Rest in Minsk - photo. Summer vacation in Minsk 2015
Rest in Minsk
Rest in Minsk is an opportunity to see the sights of the Upper Town, Rakovsky and Troitsky suburb, spend time in sports and entertainment centers, bars and clubs, taste local cuisine.
The main types of recreation in Minsk
- Sightseeing: going on a guided tour, you will see the City Hall, the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Church of Mary Magdalene, the Church of the Holy Trinity, the House of Masons, the Mir Castle, the memorial complex “Pit”, Palace of the Republic, Minsk Vernissage, visit the Museum of the Great Patriotic War, stroll through the city's parks and squares (Central Square, Botanical Garden, Stone Park, Chelyuskintsev Culture and Leisure Park). You can visit the Dudutki museum complex - here you can see the masters of folk crafts at work and practice your own pottery or blacksmithing. In addition, guests are offered a tasting of cheeses, freshly baked bread and moonshine..
- Active: tourists can go diving by visiting the club “Parallel world” (there are excellent diving pools here). Professional coaches will teach beginners the basics of scuba diving in a couple of lessons, and a children's swimming school is open for children in the club. In addition, in Minsk you can play paintball (at your service - clubs “Colt”, “UFO”, “Bandit”).
- Wellness: in local sanatoriums for treatment and recovery, climatotherapy, mud therapy, phyto-, hydro- (pearl, turpentine white, yellow and mixed, herbal, aromatic and other baths) and balneotherapy (widespread use of mineral water) are used.
Prices for tours to Minsk
It is best to have a rest in Minsk in May-September, when the city is warm, sunny and rarely rains. Prices for tours to Minsk are quite democratic (an increase in their cost by 15-30% is observed in the high season), and the cheapest tickets can be purchased in winter (with the exception of New Year and Christmas).
On a note!
If you are used to paying with bank cards, then there is good news for you - international cards in Minsk are accepted for payment in all large shopping centers, hotels and restaurants..
You can safely walk along the central streets of the city even at night, but it is advisable to explore remote areas with a guide or as part of excursion groups.
It is worth bringing Belarusian cosmetics from a vacation in Minsk, watches made at the Minsk watch factory “Ray”, wooden spoons, clay products, handmade boxes, figurines of bison (when purchasing antiques and art objects, it is advisable to ask the seller to issue you a certificate and issue an export permit - otherwise the goods may be confiscated).
Minsk, Belarus