Vitebsk is the Mecca of Belarusian artists, the birthplace of Marc Chagall and Ossip Zadkine.
read moreLuzhesno was first mentioned in documentary sources in 1579 - the place is marked on the map of Polotsk and Vitebsk provinces.
read moreIn 1931, a lime factory was founded near Ruba, around which a factory settlement grew.
read moreRepin bought the Zdravnevo estate after the successful sale of the painting "Cossacks write a letter to the Turkish Sultan."
read moreThe village of Malye Letsy is known for having two famous sanatoriums and springs with mineral water.
read moreObol is an ancient place with deep roots. It was first mentioned in 1503 as a village in the Polotsk Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, when it was owned by Zenovichi.
read moreOrsha attracts many tourists with its thousand years of history, religion, culture and a large number of attractions.
read moreThe complex of the Jesuit Collegium adorns all the photographs of the city. The building was restored in the 17th century.
read moreThe ethnographic complex is located near the railway station. This is a small open air museum.
read moreThe children's amusement park "Fairy Land" in Orsha appeared in 2008 and is the same age as its young visitors who come here with their parents.
read moreChurch canons prescribe the construction of churches on the highest and most beautiful place, so St. Elias Church was placed opposite the castle on the left bank of the Dnieper.
read moreA military machine with an affectionate name was included in all textbooks telling about the Great Patriotic War.
read moreLiozno is an urban village of the Vitebsk region, a green corner of Belarus with its difficult and beautiful history.
read moreAdamenska Gorka is a holy place in Liozno, it was here that the last resting place of the warriors who returned peace to this Earth was found.
read moreAt the entrance to Liozno on the Vitebsk-Smolensk highway, in memory of the fallen soldiers, a monument to the liberators was erected - a T-34 tank on a concrete pedestal.
read moreGlubokoe is a city in the Vitebsk region of Belarus, the administrative center of the Glubokoe district.
read moreThe Orthodox Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is located in the building of the former Carmelite Church and is an architectural monument.
read moreThe Trinity Church is a cultural and historical monument of architecture, which belongs to the Vilna Baroque style. A clear silhouette of the church is formed by two towers and a high gable above the apse.
read moreA symbolic monument to one of the founders of Soviet supersonic and jet aviation was erected on a pedestal near the road. Su-17M tail number 101, a formidable aircraft nicknamed "drying", is preparing to take off right at the entrance to the city.
read morePolotsk is one of the most beautiful cities in Belarus. It is located in a picturesque place where the Polota River flows into the Western Dvina.
read moreThere are several unique monuments in Belarus called Boris stones. These are hefty boulders with embossed inscriptions and crosses.
read moreSophia Cathedral in Polotsk is one of the most ancient Christian shrines located in Belarus. In the 11th century, it became the fourth temple of Hagia Sophia in the world.
read moreToday, the former Jesuit Collegium is one of the main attractions of Polotsk, open to tourists. Visitors can walk around the courtyard, admire the Renaissance buildings of the architectural complex, view the exposition.
read moreOn September 8, 1990, on the day of the 500th anniversary of Francysk Skaryna, the Book Printing Museum was opened in his hometown - this is part of the National Polotsk Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve, which, in addition to it, includes 10 more similar institutions.
read moreThe monument to the unusual letter "ў" is located in Polotsk, the most ancient city in Belarus. The monument is unique and original, it has no analogues anywhere.
read moreFrancysk Skaryna is one of the "universal geniuses" of the Renaissance. A contemporary of Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci, he was a philosopher, scientist, inventor and physician.
read morePolotsk is one of the oldest cities in Kievan Rus. The history of this principality is closely connected with the name of Efrosinya of Polotsk, a princess canonized by the Orthodox Church.
read moreToday, Dubrovno is a regional center in the Vitebsk region, picturesquely nestled on two banks of the Dnieper and two rivers flowing into it. Just a few centuries ago, watches were made here that were superior in reliability to Swiss ones, and fabrics, the quality of which went down in history.
read moreThe Bernardine Monastery was built in 1809 of brick on the high bank of the Dubrovenka River on the site of a wooden monastery built in 1630. It is a monument of baroque architecture. It is a two-story T-shaped building with gable roofs, the ends of which are completed with triangular gables. The decor of the building is modest: pilasters, finely profiled cornices, belts.
Cloth factory "Dneprovskaya manufactory" in Dubrovno is one of the oldest Belarusian enterprises that processed flax. It operated from 1900 to 1941. The building of red brick, located on the eastern outskirts of the city, not far from the modern flax mill, reminds of those times.
read moreTolochin is a small town on the Drut River. Its population is about 10 thousand people. Tolochin received the status of the city in 1955 and today is a favorite place for lovers of a quiet and relaxing holiday in Belarus.
read moreThe first stone building of the temple was built in 1604 by Lev Sapieha. In 1615, he donated 5 plots of land with five peasant households in the village of Katuzhino to the church. In 1726 the church was handed over to the Uniates.
read moreOn the site of the current church of St. Anthony, there was once a wooden one, but in 1812 it was burned by the French. Soon the construction of a new stone temple in the eclectic style began.
read more5 km from the district center on the road to Krugloye, near the village of Goncharovka, there is a partially destroyed brick pillar. Its height is 2.4 m, width is 1.5 m. There are two versions about the purpose of this structure. According to one version, the pillar was built under Catherine II and marked the main road. The pillar is located on the old road of the 18th century leading to Drutsk-Mogilev. Another claims that the structure marked the border between the Commonwealth and the Russian Empire after 1772. This is a monument of national importance.
The small town of Chashniki is located 90 kilometers west of the regional center of Vitebsk. Chashniki attract the attention of connoisseurs of recreation in Belarus due to their unique nature, rich history and centuries-old legends.
read moreThe Church of the Transformation of the Savior was built in 1843-1845. at the expense of Ignatius Volodkovich. It is an architectural monument of classicism.
read moreThe Chashnik Historical Museum was opened to visitors in 1991. The local merchant Gurevich once lived in the museum building.
read moreToday Beshenkovichi is an urban settlement located in the north of Belarus and is part of the Vitebsk region. The distance from it to the regional center barely exceeds 50 kilometers.
read morePerhaps the temple was erected in Beshenkovichi in 1447. It was one of six churches built by order of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Casimir IV Jagiellonchik in honor of the prophet Elijah - on the day of this saint, July 20, his wife Elizabeth was saved from drowning.
read moreIt was erected in the 70s of the XVIII century in the style of a city mansion and consisted of three buildings. The central one was two-story - with halls and offices, living rooms were placed in one-story side wings.
read moreTourists interested in the war should visit the Beshenkovichi Museum of Local Lore, founded in 1979 as a museum of military glory. Four of the nine museum halls are dedicated to the most tragic event of the past century.
read moreGorodok is a regional center in the north of the Vitebsk region. Located 30 kilometers from Vitebsk
read moreA belfry was attached to the temple. In the architecture of the church, elements of the architecture of the previous building, which is of historical importance for the parish, were used.
read moreThe Gorodok Regional Museum of Local Lore was established in Gorodok in 1974 and was opened to visitors in 1976.
read moreLepel is a small town in the Vitebsk region of Belarus, the administrative center of the Lepel district.
read moreThis reservoir is located on the northern outskirts of Lepel. Along its perimeter there are several more settlements: Shunty, Zavidichi, Old Lepel.
