Vitebsk is an ancient Eastern European city. It stands at the confluence of two rivers - the Western Dvina and Vitba. He got his name from the latter. Vitebsk is more than a thousand years old - according to urban legend, its founder was Princess Olga.
It became part of the Russian Empire in 1772 after the partition of Poland, and before that it belonged to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, then to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Now Vitebsk is the regional center of the Republic of Belarus.
Today Vitebsk is famous for its arts festival “Slavic Bazaar”. In addition, the city is the birthplace of Marc Chagall, an avant-garde artist.
Many interesting places around Vitebsk and what other cities in Belarus are a must-see: in a large guide to the country.
Marc Chagall Museum
Marc Chagall is a famous and quite extraordinary artist of the 20th century. He spent his childhood and youth in Vitebsk. The house-museum allows you to plunge into the life of a poor Jewish family, see interesting documents and things of that time. Without a guide, this place won’t be very interesting - you won’t be able to figure out on your own what the significance of this or that object is.
Marc Chagall Museum
You won't see the artist's work here; If you are interested in the work of Marc Chagall, you should visit the art center on the street. Putnoy, 2.
- Address : st. Pokrovskaya, 11.
- Opening hours : from 11:00 to 18:30; Closed on Monday, and from October 1 to April 1 - Monday and Tuesday.
- Price : 2.5 BYN for adults, for schoolchildren and students - 1.5 BYN. The excursion costs 12 BYN.
Restaurants
Vitebsk has a wide selection of restaurants for different tastes. Don’t know where to go in Vitebsk, where to have a delicious lunch, try out new cuisine or drink a cup of aromatic coffee? The most comfortable and popular restaurant in Vitebsk is the “Golden Dragon” - this is the only establishment in the city that specializes in preparing exclusively classic Chinese dishes. It is worth saying that the interior of the restaurant is made in the best traditions of Eastern culture.
For lovers of European cuisine, there is an equally popular restaurant, the Gubernsky Tavern, whose menu includes the most popular dishes in Europe. The restaurant will appeal to those who love delicious food and cannot do without exciting entertainment. In the evenings, the restaurant is filled with live music, and the dance floors come to life.
Where can a tourist go in Vitebsk to taste national cuisine? "Lyamus" is a restaurant with appropriately refined natural wood finishes and incomparable decor. The most delicious dishes of Belarusian cuisine are served here.
Vitebsk is a small city in the north of Belarus - the pride of the Belarusian people, there are plenty of places to go. Vitebsk is a friendly and hospitable city; at any time of the year, all well-maintained parks, restored temples and churches, theaters and restaurants are open for you.
City Hall and Regional Museum of Local Lore
The construction of the town hall dates back to the 18th century and is associated with the city's acquisition of Magdeburg Law. The regional museum of local lore is located in the same architectural monument. The tower has an observation deck, which is accessible during the warm season - from April to October inclusive. It offers an amazing view.
City Hall
The building is made in the neoclassical style of architecture. It is one of only a few surviving town halls in Belarus. This is a kind of symbol of freedom, since such a structure appeared only in cities that received the right to self-government.
Important! Be careful on the steps, they are very steep. Also note that it is better to go to the observation deck in a group of 4 people or more. Along the way, you can visit one or another exhibition of the regional museum of local history, or even all of them at once.
- Address : st. Lenina, 36.
- Opening hours : daily from 11:00 to 18:00, except Monday.
- Cost : for 1 museum exhibition - 1.50 BYN for adults and 0.80 for children; single ticket for all exhibitions - 5 and 2.5 BYN. Climbing the tower costs 6 BYN (available from April to October). Excursion services are paid separately.
Town Hall
If we talk about the city center, the hallmark of Vitebsk is the town hall, the construction of which was completed in 1775. This majestic, bright building in the traditional Baroque style is crowned with a high clock tower, from which you can climb the entire city center. The building was no longer used for its intended purpose only a few decades ago; now it houses a local history museum, which contains unique exhibits from the 13th century, and various exciting exhibitions are also held there.
Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve
What to do if a small family member is traveling with you? Of course, it’s easier to find where to go with a child in Minsk. However, Vitebsk also has something to offer for a family holiday. The Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve is suitable for regular hunting tourism and for walks with children. Guests of the reserve have a choice of visiting options: if you want, buy a 1-day excursion to the natural museum, or if you want, book a multi-day ecological tour. Right here there is a hotel complex and houses for receiving guests.
Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve
Thousands of years ago there were vast bodies of water and dense forests, in which many different animals were found. The reserve itself was created on the initiative of the leadership of the BSSR in 1925, since this area turned out to be an ideal habitat for beavers. A little earlier it was believed that the European beaver had been completely exterminated, but in 1924 this endangered species of mammal was discovered by a special expedition. The locals joke: “It’s all the beavers’ fault.” In other words, if they had not been found, there would have been no reserve.
- Where is it located: on the border of Vitebsk and Minsk regions.
- Opening hours: daily from 8:00 to 17:00.
- Cost: entrance ticket to the Museum of Nature - 3 and 2 BYN for adults and children. The same price applies to demonstration enclosures. Single ticket - 5 and 3 BYN. Excursion services are paid separately.
Attractions in the surrounding area
Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve
Coordinates: 54.741000, 28.320018 Address: Vitebsk region, Lepel district, Domzheritsy, st. Tsentralnaya, 3 Website: www.berezinsky.ru How to get there: minibus from the bus station in Minsk and Vitebsk to the village of Domzheritsy
The reserve has been operating for almost 100 years. You can come here and watch animals in natural conditions. You can pre-book an excursion, for example, to a forest zoo, where wild animals live in large enclosures.
Gazebos are available for relaxation. There is the Serguch Hotel with comfortable rooms and a restaurant that serves game caught in the hunting grounds next to the reserve. In the Forest Fun complex on the territory of the reserve you can do extreme sports. There are suspension bridges and rope crossings.
For walking, you can rent bicycles, electric cars, and ATVs. During the warm season, there are walking tours on the territory of the reserve. There is an opportunity to go horseback riding or kayak along the rivers and lakes of the reserve.
Old city
One of the oldest attractions in Vitebsk dates back to the 17th and 18th centuries. Residential buildings and all kinds of civil institutions remind us of what buildings looked like in those distant times. Although only fragments of the street buildings have been preserved.
Old city
What is included in the architectural zone: Land Bank, Town Hall Square ensemble. Also in this area (along Chekhova Street) you can look at the original Vitebsk houses with a predominant burgundy color. Such an original color of ancient Vitebsk architecture is explained by the special composition of the clay.
- Where it is located : approximately within the boundaries of Tolstoy, Lenin, Suvorov, Krylov and Yanka Kupala streets.
Botanical Garden
The botanical garden was created for schoolchildren. The oldest linden trees located here are about a hundred years old. The official date of creation is 1919. It was planned that children would be able to study nature in this way. Environmental conditions make it possible to grow the most demanding plants, of which there are about 2.5 thousand. Nearby are the Vitba river and two ponds.
Botanical Garden
Although the botanical garden was damaged during the Great Patriotic War, it was soon restored and given over to the care of the local university. The territory of the facility is 4 hectares. There are also greenhouses and an arboretum. You can walk around the botanical garden freely; paid entry is only for some areas, for example, the greenhouse and the area with rare collection plants.
- Address : corner of Kommunisticheskaya and Uritsky streets.
- Opening hours: daily from 8:30 to 20:00.
Parks and monuments, streets
Memorial complex "Three bayonets"
Address: Victory Square
Monument to Soviet soldiers-liberators, partisans and underground fighters - the three forces that defeated the enemy. From Victory Square, where the monument is located, three stairs descend to the Western Dvina.
In the evenings the complex is illuminated.
Residents call the complex “treshka”.
Monument to Prince Olgerd
Address: Market Square
The monument adorns the historical center of the city.
Olgerd, Grand Duke of Lithuania - founder of Vitebsk castles. He was married to Vitebsk Princess Maria. He turned a small settlement into a castle town with stone walls and churches. During the years of the prince's reign, the territory of the principality doubled.
The prince achieved great influence in the Novgorod and Smolensk lands. Residents of Pskov invited Olgerd for protection from the Livonian knights. Olgerd was the first to defeat the Tatars at the Battle of Blue Waters in 1362. During the reign of Olgerd there were no popular unrest, which speaks of the wisdom of the ruler.
The equestrian sculpture depicts Olgerd riding out of the castle, a falcon on his hand - as a message from the prince to his descendants. The monument is called the Vitebsk Bronze Horseman.
Vitebsk giant
Address: Mayakovsky Square near the town hall
Monument to the tallest man in the world, Fyodor Makhnov. His height was 2 m 85 cm. More precisely, this is an artistic interpretation of a real image. Money for the monument was collected at city cleanup days.
The Belarusian Gulliver is depicted in full growth. The height of the figure together with the cylinder is 3m 20cm. Fyodor Makhnov was born in the Belarusian village of Kostyuki. In his youth, he was invited to Germany to perform in a circus. In Europe, the giant was a public favorite. After 9 years of working in the circus, Fedor became a wealthy man. During a family trip to Europe, Fedor and his family were granted an audience by the Pope. According to family legend, he gave the giant’s daughter Maria a gold cross, which during the war, in order to escape poverty, relatives had to sell.
In 1912, Fyodor Makhnov died. He was 34 years old. He was buried in the village cemetery.
But there is no body in the grave. The teachers of the medical institute, where Fyodor’s son Rodion studied, persuaded him to sell the giant’s skeleton for 5,000 rubles. The family was in need, and the offer was accepted. During the war the remains disappeared.
Botanical Garden of Vitebsk
Address: st. Uritskogo/st. Communist Telephone: Opening hours: daily 08:30-20:00
University park. Located on the banks of Vitba. It is not only a place for walking, but also a scientific department of the local university.
The park’s collection of plant species is the second largest in Belarus. In the park you can buy seedlings of flowers and trees.
Governor's Palace
Another object reminiscent of the neoclassical era. The palace was built in the 18th century. Regional governors worked here. The building is well maintained and is adjacent to a zoo and a park. You can admire the palace from the outside for free, but it’s better not to go inside: it has now become a branch of the KGB department of the republic.
Governor's Palace
Interesting fact ! Napoleon stayed at the Governor's Palace in 1812 while going to war against Moscow.
- Address: Sovetskaya street, 18 (on the left bank of the Western Dvina).
Repin Estate Museum
The museum, associated with the name of the greatest artist Ilya Repin, is located in the vicinity of Vitebsk. It is separated from the city by 16 km, the closest is the village of Ruba.
Repin Estate Museum
Earlier, in 1930, the estate was dismantled for firewood. When they first tried to restore the building, there was a fire and the idea failed. But in 1990, the reconstruction was completed perfectly. The structure fully corresponds to its original appearance. The exhibits include belongings of the Repin family, letters, drawings and photographs, as well as important archaeological finds. The master's works are also present.
- Address : Vitebsk district, Ruba village.
- Opening hours : daily from 10:00 to 17:00, closed on Monday and Tuesday.
- Cost : a single adult ticket to visit the estate, the estate house and the manager’s house - 5 BYN, children - 2.5 BYN. You can order only a climb to the tower or a separate visit to the estate - 1 and 0.5 BYN, respectively.
Square of victory
This is the largest square in all of Belarus, and not just in Vitebsk. It is divided by Lenin Street. This leaves on one side an area for major events, and on the other a memorial complex with an awe-inspiring monument known as the Three Bayonets.
Square of victory
- GPS coordinates: 55°10′58.80″ N. latitude, 30°12′14.40″ e. d.
