is also an association of progressive Judaism communities (20 Shornaya St.) and the premises of Chabad (Lubovich Hasidism) Kropotkina, 22.

Museums Which are worth a visit

Strangely enough, the recently built Museum of the Great Patriotic War enjoys the greatest popularity among young people. Winners Avenue, 8. He replaced the old museum in the city center and re-organized the space of history. The ideas embodied during its creation turned out to be very consonant with our time and the museum has a very high attendance rating. Airplanes, tanks, cars, virtual effects, designer finds bring the museum closer to the attraction. Only tanks do not carry.

But this desire can be fulfilled by going to the Stalin Line. This is a grandiose fortification ensemble near Minsk, where defenses of the Second World War are presented. Bunkers, bunkers, bunkers, military equipment of that time, dioramas, everything makes you feel fully included in that segment of history. You can get there either with a guided tour or by car. It is there that you can ride an all-terrain vehicle, shoot targets with real weapons and stock up on a full set of souvenirs from the Voroshilovsky shooter badge to caps and flasks.

If I chose a museum, then the most interesting, I would call the National Museum of Art. Now it occupies only two buildings on the street. Lenin, 20, but in the near future it is planned that it will be a museum quarter. There are always the most interesting exhibitions, vernissages, the museum brings together a lot of creative people.And, for example, in the "Night of Museums" on May 16, the number of people who want to get always exceeds the capabilities of the museum, it takes several hours to queue.

On the night of museums, an interesting program is held at the National History Museum, where costumed performances and dance balls are held, where heroes of different historical eras are mixed. And you can not only watch dances, but you can also participate in them.

In general, this event "Museum Night" has revived the conservative museum environment and this time the most interesting projects of the year fall. I would recommend this time as the best for visiting Belarusian museums. I want to make a reservation that in the majority, it is still not night, but the evening of museums when musicians, theaters, dancers, groups, directors, cinema are invited to visit and experiments can be observed to the point of mixing styles. For one museum - Zaire Azgur, it's still night, sculptors, painters gather there and usually the music session lasts until the morning.

If you want to save, then tickets must be ordered in advance.

In the afternoon, the museum holds master classes for those who want to try their hand at clay sculpture. Because Zaire Azgur was a sculptor and left behind a large number of monuments, some of them still adorn Minsk, others returned to the museum and now stand in it reminding us of the Stalin era.

There is another sculptor whose works you will encounter while walking along the streets of the capital. A girl with an umbrella, a woman on a bench will meet you near the train station, a photographer with an old camera on the Komarovsky market, a horse-drawn cart near the town hall, an old postman with a bicycle near the Oktyabr movie theater, all of them have become business cards of Minsk and belong to sculptor Vladimir Zhbanov and he there is no museum.

I really love the Vankovich Museum-Estate, it is located in the Upper Town, but not everyone finds it among the back streets (Internatsionalnaya, 33). Better to approach from October Square. Valentin Vankovich, a Belarusian artist of the early 19th century, a contemporary of Pushkin and Mitskevich, captured them in his portraits. His house was the cultural center of his time, around which the creative intelligentsia gathered. The museum recreated the atmosphere of the estate of the early 19th century.

In the Yanka Kupala Park there is a small museum dedicated to the poet. There are very sophisticated exhibitions that differ from the rest of the cultural environment.

Of the sites that are engaged in contemporary art, I would single out “Gallery Ў” (Independence Avenue 37 a), which implements international projects and gathers creative youth around it. In fact, it is a cultural center. The gallery has a cafe with Wi-Fe, book and souvenir shops. Book and souvenir shops.

The event of last year was the opening of the Center of Contemporary Arts (Nekrasov, 3) on the site of art workshops and it also became the place where photo exhibitions take place, viewers gather to watch and discuss contemporary films about art.

There is one very strange museum in Minsk, it is Mikhail Savitsky’s Art Gallery, which includes Soviet-era trash (the museum itself) and good exhibitions that the building hosts within its walls. It is located in the city center and claims to be the main exhibition area of ​​the capital, pl. Liberty, 15.

Theaters

If we talk about theaters, the most important thing is still the Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theater of the Republic of Belarus, which has recently been restored and shines with its updated design and magnificent decorations. Since the modern theater began to simplify, this spectacle in itself is worthy of attention. Alas, the golden age of the theater has passed, but the repertoire has remained the same and for those who are able to appreciate opera and ballet, an evening at the Bolshoi can be a wonderful vacation.