read moreThis temple was built for almost 20 years: from 1857 to 1876, funds for it were donated by the landowner of the Lepel district, collegiate assessor Malchevsky.
read moreThe monument to Lev Sapega in Lepel Oganov was opened on September 11, 2010. The initiator of its creation was the priest Andrei Aniskevich, and the author was the sculptor Lev Oganov.
read moreOn the shores of Lake Lepel in the city park in September 2013, a real dragon settled. True, bronze, single-headed and very kind.
read moreShumilino is an urban settlement, which is the administrative center of the Shumilinsky district of the Vitebsk region.
read moreThe Assumption Church in the village of Pobeda was built in 1898 of red brick, not plastered. An architectural monument of the retrospective Russian style.
read moreRepublican landscape reserve "Kozyansky" was established in 1999. Today it is a whole swamp-forest complex, whose total area is more than 26,000 hectares.
read moreIn the Shumilinsky district, 750 meters from the village of Gorki (55.192222, 29.488611), there is a natural attraction - the largest stone in Belarus.
read moreOn Swiss mineral water maps of Europe in the 16th century, Ushachi was listed as a place with healing properties, on the military - during the Second World War - as the capital of a partisan zone.
read moreChurch of St. Lawrence - a monument of neo-Gothic architecture. It was built in 1908-1913.
read moreThe memorial complex is located seven kilometers west of the urban village of Ushachi, between the villages of Paperino, Dvor-Plino and Novoye Selo.
read moreDokshitsy is a city in the Vitebsk region, located 200 kilometers from Vitebsk. It is the administrative center of the district of the same name.
read moreThe Holy Intercession Church is made in a retrospective Russian style, the modern building was built in 1900-1903, and at the same time the Orthodox church was lit in honor of the Intercession of the Virgin.
read moreThe history of the Begoml Museum of Folk Glory began on May 8, 1970, when it opened its doors to the first visitors.
read morePostavy traces its history back to the beginning of the 15th century, although in fact this settlement is probably much older, just no evidence of its more distant past has been preserved.
read moreThe Church of St. Anthony of Padua is a monument of neo-Gothic architecture. It was erected from red unplastered brick in 1898-1904 according to the project of architect Arthur Goibel.
read moreThe palace complex in the style of classicism was built in Postavy in the second half of the 18th century for Anthony Tyzengauz according to the design of the Italian architect Giuseppe di Sacco.
read moreThe Senno Local History Museum was founded on August 30, 1995 by the decision of the Senno District Executive Committee, and has been open to the public since September 1, 1995.
read moreCatholic church in the town of Glubokoe (Vitebsk region). A monument of architecture in the Baroque style, built in 1764-1782, rebuilt in 1902-1908.
read moreBraslav is a resort town with a population of about ten thousand people. It is located in the northwestern part of Belarus, close to the border with Latvia and Lithuania.
read moreThe Braslav Lakes National Park is one of the youngest, but truly unique and well-known far beyond the borders of the country.
read moreThe exposition was opened in 1997. The museum is located on the shore of Lake Drivyaty in the building of an old mill - an architectural monument of the beginning. XX century, which is adjoined by additional extensions, creating a representative complex, which houses the hotel "Zayezdny Dvor".
read moreThe settlement "Castle Hill" with a height of 14 meters and an area of two hectares is an archeological monument of the 9th-15th centuries.
read moreThe small cozy town of Miory is located 190 kilometers northwest of Vitebsk. The streets of the city, whose population is about 8 thousand people, are spread along the shores of the picturesque Miory Lake.
read moreThe main and in fact the only attraction of the city of Miory is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
read moreVerhnedvinsk is the administrative center of the district of the same name in the Vitebsk region.
read moreThe Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary is located in the very center of the city. The temple was erected in 1809, rebuilt in 1867.
read moreThe temple in honor of St. Nicholas was built in 1819 in the then popular style of classicism.
read moreSharkovshchina is located 210 km from the city of Vitebsk and 195 km from the city of Minsk.
read moreChurch of the Icon of the Mother of God is a historical building of the late 19th century in Sharkovshchina, an architectural monument (number 213Г000828). Located in the center of the village, on Engels street.
read moreSenno is a small town surrounded by five lakes, 58 kilometers southwest of Vitebsk, with a population of just over seven thousand people.
read moreBrest is a cozy old Belarusian regional center, a city that just recently turned 1000 years old. At one time, the city was the center of the Berestey land and one of the most important cities of Kievan Rus and the Galicia-Volyn principality.
read moreThe Brest Fortress was built in the 30s - early 40s of the 19th century at the intersection of the Western Bug and Mukhavets rivers on the site of old Brest.
read moreOn June 22, 1941, the garrison of the fortress received the first blows of the Nazi invaders and for more than a month kept the defense in complete encirclement.
read moreThe architectural center of the Citadel is the garrison St. Nicholas Church, built in 1851-76.
read moreThe compositional center of the ensemble is the Courage monument, a chest sculpture of a warrior 33.5 m high, on the reverse side of which there are relief compositions telling about individual episodes of the heroic defense of the fortress.
The sculptural composition "Thirst" depicts a Soviet soldier who, leaning on a machine gun, is trying with all his might to reach the river and scoop up water with a helmet. The monument is dedicated to the courage of the defenders of the fortress, who held the defense for many days without food or drink.
Belovezhskaya Pushcha is one of the most important sights of Belarus. These are the remains of a primeval forest that once stretched from the Baltic Sea to the Bug River and from the Oder to the Dnieper.
read moreFather Frost's residence in Belovezhskaya Pushcha opened in December 2003. Picturesque nature, fabulous atmosphere and unique features have made it one of the most visited places in Belarus.
read moreIn the city of Kamenets, Brest region, there is a unique monument of architecture and defensive architecture of the second half of the 13th century - the Kamenets Tower (Kamenets Pillar, Kamenets Vezha).
read moreThe town of Ruzhany (today Pruzhany district, Brest region) was first mentioned in written sources at the end of the 15th century. It is known that until 1552 it belonged to the Tyszkiewicz family. In those days, Ruzhany was famous for the production of cloth and carpets, artistic belts, and ceramics. There were also big fairs.
read moreThe town of Kossovo (today Ivatsevichy district, Brest region) has been known since 1494, when the Grand Duke of Lithuania Alexander Yagielonchik presented these lands to Marshal Jan Khreptovich.
read moreThe Museum of Railway Engineering in Brest was opened in 2002 near the memorial complex Brest Hero Fortress
read moreIn the small village of Skoky in the Brest region there is a unique architectural monument of the 18th century - the family estate of the Nemtsevich gentry.
read moreSt. Simeon Cathedral in Brest stands at the intersection of Masherov Ave. and st. K. Marx. Mentions of the Simeonovskaya church and monastery in ancient Brest date back to the 14th century.
read moreZero kilometer of Brest is the place where the countdown of the mileage of roads in the Brest region begins.
read moreThe settlement has been known since 1471. In 1678, one of the representatives of the well-known gentry family of Tyszkiewicz, Eustafiy, founded the monastery of the Cistercian order here - this Catholic order was founded in 1098 in Burgundy (modern France).
read moreIn 1899, according to the project of I. Kalenkevich, the Holy Ascension Church was erected here. It is one of the largest in the Brest region.
read moreThe representative of one of the most famous magnate families of the Commonwealth, Nikolai Christopher Sirotka, founded the Trinity Church in one of his estates in 1585.
