Minsk
Minsk is a mind-blowing experience.
Minsk is a mind-blowing experience.
Brest, snug up on the border with Poland, has a more Western feel than elsewhere in the country, excluding Minsk.
Hrodna (Grodno in Russian) in many parts has the look and feel of an overgrown village; it's hard to believe that this is one of the country's largest cities.
Vitsebsk (Vitebsk in Russian), 277km north of the capital, is in some ways the most intriguing and dynamic Belarusian city outside Minsk, mainly due to its artistic heritage.
Near the sleepy, dusty village of Dudutki, 40km south of Minsk (15km east after a cut-off from the p000 highway), is an open-air museum (213-7 2525; unguided admission BR9000; 10am-8pm Tue-Sun May-Oct), where 19th-century Belarusian country life...
Njasvizh, 118km southwest of Minsk, is one of the oldest sites in the country, dating from the 13th century.
The 82, 460 hectares covered by this national park (75644, 75173; vul Leninskaja 127, Turau) offer a unique chance to explore a vast, relatively untouched swath of marshes, swampland and floodplains.
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