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Rusalie
In the Lubansky district, the ancient rite of the Rusalie, which appeared in pre-Christian times and symbolizes the end of spring in some Eastern Slavic regions, has been revived. Rusalnaya is called the week after Trinity. According to legend, it is at this time that the mermaids come out of the water and visit the...
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Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve
Part of the Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve – the only specially protected natural territory in Belarus-is located in the Borisovsky district. This is a unique natural complex, represented by an exceptional variety of different types of forests, meadows and swamps, a unique floodplain complex of the Berezina River, many large and small rivers, unique lakes. In...
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Chalk quarries
Near the village of Khotinovo there are “Belarusian Maldives” – amazingly beautiful chalk quarries filled with water. Previously, lime deposits were located here, today two quarries with azure water, light pine forest nearby are very popular with local residents and guests of the region. But we must remember that the shores are white because of...
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Naliboki forest
Naliboki forest is the largest forest area on the territory of Belarus, its name comes from the nearby village of Naliboki. There is a republican landscape reserve, it covers an area of almost 87 thousand hectares. In addition to a large network of farmsteads, bicycle routes and eco-trails are equipped for tourists here. There are...
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Monument to Sofia Slutskaya
The bronze monument to the last representative of the princely family of Olelkovich, who was canonized by the Belarusian Orthodox Church in 1984, was installed in 2000 in the square on Maxim Bogdanovich Street. The gesture of Sofia’s left hand means a call to stop and think. Above the monument rises an arch with three...
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“Raubichi”
The Republican Olympic Training Center for Winter Sports “Raubichi” is a multifunctional sports complex and a center for Olympic sports. The history of the sports complex begins in 1972, when the International Biathlon Federation decided to hold the Biathlon World Championship in the USSR. As a result of the reconstruction of 2009-2014, a number of...
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Vankovich Manor
In the village of Alesino there is a manor complex of the famous noble family of Vankovich. The house has not been preserved to this day, only the farm buildings and the distillery building remain. In the middle of the XIX century, there was a small estate here, where Paulina Monyushko, the granddaughter of the...
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Benedictine Monastery
The Benedictine monastery complex-a monastery and a church – was built in Nesvizh in 1596 at the expense of Prince Radziwill Sirotka and his wife Elzbieta Euphemia, designed by the Italian architect Bernardoni. The Benedictine monastery – the first Catholic women’s monastery on the territory of Belarus-circled around the most significant bastion in the city’s...
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The place where Shimon Peres’ house was
The ninth President of Israel and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shimon Peres was born in the village of Vishnevo. The place of the house of Shimon Peres in Vishnevo is popular among tourists. The building itself was not preserved – a new house was erected on the foundation, decorated with a memorial plaque.
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Ethnographic complex “Mlyn” (“Mill”)
The complex includes four buildings: a steam mill (mlyn), a hut of import workers, a barn (sviran) and a blacksmith shop. The mill was built in 1910 and operated until 1989. In the 1990s, it was restored and became part of the museum complex. Near the mill, theatrical performances with the participation of a Miller...
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