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Visit to Brest (350 km from Minsk), an administrative centre of the Brest region. The city is located on the right bank of the Western Boog River. Brest is the traditional "western gate" of the country. The first mentioning of it is dated to 1019. In 1390 it was the first city in Belarus that obtained self-government on the basis of the Magdeburg Law. The historical Union, which reconciled and united catholic and orthodox confessions in Belarus, was concluded here in 1596.
In 1917 here again the Lenin's government concluded the "Brest-Litovsk Peace Treaty" with Germany during WWI. The fortress is the main attraction of the city. The history of this defensive construction started in 1842 when the entire city of Brest was moved 3 kilometres east, and on its place a massive fortress was set up. The fortress made a prolonged defense against Nazis in 1941 and was ruined in the result of severe battles. After the war the remains of the fortress were turned into a grandiose memorial to its defenders.
Visit to the National Park Belovezhskaya Pushcha. The park is included into the UNESCO List of World Heritage. It is a unique forestlands of the Europe. The present animal and bird world is very rich and diverse. The bison population of Belovezhskaya Pushcha is the largest in the world. You will visit the Museum of nature, open-air cage with animals and the Residence of Father Frost.
In 2009 the National Park celebrates its 600th anniversary.
