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Kastryčnickaja street - one of the most youth populated streets in Minsk. A lot of bright and noisy parties and events are held here. There are many places from coffee shops and bars to delicious pizza and vegan food on Kastryčnickaja street. Actually this street in the center of Minsk. The annual Vulica Brasil festival added colors and brightness to this street, where artists from Brazil transform the street walls with bright graffiti every year.There is a gallery У, which every time holds new and interesting exhibitions. Perhaps, on Kastryčnickaja Street, we want to distinguish Ok16. Ок16 — It’s a platform where the boldest and largest ideas are embodied. From exhibitions and performances to conferences and techno parties. The authors of this project focused on the development of creativity and culture in Minsk. The building is located in the former factory. And it has become many cool loft spaces, where many performances and parties take place.

Zybitskaya Street is perhaps the most fun street in Minsk. The street is in the city center and here the largest parties are taken place every night. There are more than a hundred bars, cafes and restaurants on Zybitskaya. During the day you can taste delicious pancakes with various fillings (DEPO), drink coffee or have breakfast on street and watching the river Svisloch and beautiful views of the city. And at night the street turns into one solid party where you can move from bar to bar, meet new people and dance to fun music right on the street.

Welcome to Vulica Brasil Festival, thanks to which the streets of Minsk have been significantly transformed. To see the brightest and most interesting graffiti, it is enough simply to come to Kastryčnickaja street and walk on it, there are full of different objects of art, from the really large-scale works that decorate the entire building, to small paintings on fences or corners of buildings. This bright and living part of Minsk will leave no one indifferent.

Pesochnica is the most amazing place in Minsk. Here you can try real street food while being in an incredibly magical and cozy atmosphere.There are a lot of events in Pesochnica From various exhibitions of modern art to open-air film screenings. But it’s necessary to go there for the atmosphere of loft and old factory buildings, and of course, to try the most delicious food in Minsk.

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If you love art and painting you should visit the National Art Museum in Minsk. Here you will find a huge collection of classical Russian painting, ancient Belarusian icons, collection of art of countries of East and collection of works in socialist realism.There are very cool regular modern expositions, interactive programs, author's excursions and lectures In the museum.

The history of war doesn't bypass any country. And to avoid the events of the past, we must always remember the horrors of war.
The Belarusian State Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War is the largest repository of relics of the Second World War in Belarus. Ten exposition halls of the museum are built according to the chronology of events - from pre-war days and military actions to reconstruction of the whole country. The museum holds excursions - overview and thematic tours in all sections of the Great Patriotic War.

The Museum of Contemporary Fine Art is a fairly young museum based in 1997. This museum collects works of art of the 20th-21st century and mostly Belarusian artists. Exposition spaces are oriented to presentation of experimental directions in various types of art (fine, theatrical, musical, design, computer graphics and other) and creativity of artists.

The Gallery of Modern Art "У" is almost the most popular place in Minsk. It's an incredibly interesting art complex. Every project and expositions in this gallery contributes to the development of Belarusian culture. At the exhibitions you can see photos, sculptures, paintings, multimedia projects, performances. Only in this gallery you can see the freedom and self-expression of the authors.

To look at the creative party of the city and get a couple of useful contacts, we advise you to go to the cultural center "CORPUS" for a lecture or film show. At the same time, you can know, how to make cultural another old factory building in Minsk. Exhibitions, lectures, festivals, concerts, discussions, markets - everything that is taking place there now, we can't list.

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Troitskae predmestie

Troitskoe predmestie - is a historic district of Minsk. His cozy streets became a symbol of the city. Nowadays in most buildings there are shops, restaurants, cafes, museums, there are even hotels and residential buildings.Troitskoye predmestie is one of the most favorite places for rest by Minsk citizens and guests of the capital.If you love art and painting you should visit the National Art Museum in Minsk. Here you will find a huge collection of classical Russian painting, ancient Belarusian icons, collection of art of countries of East and collection of works in socialist realism.There are very cool regular modern expositions, interactive programs, author's excursions and lectures In the museum.