read moreThe only museum of cosmonautics in Belarus is located in this village.
read moreThe station building was built no later than 1887 and has been preserved in its original form - the only one in Belarus of this scale. Thanks to this, in recent years, the Dubitsa station has become an object of close interest of filmmakers - many episodes of the Russian films Cadets, The Saga of the Khanty, Tungus. Sniper”, “Brest Fortress”, “Role”, “Hunting the Gauleiter” and others.
read moreCreated in 2003 on the basis of the republican reserve of the same name, a year later received the official status of a UNESCO biosphere reserve.
read moreMaria Rodzevich was born in 1864, her parents were exiled to Siberia for helping the rebels of 1863. At the age of 23, she became the owner of the Grushevo estate (the current Kobrin district).
read moreOne of the alleged birthplaces of Tadeusz Kosciuszko (the second alleged birthplace is the Merechevshchina farm near the town of Kossovo, Ivatsevichi district).
read moreOn the road P17 Brest - Kovel, near the sign for the village of Dubichno, Maloritsky district, we make a turn. Our goal is to see the oldest tree in Belarus - the Pozhezhin Tsar-oak.
read moreFounded in 1946. The exposition was located in the manor house, where Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov, one of the outstanding commanders of Europe, lived in 1797 and 1800.
read moreOver 300 adults of the South African black ostrich live on a specialized farm founded in 2003 and located near the village of Kozische, Kobrin district, 20 kilometers from the regional center.
read moreIn the village of Lukovo, Malorita district, there is a chapel located on a peninsula washed by the waters of Lake Lukovskoye.
read moreThe Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior in Khmelev, Zhabinka District, built in 1725, partially rebuilt in the 19th century, is an architectural monument, combining baroque features with elements of classicism.
read moreThere are 9 forts in Brest and its environs, one of which has now been turned into the 5th Fort Museum and is open to visitors. This unique defensive system was built and fortified in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
read morePerhaps this unusual institution, which is a branch of the Brest Regional Museum of Local Lore, has no analogues in the world. In border Brest, local customs often confiscate valuables when trying to illegally export them from the country. Among them are ancient icons, paintings, jewelry and other items.
read moreThe only museum in Europe of a medieval East Slavic city is located on the territory of the Brest Fortress, where ancient Berestye was born many centuries ago before its appearance.
read moreThe house-museum in Novogrudok is not the only memorial place associated with the life of Adam Mickiewicz in Belarus.
read moreNapoleon Orda is a truly unique personality in the history of Belarusian and European culture. A talented musician, composer, teacher, scientist, and most importantly, an amazing artist - a master of sketches of architectural monuments, urban and rural landscapes, native places of prominent people, including Tadeusz Kosciuszko, Adam Mickiewicz, Stanislav Moniuszko...
read moreHistorians disagree when Bragin acquired his own castle, which played an important role as a border fortification. It is reliably known that its construction was carried out by the Vishnevetsky princes.
read moreThe first church built in the village of Komarin was closed in 1935. Religious life here resumed only in the 1990s. of the last century, when it was decided to rebuild one of the civil buildings into a temple.
read moreThe area of the oak grove, located on the territory of the village of Komarin, is about 1 ha. Due to its proximity to the settlement, it is used as a venue during various holidays (primarily Kupala).
read moreFew people know that the village of Komarin became the first settlement on the territory of Belarus, which was liberated during the Great Patriotic War. In memory of those events, a monument was erected here.
read moreThe main attraction of the Bragin district is located in the village of Telman - fragments of the castle of the Vishnevetsky princes and Telmanovsky park, a classic example of garden and park architecture of the 18th century.
read morePerhaps the St. Nicholas Church existed in Bragin since the 17th century, but the exact time of its construction is unknown. In any case, the old temple in the urban settlement has not been preserved - it was destroyed in 1936.
read moreNear the village of Selets there is a spring, which has long been considered holy among the locals, and its water is healing. Many pilgrims flocked here during the Christian holidays. This tradition is still alive today. Many come just to get water, which is of high quality, or to communicate with nature.
read moreIf you find yourself in Buda-Koshelevo, it is worth visiting the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker - a temple with a very difficult fate. Its predecessor was closed during the Soviet era. The building in the retrospective-Russian style, which today adorns the city, appeared in the 1990s.
read moreThe building in which it is housed is an important landmark in itself. We are talking about the former house of the merchant Groshikov, which was built at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries in the Art Nouveau style. Inside, there are icons, samples of applied art and other items that will help you learn more about who the Old Believers really were and what mark they left in Belarusian culture.
read moreIn the village of Khalch there is one of the most significant monuments of the classicism era in the Belarusian lands - the Voynich-Senozhetsky estate. In fairness, it should be noted that at the end of the 18th century, representatives of a different kind, the Khaletskys, began to build it. However, because of the support given to Napoleon, they lost their property, which was sold to other owners.
read moreThe Old Believers, who moved to Vetkovshchina from the lands that were part of the Muscovite state, tried to create a copy of the homeland that they had to leave in a new place. That is why the central square of the district center is called Red.
read moreThe same nostalgia that led to the appearance of Red Square forced the inhabitants of Vetka to decorate their houses in the usual style.
read moreThe Sozh flows through the entire region - one of the few large rivers in Belarus, which has remained in a state close to natural.
read moreAcquaintance with religious architecture is definitely worth continuing with the church of St. Nicholas, which was built in the second half of the 19th century in the village of Zhelezniki.
read moreThe manor house in the village of Pervomaisky, although in a fairly dilapidated form, has survived to this day. It was built at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries in the Art Nouveau style. Even in spite of many years of decline, the remains of rich decor can still be seen on the walls. In any case, on the territory of all three estates.
This majestic palace and park ensemble is a visiting card not only of the district, but of the entire region. This is a striking example of classicism, which has been perfectly preserved to this day (largely due to the fact that the building housed a museum).
read moreIt may seem that Gomel is one of the most Sovietized cities in Belarus. Actually it is not. Even if we forget about the palace of the Rumyantsevs-Paskevichs, there will remain many places closely connected with the past of Gomel. Many buildings were erected in a short period in the same style, which allows you to feel the atmosphere of the XIX century. For example,apartment house Lavyanov in Gomel.
On the western outskirts of Gomel there are real mountains, not much inferior to the famous Soligorsk waste heaps.
read morePolissya is famous for its folk kinship traditions, which were most clearly manifested during the construction of wooden temples. Some of them claim to be included in the UNESCO World Heritage List
read moreThere is a lake 20 km southwest of Gomel, which has such a regular round shape that it has given rise to a whole wave of theories. According to one of them, during the Second World War, a nuclear weapon was allegedly sightsed here, according to another, this reservoir was formed as a result of a meteorite fall.
read moreThe second most important landmark of Gomel, as well as the entire region, is the Peter and Paul Cathedral, which was built in the immediate vicinity of the Rumyantsev-Paskevich Palace at the same time
read moreThe Museum of Criminalistics in Gomel is an exposition that was created on the basis of the Gomel Regional Museum of Military Glory. It tells about the work of local law enforcement agencies and covers a large time period from 1917 to the 2000s. Here are various items that were used by both criminals and those who opposed them.
read moreIn Gadichevo, of course, the church of St. Catherine, the construction of which was completed in 1822. It is distinguished by an unusual combination of two materials: brick and wood. As a result, the lower part is a typical example of classicism in architecture, while the wooden superstructure continues the traditions of folk architecture.
