Vitebsk Oblast (Belarusian: Віцебская вобласць) is a region in the north-eastern part of Belarus. The western part of the region is occupied by the Braslau Lakes National Park.
Cities
- Vitebsk — center of the region. A picturesque city combining Polish heritage with Russian and Soviet architecture. The hometown of Marc Chagall.
- Braslaǔ — the gateway to the lakes.
- Lyntupy — a beautiful Baroque Revival church and a nice manor house.
- Navapolack — industrial center close to Polotsk. The cities are reasonably well-connected with public transport, share a university, and the merge of the two into one administrative unit has been discussed for a while.
- Orsha — an active railroad hub with some monasteries and churches to see.
- Pastavy — a fine Gothic Revival church and an old Jewish cemetery.
- Polotsk — an ancient Belarusian town with many old churches
- Šarkaǔščyna — a quiet town with a couple of small nice churches.
Other destinations
- Braslau Lakes – a national park full of lakes and pine forests. The largest lakes in the park are Dryvyaty, Snudy, and Strusta.
- Smaliany (Смальяны) — a ruined Baroque castle.
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