Tourists are invited to travel along the Western Dvina "in the footsteps of their ancestors"

February 5, Minsk / Andrei Asfura - BELTA /. A cross-border route "Along the Western Dvina in the Footsteps of Ancestors" has been developed within the framework of the Belarusian-Latvian project "Bella Dvina". This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by the project's public relations manager, Marina Borisova. The route is 350 km long and can be traveled by car or bus. Travelers are invited to visit cities such as Vitebsk, Beshenkovichi, Polotsk, Disna, Verkhnedvinsk, Bigosovo, Kraslava, and Daugavpils. In Vitebsk, tourists can visit the Holy Annunciation Church, the Church of St. Barbara, the Vitebsk Art Museum, the Vitebsk Literary Museum, the Museum of Private Collections, the Marc Chagall Museum, and the Marc Chagall Art Center. In Beshenkovichi, travelers will see the Khreptovich Palace and Park Ensemble (late 17th - first half of the 19th centuries), the Church of Elijah the Prophet, and the Mound of Glory. In Polotsk, they can visit the St. Sophia Cathedral, the Monastery of the Savior-Efrosinievskaya, the Jesuit Collegium, the Lutheran Church, the Red Bridge, the Museum of Belarusian Printing, the building of the former Jesuit Collegium, and the Museum of Traditional Hand Weaving of the Pozerie region. In Disna, the oldest settlement in the Miory district and the smallest town in Belarus, travelers will be taken to Stefan Batory Island, the Centennial Bridge, and the 19th-century Church of the Resurrection. In Verkhnedvinsk, one can visit the obelisk commemorating the War of 1812, the memorial complex to the victims of fascism, the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, and the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In Bigosovo, the unusual railway station building can be visited. In Latvia, tourists will visit the town of Piedruja, where they will walk along the Piedruja Trail in the Daugava Valley, rich in rare, protected plants and animals, as well as historical monuments. Then, travelers will move to the city of Kraslava, which boasts the Kraslava Roman Catholic Church, Plater Castle, and the Museum of History and Art. In the Latvian park "Daugavas loki," visitors can see the Vasargelišķi observation tower, the Slutišķi ethnographic Old Believer village, the ancient settlement of Vecpils, the ruins of Dinaburg Castle, and the Naujene Local History Museum. Finally, in Daugavpils, tourists are offered to visit the historical city center, Daugavpils Fortress, the City Local History and Art Museum, the monument to Pavel Dubrovin, the Sundial, and the Russian House.-0-