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Glubokoye - "Belarusian Venice"

Welcome to Glubokoye!

The town is situated 187 kilometers from Vitebsk. It is not by chance that it got another name the «Belarusian Venice» for there are 5 lakes and the river within the limits of the town. In the whole of the Glubokskiy district there are 106 lakes with the Dolgoye (the Long) lake, the deepest one in Belarus (53.6 m). Glubokoye is also called the «Cherry Сapital» of Belarus. At the entrance into the city from Polotsk, 1,414 cherry seedlings were planted. Cherry trees can be found in the garden of any house, and cherry drawings can be seen on flower beds and at bus stops. It is a fascinating experience to see some unique examples of the architecture of the past centuries among all those lakes and the abundance of cherry trees especially in the spring when the gardens are in full blossom.

Town of Glubokoye - "Bealrusian Venice"

Sightseeing of Glubokoye includes:

Cathedral of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin and the Carmelite Monastery

The cathedral was built in 1654 and originally was the Catholic Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary of the Carmelite Order. It was the first monument and the most complete expression of the Vilno Baroque School of architecture on the territory of Belarus. The construction of the cathedral was financed by the owner of the part of Glubokoye, governor of the town of Mstislavl Josef Korsak, who initially personally supervised the construction. In 1735, the cathedral was rebuilt to incorporate more features characteristic of the Vilno Baroque School: new multi-tiered towers of the main facade with elongated proportions decreasing upwards were added. In July 1812, during his stay in Glubokoye Napoleon made the Carmelite monastery his residence, more precisely he occupied the three cells of the upper floor of the residential building.  He was genuinely impressed by the extraordinary beauty of the cathedral and regretted he could not take it to Paris. He thought it would have deserved to be put next to Notre Dame. In 1865 it was closed and soon the cathedra was placed at the disposal of the Orthodox Church. It was consecrated as the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin and since then it has been the main Russian Orthodox Church in the town.

 St.Trinity Catholic Cathedral

The temple was built with the money of Jozef Korsak, the founder of the Catholic Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady (now Russian Orthodox Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary) in 1643. It was wooden, so in 1783, a baroque brick church was erected instead. It was much smaller in size than the one you will see now. At the end of the 19th century there were many believers in Glubokoye, and there was not enough space for everyone. In 1902, a large-scale reconstruction was launched. The building was expanded by the construction of two transepts (transverse naves crossing the main, longitudinal nave at right angles); the apse was moved to a considerable distance. Since the dimensions were increased, it was necessary to vertically increase the building, so two tiers of towers were added. The work was carried out until 1908. The artist Yazep Drozdovich (1888-1954) was baptized in the church of the Holy Trinity.

 Monument to Jesus and the Samaritan woman

The monument to Jesus and the Samaritan woman was erected In 2014 on Cathedral Square. The biblical monument did not accidentally appear in a place where two beautiful temples St. Trinity Catholic Cathedral and Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin stand opposite each other. The sculpture symbolizes spirituality, peace between believers of different faiths in Belarus. The opening ceremony  of the monument was attended by both Catholic and Orthodox priests.  

Alley of compatriots

There are busts of 8 eight famous people oringinating from the district, that is of Pavel Sukhoy (aircraft designer. legend of the world aviation), Yazep Drozdovich (artist and ethnographer), Ignatiy Bulinitskiy ("Father" of the Belarusian theatre) and etc.Decorating the town are modern scultures to the Family. Cherry, the Book and to Baron Munkhauzen.

Dendrological park

The dendrological park has 500 species of trees and shrubs. Artificial ponds turned it into a beautiful garden. where you can get acquainted with a wide variety of flora and fauna and just enjoy the magnificent nature. In importance, the park is second only to the Botanical Gardens in Minsk.

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Museums:

Museum of History and Ethnography

The museum is arranged in the house, which is an architectural monument of the first half of the 20th century. The building was built by a local resident in 1932 in the national style - the synthesis of Baroque,Classicism and Art Nouveau. During the excursion you will get insight into the 19^th century life of Glubokoye: a unique interior of a rich man with its exquisite objects and the furniture of the time, the excursion is accompanied by incredible music from the old gramophone; You will also see a house of an ordinary peasant with home utensils and agricultural implements, a recreated shop run by a Jewish man. The population of the town was multidenominational and that is why  you are going to see objects of different confessions in the museum. An interesting part is a smithy where one can learn some skills of a blacksmith.

• Address: 24, Engelsa Street, 211800 town of Glubokoye, Vitebsk region, Republic of Belarus
• Telephone: 8 02156 23 330
• Website: http://glubmusej.by

Bread museum

The first and the only museum of bread in Belarus. It is not just the tribute to history, this is a fascinating story of how our grandfathers and great-grandfathers sowed, harvested a generous crop and baked bread. There are implements and equipment that were previously used for the production of bread.

• Address: 146, lenina Street, town of Glubokoye, Vitebsk region, Republic of Belarus
• Telephone: 8 02156 23 330