The estate, which today can be seen in the village of Korenevka, is well preserved. It was built in the second half of the 19th century, when the style called romanticism dominated. This is reflected in the appearance of the building, which is characterized by a combination of simplicity and sophistication. The manor house is surrounded by an old park with a pond.
The Friendship Monument, a majestic memorial, has become a permanent place of traditional meetings and folk holidays of the three fraternal peoples - Belarusians, Ukrainians and Russians.
read moreThe city of thirteen bridges is called Dobrush. The beautiful Iput breaks into numerous branches, forming islands and creeks that wrap around our city with openwork lace. And bridges, large and small, connect the microdistricts of the city into one whole. Such a number of bridges, which is in Dobrush, is almost never found in small, quiet towns like ours.
read moreIn 1760, when the Polish magnates Chartariysky owned the village of Korma, the inhabitants built a wooden church in the name of the Intercession of the Mother of God, but by the end of the 19th century it had fallen into disrepair and could not accommodate all the parishioners.
read moreIn 1870, Prince Paskevich "His Grace Prince Warsaw, Count Fyodor Ivanovich Paskevich Erivansky" founded a stationery factory in Dobrush, which ranked first in the group of enterprises of paper machines and printing products in Russia.
read moreA school for the children of factory workers existed at the Dobrush stationery factory from the 70s of the 19th century and occupied the first place in terms of the number of students among the schools of stationery factories in Russia. In 1909, a new brick building was built at the expense of Princess Irina Ivanovna Paskevich. In 1910, craft classes named after Emperor Alexander II were opened at the school.
read moreThe main attraction of Yelsk and the entire region is the Trinity Church, which dates back to the 1770s. A century later, it underwent a major restructuring. As a result, this wooden temple, which is considered a monument of folk architecture, harmoniously combines the features of the late Baroque and retrospective Russian style in its appearance.
read moreThe Church of St. James the Apostle in Yelsk was built relatively recently. The architectural appearance of this temple, which is a modern interpretation of neo-Gothic, is laconic.
read moreIn the cemetery, located near the village of Zapesochye, there is a stone cross, which, as the locals assure, literally grows from the ground. Many are skeptical about this phenomenon, but this place has already become an object of real pilgrimage. Often it is visited even by people who are far from religion.
Today it is difficult to imagine that Turov is one of the most ancient Belarusian cities, whose history goes back more than 1000 years. Today it does not have the status of a regional center, which it lost in 1962, and once this city was the capital of an independent principality, which gave the world several prominent religious and political figures.
read moreThis is the name of one of the most popular tourist routes laid through the territory of the Pripyatsky National Park. Walking along it is perhaps the best way to get acquainted with the nature of this region. You will see oaks aged 100-200 years, and a picturesque forest stream flowing among blooming calla, and much more.
read moreIt is the floodplains of the Polissya rivers that are a kind of hallmark of this region. First of all, Pripyat. In spring and early summer, it really is a unique sight: during the flood, the shores turn into a real archipelago of many islands, which literally boil with bird life.
read moreThe village of Lenin has long been inhabited by a large Jewish community, destroyed during the Second World War. The only reminder is the cemetery, with the oldest burial dating from the second half of the 16th century.
read morePolissya is famous for its wooden architecture, which is one of the hallmarks of this region.
read moreCathedral of Cyril and Lavrenty of Turov, which adorns the city center. This majestic building in a retrospective Russian style, completed in 2013, is the architectural dominant of Turov. The ensemble also includes a two-tiered bell tower and a pavilion-chapel. Another medieval stone cross is kept under its roof. Do not forget to also visit the monument to Cyril of Turov, located next to the ancient settlement.
Hundreds of foreign tourists visit Turov every year to see rare bird species that live both in the city itself and in its environs.
read moreAnother natural attraction of the Zhitkovichi region is Lake Chervonoe, which is the third largest body of water in Belarus.
read moreA monument-memorial of republican significance, dedicated to the memory of children - victims of the war in the settlement.
read moreIn Zhlobin there is a place especially revered by every resident of the city and the region - the Liberators Square.
read moreThis majestic temple was erected in 1807. According to some historical facts, the construction of the temple was not without the participation of Count Osterman, who was granted the place by the Russian Empress Catherine II.
read moreOn the territory of the Zhlobin district there is a republican landscape reserve "Smychok". Its purpose is to preserve in its natural state unique natural complexes with populations of rare and endangered species of plants and animals listed in the Red Book of the Republic of Belarus.
read moreIn Krasny Bereg, the only monument of palace and park architecture of the 2nd half of the 19th century has been preserved in the region.
read moreThe Center of the Olympic Reserve for Ice Hockey and Swimming in Zhlobin is the only sports complex in the Republic of Belarus that combines three sports and recreation facilities: the Ice Palace, the Swimming Pool and the Water Park.
read moreThe complex of the Jesuit Collegium in the village of Yurovichi was built in 1710–1746. on the site of a former wooden monastery of the second half of the 17th century.
read moreAccording to archaeological data, a man settled on the site of modern Yurovichi about 26 thousand years BC. This is evidenced by the oldest site of primitive man on the territory of Belarus, discovered by scientists in 1929 on the high bank of the Pripyat.
read moreThe long-term firing point bunker 405 "Staroselye" is located on the eastern outskirts of the village of the same name. It was part of the Mozyr fortified area, built in 1931-1932. near the Soviet-Polish border.
read moreOn the territory of the modern Kalinkovichi district in March 1944 there was a complex of German concentration camps, which is known as the Ozarich death camp.
read moreThe Gorvatts manor in Lipov appeared in the middle of the 19th century. Its main decoration is still a two-story manor house, the construction of which was completed in 1862.
read moreChurch of St. Nicholas, which adorned the center of Kalinkovichi in pre-revolutionary times, with the advent of Soviet power, was turned into a warehouse and significantly rebuilt.
read moreA temple in the name of St. Nicholas existed in Kalinkovichi from the 16th century: it is known that around 1560 a wooden Orthodox church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker was built here. The construction of a new stone St. Nicholas Church was completed in 1856, in 1857 the church was consecrated.
read moreIn the agricultural town of Litvinovichi, it is worth visiting the memorial museum dedicated to this famous public and political figure.
read moreThe main decoration of the regional center is the estate of the Doria-Dernolovichs "Stefanovo-Sarsk", or rather, what is left of it.
read moreChurches of St. Nicholas was much less fortunate. From the once majestic temple, which was erected in the 1830s, only ruins remained (they can be seen on a hill located near the bridge).
read moreIn the 1990s, on the opposite side of the city, it was decided to build a church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in a retrospective Russian style.
read moreThe concert and liturgical organ for 14 votes was recently donated to the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Mother of God of Fatima in Lelchitsy. This ancient instrument, brought from Warsaw, consists of 900 pipes.
Noteworthy is the Holy Trinity Church of the modern construction of 1993-2000. The temple was erected as a result of the restoration of the church community. Previously, there was the Trinity Church in Lelchitsy, the first mention of which dates back to 1650. But in 1935 the building was turned into a granary, and in 1938 it was finally destroyed. The building of the current church fits well into the park area.
Trivial at first glance, the monument to Lenin on the central square is unusual in that during the Nazi occupation, the pedestal served as a kind of pillbox, a firing point. After the war, the pedestal was repaired and a new monument was erected on it.
