Belarus Travel Guide

Belarus is a country of friendly people and courage in the face of bleak political adversity. Outside the capital, Belarus offers a simple but pleasing landscape of cornflower fields, thick primeval forests and picturesque villages. While travellers will always be subject to curiosity, they'll invariably also be on the receiving end of extremely warm hospitality.

The county's capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno (Hrodna), Gomel (Homiel), Mogilev (Mahilyow) and Vitebsk (Viciebsk). Forty percent of its 207600 km squared is forested, and its strongest economic sectors are agriculture and manufacturing.

The country also offers two excellent national parks, both well worth a visit. Europe's largest mammal, the zoobr, or European bison, can be seen at Belavezhskaya Pushcha National Park, while the Pripyatsky National Park, offers great wildlife and birdwatching in its vast wetlands.

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