The Mir Castle Complex

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Маргарита Летичевская

Level 11 Local Expert

A real medieval castle. I highly recommend you to visit. We were without a tour, but there are a lot of them there, you can join and listen.

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Ларин Роман

Level 16 Local Expert

An excellent historical complex. Excellent museum exposition. All historical epochs of the castle's existence are presented. Perfect for a family visit. There is a beautiful park area around the castle.

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YSLapshin2010

Level 11 Local Expert

Everything is very cool, cool, and beautiful. We were everywhere there, and in the restaurant, and in the hotel we spent the night, and walked around the castle itself. The food is delicious, I liked everything, the hotel is clean.

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scripa scripa

Level 10 Local Expert

I am in love with Belarus! Thank you for the hospitality, for some incredible feeling of peace and tranquility!

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Андрей Чебурин

Level 11 Local Expert

An amazing place! The rich history of the castle and its owners is impressive! The guides provide excellent guided tours.

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Денис Зеленков

Level 5 Local Expert

I advise lovers of castles and antiquities. There are a lot of new models, but when you get acquainted with the republic, you definitely need to visit. There's a lot to see.

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Алла

Level 30 Local Expert

A powerful Gothic castle, an example of defensive architecture. At various times, it was owned by famous people, including the Radziwills. Mir Castle participated in almost all the wars fought in Belarus, was repeatedly damaged and rebuilt. You can climb the towers and walk through the walls, go down to the prison basement, visit the museum and the chapel -tomb of Svyatopolk Mirsky. Entrance is paid. There are different options for entrance tickets, the cheapest one includes towers and a prison Climbing the towers is akin to extreme: very narrow stairs, no navigation, if you meet a stream of people, do not disperse. The prison basement is small and not interesting. I can't say anything about the museum and the tomb, we didn't have time, we hung on the towers. There is a lake and a small park near the castle. There is a hotel at the castle. The place is atmospheric, especially the patio.

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Юрий Маргозин

Level 6 Local Expert

a gorgeous castle. We were on New Year's holidays. We climbed, touched, everything is worthy. I recommend you to visit

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Лариса Р.

Level 9 Local Expert

The beautiful castle culture of Belarus is impressive. The castle is located in a picturesque location. There is parking. The most interesting excursions. Attentive and polite museum staff

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Leon

Level 10 Local Expert

In fact, I don't particularly like castles and castle complexes. This is because a cramped space enclosed by large walls usually gathers a number of people exceeding this space. And the atmosphere of the walls does not have the proper effect when for every historical square centimeter there is someone's foot, arm, backpack... But not this time. It was different in Mir Castle. Of course, in the main part of the castle (household, residential, whatever), it was impossible to set foot. People filled the whole space, it was difficult to see anything. But according to the tickets, we also had to visit a separate part of the castle - the facade. When we went there, we met an aunt with an already grown-up daughter, who assured us that there was nothing to see, that there was nothing interesting there. We (me, my son Miroslav and my niece Polina) decided that it was necessary to form our own opinion and confidently accelerated the step. They went down to the prison, where the guillotine was kept, and there were shackles on the floor. A very cramped and gloomy room with a peculiar damp smell. The most exciting sensations overtook us when we climbed the tower through a narrow spiral passage with short high steps. I must say the advantages of this part of the exhibition: 1. There were no guides or caretakers on the way, we were on our own. 2. Variability. There were many alternative passages, ascents and descents along the way. It's almost a maze. 3. There were few people. Apparently, someone did not know that the tickets include 2 locations, or simply did not want to walk through narrow tunnels alone, or was afraid of high cramped climbs; well, or, as in our case, was disappointed and did not go further. It was all to our advantage. Personally, I absorbed the energy of the stone walls, which put pressure on us not only mentally, but also physically, by 200%. The children also really enjoyed climbing, reasoning, coming up with their own alternative stories of these passages, walls, elevators, hatches, loopholes. We walked down each aisle (sometimes twice), comprehended each of the floors and had a lot of fun. The moral boost was very high, although physically it was very tiring. Our legs remembered this adventure for two or three more days, when we went down one of the stairs, or just squatted. In short, do not listen to anyone, think with your own head and do not weigh unnecessary information. If it goes against your plan, then it should not have weight and it should not be taken into account on the opposite side of the scale. From myself, I definitely recommend not to disdain the second location of the Mir Castle, soak up this extraordinary atmosphere, it will be with you for a long time!