National Academic Theater I Kupala and Russian Theater. Gorky is represented by performances that can serve as a mirror of the way the domestic theater is moving in dramaturgy, scenography, and acting. All the performances in the Belarusian language at the Kupalovsky Theater, its poster is more mobile and diverse, there are a lot of young people on the stage, the theater is ready for experiments, although they cannot be called extreme. At the Russian Theater, performances in Russian. The repertoire of the classics, European and Russian contemporary plays and the main decoration of the theater always remains Rostislav Ivanovich Yankovsky, whom the viewer loves and invariably attends.

Music

In addition to musical theaters, there are two philharmonic societies in the city. One for adults, she has a large and small room. The large hall is located on Yakub Kolas square, and the small hall in the church of St. Rocha on the Golden Hill. And the children's philharmonic in the Upper Town, for which the building of the former Church of the Holy Spirit was restored. Initially, it was planned to restore the organ in the philharmonic society, but its cost was too high, they refused the idea. But the organ can be heard in the church across the road.

For concerts of famous music groups that gather a large number of fans, the Minsk Arena premises are used, and for small performances the Palace of the Republic or the Minsk concert hall.

Cinemas

I would like to write about cinemas separately, because I know that many Muscovites come to film premieres in Minsk, because the cost of tickets is much cheaper than in Moscow.

There are already many cinemas where you can watch movies in 3D format, I'm not going to advertise them and will write a few words about those that differ in their program from others.

The renovated "Central", there is often shown a festival movie, do photo exhibitions. Comfortable chairs, no entry with food.

"Victory" is a cinema of European cinema, which is very valuable given the general overabundance of American cinema. He cannot boast of special comfort, but interesting retrospectives and meetings with directors often take place there.

Multiplex "Belarus". Five halls in which there are different films. In the hall there are plasma on which you can see the trailers for the paintings. Convenient seating. For the weekend, starting Friday, huge lines for tickets.

Rocket is a small cinema at the Proletarskaya metro station, where club films and retrospectives of old films are shown. Comfortable chairs are similar to sofas and there are also bean bags on which you can lie during the session. Very homely atmosphere. I go with pleasure.

What to see in the surroundings

I also want to write a little about one day trips out of town. If you come to Minsk for a long time and have already met him, you can continue to get acquainted with its surroundings.

Zaslavl

Knitting

You can get to Vyazanka by train 40-50 minutes. This is a very picturesque place, the birthplace of the national poet of Belarus Yanka Kupala and there is his museum. This place is able to make an amazing pacification in the soul of a city dweller, so prone to stress. Therefore, they often come to Vyazanka, sit near the elms over a small lake, wander along the rivulet. Someone comes to draw, someone just to walk with the children or with the company.

The forest

Places that inspire poets and musicians have amazing charm and attractive power.

You probably heard Oginsky's polonaise, and so it was written here in Zalesye by Mikhail Kleofas Oginsky. Initially, the polonaise was called A-minor, and only after the uprising it began to be called "Farewell to the Homeland." The two swans that swim in the pond are called this way, one La and the other Minor.

The Oginsky estate itself is now being restored, but the wonderful place that inspired the composer deserves to be visited. A very picturesque lake, the river flowing beautifully among the trees forms bends, each of which I want to either photograph or draw. The scene of the summer theater, memorial stones ... The composer lived here for about 20 years and many famous contemporaries gathered here, invariably calling this place "North Athens". You will not see the estate as it delighted contemporaries, but you can feel the "genius of the place."

The estate is located in the Smorgon district. You can get to Zalesye either by car or with a guided tour. Travel time is about two hours. The day off is Monday, but it is best to warn about your arrival in advance.

Fools

Initially, it was an open-air museum, where old buildings from all over Belarus were brought. Gradually, from the archaeological museum Dudutki turned into a museum of ancient crafts and technology. Forging and pottery workshops, making figures from straw and linen, weaving, sewing, a cheese factory, making bread in the oven, everything became.

The museum is located 40 km from Minsk on the Ptich River. By train to Rudensk, and from there by minibus. During the holidays, the museum organizes a free shuttle service Rudensk-Dudutok. There is still the opportunity to get a bus from the station. Travel time is more than an hour.

Holidays in the museum are held constantly and the whole year-round calendar is celebrated with some kind of celebrations. Kupalye, Shrovetide, Christmas kalyady, Independence Day, date of the Battle of Grunwald. Belarusians and guests love Dudutki and constantly go there. Knightly tournaments, concerts, ancient dances, the opportunity to test yourself by riding a horse, and then eat national food, all this makes the rest in Dudutki popular.

I must admit that there are many followers of Dudutok and now many agro-towns have turned to their historical heritage, and yet the museum remains the first on their list.

