Belarus
Belarus is an off-the-beaten-path Eastern European destination known for its vast, serene forests, poignant World War II history, and well-preserved Soviet architecture. Traveling here offers a unique glimpse into a blend of Soviet-era nostalgia and Slavic culture.
Cities & regions
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Babruysk, usually written Bobruisk, is a city of around 200,000 on the Berezina River in the Mogilev region of central Belarus, 145 km southeast of Minsk. It…
Open guideBarysaw (Russian: Borisov) is a city of roughly 135,000 people in the Minsk Region of Belarus, sitting on the banks of the Berezina River about 74 km northea…
Open guideBrest, known in Belarusian as Byerastsye or Bieraście, is a city of about 350,000 on the far southwestern edge of Belarus, directly on the Polish border at t…
Open guideGomel, spelled Homel in Belarusian, is Belarus's second-largest city and the capital of the country's southeast, standing on a bluff above the Sozh River clo…
Open guideHrodna, usually written Grodno in Russian and Horadnia in older Belarusian forms, sits in the far west of Belarus on the Neman River, close to both the Polis…
Open guideMahilyow, usually written Mogilev, is Belarus's third-largest city and the capital of the country's eastern region, standing on high banks above the Dnieper…
Open guideMinsk is the capital and largest city of Belarus, a planned Soviet showpiece rebuilt almost from scratch after the Second World War destroyed the old city. T…
Open guideVitebsk is Belarus's northern regional capital, set where the Vitba flows into the Western Dvina about 250 km from Minsk and close to the Russian and Latvian…
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