Natural features
Braslav Lakes
Braslaw, Vitebsk
A national park of more than 30 glacial lakes linked by channels in north-western Belarus, among forested hills.
Travel tips in Belarus
Historic sites
Brest Fortress
Brest
A 19th-century fortress on the Polish border, famous for its defence against the German invasion in June 1941.
Buildings
Independence Avenue and Victory Square, Minsk
Minsk, Minsk City
Minsk was almost completely destroyed in WWII and rebuilt in grand Stalinist style, with Independence Avenue as its showpiece, a long boulevard of mo…
Historic sites
Mir Castle and Nesvizh Palace
Mir, Grodno
Two UNESCO-listed castles of the Radziwiłł family, about 30 km apart in central Belarus.