Independent inspection of the museum $ 7, with a guided tour or during a cultural program, prices rise. This is an expensive museum. Closed Monday. In autumn, it starts working from two in the afternoon.

Nesvizh and Mir Castle

It so happened that usually these two excursions combine. Because both places are located close to each other. But they are completely different in architecture, style and era.

Nesvizh Castle can be compared with what Peterhof is for the Northern capital.

This is the estate of the uncrowned kings of the Principality of Lithuania and the Speech of the Paspolit - Radzivilov. It has recently been restored and is the only significant palace complex of this level in Belarus.

In addition to the magnificent palace, the necropolis of the Radzivils deserves special attention. It is located underground Farny Church. After visiting the Holy Land, the founder of the Radzivilov family, Nikolai Sirotka, brought the embalming secret and, after several attempts, was able to ask the pope for permission to make a crypt. She was one of three European crypts. Another tomb was then at the Habsburgs in Austria and Louis in France.

Nesvizh itself is 112 km from Minsk. You can get there by bus to the Central or Eastern bus station. It can be reached by car along the M-1 highway. On weekends, sightseeing tours go there. The road is about 2 hours.

Another option by train from the Institute of Culture, to the station. Gorodeya, and from there by a suburban bus 20 minutes to Nesvizh.

The cost of a ticket to the museum is $ 7, but on the last Monday of the month, visiting all museums is free.

Mir Castle is a unique example of Belarusian defensive Gothic. Although it was never used as a defensive structure. Its history is the history of construction, destruction and oblivion, which for several centuries alternating replaced each other. In his best years, he shocked, delighted and envied.

Now the castle hosts national festivals, concerts, jousting tournaments, exhibitions and scientific conferences. And thousands of tourists come to see this magnificent building with their own eyes.

From Minsk to the World 100 km. This is about 1.40 minutes. If you take the bus (Central or East bus station) then you need to move in the direction of: Korelichi, Novogrudok, Dyatlovo, Lida (via Novogrudok) to the stop "GP MIR"; if you are traveling by car, go along the M1 highway (Brest direction).

hint: Routes to neighboring cities Minsk - Minsk 0 km Minsk - Minsk region 97 km Minsk - Zaslavl 21 km Minsk - Fanipol 22 km Minsk - Silichi 33 km

Food. What to try

Things to do

Wakeboarding

For those who want to learn to water ski in Drozdy, the Dominant Wakepark, Minsk boarding station has appeared. The cost is 8.5 dollars per 10 minutes of skiing.

For those who do not know, this is a cable car stretched between two banks, on the ropes of which a rope with a handle at the end is attached and a carriage moving along a cable carries a wakeboarder completely imitating water skiing, although this is the lucky case when there is no wave from the boat. (You can get bus. 44 from the bus station to the restaurant "Drozdy-club")

Flights over Minsk

Do you love heaven, as I love him. If so, I’ll tell you a secret that you can look at Minsk not only standing on the ground, but also looking at it from above. You can give the sky to your loved ones, because all services have gift certificates.

A small dragonfly "Robinson 40", designed for three passengers, will lift you into the air. The price for a 15 minute flight is 110 dollars, 30 minutes -210, and an hour 410 dollars. Helicopters are engaged in sightseeing tours, flights to Vyacha, to the Stalin Line, and also serve holidays and weddings.

Light aircraft are not only flights, but also flight training at Diamond Aviation Club. The cost of the flight 15 minutes -75 dollars.

50 dollars in 10 minutes will cost a paraglider.

A balloon flight will cost about $ 400. Flight time 1 hour, altitude 300-400 meters, in the absence of strong wind.

Shopping and shops

There are many exhibition centers in Minsk, where almost all world brands are represented, but their prices are much higher than in Moscow. These are the shopping centers "Capital", "Europe", "Bigzz", "Crown Castle", "Atlantic", "Coolman". Products of light industry of local production are very popular: knitwear, clothes manufactured by Elema, linen Milavitsa, Serge, linen fabrics and products from them, cosmetics and hair care products Belita, Belvest shoes, Marco "," Chevlyar "(nursery), sweets and chocolate" Kommunarka ".

Souvenirs. What to bring as a gift

Among the traditional clay and straw figurines, very popular in all souvenir stalls, it is difficult to find anything original. But there are two shops, one is called "Underground" (Independence Avenue 43), and the second is in the Krama Ў Gallery (Independence Avenue 37 a), where young Belarusian designers exhibit their work and there are a lot of hand-made things existing in one copy. Photos, jewelry, drawings, paintings, knitted things, toys, magnets, mugs, unusual lamps, rare trinkets.

