A great option for those who are interested in our history. We were met by a very friendly guide, took us around the castle, told us a lot and showed us a lot! By the way, I told you everything on the white move, definitely like it! 🖤
The restoration is in full swing, so you need to walk carefully, but the restored part looks impressive.
We were also taken to the observation tower, it's generally beautiful there :) But please make a comfortable ascent 😂
Pros: the ruins of the castle are easy to find, they are located right by the road, there is a small parking lot nearby. Since there is little left of the castle itself, it is being restored, several walls and gates have been erected. You can only get inside as part of an excursion, which I personally don't like. I like to walk on my own. But in this case it was a plus, the guide was good. A big plus is undoubtedly the beautiful views, which are especially open from the observation deck on Yurieva Mountain
Cons: the main disadvantage for me personally is an old grandmother who sells tickets for the tour. Ruined the mood from the very beginning. She talked arrogantly and boorishly. She said so much that we didn't really understand where to buy tickets right away. And when they asked again, the answer killed, I quote: "Well, of course, why do you think I'm sitting here?" Further it's better, we give the money, and wait for the ticket, nothing happens. The husband asks: "Will you give us a ticket?" The answer is: "And we don't give tickets."😳 I stand in shock. They told me to give at least a receipt for the payment. It is very inconvenient that there is nothing really nearby, no ATM, no elementary coffee to drink. But I can survive all this, but still there should be toilets in such places. He was in the same room where this grandmother is sitting, only on the other side. Of course, no paper and liquid soap😮💨 And when my mother wanted to visit the toilet after the tour, she stood there for 15 minutes, thought she was busy, but her grandmother turned out to have locked it at all, when she went to open it she was still unhappy, and mumbled that it should be paid.
I also really didn't like it, right next to the castle, wasps were flying, judging by their accumulation, they had a nest there right next to the castle, it was scary to walk, first of all, I was afraid for the children.
My conclusion is this, the place is great, it is undoubtedly worth a visit, but the organization and infrastructure there is no, I hope that this will be fixed
Krev Castle is a majestic (yeah, right now) ruin that has only recently begun to be restored. And at one time, the castle controlling the intersection of medieval routes to Europe and the Baltic coast was the pride of Grand Duke Gediminas.
In the 14th century, it was a powerful fort with a long period of autonomy. Drinking water sources, glaciers dug deep into the ground and spacious barns allowed the garrison to hold a siege for up to a year, protected by high thick walls. Try to starve out those who have everything. "I didn't really want to!" thought the Teutons, leaving the castle walls.
Krevo is a place of conspiracies and secrets.
The castle is inextricably linked with the history of Belarus, it was the favorite residence of Algirdas, who fought off Moscow from the Tatar Horde three times. Krevo was a landmark place in the civil wars in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
The sad ghost of Prince Keistut still walks here at night... And you will be cheerful here if you were strangled on the orders of your own nephew (Jagiello), and your son, Prince Vitovt, ran away in a woman's dress. By the way, there are two ghosts in the castle: the prince and the lady with the dog. It is unknown who she is.
Here the conditions of the Kreva Union were developed, under the terms of which the Grand Duke of Lithuania became the Polish king.
At the beginning of the 16th century, the Tatars managed to take the castle, using Genoese gunners and siege guns. This is the power of technological progress!
By 1510, the castle was restored again.
During the First World War, the castle was shelled by both German and Russian artillery and was almost destroyed.
Partial restoration is currently underway and, most pleasant of all, Kreva Fest, where everyone will find something to their liking.