A great option for those who are interested in our history. We were met by a very friendly guide, took us around the castle, told us a lot and showed us a lot! By the way, I told you everything on the white move, definitely like it! 🖤
The restoration is in full swing, so you need to walk carefully, but the restored part looks impressive.
We were also taken to the observation tower, it's generally beautiful there :) But please make a comfortable ascent 😂
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Анастасия М
Level 4 Local Expert
August 8
Krev Castle is a majestic (yeah, right now) ruin that has only recently begun to be restored. And at one time, the castle controlling the intersection of medieval routes to Europe and the Baltic coast was the pride of Grand Duke Gediminas.
In the 14th century, it was a powerful fort with a long period of autonomy. Drinking water sources, glaciers dug deep into the ground and spacious barns allowed the garrison to hold a siege for up to a year, protected by high thick walls. Try to starve out those who have everything. "I didn't really want to!" thought the Teutons, leaving the castle walls.
Krevo is a place of conspiracies and secrets.
The castle is inextricably linked with the history of Belarus, it was the favorite residence of Algirdas, who fought off Moscow from the Tatar Horde three times. Krevo was a landmark place in the civil wars in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
The sad ghost of Prince Keistut still walks here at night... And you will be cheerful here if you were strangled on the orders of your own nephew (Jagiello), and your son, Prince Vitovt, ran away in a woman's dress. By the way, there are two ghosts in the castle: the prince and the lady with the dog. It is unknown who she is.
Here the conditions of the Kreva Union were developed, under the terms of which the Grand Duke of Lithuania became the Polish king.
At the beginning of the 16th century, the Tatars managed to take the castle, using Genoese gunners and siege guns. This is the power of technological progress!
By 1510, the castle was restored again.
During the First World War, the castle was shelled by both German and Russian artillery and was almost destroyed.
Partial restoration is currently underway and, most pleasant of all, Kreva Fest, where everyone will find something to their liking.
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Michael Kobranov
Level 20 Local Expert
September 30
It is a very beautiful place, we hope the castle will be restored soon, work is actively underway, but already it is very cool to relax there from the hustle and bustle of the city.