Since the 17th century, most of the Loevshchina with the surrounding lands and forests, including Sutkov and Peredelka, was the hereditary possession of the Yuditsky family.
read moreIce Age in Loev - such words can be heard when talking about the Loevsky geological outcrop.
read moreNot many historical buildings have been preserved in Loev, but there are still interesting objects, for example, the oldest house in the urban village, which belonged to the merchant Naum Dolgin and is listed in the Republican Register of Architectural Monuments.
read moreThe place where the Sozh flows into the Dnieper is rightfully considered one of the most beautiful corners of Polissya. The hill offers a breathtaking view of both rivers and the surrounding landscape, which was declared a republican reserve (it is called “Dnepro-Sozhsky”).
read moreThe temple of the same name existed here in the 19th century, but it was destroyed in Soviet times. In 1990, with funds raised by parishioners, the restoration of the shrine began. The result of the work was the Church of the Holy Trinity in Loev, which is distinguished by its laconic appearance. Nevertheless, some decorative elements allow us to attribute it to the retrospective Russian style.
read moreBridge over the river Pripyat, which is also called the old one, was put into operation in 1958. The length of the bridge was originally 924 meters. After reconstruction, it became 957 meters long.
read moreIn the very heart of Mozyr, it is hard not to notice the building of the Mozyr Drama Theater on the central Leninskaya Street, one of the attractions of Mozyr.
read moreMozyr castleis located in the historical center of Mozyr atMount Kommunarov, 8.
read morePark "Victory"has always been considered a favorite vacation spot for residents and visitors. Given hislocation, the park became the first attraction of Mozyr.
read moreThe famous landmark of Mozyr is a tram, about which there is a separate.
read moreDeservedly the most beautiful, municipal Leninskaya streetin the center of the city, which can be reached from Lenin Square, the leader of which points directly in her direction.
read moreA really huge (several kilometers) and picturesque beach along the Pripyat River, where we would not dare to advise you to swim (the purity of the water leaves much to be desired), but walking along it would be just a great idea!
read moreLenin Square- the central square of the city. Here you will definitely find what to see in Mozyr: a three-storeytrade house, a shopping center, a fountain, a monument to Lenin, jewelry stores, banks and much more are located in the very center of the city.
read moreEstates that once belonged to representatives of the Gorvatt family can be seen in various parts of Eastern Polissya. However, the complex in Narovlya noticeably surpasses them in scope. The manor began to be built in the middle of the 19th century, when classicism dominated in architecture.
read moreIn the early 1990s, they were brought from the Askania-Nova reserve and released in the Ukrainian part of the Chernobyl zone. The presence of the state border did not embarrass the animals. Increasingly, small herds of horses with a characteristic black mane standing erect can be seen on the territory of the Narovlya region. Needless to say, many photographers and just nature lovers dream of meeting this species in the wild, which is one of the rarest on Earth.
read moreMore recently, the Polessky Radiation-Ecological Reserve was a completely closed territory, which only its employees and scientists could legally visit. However, in 2019, a course was taken to develop tourism, including such a direction as amateur fishing.
read moreUpstream of the Pripyat, very close to Narovlya, there is an old floodplain oak forest. It looks especially impressive during spring floods, when the trees stand in the water. There are many oaks here, they are of different age and size.
read moreThe village of Golovchitsy boasts another manor that once belonged to the Gorvatts. It is not so impressive for its size, but the manor house in the style of classicism has been preserved much better. Around it is a landscape park, where you can still see some exotic trees (they are over 100 years old), as well as a system of ornamental ponds.
read moreIn the village of Verbovichi there is a church of St. Paraskeva Pyatnitsa, which dates back to the 18th century. It is considered an example of the Baroque, although it is difficult to tell from the external appearance of the temple, which is distinguished by its simplicity. The faceted bulbous dome gives it the features of a retrospective Russian style.
The Intercession Church, which combines the traditions of folk architecture with elements of a retrospective Russian style, is a modern interpretation of the Gothic.
read moreChurch of St. Michael the Archangel is a modern interpretation of the Gothic. The temple was built relatively recently.
The Church of the Most Pure Mother of God (Assumption Church) is a monument of wooden architecture. Built in 1642. It is located in the middle of the cemetery of the village of Koshevichi.
Church of the Ascension of the Lord - built in 1890, closed in 1930. Since 1940, the church building has been used as a salt warehouse.
read moreThe Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker is located on a high hill above Pripyat. It was built in the shape of a cross in 1939 on the site of a wooden church built in 1772 that burned down during a thunderstorm. Until 1941, the temple was used as a flour warehouse, and in wartime it was cleaned and worship was held. The temple is currently active.
The grave of Talash V.I. (1844-1946) - a famous Belarusian partisan, a participant in the partisan movement in Belarus during the Civil and Great Patriotic Wars.
Mass grave - located in the city cemetery of Petrikov. 69 soldiers, partisans and underground fighters who died in the Great Patriotic War were buried. Among the buried soldiers during the liberation of the city from the Nazi invaders.
The Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord in Velyka Berestovitsa was built at the beginning of the 20th century with funds donated by Count Kosakovsky.
read moreIn 2012, the district center acquired another iconic attraction: the former pre-revolutionary fire station houses the Squirrel Museum, one of the few in the world dedicated to this animal.
read moreIn large Eismonty there is a church of the Virgin Mary dating back to the middle of the 19th century. Its appearance is defined by the features characteristic of classicism, including the pediment, decorated with the image of the all-seeing eye and supported by four columns. The main decoration of the interior are carved wooden baroque altars.
Church of St. Nicholasin Bolshaya Berestovitsa was built in 1868 on the site where a wooden church used to be. The money needed for this was allocated from the treasury, part of the amount was donated by the parishioners and Count Kosakovsky.
read moreThe real pearl of this region, as well as the entire Grodno region, are flooded quarries located near the village of Krasnoselsky.
read moreA special place among the attractions of the Volkovysk region is the Church of St. Archangel Michael in Gniezno, which dates back to the beginning of the 16th century.
read moreThe majestic, dignified Church of the Most Holy Virgin Mary, built in 1902-1909, rises in the center of the village.
read moreTrinity Churchin Shilovichi, whose construction was completed in 1914, is considered one of the highest churches in Belarus.
read moreThe territory of this district is divided into 12 village councils and one village council. As of 2018, its population was 24.911 people. The basis of the local economy is agriculture. However, the convenient location at the very borders of the European Union, the visa-free regime and rich cultural heritage create good conditions for the development of tourism.
The brighsights attraction of the Voronovsky district is the house-fortress in the village of Gaytyushniki.
read moreVillage Radunwas once a thriving Jewish town. During World War II, the Jewish community was destroyed.
read moreTrinity Churchin the village of Germanishki, which was built at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, is a typical example of the neo-Gothic style. The combination of rubble stone with brick walls and plastered decorative elements gives this building a picturesque appearance.
Nevertheless, the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Nacha should undoubtedly be recognized as the most striking example of this trend in architecture.
read moreThe Church of Our Lady of the Ruzhentsova in Radun began to be built in 1929, when this settlement was still part of Poland.
read moreThe paving stones, laid back in 1938 on Sovetskaya Street, have not been driven by cars for a long time: this is the main pedestrian place in the city.
read moreIn the city of princes and kings, there are two castles at once -Old and New. Centuries later, both buildings appear to tourists not in their original form, as they were repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt, but even today they are impressive.
read moreYou can admire the historical center of Grodno from the left bank of the Neman: there is a special observation deck with comfortable benches, viewing binoculars and a beautiful rotunda. The bright roof of the building is made in the form of a flower - a symbolFestival of National Cultures.
