Arisen on a trading way "from variag to Greeks", Polotsk for the first time mentions in the ancient annals "the Story of time years". In X-XII cc. the capital of the Polotsk princedom was Polotsk; the Scandinavian sagas narrate about the Polotsk teams gone under walls Tsargrad; "Word about shelf Igor" glorify courage of townsmen and wisdom of prince Vseslav.

During a sightseeing tour you'll visit the Sofia Cathedral which like a white bird has risen on a high coast of Zapadnaya Dvina already in XI c, will visit a museum, and it is possible, will hear a concert organ's music. We'll visit to Spaso-Euphrasinia church laid down in 1120: it amaze with the architectural forms and a miracle the escaped frescos of XII c. Ephrasinia Polotskaya's power - Heavenly patroness of Belarus are based in the cathedral. You will get acquainted with a history of publishing in the Museum of the Belarussian publishing, that in a building of brotherly school at former man's at a monastery: here in XVIII c the poet and playwright Symon Polotsky taught. The defensive earthen shaft reminds about Livonian war, "the Red bridge" - about events 1812. In the centre of the city is the monument of the first printer Frantsysk Skaryna, native of Polotsk. There are 97 monuments of archeology, histories and cultures under protection of the state is situated in Polotsk. You can get acquainted on the excursion with the most interesting of them.