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Belarus.

Less-touristed places, sorted by Wander Well Score.

Hlybokaye, Belarus
Bronze

Hlybokaye

Belarus

Hlybokaye is a town in Belarus's Vitebsk Region carrying a layered and at times dark history: first recorded in 1514, it later became the site of a Soviet NK…

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Miyory, Belarus
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Miyory

Belarus

A pocket-sized town in northern Belarus on the shore of Lake Miory, serving as the administrative centre of Miory District and connected by rail and road to…

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Zaslawye, Belarus
Gold

Zaslawye

Belarus

A Belarusian town a short drive from Minsk, where a striking white-towered Orthodox church rises above open green fields at the edge of a reservoir, making i…

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Radoshkovichi, Belarus
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Radoshkovichi

Belarus

A modest town in Belarus's Minsk Region, Radoshkovichi sits at the confluence of the Vyazanka and Guyka rivers with the Rybchanka, on the Vileyko-Minsk water…

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Kossovo, Belarus
Gold
Charming old-world towns

Kossovo

Belarus

This tiny Belarusian village in Brest Region carries an outsized historical weight: it was the baptism site of Tadeusz Kościuszko, the Polish-American milita…

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Rahachow, Belarus
Bronze

Rahachow

Belarus

This Belarusian river town where the Dnieper and Drut meet, Rahachow lines its broad main street with restored yellow-and-white neoclassical facades that giv…

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Braslaw, Belarus
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Braslaw

Belarus

This tiny Belarusian town in Vitebsk Region sits on the northern shore of Lake Dryviaty, making it a base for exploring the lakes district of northern Belarus.

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Vowchyn, Belarus
Bronze

Vowchyn

Belarus

Vowchyn, a village in the Brest Region of Belarus, is the birthplace of Stanisław August Poniatowski, the last king of Poland.

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Lyakhavichy, Belarus
Gold

Lyakhavichy

Belarus

Compact Belarusian town in Brest Region, Lyakhavichy centres on a tidy public square with birch trees in autumn colour, a white domed chapel, and low brick b…

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Stolin, Belarus
Silver

Stolin

Belarus

Compact administrative town in Belarus's Brest Region, Stolin shows a lively mix of colourful low-rise civic buildings and residential streets spreading acro…

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Pastavy, Belarus
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Pastavy

Belarus

This red-brick Gothic-revival Catholic church rises above a calm river in this Belarusian town in Vitebsk Region, offering a striking waterside landmark amid…

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Porozovo, Belarus
Silver

Porozovo

Belarus

This quiet little settlement in western Belarus's Grodno Region, where a broad main street lined with low Soviet-era storefronts and a white-columned church…

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Iwye, Belarus
Silver

Iwye

Belarus

This pocket-sized Belarusian town in Grodno Oblast known as one of the historic centres of the Lipka Tatar minority, whose presence shaped the architecture o…

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Muravanka, Belarus
Silver
Charming old-world towns

Muravanka

Belarus

This tiny Belarusian village in Grodno Region is known for its fortified church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a rare example of a defensive rel…

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Nyasvizh, Belarus
Gold
Charming old-world towns

Nyasvizh

Belarus

Nesvizh Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, stands at the centre of this Belarusian town in the Minsk Region, near the headwaters of the Usha River on the…

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Homyel, Belarus
Bronze
Big-city explorations

Homyel

Belarus

A large river city in south-eastern Belarus, where low-rise residential neighbourhoods spread across a broad peninsula between wide waterways, backed by a co…

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Mogilev, Belarus
Bronze
Big-city explorations

Mogilev

Belarus

This city in eastern Belarus with a centre dense with historic churches, Mogilev sits on the Dnieper River and serves as the regional capital of Mogilev Oblast.

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Mosar', Belarus
Gold

Mosar'

Belarus

Little Belarusian village whose white-walled Catholic church complex — complete with a ornamental iron footbridge over a lily pond, manicured gardens, and a…

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Slonim, Belarus
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Slonim

Belarus

Town in western Belarus where the Shchara and Isa rivers meet, Slonim has been a centre of local importance since the Middle Ages, with its most interesting…

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Salihorsk, Belarus
Gold

Salihorsk

Belarus

Salihorsk, a city in Belarus's Minsk Region on the right bank of the Sluch River, owes its existence to the discovery of rich potash salt deposits in the are…

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Lida, Belarus
Gold
Charming old-world towns

Lida

Belarus

Mid-sized Belarusian city in Grodno Region whose dominant draw is a large, well-preserved medieval brick castle with corner towers, complemented by yellow-pa…

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Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa, Belarus
Silver

Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa

Belarus

This tiny Belarusian administrative town in Grodno Region, where a neat central square with a neoclassical white civic building, open lawns, and a Soviet-era…

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Pyetrykaw, Belarus
Bronze

Pyetrykaw

Belarus

A compact Belarusian town in Gomel Region where a striking white Orthodox church with deep-blue domes and a tall bell tower stands as the visual centerpiece,…

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Polatsk, Belarus
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Polatsk

Belarus

First mentioned in 862, Polatsk is the oldest city in Belarus, sitting on the Dvina River in Vitebsk Oblast.

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Vilyeyka, Belarus
Bronze

Vilyeyka

Belarus

A town in Belarus's Minsk Region, Vilyeyka sits on the Viliya River and has been recorded in history since 1460.

