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Volozhin region (route 2): Losk-Gorodki-Zabrezye-Tsvirovshchyna-Slovensk-Sakovshchina-Vishnevo-Desyatniki-Bogdanovo.

Description

Volozhinsky district is a region famous for its rich past, architectural heritage and culture.


In this excursion program, we will visit the town of Losk, famous since the 14th century, and see such sights as Castle Hill, an archaeological monument, the Church of St. George the Victorious, and the ruins of the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.


We will see vivid examples of pseudo-Russian style architecture built of rubble stone according to a standard design in the towns of Losk, Gorodki, Slovensk, Tsvirovshchyna, as well as in the traditions of folk wooden architecture in the town of Sakovshchina.


Let's go to the village of Vishnevo. It has a long history, and there are many ancient monuments that we will visit: the remains of the Khreptovich estate and the metallurgical plant, the museum of Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres, who hails from Vishnevo, an ancient cemetery with unusual antiquities.


We will also go to the beautiful village of Bogdanovo, known from written sources since the 16th century. It is the birthplace of the Belarusian-Polish painter and theater decorator Ferdinand Ruschits (1870-1936). Here we will visit the Church of the Archangel Michael and the resting place of the F. Ruschits.

Author: Ольга Ерёменко

Trip details

Travel time:

1h 48min

Sightseeing time:

5h 30min

Distance (km):

73.1 km

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