Listen to a cover band in your favorite pub
“Torvalda” offers to celebrate Valentine’s Day not just one day, but three! The atmosphere and musical accompaniment are just right for this. On February 14-16, you can listen to the Jeasy Band here. The guys will present unusual arrangements of their favorite hits in a variety of styles. Reserve tables by phone: +375 333 9999 20.
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Winners Park
Pobediteley Park is located next to Victory Square. Here you can see various examples of military equipment: tanks, guns, airplanes and helicopters. You are allowed to touch the exhibits, as well as climb on any of them and take pictures. In short, do whatever you want, just don’t break it.
Winners Park
There are also many attractions stretching down along the banks of the Western Dvina. There are carousels, a trampoline, and a shooting range where you can shoot. There is space for roller skating, there is an opportunity to admire nature, as well as fountains equipped with dynamic lighting.
- Address: along Kalinina street.
- Attraction opening hours : daily from 11:00 to 20:00.
- Cost: only paid attractions.
What to see in Vitebsk in 1 day
The main attractions of the city are monuments, churches and temples, as well as some squares and parks dedicated to historical events. The famous places of Vitebsk can be explored on foot with a camera in a few hours; the city center is not that big.
Assumption Cathedral
The main attractions of the regional center include its cathedral. The building was built in the mid-18th century in the Vilna Baroque style. One of the temples of Rome was taken as an example. It stands in a picturesque place near the confluence of the Vitba and the Western Dvina.
Address: Commissioner Krylov, 9.
Visiting hours: from 08:00 to 20:00, daily.
Different public transport routes (1, 3, 4, 10) to the Drama Theater stop, and from there walk north along the bridge over the Vitba River.
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Annunciation Church
Object in Byzantine style. The church was rebuilt in the 1990s on the site of a building demolished in 1961 in the ancient Polotsk style of the early 12th century. Near it there is a monument to Prince Alexander Nevsky.
Address: Zamkovaya, 1.
Visiting hours: from 7 am to 7 pm, daily.
Different public transport routes (1, 3, 4, 10) to the Drama Theater stop.
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Intercession Cathedral
Built in 1814 in the classicist style. Originally belonged to Catholics, but in 1858-1862 it was converted into an Orthodox church.
Address: Shubina, 2.
Visiting hours: from 8 am to 6 pm.
Buses (3, 4, 6, 10-12, 14. 15, 18, 19, 25, 30, 31, 33, 34, 37, 42), trolleybuses (1, 2) to the Lenin Library stop.
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Resurrection Church
A white-stone remodel church in the Vilna Baroque style, built in 2009. It was erected on the site of one destroyed in 1936. A sculpture of Prince Olgerd is installed in front of it.
Address: Town Hall Square, 1.
Visiting hours: from 8 am to 8 pm.
Various types of public transport stop near it: buses (1, 2, 6, 11, 12, 15, 19, 25, 26, 30, 41, 42), trolleybuses (2, 4, 7-9, 15).
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Markov Monastery
Orthodox monastery on the banks of the Western Dvina. Founded in the 14th century, closed 200 years later. Resumed work during the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, in 1642. It did not operate under the USSR. The date of the monastery’s revival was November 23, 2000. On its territory is the Kazan Church built in 1760. It is interesting because it did not close even in the post-war Soviet years.
Location: Maxim Gorky, 84a.
Visiting hours: 06:30-20:00, seven days a week.
Trams 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, buses 17, 20, 33, 40, 45 to the Proletarskaya pl. stop.
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Assumption Church
Built in 1858. Before the revolution, it was considered Edinoverie, that is, it belonged to the Old Believers who recognize the Moscow Patriarchate. The style of architecture is retrospective-Russian. The church is a single-domed building with a bell tower. It was closed during Soviet times. It opened in 1997; inside, the iconostasis and reliquary are of interest.
Location: Kommunisticheskaya, 15.
Opening hours: 07:30-18:30, seven days a week.
Trolleybuses 2, 4, 7-9, 15 and bus. 1, 2, 6, 12, 18, 19, 21, 25, 26 to “Pl. Lenin".
