In Gomel there are at least two amazing attractions: the Old Believer church and monuments. The Church is the only one of its kind in all of Belarus. She survived the tsarist and Soviet power, as well as the capture of the country by fascist troops. Today she continues to work and receives parishioners. And the monuments sometimes look like a mockery of the guests of the city. Only you want to put flowers to the pedestal of Lenin, as you stumble upon Iron Man or Pinocchio. And there is one monument that asks for a light.
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How to get
In Gomel, the easiest way to get there is by train or bus. The city is 300 kilometers from Minsk, and the nearest major Russian settlement is Bryansk.
The railway Gomel is connected with many cities of Russia and Ukraine. Long-distance trains go to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Adler, Kiev, Odessa, Feodosia.
Bus tickets to Gomel are regular. What can not be said about air travel. The airport for today accepts only charter flights. Want to get to Gomel by air - dial a tourist group and book a plane.
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Transport
Public transport in Gomel is buses, trolleybuses and minibuses. They can take to any district of the city. There are no problems with the schedule - the transport runs regularly. Trolleybuses go on 23 routes, buses - on 50, and marshrutki will stop there where you ask.
Suburban buses leave from the bus station. From here you can get to any locality in the region, as well as to Ukraine, Russia and even German Bremen and Frankfurt am Main.
Climate of Gomel
Overcast, light rain +6 ° С in the day +1 ° C at night ° С water |
Overcast, light rain +5 ° С in the afternoon 0 ° C at night ° С water |
Overcast, light rain +4 ° С in the day +4 ° С at night ° С water |
| Weather forecast for Gomel for 10 days | ||
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| in the daytime | -4 | -2 | + 3 | + 12 | + 20 | + 23 | + 24 | + 23 | + 18 | + 11 | + 4 | -1 |
| night | -11 | -9 | -4 | + 3 | + 9 | + 12 | + 14 | + 12 | + 8 | + 3 | -1 | -6 |
Kitchen and restaurants
To die of hunger in Gomel is impossible - there are a lot of food outlets, from ordinary cafes to atmospheric restaurants. Most restaurants are divided into two types: beerhouses and with a variety of cuisine. The former offer their own foaming drink and various snacks, the latter - European or national cuisine.
In the cafe everything is easier. Simple menu, the usual interior. But cheaper and faster service. The average cost of dinner in the restaurant - from 500 Russian rubles, in a cafe - from 150 rubles.
Shops
Most often Gomel offers standard Belarusian souvenirs. These are house, guardians, products from birch bark, wood, metal, various housekeepers, ratchets, pictures, panels and so on. Souvenirs can be bought directly from the store or made an order. For example, to be woven from a vine. Such portraits are now in fashion. Gomel is not particularly lucky - there are no ethnographic museums in the city where tourists are met by the recreated Belarusian villages and you can buy something unique.
Hotels in Gomel
Hotels in Gomel can be divided into three categories. This is an economy class, business and luxury. The first choose travel budget employees, the second - entrepreneurs, and still others are idle without business. Many hotels bear an imprint of the Soviet era - there is an appropriate interior, and sometimes maintenance. But vip-hotels know how to attract and retain customers. For example, offer them a delicious restaurant, fitness center, free Wi-Fi, a swimming pool and other amenities.
Accommodation in a mini-hotel and economy class hotel starts from 1500 Russian rubles. Business numbers start from 3 thousand, and the suite will cost 5 thousand Russian rubles.
Book popular Gomel hotels at the best prices
| Park Hotel Zamkovy from 2 647 rubles Gomel Gagarina Street 6 | ||
| Paradise Hotel from 924 rub. Gomel Privokzalnaja Ploshad 1 | Amaks Vizit Hotel from 2 770 rubles Gomel Kiseleva 6 | Villa Rosa from 3 078 rubles Gomel Ilicha Street 150 |
- To see a flying saucer - in Gomel anyone can see a UFO. To do this, climb over the city on the Ferris wheel and look for the building of the circus, which in shape resembles a flying saucer. In the 70s, the construction of such a building caused a scandal, because the UFO did not fit into the standard houses of Gomel.
- To get sick of "Gomel" - the local football club once became the champion of Belarus. In principle, the team plays well, although recently and left the Major Leagues. Belarusian football is not the most spectacular in the world, but a trip to the stadium can be fun.
- Swim in the fountain - in Gomel there are many interesting fountains. And even if you did not serve in the Airborne, you can, together with the children in hot weather, dip into the waters of the fountain. It does not matter whether the condemning locals are looking at you, the main thing is that you will become lighter and happier.
Entertainment, excursions and attractions of Gomel
The main attraction of Gomel is the palace and park ensemble, where all the interesting monuments of architecture are collected.
Palace and park ensemble
This is a unique for Belarus complex of monuments of archeology, history and architecture, which dates back to the mid-18th century. It includes a site of ancient and medieval Gomel of the 10th century, the palace of Rumyantsev and Paskevich, a huge park, St. Peter and Paul's Cathedral, a winter garden with a tower of observation.
One of the main elements of the ensemble is the park, which occupies more than 30 hectares. On its territory you can find exotic plants like black pine or ginkgo biloba. In the center of the park there is a palace made in the style of classicism.
Ilyinsky Church
This is the oldest preserved Old Believer temple in Belarus. It was built in the 18th century on the site of a forest, where the Old Believers were hidden from the royal power. The church is made in an unusual style: it consists of three log buildings, one after the other on one axis. It is said that Emelyan Pugachev was twice here.
The church was able to survive without loss the change of power and is still operational. The only one of its kind in the whole country.
St. Nicholas Monastery
The money for the construction of this monastery at the beginning of the last century was collected by the whole city. Mugs for donations stood at the railway station. The monastery was erected in honor of St. Nicholas of Myra, the patron saint of seamen, shooters, merchants and children.
During the Soviet era, the building housed a club, then a warehouse, the interior of the monastery was badly damaged. He miraculously survived during the Great Patriotic War and since the 1960s he began to receive parishioners again.
In the monastery among the relics there are icons of St. Nicholas, the holy righteous John Kormyansky, the icon with the relics of the Optina Elders, and also the revered list of the Kozelschansky icon of the Mother of God.
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