There is a village in Belarus with a population of just over 500 inhabitants. And it is unlikely that she would have got into all tourist routes in the Grodno region, if not for one attraction, be...

Belarusian ski resort There are no mountains in Belarus, but at least six ski resorts. The most famous is Silichi, which is located just 30 kilometres from Minsk. The Logoisk district ...

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There is a place in Belarus where you can meet world-class sports stars. This is the Raubichi Republican Sports Complex. And  it is not just about competitions - for example, here Ule...

The Belarusian Residence of Father Frost and its inhabitants Now it is hard to imagine how we lived without our residence of Father Frost in Belovezhskaya Pushcha! But it was opene...

Who are these four sisters of Sophia - the older one in Constantinople, the middle one in Kiev and Novgorod, and the younger one in Polotsk? Have you guessed? Of course, we are speaking about ...

Park-Museum on the shore of the lake It is located very close to Minsk, on the shore of the lake of the same name. "Sula" means "tree sap" or "oleoresin" in Lithuanian. And if y...

The castle is Lida's main decoration and pride. And even if it doesn't have the exquisite architecture like Nesvizh Palace or is not as majestic as Mir Castle. In fact, Lida has the oldest...

A gift from the Empress Once upon a time, in the old era of Catherine II, brave commanders were rewarded not only with orders and letters of commendation, but also with entire town...

"I'm making my way along the reserve path to the brook…" "I'm making my way along the reserve path to the brook, where the grass is high, where the bushes are thicker...". These li...

History of the monastery`s construction The city's only active monastery in Belarus appeared on the outskirts of Minsk relatively recently -  some 20 years ago. The place was ...

Braslav lakes are not just a national park. It is a place of power, a "holiday mecca" of Belarus. It is a real treasure of the Republic and one of its most important tourist brands. After a...

Even schoolchildren know that Naroch is the largest lake in Belarus, measuring approximately 9 by 12 kilometres. And although it reaches a depth of 25 metres, the coastal zone is very shal...

The Bobruisk Fortress is not as well known as the Brest Fortress - and in vain. Its history is no less dramatic and its role in the Belarusian history is significant. History of the con...

The history of the Belarusian Versailles The Belarusian Versailles is the flattering epithet of the Palace complex in Ruzhany. Even now, when it is just rising out of ruins, the comparison...

About the location of the Pripyat Park The Pripyatsky National Park, which is unique for Belarus, is located in the interfluve of the rivers Pripyat, Stviga and Ubort. Due to the fa...

History of the construction of the Kolozha Church Sts Boris and Gleb Church in Grodno (it also has the folk name Kolozhskaya) is rightly claiming to be included in the UNESCO World ...

Do you think that you can only get to the sea by plane, train or car? It turns out, not only. You can also take a train, a minibus, or even a bicycle. If it is the Minsk sea. Sources of...

This is one of the most famous open-air museum complexes that exist in Belarus. It was opened relatively not long ago, in 2005, when the 60th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War ...

Belarus has its own Kosovo. It is the smallest city in the country which is even not connected by the railway. Only 2,700 people live here, although according to current standards, a settlemen...