Vitebsk Oblast

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

 * &mdash; center of the region. A picturesque city combining Polish heritage with Russian and Soviet architecture. The hometown of Marc Chagall.
 * &mdash; the gateway to the lakes.
 * &mdash; a beautiful Baroque Revival church and a nice manor house.
 * &mdash; 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.
 * &mdash; an active railroad hub with some monasteries and churches to see.
 * &mdash; a fine Gothic Revival church and an old Jewish cemetery.
 * &mdash; an ancient Belarusian town with many old churches
 * &mdash; a quiet town with a couple of small nice churches.

Other destinations

 * – a national park full of lakes and pine forests. The largest lakes in the park are Dryvyaty, Snudy, and Strusta.
 * (Смальяны) &mdash; a ruined Baroque castle.