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Mir Castle
A red-brick castle of five towers above a pond, begun around 1500 and a World Heritage Site.
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- Every day
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Address
- Mir Castle, Mir, Grodno RegionDirections
- Getting There
- About 1½ hours by car southwest of Minsk; most visitors combine it with Nesvizh on a day tour.
Why Go
Begun in the early 16th century in Gothic style and finished with Renaissance touches, Mir later passed to the Radziwiłł family. Its corner towers rise over a moat and an Italian-style garden, and the restored rooms hold a museum of its history.
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