During the war of 1812, the palace of the Grodno vice-governor, built in the style of classicism, was so liked by Napoleon's brother, the King of Westphalia, Jerome Bonaparte, that he preferred balls and luxurious banquets to military operations.
read moreAnother point of the tourist program in Grodno is to go to the highest place in the old city and try to guess why the two water towers located there are called Kasya and Basya. The architectural "twins" today house the workshops of local artists.
In Grodno, you can also visit a water excursion - a "cruise" along the Neman.
read moreThe beautiful park-garden of the city above the Neman is named after the famous physician, botanist and biologist, educator of his time, Jean Emmanuel Gilibert.
read moreIn the vicinity of Grodno there is the most famous artificial water artery in Europe - the Augustow Canal.
read moreAn architectural gem and the main Catholic church in Grodno is the Cathedral Church of St. Francis Xavier (in the people Farny, i.e. "main, parish"). The building is one of the three small basilicas in Belarus and impresses with its decoration: a multi-figure (more than 40 sculptures) carved altar 21 meters high and a tower clock - one of the oldest operating in Eastern Europe.
read moreOrthodox church of the 12th century, founded in honor of Saints Boris and Gleb, was built in the tract Kolozhan ("the place where springs flow") and today is one of the oldest functioning churches in Belarus.
read moreLutheran churchin Grodno was built with the money of the German community in the middle of the 19th century. Today it is the only functioning Lutheran church in Belarus.
The urban legend says that under the church, whose architecture strikes with a combination of three styles at once - baroque, gothic and renaissance, there are underground passages dug by Bernardine monks and nuns. In addition, it was in this church that the wedding of the famous writer Eliza Ozheshko and the nobleman Peter took place.
The cathedral, built in a retrospective Russian style at the beginning of the 20th century, unlike many other religious buildings in Grodno, did not stop working either during the German occupation or during the years of Soviet persecution of the church.
Great Choral SynagogueGrodno is one of the oldest in Europe. During the Great Patriotic War, this building turned out to be in the center of the ghetto: Jews were brought here for temporary detention before being sent to concentration camps. Today, the building of the current synagogue also houses a Jewish museum.
The first mention of Zelva, dated 1258, is found in the Ipatiev Chronicle. Later, information about Bolshaya Zelva is found in written sources in 1470, when the owner of the settlement, Mikhail Nachovich, laid the wooden church of the Holy Apostle Yakub and Michael the Archangel on the sandy (Kostelnaya) mountain above the pond.
read moreThe Zelvenskoye reservoir is located in the Zelvensky district to the south of the settlement. Zelva, occupies the 18th place in terms of area in the Republic and is the largest reservoir in the Grodno region.
read more"Medukhovo" is a biological reserve of republican significance. Included in the "great upland trinity of Belarus".
read moreThe length of the stone is 3.45 meters, width - 2.45, height - 1.70. The boulder is made of red-brown granite. Looks like the top of a mountain. One side of the stone has a chip of artificial origin.
read moreThe area of the natural monument is 0.07 sq. km. The absolute mark of the highest place on the surface is 185.2 m above sea level. Geomorphologically, this is a typical lumpy hillock, which was formed approximately 180-150 thousand years ago after the retreat of the Sozh stage of the Dnieper glacier in areas of dead ice melting. The mountain has an ideal conical shape with a narrow top and very steep slopes, the steepness of which reaches 30-32 degrees.
The monument of nature is located near the section of the road between the villages of Aleksandrovshchina and Korolino in a depleted and reclaimed quarry, in sq. 234 State Forest Fund.
read moreA monument of neoclassical architecture. Built at the end of the 19th century.
read moreA monument of classicism architecture. It was built in 1815 as a Uniate church designed by Alexander Gradetsky on the foundation of a wooden Orthodox church of 1443.
read moreDesigned by Jozef Pius Dekonski in 1913. in neo-gothic style. Consecrated under the title of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Panna Mary.
read moreCovered with legends, the Synkovichi Church of the Holy Archangel Michael has been attracting human souls for six centuries.
read moreAn architectural monument of the Byzantine style in the village of Derechin, Zelvensky district, Grodno region.
read moreIt was built of red brick at the beginning of the 20th century in the north-eastern part of the village.
read moreSt. Michael's Church - a monument of late baroque architecture. Erected in 1782, reconstructed in the middle of the 19th, late 20th centuries. The baroque bell tower adjoins the church.
The church is a monument of Renaissance architecture in the village of Kremyanitsa, Zelvensky district.
read moreIt is unlikely that this object, included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, needs to be introduced. It has long become one of the tourist brands of Belarus. Various cultural events that are held within the walls of the Mir Castle contributed to this.
read moreIn Mir, the building of a yeshiva (an educational institution where rabbis were trained), which was founded in 1815 and was famous far beyond the borders of Belarus, has been preserved.
read moreChurch of St. The barbarians in Reitz look more like a medieval knight's castle. This is partly due to the fact that the temple was originally built as a church, but in 1863, when the uprising of Kastus Kalinovsky was suppressed, it was decided to transfer it to the Orthodox community.
read moreGrafskaya Pushcha, which also has a protected status, was once the hunting grounds of the Radziwills. Until now, lime forests, very rare for Belarus, have been preserved here, and in the floodplain of the Neman, replete with picturesque old women, there are ancient oak forests that are flooded every spring.
read moreThe Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist, located nearby in the village of Malye Zhukhovichi, looks completely different. It is also customary to date it to the end of the 18th century. A hundred years later, this wooden temple was rebuilt, as a result of which it acquired the features of a retrospective Russian style.
The Church of the Intercession in Turets, whose construction was carried out from 1886 to 1888, belongs to the retrospective Russian style, like most Orthodox churches that were built on the territory of Belarus in the second half of the 19th century (they are also commonly called "ants").
read moreChurch of St. Peter and Paul in Korelichi was erected in 1866. However, later this temple was repeatedly rebuilt, so that its original appearance, which combines features of different styles (retrospective Russian, classicism, etc.), also underwent changes.
read moreOn the basis of this tourist center, various folklore events and historical reconstructions are held.
read moreThe history of the plant, which produces the famous Lida beer, has more than a hundred years. This drink is one of the main brands not only in the Grodno region, but throughout Belarus. So there is nothing surprising in the fact that many would like to see how he is born.
read moreWe are talking about another legendary enterprise. Its visit will appeal not only to fans of industrial tourism. Glass making is a complex and very interesting process, and during the tour there is a unique opportunity to participate in it.
read moreNot far from the regional center is the Dokudovsky reserve. This natural complex consists of fragments of a raised bog, which is famous for its rich stocks of cranberries, and forested areas.
read moreSeveral old estates have been preserved in Lidchin. One of them, which belonged to the Dembovetskys, is located in the village of Berdovka.
read moreEven better preserved is the Romer estate in Maly Mozheykovo. In addition to the landscape park, you can see restored outbuildings here: an oil mill, a stable, etc. Nevertheless, the core of this architectural complex is a classicist manor house of the 19th century, decorated with a portico with four columns.
