Brest Tourist Places to Visit in Brest, Belarus, Europe

Brest Tourist Places to Visit in Brest, Belarus, Europe

Brest is the capital city of Brest Voblast in Belarus covering an area of 145 sq. km. located around 235 km northeast of the capital of Belarus, Minsk. Brest is widely recognized for its historical importance as it hosts historical moments such as the Union of Brest and Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. Brest Fortress is the major identity, landmarks as well as a tourist attraction of Brest.

Geography of Brest:

Brest is situated at the border of Belarus and Poland between 52°08′ N latitude and 23°40′ E longitude at an altitude of 280 meters.

History of Brest:

There are several theories about the origin of the name Brest, one theory claims that, Brest derives its name from the Slavic root ‘Berest’ which means ‘elm’ and according to another theory, the name of Brest may be derived from the Lithuanian word ‘Brasta’ which means ‘ford’. The Slavs were the founder of Brest.

Connectivity to Brest:

Brest airport operates only seasonal flights to Moscow and Kaliningrad in Russia, Antalya in Turkey and Burgas in Bulgaria.

Brest is located around 260 km away from the major airport of the country, Minsk National Airport with flights to most of the major European destinations.

There are regular trains passing between Brest and Minsk, costing around 30,000 BYR per trip.

Buses are regular within the city and to neighboring cities and mashrutkas is a minivan, widely used for local travel.

Culture, Food and Shopping in Brest:

Brest is a historical city, home to numerous ancient forts, museums and churches all around the city and also houses two prominent universities such as A.S.Pushkin State University and Brest State Technical University.

TSUM is a department store located on Moskovskaya Street and other handicraft shops and boutiques are placed on Sovetskaya Street and in the city centre.

The major restaurants in Brest are listed below:

Retro Pizza
Venezia Restaurant
Restaurant Vesta
Restaurant Y ozera
Times Cafe

What to do in Brest?

Shopping
Walking
Museums
Parks

Places to see in Brest:

Brest Fortress:

Brest Fortress is the prime attraction of Brest, built in the 19^th century by the Russian Empire. It gained the name as ‘Hero Fortress’ during the World War II. There is a museum near the fort that narrates tourists the full history of the fort. Entrance is free and surrounding environment is very nice.

Belavezhskaya Pushcha National Park:

Situated around 70 km away from Brest city, Belavezhskaya Pushcha National Park is a biosphere reserve home to diverse European animals including European Bison. Tourists can find a museum, zoo, hotels and restaurants in the park. It can be accessed by car or bus.

Outdoor Railway Museum:

The Outdoor Railway Museum is the first outdoor railway museum of Belarus situated on Ul Maskouskaya in the vicinity of the Fortress of Brest.

List of other places of interest in and around Brest include:

Brest City Park
Gogolya street
The tower of Kamyanets
The 19th-century palace and church of Kosova
Memorial Complex Brest Hero Fortress,
Berestye Archeological Museum
Brest Railway Station Building
The Museum of Rescued Art Treasures
Butrimovich’s Palace

Ideal time to visit Brest:

Generally the middle months of the year are ideal to visit historical Brest city.

Where to stay in Brest?

Most of the budgets hotels in Brest are placed on the Geroiv Oborony Brestskoy Kreposty Street, costing around USD 5 per person per night. Brest also houses many reputed mid range and luxury hotels all around the city with latest facilities and services. The prominent hotels in Brest are listed below: