Our tour of the Luninets district covers the main attractions and introduces important historical and cultural values of the region. Along the route, you will visit a number of ancient religious buildings of various faiths reflecting local religious and cultural traditions; visit an interesting museum where you will learn about the history and culture of these places; and finally, you will have an unforgettable trip to an active granite quarry, where you can get acquainted with all stages of granite mining, as well as ride a BelAZ dump truck! Come and see everything with your own eyes!

The unusual five-domed wooden Orthodox church was built in 1851 during the time of the Russian Empire.

Bolshye Chuchevichi. Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos.

Bolshye Chuchevichi. Most Holy Theotokos Intercession church

The crypt of 1833, the tomb of Felicia Dvorakovskaya from the Skokovsky family, has been preserved in the local cemetery.

Bostyn'. Felicia Dvorakovskaya's crypt.

Bostyn'. Felicia Dvorakovskaya's crypt-tomb.

The new church was built in 2003 in the traditions of folk wooden architecture.

Bostyn'. Paraskeva Pyatnitsa Church.

The Orthodox wooden church, which was built in 1824 in the traditions of folk wooden architecture.

Lunin. Boris and Gleb Church.

Only the building of the former bathhouse, built of brick in 1905 (according to other sources in the 1880s), has survived from the former estate of Prince Drutsky-Lyubetsky. 
Now there is a Protestant church here.

Polessky. The building of the bathhouse.

Holy Cross Church was erected in the retrospective Russian style in 1912-1921 on the site of an old wooden church built in 1816.
The interior of the temple is impressive with paintings and frescoes, as well as a variety of icons, ranging from ancient to 19th century images.

Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Luninets. The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.

St. Joseph's Church was built in 1931 during the time of the Polish state in the style of historicism with elements of neoclassicism and Neo-Gothic. 

Luninets. St. Joseph's Church.

The exhibition, located in five halls, introduces the history of Luninets and Lunin region.

Luninets. Regional Museum of Local Lore.

The Transfiguration Church was built in 1910 in the style of folk wooden architecture.
The iconostasis was brought from the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra.

Yazvinki. Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior.

The wooden Orthodox church, built in 1818 on a mound without a single nail, has a complex and interesting architecture, as well as rich interior decoration.
St. Nicholas Church in Kozhan-Gorodok is called the pearl of the Belarusian Polesie. 
This is an amazing and unforgettable temple!

 Wooden Orthodox church, an architectural monument.

Kozhan-Gorodok. St. Nicholas Church.

Two stone buildings of the Polish border troops of the 1920s and 1930s, built in the eclectic style, have been preserved here.

Lakhva. Barracks of Polish border guards.

The stone Church of the Nativity of the Virgin was built in 1889 in a pseudo-Russian style.
There were ancient valuable icons in the interior of the church, some of which are now in a museum in Minsk.

Lakhva. Church of the Nativity of the Virgin.

Lakhva. Nativity of the Virgin church.

The temple was built in the 18th century in the traditions of Polessky wooden folk architecture and is a unique architectural monument. 
The interior features ancient icons from the 18th and 19th centuries.

Sinkevichi. St. George the Victorious. Church

Sinkevichi. St. George the Victorious Church.

The temple was built during the time of the Polish state in 1936 with elements of Gothic and Romanesque style.

Mikashevichi. St. John the Baptist Church.

It is home to Europe's largest granite deposit, which has been mined for 40 years.
The RUPP 'Granit' museum is open on weekdays from Tuesday to Friday. 
Those who wish are given the opportunity to get to the observation deck of the granite quarry, as well as take a ride in a BelAZ car.
The Mikashevichi quarries are a unique place in Belarus, the scale of which is impressive!

Luninets region: Bolshye Chuchevichi-Bostyn'-Lunin-Polessky-Luninets-Yazvinki - Kozhan-Gorodok - Lakhva-Sinkevichi-Mikashevichi.

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