Belovezhskaya Pushcha Belovezhskaya Pushcha is the oldest national Park of Europe situated in Western part of Belarus and partially on the territory of Poland, it occupies the area of 85 thousands hectares. In ancient times the area was used for hunting of Polish kings and Russian tsars. Nowadays Belovezhskaya Pushcha is a national park. 86% of the area of Belovezhskaya Pushcha is covered by woods.The age of trees ranges up to years while their heights are up to meters. Variety of flora and mild climate form favorable conditions for life of forest animals. The most remarkable wild animal of the park - and the biggest one in Europe - is European bison called "zubr" in Belorussian.

Lake Naroch Lake Naroch is the biggest lake in Belarus with the area of 79,6 sq.km and the greatest depth of 24,08 m. The lake is extremely pure, over 20 kinds of fishes live in it. In 1999 the Narachanski National Park was organized here. The lake is distinctive with the richness of swimming birds on it and nesting of rare for Belarus species of birds, such as mute swan (лебедь-шипун), terns (крачка), small osprey (орлик) is registered in its suburbs.

The castle in Mir is one of the most significant monuments of the architecture of Belarus. It was built in the beginning of the 16 th century. The decoration of the castle is based on the contrast of red brick walls and white plastered niches with different arches. The majestic construction always attracts attention of researchers, visitors and artists. The monument is distinguished by combination of elements of the Renascence architecture with other styles and its park that makes one architectural and landscape ensemble. Mir castle

Saint-Sophia cathedral in Polotsk St Sophia Cathedral is situated on the highest bank of the Western Dvina. The cathedral was built in the mid eleventh century. The professional architects were invented from various countries to construct the cathedral. From the middle of the 11th century till 1579 there was a really rich library with the huge number of state acts and theological manuscripts. Ephrosinya Polotskaya made a lot to increasing their number.

National Library of Belarus It was founded on 15 September It houses the largest collection of Belarusian printed materials and the third largest collection of books behind the Russian State Library (Moscow) and the Russian National Library (St Petersburg). It is now located in a new 72-metre (236 feet) high building in Minsk. The architects Viktor Kramarenko and Michael Vinogradov designed the National Library of Belarus as a gigantic diamond - a symbol of the knowledge. The building can seat about 2,000 readers and a 500-seat conference hall features there.

Nesvizh Castle It was built in the 16th century, but was very often rebuilt, so it came to us not original. At the end of the 15th - early 16th century the Radzivilles began the construction of a new castle. A famous Italian architecture Giovanni Bernadone was invited for this project. The most important structure in Nesvizh is the Corpus Christi Church, connected with the castle by a dam (плотина) and containing graves of 72 members of the Radziwiłł family. In Soviet times there was a sanatorium of the Committee of State Security. The castle is very popular with tourists. Nesvizh Castle also has its ghost - the Black Dame walking along dark corridors of the palace deep at the nights.

PEOPLE Pyotr Klimuk Cyril of Turov Marc Chagall Yakub Kolas Janka Kupala Tadeusz Kościuszko Francis Skorina Euphrosyne of Polotsk