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Winter... -20C outdoors, knee-deep snowdrifts, sleet streets and a lot of things to do and to try in Minsk. Winter is not the reason for you to stay at home and waste the time under a warm blanket. It’s just the right time to feel real fun and spend your trip here hot. Do you know that winter is best season for party-life, concerts, performances and theatres, moreover it’s the best period to try traditional Russian bath, experience world-famous ice diving and get to know winter fishing closer, not mentioning skiing, snowboarding or skating. Here we go, my friends – the most popular winter activities that won’t let you get bored.

Minsk got its new logo, however it got many controversial reviews among Internet users. Experts unanimously call this idea and slogan second-rate. In this article we'll try to figure out what all this fuss about...

Minsk logo was created by a British company INSTID, which had won the tender to develop Minsk brand in mid-June. The price for this new logo is around 30.000 USD! But what are the reasons why people and experts call this campaign threadbare?

Belarusian Department of Tourism and tour operators even now work hard to hold the 2014 World Ice Hockey Championship on a high level. In order to attract as more tourists as possible everything is thought out to the minor detail. Security, accommodation, visa and transportation issues will be taken under control. In order to prevent fights hockey fans will have separate fan-zone not only in Minsk Arena and Chizhovka Arena, but also in hotels where they will leave.

This week we’ve got some new details about the prices during the champ.

Every year there are many tourists coming to Minsk to celebrate the New Year holidays. That’s why it’s not easy to find appropriate accommodation at low price. Moreover it’s much cheaper to celebrate the New Year in Minsk than in Moscow and some other Russian cities, so Russian travelers are also on the list!

Having too many requests made the prices for Minsk apartments up to 2-3 times more expensive for that period. Modern 1 bedroom apartment in the city center with normal price 60-70 USD would cost over 130-150 USD. Bigger apartments with 2-3 bedrooms start from 250-300 USD / night! Moreover it’s almost impossible to find a flat for a period less than 5 days.

Belarus was known as “the land of castles” from the written accounts of the European travelers of the Renaissance. Unfortunately, the events of the 20th century that turned our country into a battlefield irreversibly erased most of this heritage except several castles including the former noble residences: Nesvizh Palace with Park Complex and Mir Castle.

Before we see the main residence of the Radziwills – formerly a high-standing family of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania – we will visit the Town hall square of Nesvizh and take a look at the Cathedral of the Divine Body – the third largest burial vault of a noble family in Europe.

This week in the beginning of November the Blue metro station in Minsk got extended and 3 more stations opened. New subway stations – Grushevka, Mihalovo and Petrovschina were designed each in its own way. They connect Nezavisimsti Avenue with the southwestern part of the city. President of Belarus took part in the opening ceremony. He reported that every 1 km of the new line costs 50 million USD and the government will continue developing public transportation system in Minsk.

This street has become one of the most popular in Minsk because of various reasons. Named so after Karl Marks in 1922, it comprised one of the most interesting and outstanding buildings from the architectural point of view. What is remarkable, even though during the Second World War the whole Minsk was ruined, few buildings were saved and some of them are now situated on Karla Marksa street.

The street is rather narrow and reminds the pedestrians of old European cities. The traffic is not that bad, even though there are always lots of cars standing beside the pavement. There are many small shops and restaurants in this street, which make it very lively.