<p>On this tour you will find religious buildings, an abandoned castle with a magnificent panorama, the oldest agricultural academy and the botanical garden of Belarus, the best felt boots in the world, as well as a session of ruins-therapy.</p>

The village of Kischitsy was a large city in the old days. It is now semi-extinct. 
But miraculously, the Church of the Intercession has been preserved on the outskirts of the city, and we begin our journey with it.

Kischytsy. Intercession Church

Kischitsy. Intercession Church.

Another temple that repeated the difficult fate of its brethren, but despite everything, it has been preserved and serves its purpose as before.

Chernivka. Church of the Holy Trinity

Chernevka. Church of the Holy Trinity.

You will not see this anywhere else in Belarus!
The main theme of the exhibition is shapovalstvo, the manufacture of felt boots and hats made from sheep's wool.
This is a very rare profession developed here, traditions are passed down from generation to generation, and products are known all over the world.

Dribin Historical and Entographic Museum, Shapoval Association

Dribin. Regional Historical and Ethnographic Museum.

Being here and admiring the breathtaking panorama of the area from the hill, it is hard to believe that 400 years ago a real medieval castle stood here, which participated in various wars, but has not survived to this day.

The castle towered over the city of Gory.

Gory. Castle Hill.

For a century and a half, the doors of the temple have been open to the public.
Come in too.

Church of the Ascension of the Lord

Gorki. Church of the Ascension of the Lord.

Marshal, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, was born near Gorky, so it is here that a monument was erected in honor of the outstanding countryman.

Gorki. Monument to Marshal I. Yakubovsky. 

The museum is located in an architectural monument of the 19th century, where before the revolution there was a pharmacy and the house of pharmacist Kazimir Pozdersky. 
Researchers believe that it was in Gorki at this pharmacy that the famous cream "Kazimi – metamorphosis" was created. 
This cream was used for freckles, and the owner of this pharmacy, Pozdersky, received a gold medal at the 1900 Paris World's Fair.
In addition to the permanent exhibition, temporary exhibitions operate at the museum. 
Souvenirs can be purchased at the museum.

 Gorki. Regional Historical and Ethnographic Museum

The oldest higher agricultural educational institution in Europe.
Today, the Botanical garden, which opened in 1841 and is the oldest operating botanical garden in Belarus, continues to operate at the Belarusian Agricultural Academy.
Many famous personalities have become graduates of the academy.

An architectural monument of national significance. The oldest functioning botanical garden in Belarus.

Gorki. Agricultural Academy. Botanical Garden.

The temple existed for only a couple of decades, and has been in ruins for almost a century.
Even its name has been lost, and no historical information remains.
Perhaps the best place for ruins-therapy.

Small Sharips. The Red Church. 

Malye Sharipy. The Red Church.

This temple, also with a difficult fate, was more fortunate than the previous one, and today it is used by people for its intended purpose.

Goretsky region: Kischitsy-Chernevka-Dribin-Gory-Gorki-Malye Sharipy-Brazdetchino.

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