Date :
Saturday, September 10, 2022
Most of the territory of the Gomel region is located within the Polesye lowland in the basin of the Pripyat, Berezina, and Sozh rivers - important shipping arteries of the country.
Belarusian Polesye, which is associated with many legends and historical events, is a picturesque valley of the Pripyat River, with century-old oaks, and unique swamps. The region also ranks first in the country in terms of the abundance of forests, and it becomes clear that this region is a land of plenty in all respects. Be sure, tourists will have a lot to do here. The Gomel region is very rich in historical, cultural, archaeological, and architectural sights. There are about 30 museums here!
We will try to highlight the top-rated tourist attractions among all this diversity and splendour.
Gomel palace and park ensemble with the Rumyantsev palace
Gomel palace and park ensemble with the Rumyantsev palace was built in the XVIII-XIX centuries. It can, for sure, be called one of the finest architectural monuments in the country.
In addition to the Rumyantsev-Paskevich Residence, the palace complex includes a winter garden with an observation tower - a former sugar factory of the XIX century, a chapel-tomb of the Paskevich family of the second half of the XIX century, a settlement of ancient and medieval Gomel of the X-XVIII centuries with preserved elements of the natural and historical landscape, and a beautiful park – used to be one of the best in Europe - with exotic trees, flower beds, grottoes, fountains, and summer houses.
Gavriil Vashchenko Art Gallery.
The gallery exposition tells us about the life and work of one of the most famous Belarusian painters – Gavriil Vashchenko, National Painter of Belarus.
The artist’s paintings are in the collections of about 30 largest museums in the world, including the Tretyakov Gallery (12 paintings). At the same time, it is in Gomel that the largest collection of paintings, watercolor paintings, and sketches of the artist’s monumental works for more than 50 years is displayed. Many of them are dedicated to his native Polesye. The gallery is located at 4 Karpovich St., Minsk.
Pripyatsky National Park
The unique nature reserve between the rivers Pripyat, Stviga, and Ubort is the only place in the world where century-old primeval lowland oak woods have been preserved intact and there is the largest group of transition and raised bogs in Europe.
It is convenient to see them as part of a guided tour, as it includes several different parts: tourists first go on a car safari, then they visit the natural museum in Lyaskovichi, opened in 2012, and, finally, they go boating, admiring the birds, which are a lot here. Not only thousands of migrating birds stay here, but also more than 250 species of birds, including rare grey cranes, black storks, short-eared owls, and white-tailed eagles are local permanent inhabitants. Lovers of hunting and fishing will also be delighted with the park.
Kozel-Poklevsky palace and park ensemble in Krasny Bereg
Other iconic places of the Gomel region should not be ignored - this is the Kozel-Poklevsky palace and park ensemble in Krasny Bereg. The hunting lodge of Prince Paskevich in the village of Korenyovka. It’s worth visiting the ancient city of Turov.
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The local attractions are the All Saints’ Church, where unique relics are kept, and an ancient castle. The monastery of the Jesuits in Yurovichi, the old building of a paper factory in Dobrush, the original building of the Town Hall in Chechersk on the order of a whimsical medieval fortress, the monastery and the beautiful St. Michael the Archangel’s Church, and the Monastery of the Cistercians in Mozyr, the Holy Assumption Cathedral in Rechitsa are worth looking at.
Feel free to travel and enjoy the natural beauty, authentic culture, and rich architecture of this truly magnificent region!