City: Brest Region
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Brest Region or Brest Oblast or Brest Voblast (Belarusian: Брэ́сцкая во́бласць; Bresckaja vobłasć; Russian: Бре́стская о́бласть; Brestskaya Oblast) is one of the regions of Belarus. Its administrative center is Brest.
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1. Memorial Complex Brest Hero-Fortress
Overall Ratings
5 based on 926 reviews
The Brest Fortress (the Brest-Litovsk Fortress) was one of the fortresses built in 1830-40s to strengthen the western borders of the Russian Empire. It was commissioned on April 26, 1842 and was considered as one of the strongest European fortresses of that period. However it wasn't tested in real battles for a long time. During the World War I the garrison was evacuated according to the order of the High Command and the Fortress was used as a Headquarters of Kaiser's Germany Eastern Front. After October Socialist Revolution Russia became Soviet. On the territory of the Brest Fortress the Soviet government signed the Brest-Litovsk Peace Treaty with Germany and its allies (March 3, 1918), declaring the end of the WWI between them. After the Soviet-Polish war the Fortress ceded to Poland and was used as a military cantonment of the Polish Army. When the World War II erupted the Polish garrison was defending the Fortress from German aggressors for 3 days, but had to leave it. In September 1939 the Brest Fortress became Soviet. Two military divisions of the Red Army were stationed here. The Western Bug river flowing through the Fortress became a new borderline between Germany and the Soviet Union. On June 22, 1941 Germany invaded the USSR all along its borders. Units of Wehrmacht attacked the Fortress at 4.15 in the morning and surrounded it by 9 a.m. About 4.000 Soviet soldiers and commanders had to engage in battle with the enemy, having no opportunity to leave the besieged Fortress. The Fortress' Defence was the defence of its separate centres without Headquarters. Only in Citadel (the Central island) the defenders managed to create the united command on June 24, 1941. By the end of June most of the Fortress' territory was controlled by the Wehrmacht, though some defence sectors fought on till July, 12 (the Eastern Redoubt). The last known defender of the Brest Fortress Major P.Gavrilov was taken prisoner of war on July 23, 1941 - on the 32nd day of the war. But there were also other defenders. One of them used his bayonet to the rifle to write his last words on the brick wall of the barracks: "I'm dying, but I'm not surrendering. Farewell to the Motherland. 20/07/41".The Brest Fortress abundantly poured with the blood of its defenders became a sacred place for the people of the USSR. It became a symbol of courage, fortitude and military valor of a Soviet soldier. For the mass heroism shown during the defence, it was awarded the title of the Hero-Fortress (May 8, 1965). To commemorate the perished defenders it was decided to build a Memorial Complex. It was designed and constructed by the group of Soviet architects and sculptors with A.Kibalnikov at the head. The opening ceremony was held on September 25, 1971. The Memorial Complex "Brest Hero-Fortress" is a national shrine of the Republic of Belarus. More than 21 mln people from 120 countries around the world have already visited it. So driving through Brest be sure to see it!
Reviewed By Dag W - Norway
The old fortress is a memorial of the hardship and the bravery of the Belarus people during the Great Patriotic War or Second World War as called in the west.
Belarus suffered greatly during the war. More than 30% or 2,5 million died during the war from 1941 to 1945.
Germans attacked the fortress June 22 at 4 am 1941.
Moving statues in memory of those who fought and perished during that war.
The fortress walls show where cannon missiles hit.
The fortress is located about 20 minutes walk from the city centre.
The fortress should be visited in respect of the Belarus people.
2. Lights Alley
Overall Ratings
5 based on 136 reviews
Reviewed By monktonman - Merseyside, United Kingdom
Each light along this alley is different and there are so many photo opportunities. I ended up stroking a cat, having my shoe polished by a shoe shiner, sat at an artist's palette (and these are all street light designs).
3. Brest Railway Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 216 reviews
Reviewed By thelonious22 - Seongnam
The Outdoor Railway Museum lacked English explanations, but it was obvious the displays train cars were all from the Soviet era with every train still sporting the CCCP logo. Trains were all colorfully painted and provided access to the driver’s section. The trains looked like they spanned a wide range of time and it was fun to walk around from train to train.
4. Sovetskaya Street
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 275 reviews
Reviewed By Tal R
Central street in Brest for pedestrians only. A lot of good caffes and restaurants, shops, cinema and more. Street lights are been lighted manualy each evening by an old person, no matter hot or cold, sunny or rainy.
5. Belovezhskaya Pushha / Bialowieza Forest
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 237 reviews
Reviewed By acorna - Vilnius
Belovezhskaya forest may seem a great place with large expanses of forest, good places for cycling, with some museums, ethnographic places, etc. There is also high possibility to see some wild European forest animals – deers, boars and even bisons in the Forests. For these not so lucky to see them in nature there is a kind of zoo – enclosures with the local animals and (?!) ostriches. However, most of the Belovezhskaya area it is anything but a primeval forest. And nothing like advertised expanses of centenary oak or hornbeam stands: it is just a heavily logged (numbers and numbers of stumps from the logging!) medium-aged or, in places, even young forest. Sometimes it is difficult to understand whether it is a protected area or your average industrial forest. At least from the Belorussian side, Belovezhskaya/Bialowieza is only a legend left which is attractive only for your average tourist.
6. Gogolya Street
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 81 reviews
Reviewed By Peter P - Melbourne, Australia
A great way to get to the city centre from our hotel - the Hermitage. A tree lined pathway down the centre of a reasonably busy thoroughfare is lined with sculptures sponsored by local business houses dedicated to Russian Literary history and folklore. We took some great shots posing beside The Nose (Gogol short story) a shoe shine boy (Brest has long been a military town and officers must have shine boots etc) and a Singer sewing machine. It probably took us an hour to walk to the city centre from the hotel and perhaps 20 minutes to get back. Fun both ways.
Great to pose
7. Bison on Route Brest - Minsk
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 111 reviews
Reviewed By DougS51 - New York City, New York
It is a very large statue and really stands out during the drive through the rolling and sometimes flat landscape. It is easy to photograph it from your car while still on the highway and we didn't feel the need to stop or get any closer to it.
8. Brest Railway Station Building
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 112 reviews
Reviewed By V_Molitvik - Warsaw, Poland
I often travel from Warsaw to Minsk via Brest since it's cheap and I have to spend approximately 6 hours at night waiting for my train there. Station itself is represented by an old interesting building, Disadvantages are: terrible smell inside, the poor, lack of entertainment(only one small caffee, no shops. It's a big relief that there is Wi-Fi there, but you need to pay for it. It's very cheap though it could be free)
9. Happy Boot
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4.5 based on 59 reviews
Reviewed By Jub B
The boot is located towards the north end of Sovetskaya street in the middle of the walking street. look down rather than up and then take the usual tourist snaps with your leg in the boot
10. War Museum - Territory of the World
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4.5 based on 44 reviews
Reviewed By Peter P - Melbourne, Australia
As is usual for Russian/Belarusian museums this one has an excellent display related to the defence of the Hero Fortress against the might of the invading German forces. a lot of military artefacts, both German and Soviet from excavations done on the site are well presented. A very worthwhile 1-2 hours spent here.
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