Minsk is the capital of Belarus, the "Hero City", the largest city in the country. Minsk is really a beautiful and very clean city, but its Old Center, unfortunately, was badly damaged during the Great Patriotic War. Therefore, practically the whole of Old Minsk is a "Stalin Empire" or restored historical monuments: Upper town, Troitskoe and Rakovskoe suburbs.
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How to get to Minsk
Direct daily flights Moscow - Minsk are performed by Aeroflot and Belavia. About 15 trains a day (direct and transit) are sent from the Belorussian station. Travel time from 8 to 12 hours.
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The climate of Minsk is
Partly cloudy, light rain +6 ° С in the day 0 ° C at night ° С water |
Overcast, light rain +4 ° С in the day +2 ° С at night ° С water |
Overcast, heavy rain +1 ° C in the day +4 ° С at night ° С water |
| The weather in Minsk for 10 days | ||
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| in the daytime | -2 | + 0 | + 5 | + 12 | + 18 | + 21 | + 22 | + 22 | + 16 | + 10 | + 3 | + 0 |
| night | -7 | -6 | -3 | + 3 | + 8 | + 11 | + 12 | + 12 | + 7 | + 3 | -2 | -5 |
Transport
In Minsk there are two branches of the metro, the fare is 600 BYR, the transfer station is Kupalovskaya-Oktyabrskaya (Kastrychnitskaya). The buses and trolley buses are in good order, the fare is the same as in the metro.
One of the most convenient modes of transport is fixed-route taxis (1400-1850 BYR) or taxi (1100 BYR per km).
Entertainment, excursions and sights of Minsk
The capital of Belarus attracts tourists with the golden glitter of church domes, ancient architecture and new, unusual monuments. Its route through the city should start with an inspection of the Upper City - from the oldest and most beautifully preserved part of Minsk.
Trinity Suburb - carefully and lovingly restored corner of the ancient architecture of Minsk. It is worth visiting the church of the Holy Trinity with the ancient icon of Our Lady with Jesus and the miraculous statue of St. Roch, better known as the "Red Church", the neo-Romanesque church of St. Simeon and Helen in Independence Square.
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To the sights of the Stalin period it is customary to refer the main street of the city - Skaryna Prospekt, Akademgorodok, Tolbukhin Boulevard with the mass grave where 10,000 partisans and civilians are buried, the memorial complex "Yama" - the place of mass execution of Jews, the church that died during the Afghan War on "Tears Island" "And a monument to the victims of the Holocaust in the ruined Jewish cemetery.
Monuments of Minsk
In Minsk, there are many interesting monuments that bring a special flavor to the city .So, the Central Department Store has a rather interesting sculpture of buyers .Next to the showcase is a family where the mother and father turn out their pockets in search of the remaining money, while the children gaze at the colorful dresses in luxury showcases .The "grandmother with seeds" looks no less colorful - the symbol of small business in Minsk is .Decomposing its goods, it is waiting for its customers at the Komarovsky market .There are many other equally interesting sculptures, such as the merry Vasya or the inveterate bath-house attendant, the lady with the dog, who descended from the pages of Chekhov's stories or the postman with a newspaper in her hand - all this is sculpture В .Zhbanov, the famous Belarusian sculpture .
There is entertainment in Minsk for children, such as the children's railway. From the station Zaslonovo sent a painted train, where funny children's tunes sound and important guides and guides that go beyond the years. Photo of Minsk (105)