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Soly, Belarus
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Soly

Belarus

A modest Belarusian village on the Ashmyanka River, where a striking white-and-red-roofed Catholic church with twin towers dominates the roadside, set agains…

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Byaroza, Belarus
Bronze

Byaroza

Belarus

This Brest Region town in western Belarus where a striking white Orthodox church with silver onion domes and an ornate bell tower anchors the town centre, se…

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Loyew, Belarus
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Loyew

Belarus

This compact Belarusian river town where brick-fronted historic buildings line a broad embankment along the Dnieper, with calm water reflections and tree-sha…

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Ushachy, Belarus
Bronze
Charming old-world towns

Ushachy

Belarus

This little Belarusian town in Vitebsk Region where a striking red-brick Gothic Revival church dominates the low-rise surroundings, set among gentle hills an…

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Maladzyechna, Belarus
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Maladzyechna

Belarus

This Belarusian city on the Usha River, Maladzyechna offers a walkable waterfront park with white colonnaded rotundas on a compact island, backed by tree-lin…

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Vawkavysk, Belarus
Silver
Charming old-world towns

Vawkavysk

Belarus

One of the oldest towns in western Belarus, Vawkavysk sits at the confluence of the Ros and Vawkawyya rivers in Grodno Region and traces its founding to 1005…

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Pinsk, Belarus
Bronze
Bustling market & commercial towns

Pinsk

Belarus

Sometimes called the capital of Polesia, Pinsk is a Belarusian city at the confluence of the Pina and Pripyat rivers, in the historically marshy lowland regi…

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Druja, Belarus
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Druja

Belarus

This modest Belarusian agrotown on the Western Dvina river, Druja rewards visitors with a striking white baroque church complex and arched courtyard wall tha…

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Vasilishki, Belarus
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Vasilishki

Belarus

Modest Belarusian agrotown in Grodno Region, Vasilishki sits beside a river and is anchored by a striking yellow-and-white Baroque church with red-capped tow…

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Orsha, Belarus
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Orsha

Belarus

This Belarusian city where the Dnieper River frames a skyline of Baroque church towers, red-roofed monastery complexes, and a historic railway station, offer…

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Pruzhany, Belarus
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Pruzhany

Belarus

A town in Belarus's Brest Region where the Mukha River and the Vets Canal meet and the Mukhavets River rises, Pruzhany sits at a genuine confluence of waterw…

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Borisov, Belarus
Gold

Borisov

Belarus

Mid-sized Belarusian city on the water, Borisov is home to a striking modern football stadium with a sweeping curved roof and multicolored stands, drawing sp…

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Novy Svyerzhan', Belarus
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Novy Svyerzhan'

Belarus

A Belarusian village in the Minsk region where a whitewashed Orthodox church complex with onion domes and a stone-walled enclosure sits on a gentle hill abov…

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Zhlobin, Belarus
Gold

Zhlobin

Belarus

A Soviet-planned Belarusian city on the Dnieper River, Zhlobin reveals its character through a broad tree-lined central boulevard flanked by pastel apartment…

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Myadzyel, Belarus
Bronze
Hiking & national-park bases

Myadzyel

Belarus

Compact Belarusian town on the eastern shore of Lake Myastro, Myadzyel sits within Narachanski National Park amid the Narach lake group, with Lake Batorino a…

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Haradok, Belarus
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Haradok

Belarus

A pocket-sized Belarusian town in Vitebsk Region, Haradok sits near a river and lake amid rolling countryside, with a tidy civic garden fronting a pale stucc…

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Ostryna, Belarus
Silver
Quiet rural escapes

Ostryna

Belarus

A quiet Belarusian village in the Grodno region, Ostryna shows a mix of older gabled buildings and colourful Soviet-era apartment blocks set among open green…

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Lahoysk, Belarus
Bronze

Lahoysk

Belarus

This small Belarusian town in Minsk Region, Lahoysk features a striking white modernist church rising above autumn-gold trees, with rolling hills nearby and…

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Vidzy, Belarus
Bronze
Charming old-world towns

Vidzy

Belarus

This striking red-brick Gothic Revival church with twin spires dominates this small northern Belarusian village, set among lakes and low countryside near the…

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Mir, Belarus
Gold
Charming old-world towns

Mir

Belarus

Mir Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site built by the Ilyinich and Radziwill families, is the defining feature of this pocket-sized Belarusian settlement in…

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Klyetsk, Belarus
Bronze

Klyetsk

Belarus

This small Belarusian town on the Lan River, Klyetsk offers a compact mix of Orthodox and Catholic churches, a Soviet-era central square, and easy road conne…

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Navahrudak, Belarus
Silver

Navahrudak

Belarus

Navahrudak, a town in western Belarus, is home to one of the country's historic Tatar mosques — a wooden structure known since the 16th century, rebuilt in 1…

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Astravyets, Belarus
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Astravyets

Belarus

This town in Belarus's Grodno Oblast first mentioned in the 15th century as a tiny private manor, Astravyets sits on the Losha River and serves mainly as a b…

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Svislach, Belarus
Bronze
Bustling market & commercial towns

Svislach

Belarus

A pocket-sized Belarusian town in Grodno Region where a broad Soviet-era central square, anchored by a white obelisk monument and flanked by low civic buildi…

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Silver

Shchuchyn

Belarus

This Belarusian town set among gentle hills with water close at hand, offering a quiet base for exploring a wider region that includes UNESCO-recognized heri…

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