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Lida district : spiritual and cultural heritage.

Description

Go on a guided tour of the Lida district and its surroundings. We will visit the settlements of Zblyany, Belitsa, Netech, Tarnovo, Belogruda and Lida.


The tour will start from the Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Zblyany, made in a pseudo-Byzantine style.


Next, we will go to Belitsa, where we will visit the chapel of Our Lady of Ruzhentsova. An icon of Our Lady of Ruzhentsova with two compositions is placed in the altar.


In the village of Netech, we will see the Church of St. Michael the Archangel, built in a classical style with a rectangular layout. The main facade is decorated with four columns and is completed with a triangular pediment.


We will also visit the Grabovsky-Mavras estate, a two-storey building with a four-storey tower, made in the neo-Renaissance style.


In Belogruda, we will find the Church of St. Michael the Archangel, a majestic temple built in the Neo-Gothic style. The walls of the church are decorated with ornamental paintings.


Next, we will go to Lida, where we will see several attractions. Let's start with the Historical and Art Museum, which exhibits antique publications, icons, folk costumes and archaeological artifacts.


Then we will see the Cathedral in honor of Archangel Michael, a rotunda temple topped with a hemispherical dome on which an octagonal lantern is located.


After that, we will visit the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, where the image of the Virgin and Child, brought to the city by Franciscan missionaries back in the 14th century, is still kept.


The tour ends with a visit to the Lida Castle. Its towers feature themed exhibitions featuring household items, paintings, photographs from different eras, weapons and knight's armor.

Author: Yaroslav Sg

Trip details

Travel time:

59min

Sightseeing time:

4h 30min

Distance (km):

50.8 km

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Driving

Driving