Travel quotes
Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen. Benjamin Disraeli
In America there are two classes of travel - first class, and with children. Robert Benchley
Travelers never think that they are the foreigners. Mason Cooley
The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes "sight-seeing." Daniel J. Boorstin
There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror. Orson Welles
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Belarus : When and where to go ?
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Belarus : Maps and Facts
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The climate is continental in type with a dominant humidity: Temperatures are around –5°C in January and a little under 20°C in July. |
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What to do in Belarus
Currently in full expansion, tourism in Belarus will enable you to discover a country with large parts as yet fairly untouched by human influence.
Deep forests inhabited by a profusion of wildlife, lakes and rivers, nature is to be found everywhere in this country due to the small density of people. Minsk, the Capital, has several museums and monuments representative of Soviet architecture, imposing and severe; the Republican Palace, the Theatre, Lake of Tears. You could also visit the Chagall Museum at Vitesbsk as well as his childhood home. The areas in the south, from which all human activity has just about disappeared since the Chernobyl disaster, therefore represents a huge and undisturbed nature reserve which can be a source of absolute pleasure in every way. |
Belarus : The basics
The Belavia Company provides 2 direct flights per week between Paris and Minsk. There are also sleeper trains that leave from Moscow and St Petersburg.
A visa is required. The currency in circulation is the Belarus rouble. Your required budget is fairly moderate: You can, for example, eat a filling and tasty local meal for less than €5. Concerning health precautions: The sanitary infrastructure is somewhat lacking and you should have up to date vaccinations. Avoid drinking tap water and eating food products coming from the south east of the country, areas which were extremely affected by the Chernobyl catastrophe. |
Towns in Belarus
Capital of the Republic of Belarus, Minsk has 1.7 million inhabitants. Located in the center of the country, it undergoes a continental climate, milder than in Russia, but with frequent fog and heavy snow in winter.
The city is connected to Moscow by a highway, and has a network of twenty metro stations and buses and trams. An international airport serves many European capitals. The city is an important industrial center, but also the cultural center of the country, with numerous theaters and museums and dozens of libraries.
Also note the presence of the Minsk Circus, one of the largest in Europe. You can also visit the National Museum of Fine Arts, with its collections of various origins, the National Museum of Culture and History of Belarus, the National Library and installed in his beautiful and imposing, modern building.
However, you will find few traces of the ancient history of the city because of the bombings of two world wars that have hit hard: you can visit the main district called Faubourg de la Trinidad with its quaint houses, several churches, Palace of the Republic and the Cathedral of St. Mary.
