We first time arrive in Minsk. What would you recommend to see?

First and foremost, we strongly recommend you to visit the historic center of Minsk:
- Upper Town: City Hall on the Svobody Square (Freedom Square (formerly the Sobornaya (Cathedral) and Ratushnaya (Town Hall) Square)), Lenin Street (Former Gubernatorskaya (Governor’s) Street), the Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Spirit and the ensemble of former convents of Bernardine, the Catholic Church of Virgin Mary;
- Rakovsky suburb, the Orthodox Church of Peter and Paul;
- Trinity Suburb, the river Nemiga;

Nezavisimosti (Independence) Avenue from Nezavisimosti (Independence) Square to the National Library (Metro Vostok (East)):
Nezavisimosti (Independence) Square (formerly Lenin Square) – The Catholic Church of St. Simeon and St. Helen (Red Church) – Underground City shopping center Stolitsa (Capital) – the Belarusian State University – the Belarusian State Pedagogical University named after Maksim Tank – The House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus – Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus – Post Office – GUM – The National Bank of the Republic of Belarus – Oktyabrskaya (October) Square – Residence of the President of the Republic of Belarus – Republican Palace – Museum House Wankowicz – The Cultural palace of Trade Unions – a park named after Yanka Kupala – State Literary Memorial Museum of Yanka Kupala – Belarusian State Circus – The Central Children’s Park Gorky – Pobedy (Victory) Square – Yakub Kolas Square – Philharmonic Concert Hall – the Olympic Committee of Belarus – CUM – National Academy of Sciences of Belarus – Belarus National Technical University – Academy of Art – Botanical Gardens – Park named Chelyuskintsev – Belarusian State Agrarian Technical University – Moscow bus terminal – National Library of Belarus.