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надежда Едигарова

Level 6 Local Expert

The atmosphere of the castle, an interesting tour with an audio guide, ancient towers and a dungeon. You find yourself in a children's fairy tale.

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Сергей Лесков

Level 13 Local Expert

Great! Luxury apartments. The restoration is wonderful. There is an edible restaurant in the basement. There is a real maze in the fortress walls. A museum with a fascinating exposition.

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Дмитрий Ивайкин

Level 10 Local Expert

It is a very beautiful historical place. Inside there are excursions, a souvenir shop, catering right in the castle and a hotel. You can climb a lot of ancient passages and walk around.

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Иван Кузнецов

Level 8 Local Expert

A very beautiful and sincere place! We were with my husband in May 2024. We liked everything! Interesting museum expositions, a convenient audio guide with which we could listen to all the important and interesting facts about the museum's exposition without waiting for a group tour accompanied by a guide)

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Наталья Галенчик

Level 7 Local Expert

A very interesting complex.But to walk around the towers, to climb to the top of them, you need to have athletic skill.The muscles of the legs make themselves felt for a long time afterwards.Oksana, the tour guide, tells us about the castle in an interesting way.

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Екатерина Королева

Level 7 Local Expert

A very beautiful castle, definitely worth a visit! It is better, of course, with a guide On the territory you can take a walk, buy souvenirs It is better to wear something comfortable to climb the tower

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Людмила

Level 12 Local Expert

A very beautiful, interesting castle with a rich history. It's worth a visit. Unfortunately, the tour could not be booked. But there are audio guides.

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Юлия Матвеева

Level 13 Local Expert

It's a beautiful castle. A good audio guide. A wonderful idea with costumes, you can feel like a resident of the castle of those times.

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Сергей Гажинов

Level 16 Local Expert

A beautiful atmospheric historical place. I recommend a visit. Always with a guide

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Абвгдейка Зверева

Level 5 Local Expert

An interesting place. It will be interesting for children to climb through the labyrinths of the towers. They were bored on the tour, but it was very fun to go down to the basements and climb the wall :) Pit stop for a couple of hours.

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Анна Синельщикова

Level 15 Local Expert

Very beautiful. It is interesting and informative. There are many exhibits about the origin of which we learned for the first time. There are souvenir shops. A cafe where you can taste the national cuisine.

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Игорь Иванов

Level 14 Local Expert

A magnificent castle! You literally immerse yourself in that era by going inside. A wonderful museum with exhibits from that time!

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Константин Соколов

Level 6 Local Expert

It's a very beautiful place. The castle has been restored almost from ruins. There are even historical fragments that were touched by the hands of the first owners of the castle ....

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Zoya Y.

Level 7 Local Expert

A stunning cozy castle. Here you can find everything: views from the castle, climbing walls and stairs, a variety of exhibits, coffee and chebureks in pottery. The spirit of European antiquity.

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Наталья Бедная

Level 6 Local Expert

A very beautiful castle, an interesting tour, an exciting performance of the Scots in the courtyard of the castle. And next to the castle there is a small cafe in the old Gothic style, where you can try and buy delicious lard, meat and krambambula (national alcoholic drink) of local production

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lianvi2014

Level 4 Local Expert

It's a beautiful place. It is very beautiful and interesting. You can climb the towers and look at the surroundings from a height. My daughter, my friends and I really liked it.