The Temple of the Body of God is an architectural monument in the Neo-Baroque style with some elements of the Neo-Renaissance (arched windows in the towers, the main entrance with an arched opening in a rusticated frame).
read moreThe Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was built in 1646 by Kazimir Lev Sapieha, as evidenced by the inscription on the pediment above the frantal in Latin: "For the glory of Almighty God and in honor of the Ascension of the Most Pure, this temple was built by Casimir Lev Sapieha, sub-chancellor of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Slonim Derzhavtsa 1646 N. X.".
read moreThe Cathedral of the Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church is an Orthodox cathedral in honor of the New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church, which took 100 years to build.
read moreThe temple belongs to the Grodno diocese. An architectural monument in the Baroque style, built in the second half of the 18th century on the site of an older church of the 15th century.
read moreKazimierz Church in Lipnishki was built of wood until 1510, which burned down during the war with Sweden. Until 1744, the church was rebuilt at the expense of the owner of the town, Count Galyan Bezborodka.
read moreAlready in the 1990s, the construction of the Church of the Mother of God began.
read moreIn the Mostovsky district there are many churches that belong to the retrospective Russian style, reflecting different views on this direction in architecture.
read moreThe five-domed composition of the Church of St. Nicholas in the village of Dubno, dating from the middle of the 19th century, is typical of ancient Russian architecture, as are some decorative elements. At the same time, this temple shows features of classicism, including the pediments that adorn all four facades.
Novogrudok Castle is a defensive structure built on the Castle Hill. According to legend, the castle was built in the 13th century by Prince Mindovg, who became the first Grand Duke of Lithuania.
read moreMonument to Adam Mickiewicz-monumentin the town Novogrudok Grodno region Belarus. dedicated Polish poet Belarusian origin Adam Mitskevich, which together withJuliusz SlovackiandZygmunt Krasinskyconsidered one of the founders of the Polishromanticism. The author of the monument is the Belarusian sculptor Valerian Yanushkevich.
read morehe monument to St. Elisey Lavrishevsky in Novogrudok was consecrated on November 10, 2007 by Metropolitan Filaret of Minsk and Slutsk, Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus.
read moreRoman Catholic temple. Built in 1899-1903 in neo-gothic style.
read moreA monument of early baroque architecture. It was built in the middle of the 16th century by order of the Polish king Sigismund I. In 1760 it was rebuilt in the Rococo style.
read moreAcquaintance with Minsk begins with this 15-kilometer highway, which cuts the city into two halves
read moreAccording to the good Belarusian tradition, a stone's throw from the monument to Lenin, there is a temple on the square -Red Church of Saints Simeon and Helena(st. Sovetskaya 15, Minsk), built in 1910.
read moreThe book storage site attracts tourists primarily with an observation deck from which you can view Soviet mosaics on houses along Independence Avenue, the spills of the Slepyanskaya water system and new ambitious construction projects in the city.
The central Minsk "recreational area" with children's attractions, a couple of simple cafes and a training base for the Yunost hockey club (near which even in summer you can lie in the snow, which is formed when cleaning the rink). We advise you to make a circle or two on the Ferris wheel, just jump into closed cabins - it is more convenient to see the city from them.
A beautiful park with old pine trees, which was built in 1928-1931. Turn off the main paths to walk in silence and get some fresh air, feed the squirrels, watch the grandpas playing chess in warm weather. Be sure to ride the old rides from 30 years ago (our favorite is the Rook) or more modern ones, gobble up cotton candy and feel like a child again.
This garden is a monument of nature and landscape architecture. Today, the botanical garden in Minsk is one of the largest botanical gardens in Europe, both in terms of collections and area.
read moreThe best way to be in nature without leaving the city. Here you have forest waterfalls, and a red dam, and a wheat field, and views of the lights of a big city.
read moreA monument to Soviet constructivism. As planned, the building was planned to have four floors, but money ran out during construction.
read morethe main collection of art in Belarus. It contains a large collection of classical Russian paintings, old Belarusian icons and Sarmatian portraits of the Radziwill family.
read moreNational History Museum located very close to the art. Inside - a complete retrospective of the life of Belarusians: from the eras of ancient tribes to the present.
read moreA small building is hidden behind the Red ChurchMuseum of the History of Belarusian Cinema(Sverdlova street, 4,)and the former building of the Dairy Kitchen - one of the most striking examples of constructivism in Minsk; now the space functions hereArtFabrikawhere various cultural and educational events take place.
read moreGallery "Art-Belarus"(st. Kozlova, 3)in the Palace of Arts, he more or less regularly holds exhibitions of contemporary art and constantly exhibits the Belgazprombank collection, which includes Marc Chagall, Chaim Soutine, Leon Bakst, Valenty Vankovich, Osip Zadkine and other art stars.
This small miracle of water-architectural thought was built in 1983 according to a special project of Belgiprovodkhoz
read moreAn ideal place if you want to leave the city for the day, adding an educational element to your walk.
read moreThis is the nearest forest area of huge proportions to Minsk, where, in addition to the impenetrable natural wilderness, there is also something to see.
read moreThe settlement is located just 10 km from Minsk, not far from the Museum of Folk Architecture and Life. This is an archaeological complex of the 9th-11th centuries, where, according to historical information, ancient Minsk was located.
read moreThe farthest location from Minsk on this list, but you can still drive there and back in a day without difficulty. Moreover, the place is very beautiful and, as they like to say, “as if not in Belarus”: pines, cliffs and water of such colors that no filters are needed for photos later!
read moreAnd this place is for those who want to walk not just in the park, but in the park with history. In the past, Stankovo had many different famous owners, but the place reached its maximum prosperity under the Gutten-Chapskys.
read moreSurprisingly beautiful and not the most hyped location. According to legend, a church once stood on the site of the springs, which then went underground. And instead of it, springs appeared, which the locals called "saints".
read moreThe building began to be built in 1938 after the plans of the Soviet government to move the capital from Minsk to Mogilev.
read moreThe street in its current form began to take shape 17 years ago and for Mogilev residents it is not just a tourist attribute, but a city artery - in the morning you can see workers and schoolchildren with students hurrying to work and study, and in the evenings life is seething here.
read moreThe Museum of the History of Mogilev was opened in 1992 in the building of the former Bishop's Palace.
read moreNow there are more than 300 thousand museum items in the museum funds.
read moreIn 1981, the Mogilev Museum of Ethnography was opened. It belongs to the Mogilev Regional Museum of Local Lore. Initially, the museum exposition was placed in a wooden house built in the early 20th century.
read moreThis is one of the few spaces in the city where various meetings, discussions, open dance lessons and Mafia games are held. The very center of the city, a pleasant atmosphere and a constantly updated poster of events.
Glory Square, which was Soviet for a long time, has changed dramatically in recent years.
read moreA bizarre building that can be seen on a two-hundred-ruble bill. The center of cultural life is the exhibition hall next to the Drama Theatre. Look for the current poster of exhibitions, there is always something going on.
Not only is it located in an amazing old building, but the people working in it make real art. Tickets can be bought online, so it's easy to plan a theater evening when preparing your trip.
His productions have long gone beyond the usual prejudice that puppet theater is only for children. Although there is something for children to see here.
One of the few well-preserved monuments of constructivism in all its glory in Belarus.
