Minsk (
Мінск) is the capital and the largest city in
Belarus situated some 20 km south-west of
Kolodishchi. It has a population of 1,742,200 people. Thousands of tourists visit Minsk every year to see its theatres and amusement parks.
The closest airport Minsk 1 (IATA: MHP) is about 10 km away.
Interesting places in Minsk
The National Academic Big Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus is located in a park in the historic part of the city of Minsk. Local people call it the " Opierny Teatr" (Belarusian) or the Opera and Ballet Theatre. It opened at 25 May 1933, but it did not have its own building. Performances were presented at the Belarusian Drama Theatre until 1938.
Gorky Park (парк Горького, центральный детский парк им. Максима Горького, Maksim Gorky Central Children's Park) is a public park in Minsk, Belarus.
The National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus (Belarusian: Нацыянальны мастацкі музей Рэспублікі Беларусь) is the largest art museum in Belarus and is located in Minsk. The museum comprises more than thirty thousands works of art which make up twenty various collections and constitutes two main ones: the one of national art and the other of art monuments of various countries of the world.
Стела «Минск — город-герой» is a tourist attraction, one of the Monuments and memorials in Minsk, Belarus. It is located: 510 km from Vilnius, 780 km from Kaunas, 850 km from Gomel.
Парк Перамогі (Мінск) is a tourist attraction, one of the Parks in Minsk, Belarus. It is located: 510 km from Vilnius, 780 km from Kaunas, 850 km from Gomel.
Аквапарк «Лебяжий» is a tourist attraction, one of the Water parks in Minsk, Belarus. It is located: 489 km from Vilnius, 760 km from Kaunas, 870 km from Gomel.
Кафедральный собор Сошествия Святого Духа (Минск) is a tourist attraction, one of the Churches in Minsk, Belarus. It is located: 520 km from Vilnius, 790 km from Kaunas, 850 km from Gomel.
National academic theatre of Yanka Kupala (Belarusian: Нацыянальны акадэмічны тэатр імя Янкі Купалы, Minsk) is the oldest theatre of Belarus.
If you have already seen Minsk, there are still plenty of things to do on the outskirts of the city. If you are around, try one of the following places:
Be sure to check out photos of the area taken by other travellers.