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Юлия Вишнякова

Level 15 Local Expert

I really liked the complex! Definitely worth a visit. Brutal, clean, with an interesting exposition. The children were delighted with the narrow passages and the dungeon. There is a beautiful cafe opposite the entrance to the castle

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Татьяна Гончарова

Level 8 Local Expert

It's a beautiful place!!! The castle is very impressive! To say you liked it is to say nothing, you definitely need to visit here and see everything with your own eyes!

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Евгений Ермалюков

Level 9 Local Expert

A good museum, beautiful halls, and an interesting exhibit. But the restaurant doesn't have a mobile connection and there is no Wi-Fi.

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Ксения О.

Level 3 Local Expert

A must-visit place in Belarus. A rich historical heritage, restored with careful hands.

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Александр Лычман

Level 7 Local Expert

The most beautiful castle I've ever seen. It is perfectly restored and quite modern inside. Inside there are many exhibits related to the history of the castle and not only. There are also very beautiful rooms inside.

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Елена Лазарева

Level 5 Local Expert

The castle is very colorful. We walked around it with pleasure. There is something to see and be impressed with. I recommend watching it. The only thing is to wear comfortable shoes, because the stairs in the castle are steep with high and not very comfortable steps.

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Инкогнито 2352

Level 6 Local Expert

The history of Redzivils . The place is historical. We visited with our family and everyone really liked it. We recommend it.

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Елена Мамонтова

Level 9 Local Expert

We were in Mir castle on excursions with children, 11.10 years old, everyone liked it) unusual, interesting transitions between towers. In the courtyard of the castle, we also got to the performance of the Scots, it was fun, easy, humorous, and children and adults were very interested in weapons that could be touched and photographed after the performance. Overall, the impressions are very positive. The only drawback is the lack of an opportunity to have a snack. In the restaurant in the castle, we took the last table, but we did not manage to eat (the gastrofest had to be ordered in advance, and the rest of the dishes had to wait 1.5 hours. In order to find out, I had to wait for the waiter for half an hour (it's clear that it's a long weekend, a lot of people, and if you can get into a position with a gastrofest, then you could somehow prepare with the rest of the dishes, however, as well as with the number of waiters!!! But there are no hopeless situations - we managed with French fries and pancakes from a mini-cafe in the parking lot! And the sunny day and the weather, new impressions made our day wonderful!

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Insaniya_

Level 6 Local Expert

A picturesque place. It's interesting inside. However, be prepared if you go to the walls - very narrow passages and steep stairs. We climbed everything, a day of legs in the gym will not give such a load as these spiral stairs) There are many reproductions, most of the collection was exported to other countries. However, I still advise you to visit, it's just very pleasant to walk around.

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pavel.postoffice

Level 7 Local Expert

Taking into account the fact that the Castle is only 100 km away from us, we visit there, sometimes passing through, then precisely for the purpose of visiting, not that often, but, so to speak, we do. And to our pleasure, and I think not only to ours, the Castle of Mir leaves a rather pleasant impression every time. In general, to be honest, in our country, whoever is responsible for maintaining such places in order should be given an order, well, or a medal, as a last resort). Of course, taking into account the fact that the Castle is 80-90% new and it probably does not require endless restoration work with itself, but it also requires a lot of effort to maintain such a colossus in perfect order! The same installers, hacking with short breaks, telling visitors about medieval battles, pay them, feed them ..., plus they are sober all the time!) I purposely came closer several times to detect the presence of a smell known to everyone or other signs of "this", always by!) On the other hand, when drunk, wave a halberd, you can easily grab your opponent's hand...) Also, next to the castle itself there is a tomb of the last owners, Svyatopolk-Mirsky. And on it, on the facade, there is, I'm not afraid of this word - a magnificent fresco of the Face of Christ, well, or Saved by Man-made, whoever likes it better. When I saw her for the first time, I lost the power of speech for a while, and I saw it from the road, it was an amazing sight. Moreover, there are photos of the military-post-war times, she also makes an impression there. And here the mystery is how she, that is, the fresco, survived all the turbulence of the 20th century, God only knows, or His Son, Jesus Christ) By the way, during the war, in its first months, there was a Jewish ghetto in the castle, the place itself was Jewish, well, when this fascist nit came, which Jews were not killed immediately, those were driven there, and who went there themselves, no one knew how it would all end... And it ended the way it usually did at that time, it ended... Local Jews gathered in the castle from 1.5 to 2 thousand people, well, they were gathered, taken away from the castle for a kilometer, where they were shot lower and all, and our local collaborators, policemen and so on took the most active part in this case. Today, there is an obelisk monument at the place of execution and burial, a very sad place that, in my opinion, requires a mandatory visit... Although, this place is not a tourist destination and it will be quite difficult to find it without knowing... However, if you want, the locals will probably tell you) Still, a little further to the village, there is a Catholic church, also an interesting place. As a nice woman who was there told us, this church in the two thousandth received a new rector in an almost dead state, without a roof and half the walls... But today, it is a fully functioning building, with all the attributes of a religious building.. And now you wonder how people managed to restore it, taking into account the fact that there are only eight Catholic families in the village of Mir... Well, summing up all of the above, adding to this that there is still a pretty good museum in the castle itself, which is also desirable to visit, the place definitely requires our attention! Oh yes, there's still a restaurant there! A very attractive and very nice place with, again, very decent cuisine, but about it in the review directly about the restaurant. Something like this... Good luck to everyone!

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Екатерина Бердник

Level 12 Local Expert

A great place for the whole family to visit, it is located in a very picturesque place, there is also a very large exposition, an opportunity to explore the castle from the inside and appreciate the beauty of that time.

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RomT. Top

Level 9 Local Expert

I was in Minsk, went to the castle. You can visit once. I don't recommend going to a restaurant, it's not delicious. 100 km from Minsk +-.

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юра

Level 12 Local Expert

The old walls, 2.5 meters thick, are amazing. A lot has been done. Both the hotel and the restaurant. There is something to see. There are many antiques and luxury items. The castle is beautiful. A must-visit.

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Олег Ильин

Level 29 Local Expert

We were with the child and both were delighted! We climbed all the towers and galleries, watched the performance, shot with a bow and crossbow, squeaked and cannons! We went to the restaurant basement! I really liked the tour and the excellent guide! I really liked everything, we probably spent 5 hours in the castle and the park next to it! A must-visit! I recommend it! 👍🏻🇧🇾

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Артем К

Level 17 Local Expert

If you are lucky with the weather, the impression of the castle will be enthusiastic, we had the sun, 26 degrees Celsius, the courtyard and exterior are admired, they are very tasty in the cafe, near the gate to the castle on the road, you can eat and drink beer on the veranda, this is for those who got on the tour without lunch, there there are tents with souvenirs, and horses running around the fields , there is a souvenir shop inside the castle, it's expensive, but they took magnets in the form of a castle, and there are cornflower hair headers for girls...they were not met either in Minsk or in Nesvizh, there is a restaurant inside the castle, but we did not go...

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Владимир Самсонов

Level 6 Local Expert

I definitely come here once a year... Beauty, purity... In a word, Belarus. Even alcohol is sold with souvenirs (correspondingly more expensive than in stores, but not critically).