Asmalouka is the district In the center of Minsk. Getting there passerby you can easily feel as moved by a time machine into the middle of the 20 century. It’s considered one of the first districts of the post-war capital: district was built by German prisoners of war in 1949.This is the first "elite" district in Minsk: at first there lived military people, and then - artists, actors, ministry clerks. Now the district is the favorite place for cinematographers:
They are often shooting historical films about the life of Soviet citizens of the 1950s-1970s period.

Visiting Minsk city, you need to walk on Niezalieznasci avenue, because most interesting and historical buildings are located on it. And one of them is GUM.
GUM — the first largest universal store in Minsk. Today, the department store building is a monument of architecture and urban planning of the 20th century. On the facades of GUM you can see not only Soviet, but also Belarusian symbols. First decorative lighting was installed on its facades. Today GUM looks like a modern shopping center inside, where you can buy almost everything: from cosmetics to carpets and furniture.

If you arrive in Minsk by train, first thing you will see the famous Gates of Minsk. The gate of Minsk became a symbol of the capital because they play the role of medieval towers and welcome guests, as well as hundreds of years of that. By the way, the clock installed in one of the towers is considered as the largest in Belarus.

There are a lot of churches in the city, but we would like to tell you about one of them. Among citizens it's known as the Red Church.But it’s correct to call it the church of Saint Simeon and Saint Elena's. It was founded in 1910. The amazing red brick building is built in a Neoromanian style. Today the Red Church isn’t only very popular among Catholic believers, but also loved by Minsk citizens. It’s not only a spiritual, but also a wonderful cultural center. The so-called lower church, located under the upper basilica, hosts performances and exhibitions. The cathedral is also famous for its organ music concerts.

Victory Square can be seen during a walk in the Minsk center. On the square there is an underground station with the same name: Victory Square.
It is one of the most significant historical places that recalls the feats of people. Now Victory Square is a place in Minsk where the memory of millions victims during World War II comes to be honored. In 1954 in the center of the square a majestic monument to soldiers of the Red Army and guerrillas who died during the Second World War was built.

Perhaps there is no cafe in Minsk that could boast such a large variety of delicious thin Belarusian pancakes.There are a lot of taste from vegan to sweet with nutella or jam. Of course you need to take coffee or cocoa there. Cafes is on two of the most noisy streets: Zybitskaya and Kastryčnickaja

If you are a fan of night walks, we offer you to go for a night snack to the LAUKA. his cafe is very small, but it works 24 hours. They make delicious coffee and sandwiches. Cafe is located on Kastryčnickaja street.

It is the first cafe opened in Minsk in 1967. Now BEREZKA is a very good place, with a great choice of food for any taste. Here you can also try real Belarusian cuisine, especially draniki The cafe is located in the center of Minsk, right on the victory square. There is a wonderful view of the historical monument.

Coffee, delicious food and ecology! We all understand that one of the global problems of the 21 century is the struggle for ecology. Tiden in its Instagram account tells about the main problems of garbage processing and about ecology in general. The cafe also sells various eco things: balsams, shower gels, bamboo brushes, flax bags, reusable mugs and more.

If you wanna say "Hey" to the modern Belarusian culture, you definitely should visit Karma bar. First of all you can find here good mood and atmosphere, secondly nice barmen will always say "Wassup, friend" to any of the bar’s guests cause everybody there are friends. What about the modern Belarusian culture? The answer is this bar here you can meet lots of Belarusian designers, musicians, artists, and just creative and funny people.

Huligan became the forerunner of all parties on the once industrial territory of the Kastryčnickaja street. To this day, youngsters gather in crowds to have fun spending time in one of the most noisy and recognizable places of all. Thanks to one of these parties, the road of the street made pedestrian.

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Who likes to sleep longer we advise to go to this cafe. It will please you not only with a large choice of dishes (especially Belarusian cuisine), but also with a beautiful summer terrace overlooking the city.

For delicious steaks and burgers you necessary need to go to ENZO! You will not be indifferent by the kitchen of this cafe and its refined and muted loft atmosphere.You can just enjoy the pleasant atmosphere by drinking delicious wine. Cafe is located on Kastryčnickaja street.

If you 're vegan or vegetarian, you should definitely go to this cafe! But even if your diet includes all products, still go. After all, who would have thought that something very delicious could be made from plant products. It definitely will not leave you indifferent. Monkey food is also located on Kastryčnickaja street, the most picturesque street in Minsk.

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