Mir Travel Guide

 Raimix Says:  St. Nicolas' church was built almost at the same period when the castle was constructed - at second half of 16th century. It is gothic style. In older photos the church was white and with Orthodox - like cupola. It looks nice from the panorama near castle. 

 Raimix Says:  The old name of this square is Market Square. Even now it is market on the middle of it. You can find around some nice buildings, hotel, small shops. Square was famous in Mir, as it was central point of all nations and religion people, who met each other here.There are two... 

 Raimix Says:  Chapel is located to the East of the Mir castle in the Landscape Park. It was built in 1904 by architect from St. Petersburg Marfeld. The way how chapel looks is interesting to me, as structure goes up like steps from one side to another. As I saw, there is park and some... 

 Raimix Says:  Mir castle is the main landmark of Belarus and, of course, in small city of Mir. It is an object that was inscribed into UNESCO World Heritage list in 2000. Built in beginning of 16th century at first it was for defensive purposes with the walls around. In 1568 castle was... 

 sihi Says:  Castle is a sight why tourists come to Mir. Mir castle is one of the most popular sights in Belarus territory.Mir castle was built in 15 century. Duke Ilinich started building in Gothic style. Then it belonged to Mikolaj Krzysztof Radziwill who continued building works in... 

 sihi Says:  Central square in Mir is like old town square. It is surrounded by 1-2 floor houses built in "old" style, looking pretty nice and colourful. They are renowed. Probably this houses are not from mid ages. On the square œome shops and bus station are situated. From the square... 

 Carletto76 Says:  Calling it downtown is quite optimistic, since the centre of this town is really small, basically there's just a square, the 17th September Square, once a place for market. There are two churches on the opposite sides: the perfectly restored orthodox church and the run down... 

 Carletto76 Says:  Just behind the Mir castle lies the chapel of the Sviatopolk-Mirski family, the last owners of the castle before WWII.It's quite an interesting piece of 20th century architecture, in orthodox style, the little chapel is very strange and particular, surely worth a visit. Very... 

 Carletto76 Says:  What to see in Mir? The castle, of course! :)The original castle was built in the 15th century in gothic style, but was then finished one century later by Duke Radzivil in Renaissance style. The fortune of the castle lasted for short time and it was almost abandoned during... 

 Raimix Says:  This Orthodox Church was built under the rule of Nicolas Radziwill the Orphan. Later, in 1705, the status of church was changed into Uniate church. Only from 1839 it is Orthodox again. 

 Carletto76 Says:  The most beautiful place I visited in rural Belarus is without any doubt Zhirovichi and its monastery complex. It's once again not very close to Mir, but since I visited it on the same day-trip I found it easier to write something here on the off the beaten path tips.In... 

 Carletto76 Says:  If you have a car, not so far away from Mir (but not so close either) you can find the fortified church of Synkavichy, a fine example of 15/16th century gothic fortified church. It really looks more like a castle rather than a church, with four towers and arrow loops. The...