Nesvizh

Nesvizh (Niasviž) is a city in Minsk Province, Belarus.

By car
Nesvizh (the town is marked at road signs as "Niasvizh") is situated to the south-east of M1/E30 highway between Minsk and Baranavičy. Use the P-11 road through Haradzieja (direct and broad) or P-54 through Stoubtsy (narrow); both of them have intersections with M1/E30.

By bus
Buses to Nesvizh are departing from Minsk autostations "Central" and "Eastern". Usually Nesvizh is not the final destination, but Pinsk or another city. There are 4 or 5 buses a day from Minsk. They cost around 6 to 8 rubles and take about 90 minutes. The buses stop at.

By train
At Minsk Pasažyrski station, ordinary suburban trains (economy class ER-9 elektrichka) stop in Haradzieja/Gorodeya station (costs 2.1 rubles), but don't confuse these trains with business-class suburban trains EPR — they don't have a stop there. The bus from Haradzieja to Nesvizh (costs 1.2 rubles) is leaving soon after every suburban train from Minsk. It is departing from the stop right behind the railway station and ends at the Nesvizh bus station. It is the cheapest way to come to Nesvizh. It will take from 1.5 to 2 hours to travel from Minsk to Haradzeya and 25 minutes from Haradzieja to Nesvizh.

Get around
The town is easily navigable on foot.

Do
The lake near the castle is very scenic and you can have a pleasant walk in the surrounding park.

Buy
There are plenty of souvenir shops near the castle.

Eat
Several restaurants in town. There is a restaurant in the Nesvizh Castle and several "fast service" restaurants along the street from the City Hall/Bus Terminal to the castle.

Sleep
One hotel is located in the very city center near the city hall.

Cope
There is a paid toilet at the bus station.

Go next

 * Mir, ly around 27 km away, is home to another UNESCO World Heritage site. It is possible to do both sites in one day by bus. Bus leaves Nesvizh at 14:26 and arrives at Mir at 15:05. Otherwise, a taxi is needed between Mir and Nesvizh
 * Pinsk is reachable by direct bus