The Radziwill Castle in Nesvizh is included in the UNESCO heritage list. The palace was designed by the Italian Jesuit monarch and architect Giovanni Maria Bernardoni.
read moreThe park is located in the village of Dobrenevo. The estate is still under construction. The legend of the emerald sword was taken as the basis.
read moreThe manor and park complex in Sula is a place where the separation between the present and the past disappears.
read moreLake Naroch is the largest lake in Belarus, its area is almost 80 square meters.
read moreThe temple building is made in neo-gothic style. The Rubezhevichi lands passed from hand to hand of different gentry families.
read moreThe manor house of the Czapski family did not survive, but you can still see outbuildings on the estate - an outbuilding, a stable, a barn and a library.
read moreKonstantin Mickiewicz, a classic of Belarusian literature, was born in the town (Lithuanian for “dungeons”) of Akinchitsy, who took the pseudonym Yakub Kolas. In Akinchitsy, the writer's house and outbuildings were restored.
read moreThe origin of the Myadel calvaria is legendary. According to legend, the Virgin Mary appeared to the owner of these places, Antonio Koshchits, and pointed to the place where a complex of chapels should be built.
read moreThis house has become especially famous in Belarus after 2017. The building is in private hands and is a residential building, very unusually decorated.
read moreThis complex is a monument to the Belarusian gentry culture. Dukorsky Maentak belonged to the family of Oshtorpov. Of the entire manor complex, the entrance gate has been preserved - a beautifully decorated gate, as well as an outbuilding in which the museum is located.
read moreThe organization is located 40 km from Minsk. This place is very popular among Minsk residents and residents of the Minsk region.
read moreThis water park is the largest in Belarus. It is located directly in Minsk on Pobediteley Avenue, 120. In the water park you can ride 11 water slides. There are 2 water playgrounds for children.
read moreThe first museum of aviation technology in Belarus was created on the basis of the Minsk flying club.
read moreMiniature copies of the sights of Belarus are collected in the "Strana Mini". The museum operates in the Palace of Trade Unions.
read moreThe Dudutki complex will introduce visitors to the world of the ancient Slavs, their crafts, crafts and production technologies, as well as the life of the Belarusian gentry.
read moreThis is an open-air ethnographic museum, the exposition introduces Belarusian folk architecture and traditional interiors.
read moreThe ethnographic complex introduces folk Belarusian culture and architecture.
read moreMount Dzerzhinskaya is the highest point in Belarus, the absolute height of which is 345 m. Until 1958, the hill was called the “Holy Mountain”.
read moreThese places had protected status in the period from 1940 to 1951. And in 1960 one of the first Belarusian reserves was formed here.
read moreThe glacial boulder, called the Stone of Love, is recognized as a geological natural monument. Perhaps this name is due to the fact that the remnant was supposedly used for religious purposes, for example, as an altar.
read moreBorisov Cathedral, built in 1874, represents the pseudo-Russian style and is the most prominent representative of this stylistic trend.
read moreThe Catholic parish in Budslav appeared long before the construction of the stone church. The ruler of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania donated a piece of land near the Servach River.
read moreThe Church of Mary of Egypt was built in the retrospective Russian style in 1865. The building of the shrine was designed by Alexey Polozov.
read moreThe Town Hall is a very unusual type of urban building for Belarus. The city of Shklov underwent significant restructuring after the 50s of the 18th century.
read moreKhotomlya among the locals is called the Holy Lake and there is a legend about it. Locals believe that in ancient times there was a village with a church in the center in its place.
read moreThe fortress in Bobruisk was built at the beginning of the 19th century to defend the borders of the Russian Empire.
read moreThe Bulgakov Palace and Park Ensemble is recognized as a historical and cultural value of the Republic of Belarus.
read moreThe main attraction of Krichev is the palace of Grigory Potemkin, who received it as a gift from the Russian Empress already at the end of the 18th century.
read moreThe Zhilichi Historical Museum is located in the former estate of Bulgakov. The construction of the estate was started in the 1820s by the gentry Ignatius Bulgak and continued in subsequent decades.
read moreThe Bobruisk Art Museum was created to preserve the heritage of the region's artists.
read moreThe ethnographic museum was founded in 1984. This included collections collected during the operation of the old museum center since 1922, obtained from the wide noble collection of Prince Mikhail Alexandrovich Dondukov-Korsakov.
read moreThe historical and ethnographic complex is not quite a museum in the classical sense. The Belarusian village is an open installation representing ancient buildings. Visitors can see the shops of artisans - a weaver, a potter, a carpenter, a baker, etc.
read moreThe abandoned estate in Grudinovka is located between Mogilev and Bykhov. Count Dmitry Tolstoy received land from the Russian Empress, was distinguished by great enthusiasm and activity.
read moreThe Katsnelson house is distinguished by an interesting stylistic decision - modern. The exterior of the building is decorated with carved window frames and a mezzanine.
read moreMstislav shopping malls are included in the list of historical and cultural values of Belarus.
read moreThe Bobruisk water tower differs from other similar structures in that it did not remain abandoned, as is often the case - it even housed a restaurant.
read morePyotr Mstislavets is known as a printing pioneer, is considered a follower of the printing pioneers of Pole Francysk Skaryna and Russian Ivan Fedorov.
read moreYou can see the sculpture at the intersection of Socialist and Karl Marx streets. The monument was designed by Vladimir Gavrilenko. Locals call the object Beaver Samuilovich.
read moreIt was decided to equip the "Buinichskoye Pole" on the site of the most fierce battles for Mogilev during the Great Patriotic War.
read moreThe memorial dedicated to military glory, "Ludchitska Height" was built to perpetuate the feat of the soldiers who defended Belarus from February to June 1944.
read moreThis memorable place is dedicated to the distant events of the Northern War, since it was at the village of Lesnaya that one of the most important events took place - the battle in 1708.
read moreThis is one of the oldest Orthodox monasteries in the Mogilev region, known since 1380. The Holy Dormition Monastery was founded by the son of the Lithuanian prince Olgerd Lugven, who in Orthodoxy was called Simeon.
read moreThe founder of the convent was the politician and Orthodox patron of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania Bogdan Wilhelmovich Stetkevich in 1623.
read moreThe Catholic church belonged to the Dominican order. Now it is in a ruined state, its ruins can be seen in the village of Knyazhitsy. The construction of the church lasted about 30 years, from about the 1750s to the 80s of the same century.
read moreInterestingly, the icon of the Mother of God of Belynichskaya was revered as miraculous by both Catholics and Orthodox. For centuries, information has been disseminated about the miracles performed by the image of the Virgin.
read moreThe Orthodox Holy Trinity Church was built in the small town of Polykovichi in the late 90s of the twentieth century on the site of an old church dedicated to the holy martyr Paraskeva Pyatnitsa.
read moreSt. George's Church in Bobruisk was founded in 1905 by architect Vladimir Chagin.
read moreKarmanovskoe Lake near the small village of Karmanovka is great for fishing. Both locals and visitors love to sit here with a fishing rod. The shores of the reservoir are sloping, covered with grassy vegetation.
read moreThe Dnieper is one of the largest rivers in Europe. The river takes its source precisely on the territory of Belarus.
read moreThe reservoir on the Drut River was created in the 50s of the twentieth century for energy purposes and for fishing. The reservoir is still very rich in a variety of fish: bream, perch, rudd and so on.
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One of the large forests, which Belarus is so rich in, is located in the valley of one of the tributaries of the Dnieper.
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