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Марина Субботина

Level 8 Local Expert

The place is simply gorgeous to visit. I highly recommend it! We came to the castle on July 29-30, 2023. We booked a two-storey suite for a day at the castle hotel (room 301). We were together with children aged 5 and 10. The room is magnificent, atmospheric and cozy. The children were delighted and did not want to leave the room. Since there is only one double bed in the room, we decided to take an extra bed for the older child, it turned out to be a high-quality, sturdy cot with a mattress, pillow and bed linen. The extra seat cost only 30 rubles. The room had everything you needed and even more, a refrigerator, hygiene and cosmetic kits, plain and sparkling water, bathrobes, slippers... Everyone at the reception is very polite and friendly! In general, it's lovely. There is a well-groomed territory around the castle, where you can walk. The lake! Take fishing rods, you can fish right near the Mir Castle! The children didn't catch anything, but they were glad anyway. But the fishermen said that the fish was being caught. The museum in Mir Castle is the most gorgeous, colorful, many exhibits of that time! It is clear that everything is taken care of and taken care of! The children liked the stairways in the castle walls. It was a little scary for me, the steps are very steep, but the children turned out to be what they needed. The courtyard of the castle is cozy, there is a restaurant and a cafe, but we did not go there. We had lunch at a restaurant on the other side of the street called Mirum. Everything was very tasty, the service was at a high level. It was nice to have lunch and look at the Mir Castle. Not far from the cafe there are tents with fast food and various souvenirs. In general, you can talk for a very long time and there is something to talk about. This place is a must-visit! And I strongly advise you to stay at the castle hotel, it's just unforgettable to be in the castle itself with its history and atmosphere.It gets dark late in the evening, the castle lights turn on, there are no tourists anymore, the streets are empty and walking along the Mir Castle it seems that the whole castle is only yours....very romantic... P.S. we haven't seen any ghosts in the castle)

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Блондин Gemini

Level 28 Local Expert

Great place. A well-restored castle from 1520, once belonging to the family of Princes Radziwills and in recent years before the nationalization of Svyatopolk - Mirsky. A place that attracts tourists. A high level of guides in the castle. Here you have information, theatricality, and the involvement of travelers in the game. Restored or stylized objects, furnishings, amaze the imagination. You can fantasize, as it was in the Middle Ages. It was cool to stay at the castle hotel and feel the atmosphere from the inside. From 20.30 to 21.30, the castle is illuminated. Great shots, a super walk when there are a minimum of tourists and a maximum of immersion. It was interesting to overcome the steps in the narrow passages of the tower, then my legs ached. Near the park and an artificial lake, which offers excellent views of the castle!

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Анастасия Антипина

Level 8 Local Expert

It's a very atmospheric place.A beautiful old castle museum, you will have to walk through narrow loopholes into the towers (there are many steps), go down to the prison cell.There are a lot of exhibits, it took us about 2.5 hours to inspect (we were without a tour).Quiet, measured.Parking is available, excursions are available, there are benefits for large families.

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Мария К

Level 8 Local Expert

We were on Saturday and got to a great show! The castle is beautiful and peculiar. It is a pity that the English and Italian parks are nearby - only the name on the map. In fact, it's just an unkempt area with trees, even without paths.

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ШОК

Level 12 Local Expert

It is definitely necessary to visit- the luxury and wealth of the Polish elites must be known. The castle is in super excellent condition. You can live for a couple of days!

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Екатерина 7778

Level 16 Local Expert

Be sure to visit. A real medieval castle, it looks very impressive. The courtyard is amazing: like in the movies, paved with stone, everything is real, + appropriate music. Polite staff, reasonable cost of the tour. We also visited the museum with great pleasure (it is included in the ticket, and it is gorgeous). The children liked it very much, and the adults would love to!!!

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Ольга Жуковская

Level 10 Local Expert

We were with the children, everyone is delighted!!! Very cool. During the tour, I will plunge into the past. Interesting locations, attributes of a past life, ascents and descents of narrow stairs, wooden floors creaking with age. Mannequins dressed in ballroom outfits, and it seems that they will spin you in an old waltz. Skins and heads (stuffed) of wild animals, horns of hunted (my guess) animals. I recommend it for a family holiday!!!!

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Сергей Поляков

Level 11 Local Expert

It's a shame to have such a bad A1 internet connection in such a visited place! The route along the front towers has not been thought out at all: queues for ascent and descent! People are beating their heads! Is it really impossible to think of some kind of one-way traffic?!

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