The story of the "starred" guide.
Thanks to Anton, who left a previous review - that's how I found out that guided tours are conducted in the former KGB building. I came to Vitebsk from Moscow and signed up for an excursion. The tour there turned out to be a one-man theater. And in every sense, the audience was given the role of only silent admiration. If you dare to ask a question that Ksenia Vasilyevna Druzhkova did not like or she simply did not understand it, then you will receive a stream of sarcasm and ridicule, and throughout the tour. She ruined her impressions of both the city and the people..
And the palace and especially the basements are beautiful, precisely because they are still "uncombed" and unrefined.
A very interesting place, primarily for its history: Napoleon lived, Konstantin Pavlovich Romanov died, and in recent history it has been a state security institution.
Now the building has been handed over to the city and they plan to make repairs in it.
The most interesting thing. that on Sundays at 12.00 from the town hall to the palace there are group tours (9 rubles per person) with visits, including the "Napoleonic" balcony and basement. And a tour guide is, in general, "something" (in the good sense of the word).
Emperor Napoleon lived in this palace for 16 days in 1812. Here they decided to continue the "Russian Company" and move to Moscow. Subsequently, Napoleon regretted this decision for the rest of his life.
The entrance to the Palace is quite convenient, especially on a motorcycle - we came here on it.
The Palace looks very good, but the main thing is its historical significance.