In the same gallery "Ў" there is the "Book of Logvinov", where you can buy literature in the Belarusian language, cultural journals and rare books about Belarusian traditions. A stand is occupied by a stand with author's postcards and music by Belarusian groups.

Personally, I bring from Minsk as souvenirs: delicious brown bread, "Belarusian" balsam, beautiful books, postcards, and of course music.

How to get around the city

Public transport

For Minsk, the main mode of transportation remains public transport. The cost of the trip is 4500 bel. RUB (0.3 USD) (as of August 27, 2015)

The metro has two branches and the opening of the third is in test mode. It covers almost the entire city and makes a convenient and quick trip to any end. Cars in the subway run at intervals of 2.5 minutes, in the evening the interval reaches 8-9 minutes. For travel, plastic tokens or cards are used. The more trips you purchase tokens or cards, the cheaper the ticket.

Works from 5.30 to 1.00.

In those places where it is not convenient to get on the subway, you can always ride on a bus, trolley or tram. All transport runs on schedule.At large stops, with a large number of routes, there are light displays on which the number of minutes is displayed before the arrival of the desired number. At small stops, only the time interval for the movement of routes hangs.

Therefore, to clarify the time of arrival of the desired bus or trolley, the majority of Minsk residents use the online schedule in their mobile phones.

Payment in land transport takes place either with a paper ticket, which is redeemed in an electronic composter, or with a plastic card, which is attached to a reader - validator. When controllers appear, readers are blocked and if you forget to break the ticket, you will have to pay a fine. If you were not able to buy coupons at a kiosk, then you can buy them from the driver (but only when the bus stops) and it will cost a little more than at a kiosk.

Taxi. What features exist

Minsk taxi services are located here. When boarding all taxis, you pay the minimum cost, which includes the cost of boarding + three kilometers, even if you travel only a hundred meters :)))

Vehicle rental

In Minsk, a pretty good selection of rental cars. Car models, rental conditions and prices can be found here.

Minsk - holidays with children

If you are relaxing with children, then there are several places that you might find interesting.

Children's railway, where children work as guides. This is such an excursion into the Soviet past. Ticket price $ 1.5 It is located near the park Chelyuskintsev (metro station "Moskovskaya")

And nearby there is Chelyuskintsev Park, it, like Gorky Park, has inexpensive attractions for children and is available for parents with modest means.

The recently restored circus building delights the viewer with new programs. Performances always take place with a full house.

Dreamland is a new generation amusement park for families and extreme attractions. It works only in the summer period according to the "One Entrance Ticket" system. Amusement park prices about 6 dollars. Water park about 10 dollars. Oryol, 18.

Dolphinarium "Nemo" is located in the zoo on the street. Tashkent, 40. Geographically, the zoo is far from the city center, but getting there is convenient and quick. Metro station "Avtozavodskaya", and from there trolley buses 16.17 or buses 16, 21, 22 to the stop "Zoo". If you take a ticket to the performance, you do not need to pay a separate entrance to the park. Morning shows are cheaper than evening and weekends. The cost of 10 dollars.

Dolphinarium of a modern European level, which can not be said about the zoo itself, but it is constantly being rebuilt.

But now in some shopping centers have opened platforms under the brand name "Country Raccoon", it is a mini-zoos for children in which you can feed touch and even hug animals.

Ski vacation

For many years, mountain-skiing citizens went to Boyars. There they trained before going to the mountains. Those days are long gone. And near Minsk there were several ski slopes. At first it was the Yakutsk Mountains, then a resort in Silichy, the Logoisk ski resort and finally the Alpine Snow center, and if the first three are in an area about 30-40 km from Minsk, then the latter is located in the Kurasovschina microdistrict and you can go there to get by public transport.

Silichi ski resort is 32 km from Minsk. Citizens come there for a day, but it is possible to stay in a hotel or in cottages. You can get there by express bus and minibus.

But you can ride there not only skiing, but also on snowboarding, sledding, ice skating and tubing (which is why we used tires in our time).

Arriving to relax, the first thing is to arrange a rental of what you are going to descend from the mountain, for this, a questionnaire is filled out with your height, weight. Then, according to the passport, equipment rental is issued. Things are handed over to the left luggage room and can be on the slope.

In Silichy there are lifts, they are paid. And the entrance to them is through turnstiles using plastic cards. (The cost of the card consists of a deposit for the card itself and the cost of the time paid). But if you are a beginner, it is best to start with low slopes, which you can climb on foot.

In the summer, the complex is not empty. Karting, ATV, tennis courts, Nordic walking, paintball, healing procedures.

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