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Central Park of Culture and Leisure named after Frunze
Before the revolution it was called Bishop's. Since 1926, it was named in honor of the Civil War commander. Pleasant green area for family walks. The shade of trees, the rustle of leaves, the murmur of a river improves your mood in any season. On the territory of the park there is a restaurant, a strange monument to a gray parallelepiped, a decorative dam and a bridge of the 1000th anniversary of Vitebsk. Most of the interesting objects are within walking distance from it.
Location: Lenina, 43.
Visiting hours: around the clock.
Public transport routes (2, 15) to the Town Hall.
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Monument "Three Bayonets" on Victory Square
Located on the largest square in all of Belarus. Its opening took place in June 1974 in honor of the 30th anniversary of the liberation of the region from the German occupiers. Construction took two years. The perimeter of the area is 1140 meters. The monument looks like three obelisk-bayonets 56 m high. They are decorated with a relief-sculptural belt. The Eternal Flame burns on the site inside. The monument is surrounded by two pools and sculptures that symbolize the beginning of the Second World War, the partisan movement, and the liberation of the region by the Red Army. Across the road from it there is a residential building with the inscription on the roof “The feat of the Soviet people is immortal.” The object looks beautiful when it is light and after sunset, there is a view of the Western Dvina.
Location: Victory Square.
Trams 2, 4, 8, 9 stop nearby.
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Summer amphitheater
If you have planned a trip to the most interesting places in Belarus and want to bring back not only souvenirs from Minsk and Vitebsk, but also pleasant memories, also visit the summer amphitheater. This is a concert venue designed for an audience of more than 6 thousand, the main stage of the famous “Slavic Bazaar”.
Summer amphitheater
There was once no roof here, but weather conditions are unpredictable and it sometimes rained during events. In this regard, the roof was finally erected in 2007. Inside the complex there is a cafe "Maestro". The Avenue of Stars is located nearby. You can admire the building from the outside at any time, but the door to the middle is open only during events.
- Address: Frunze Avenue, 13 A.
"Slavic Marketplace"
The city is most popular in mid-summer, when a large-scale festival begins - a distinctive feature of Vitebsk. This festival is held every year, at this time fairs are opened, competitions and concerts are held with the participation of local groups and groups from neighboring countries.
Over the past few years, the festival has gained enormous popularity and has become known as a grandiose week-long celebration designed to highlight various areas of the cultural life of the country and its neighbors.
The main goal of the festival is to seek mutual understanding and cooperation, dialogue between cultures, and bring neighboring countries and peoples closer together. The permanent symbol of the Slavic Bazaar is the cornflower - a symbol of peace among the Slavic peoples.
Vitebsk Zoo
The zoo was created in 1992. Previously, there was an animal theater in this same place. Heat-loving animals and reptiles are housed in the building, and some are kept in enclosures and special pavilions.
Vitebsk Zoo
- Address: st. Yanka Kupala 17.
- Opening hours: varies depending on the length of daylight hours, in April 2022 it worked from 10:00 to 19:00.
- Cost: for adults and teenagers over 12 years old, a ticket with a tour costs 4.5 BYN, without a tour - 4 BYN. For children from 3 to 12 years old - 3.5 and 3 BYN. For infants under 3 years old, admission is free.
Museum of the History of Vitebsk Tram
This attraction of Vitebsk is suitable for lovers of everything extraordinary. A museum of this kind was created due to the fact that this city became the first in Belarus to launch a tram. Moreover, even in Moscow and St. Petersburg this type of transport appeared later.
Museum of the History of Vitebsk Tram
You can always freely see (and touch) the outdoor exhibits, but not everyone will be lucky enough to get inside. The museum is always closed, but you can try to book a tour in advance, and only on weekdays. However, even then there are no guarantees that it will take place.
- Address: 5th Frunze Street, 7.
- Opening hours: weekdays from 8:00 to 17:00.
- Cost of visiting: please call +375-212-24-33-39.
