Educational and Cultural Tourism
The centuries-long history of Belarus and authentic culture of its people are reflected in multiple historical and cultural monuments (over 17500 sites), more than 5000 of which are included into the State Register of Historical and Cultural Values and are being actively visited by tourists.
One of the most famous sightseeing is rightfully considered the Mir Castle, an outstanding specimen of the 16th century fortification architecture, combining Gothic and Baroque styles. It is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The Nesvizh Palace and Park Complex is a unique monument of Belarusian architecture and landscape design entered into the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. The palace's owners, the most famous from whom the Radziwill family was, rebuilt it many times, that's why it has the characteristics of different styles.
Nacional'ny'j park "Belovezhskaya pushha" (The Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park) and Dugi Struve (the Struve Geodetic Arc) are also included into the list of UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage sites.
There are a number of drevnie goroda (ancient towns) on the territory of Belarus: Polotsk, Novogrudok, Turov, Grodno, Nesvizh, Zaslavl, which are among the most visited touristic attractions in the country.
In Belarus there are hundreds of muzejny'e e'kspozicii, galerei i vy'stavochny'e zaly' (museums, galleries and exhibition halls) with the total collection of over 2,8 million items: unique artifacts of national and world culture.
Links to the Internet-resources
Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve “Zaslavl”
The National Historical and Cultural Museum-reserve “Niasvizh”
Polotsk National Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve
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