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Travelogue
The Republic of Belarus possesses a valuable potential of natural, historical, architectural and ethnic resources, rich cultural and historical heritage, favourable communicational and geographical position on tourist routes connecting Western Europe, Russia, Scandinavia, Asia. All this can help attract foreign investments to improve the national tourist infrastructure, allowing profit-making operation of tourist service facilities.
In Belarus, there is the city of Novogrudok — the historical capital of the Great Duchy of Lithuania, palaces and castles of the richest magnates of Rzech Pospolita and the Russian Empire, ancient monasteries and temples. There are building-up zones with monuments of great architectural, historical and cultural value preserved in many Belarusian cities. Among them are the monuments which being the pride of the Belarusians are also a part of the global cultural treasury. They are the Sofia Cathedral and Salvation-Transfiguration Church with unique 11th century frescoes in Polotsk, the Kolozha Church in Grodno, the church in the village of Synkovichi, castles in Crevo, Nesvizh, Mir, the ensemble of the Nicholas Monastery in Mogilev, and many others. The known route from Varangians to Greeks lay through these lands.
Alongside with the monuments of history and culture, the republic possesses such valuable nature reserves as the national parks Belavezhskaya Pushcha and Braslav Lakes, Nalibokskaya Pushcha, Berezina reserve, the lakes Naroch, Svityaz, Beloye and others.
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