Beautiful places in Vitebsk that are worth visiting
Among what a tourist should see in Vitebsk, it is necessary to note museums and theaters, and there are more than 10 of them. Almost all of them are located near tourist places, therefore, if you plan your visit to city sites correctly, you can visit everything over the weekend. The themes of the museums are varied - history, art, technology, partisan movement.
Marc Chagall Museum Complex
Among the memorable places in Vitebsk, it is worth noting the house-museum of the avant-garde artist Marc Chagall, who was born in this city in 1887. On Pokrovskaya Street there is a one-story red-brick memorial house-museum. The two-story art center is located on the other bank of the Western Dvina, between the zoo and the Park of Partisan Glory.
Address: Pokrovskaya, 11a.
Visiting hours: 11:00-18:30. Weekends are Monday and Tuesday from October to March 1, and only Monday in the warm season.
Bus 35 to the stop “Policlinic named after Kalinin”. Even better is to walk past the Chagall monument, that is, from the bus station where trolleybus 13 and many city buses stop (1, 2, 3, 7, 13, 14, 26, 33, 34, 43, 44, 99).
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Regional Museum of Local Lore
In the regional center, you should definitely visit the main regional museum to learn more about the nature, history and culture of the northeastern part of Belarus. It dates back to 1868. It is located in a historical landmark - the baroque town hall built in 1775.
Location: Lenina, 36.
Visiting hours: from 10 to 18, from Tuesday to Sunday.
Buses 1, 2, 6, 11, 12, 15, 19, 25. 30, 41, 42, 106, trolleybuses 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 15 to the stop of the same name.
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Regional Art Museum
It is conveniently located near the Oktyabrsky Bridge across the Western Dvina in a three-story building built in 1883, where the court was located before the revolution. Next to the museum there are monuments to Lenin, Masherov, Olgerd, Hottabych, Pushkin and a street clown (diagonally across the road). Inside you can see paintings by Belarusian artists, and as a separate topic - Vitebsk painters and works of local Jews. There is also a collection of Russian painters of the 19th century.
Location: Lenina, 32.
Opening hours: from 10 to 18, Wednesday - Sunday.
Bus 7, trolleybuses 3-5, 10, 12, 13. This is the historical center of the city, a popular place, so over 20 public transport routes stop on the nearest streets.
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Museum of the Hero of the USSR M. F. Shmyrev
In the city you should definitely visit places related to the history of the partisan movement during the Second World War. One of them is the museum of Minai Shmyrev, a hero of the Soviet Union and organizer of partisan detachments during the German occupation. The exhibition occupies 4 halls in a mansion of the early 20th century, where until the 1920s there was a shelter for elderly officials. Next to the museum there is a park of partisan glory, where partisan dugouts are presented, and there are famous monuments to Shmyrev, Korotkevich, and Children of War.
Address: Chekhova, 4.
Opening hours: from 8 am to 7 pm, all days of the week.
Buses 1, 2, 6, 11, 12, 15, 18, 19, 25, 30, 37, 41, 42 and trolleybuses 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 15 to the Lenin Square stop.
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Museum of Internationalist Soldiers
Among the places worth visiting in the southern part of the city, in the Pervomaisky district, it is worth noting the main museum of Belarus, dedicated to the Afghan War. It is located on the first floor of a residential building next to the thematic monument. The exhibition occupies three halls - the image of Afghanistan, the history of the 103rd division, a memorial story about the destinies and exploits of the victims.
Location: Warriors-Internationalists, 20.
Visiting hours: from 10 am to 6 pm on weekdays, from 9 am to 5 pm on weekends.
Trolleybuses 6, 7, 8 to the stop “Ulitsa Voinonov-Internationalistov”.
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Museum of the History of Vitebsk Tram
Operates since 1966 in the old tram depot building. Vitebsk became one of the first places in the Russian Empire where electric transport appeared at the end of the 19th century. The exhibition consists of five sections - the history of this type of transport from 1896 to the beginning of the 21st century is presented. At the entrance there is a monument to the first Vitebsk tram.
