Belarus is a travel destination in Eastern Europe. Its capital is Minsk. September and August are its two best months to visit, ranked on 1991â2020 climate averages.
Top places to visit in Belarus
Mir Castle Complex (landmark, Grodno Oblast) â UNESCO fairy-tale Gothic-Renaissance fortress island in a reflective lake â Belarus's most visited landmark.
Nesvizh Castle (landmark, Minsk Oblast) â UNESCO Renaissance palace of the Radziwill dynasty â 12 formal gardens, frescoes, and the family crypt church.
Belovezhskaya Pushcha (natural, Brest Oblast) â UNESCO primeval forest â Europe's last ancient lowland forest, home to the world's largest wild European bison herd.
Brest Fortress (landmark, Brest Oblast) â Soviet WWII hero-fortress â haunting memorial to the 1941 Soviet garrison that held out for weeks against the Wehrmacht.
Minsk (city, Minsk City) â Stalinist showcase capital â grand socialist boulevards, the Island of Tears war memorial, and vibrant nightlife.
Braslav Lakes (natural, Vitebsk Oblast) â Glacial lake district near the Lithuanian border â 300 interconnected lakes perfect for kayaking and wild camping.
Struve Geodetic Arc (landmark, Minsk Oblast) â UNESCO chain of 19th-century survey triangulation points stretching from Norway to the Black Sea.
Khatyn Memorial (landmark, Minsk Oblast) â Sombre open-air memorial to 185 Belarusian villages burnt with their inhabitants during WWII â 26 symbolic chimneys.
Polesia (Pripyat Marshes) (natural, Gomel Oblast) â Europe's largest wetland â vast peat bogs, flooded forests, and one of the richest bird habitats on the continent.
Grodno Old Town (city, Grodno Oblast) â Poland-Lithuania Commonwealth gem on the Neman river â Baroque churches, a Jesuit collegiate, and two medieval castles.