Plan a trip to Belarus

Places to see in Belarus

12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  Białowieża ForestUNESCO

  Puszcza Białowieska

  Park & nature · Podlachia Voivodeship

  Białowieża Forest is a large forest complex and World Heritage Area straddling the border between Poland and Belarus. It is one of the last and the largest remaining parts of the immense primeval forest that once stretched across the European Plain.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Henryk Kotowski at English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Nesvizh CastleUNESCO

  Нясвіжскі замак

  Fort · Minsk region

  Nesvizh Castle or Nyasvizh Castle is a residential castle of the Radziwiłł family in Nyasvizh (Nesvizh), Belarus. It is 183 metres (600 ft) above sea level.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Dmitry Gerasimov (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Mir Castle ComplexUNESCO

  Мірскі Замак

  Fort · Hrodna Region

  The Mir Castle Complex is a historic fortified castle and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Belarus. It is located in the town of Mir, in Karelichy District of Grodno Oblast, 29 kilometres (18 mi) north-west of another World Heritage site, Nesvizh Castle.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Sergey Sebelev (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Tower of KamyenyetsUNESCO

  Камянецкая вежа

  Memorial · Brest region

  The Tower of Kamyenyets, also called the White Tower, is the main landmark of the town of Kamyenyets in Belarus.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Alexander Wolczek (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Saint Sophia CathedralUNESCO

  Сафійскі сабор

  Religious · Vitebsk Region

  The Cathedral of Saint Sophia is a former religious building in Polotsk, Belarus, that was built by Prince Vseslav of Polotsk between 1044 and 1066, now serving as a concert hall.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Vasilii Martynov (CC BY 4.0). Map

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  Church of St. MichaelUNESCO

  Царква Святога Арханёла Міхала

  Religious · Hrodna Region

  The Church of St. Michael is an Eastern Orthodox church on the northern outskirts of the village of Synkavichy, Zelva District, Hrodna Province, in Belarus.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Lusssiya (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Muravanka ChurchUNESCO

  Царква абарончага тыпу Раства Багародзіцы

  Fort · Hrodna Region

  Church of the Nativity of the God's Mother is an Eastern Orthodox church in Muravanka, Shchuchyn District, Hrodna Province, in Belarus. It is an example of the Belarusian Gothic and one of the first fortified churches in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania along with the Church of St.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Валацуга ( (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Belovezhskaya Pushcha National ParkUNESCO

  Нацыянальны парк «Белавежская пушча»

  Park & nature · Brest region

  Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park is a national park within parts of the Brest Region and Grodno Region in Belarus adjacent to the Polish border.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Mikhail Kapychka (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Church of the Holy Trinity in ČarnaŭčycyUNESCO

  Касцёл Найсвяцейшай Тройцы (1595)

  Religious · Brest region

  Photo: Renessaince (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Minsk

  Мінск

  City · Minsk

  Minsk is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administrative centre of Minsk region and Minsk district.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Zedlik (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Brest

  Брэст

  City · Brest region

  Brest, formerly Brest-Litovsk (1600s–1923) and Brest-on-the-Bug (1923–1939), is a city in south-western Belarus at the border with Poland opposite the Polish town of Terespol, where the Bug and Mukhavets rivers meet, making it a border town.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Martin Cígler (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Grodno

  Гродна

  City · Hrodna Region

  Grodno, or Hrodna, is a city in western Belarus. It is one of the oldest cities in Belarus. The city is located on the Neman River, 300 kilometres (190 mi) from Minsk, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the border with Poland, and 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the border with Lithuania.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Liashko (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map