Address: 5th Frunze, 7.
Schedule: by agreement.
Buses 7 and trolleybuses 3-5, 10, 12, 13 to the Meduniversitet stop.
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Museum of the History of Private Collecting
A rare type of museum for Belarus, a branch of the regional local history museum. The exhibition is located in a building that was built at the end of the 19th century. was built for the local power plant. Among the things to see inside, one should note the numismatic collection, samples of porcelain, edged weapons, awards from different states, watches, and archaeological finds. The exhibition is divided into four thematic collection blocks.
Address: Frunze Avenue, 13.
Opening hours: 10:00-18:00, except Monday.
Buses 7, 18, trolleybuses 3-5, 10, 12, 13 to the stop "Freedom Square".
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Exhibition hall of the Center for Contemporary Art
In operation since the late 1990s. Various exhibitions are held inside. What Vitebsk is famous for is painting. The exhibition hall successfully complements the exhibitions of art museums.
Location: Beloborodova, 5a.
Visiting hours: from 10 to 18, except Mondays.
Trams 2, 7, 8, 9.
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Exhibition of military equipment
Near the “Three Bayonets” monument there is a variety of military equipment from the USSR - airplanes, helicopters, guns, armored vehicles. It is part of the Winners Park. If you wander around there, you can find guns from the war with Napoleon, fountains, and a monument to paratroopers.
Location: Kalinina, 24.
Inspection schedule: 24 hours a day.
Nearby there is a stop for trams 2, 4, 8, 9.
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Drama Theater named after Yakub Kolas
It has national status, created in 1926. At the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, it was evacuated to Ulyanovsk. The building was built in 1958. It is a yellow cultural building typical of the USSR with a Doric portico and white columns. The three-tier hall with two balconies can accommodate 758 spectators.
Location: Zamkovaya, 2.
Visiting hours: from 12:30 to 19:30, except Mondays.
Trolleybuses 1, 3-6, 10-13 and various buses, for example, 1, 2-4, 7, 10, 14, 26 to the Drama Theater stop.
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Puppet theater "Lyalka"
It separated from the drama theater in 1990. It is located in the building of the Commercial School of the early 20th century. The repertoire includes 32 performances in the Belarusian language.
Location: Pushkina, 2.
Visiting hours: from 10:00 to 18:00, except Mondays.
Buses 7, 31 and 43a, trolleybuses 3-6 and 10-12 to the Drama Theater stop.
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Youth Theater "Wheel"
The third most popular theater in Vitebsk, opened in 2006. The building stands on the banks of the Vitba River opposite the bridge of the 1000th anniversary of the city. Takes part in the “Night of Museums”, the repertoire includes over 10 performances.
Address: park named after. Frunze, 1.
Visiting hours: from 8:00 to 20:00.
Buses 1, 2, 6, 11, 15 and others, trolleybuses 2, 4, 7-9, 15.
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Let's sum it up
As you can see, Vitebsk really is one of the most interesting historical Belarusian places. The city lives with the memories of two outstanding artists, and tourists try to learn more about their lives and activities. The largest event in Vitebsk is the Slavic Bazaar. In addition, this Belarusian regional center has a cozy feel, and the surrounding area reminds of the wealth of natural resources, including flora and fauna.
If you are exploring Belarusian sights and have a lot of time, you can stop by the capital. Of course, in Minsk you can mainly look at the modern benefits of civilization. But this is also necessary.
Zdravnevo
If we talk about the sights of Vitebsk and its surroundings, then you should definitely visit the estate of the famous artist I. E. Repin. This wooden manor is of great architectural value. Repin acquired this plot in 1982, and under his leadership the estate changed dramatically, undergoing a major reconstruction.
The most interesting part of the Repin building is considered to be a high tower with wide terraces and balconies; the inside of the building is distinguished by its unusual decoration. At the moment, the house is located on the territory of a picturesque park, near the water, among centuries-old linden trees, which Ilya Efimovich himself planted.
