Brest Travel Guide

 Yogi555 Says:  July 28 is observed as the day of the city, its birthday. That is the day when the city and the people of the city look especially nice. Brest is the third oldest city in Belarus. First it was mentioned in old Russian chronicles in 1019.A lot of festivities take place in all... 

 Yogi555 Says:  The museum was opened in 2002. It is quite unique as it was the ever first railway museum in Belarus. The display is in the open air, on the rails. The collection comprises various locomotives like a choo-choo, cargo and passenger cars dating back to the 40s 50s of the last... 

 Yogi555 Says:  City park, about 30 ha, is a nice place for a walk in Brest. It features dozens of rare species of trees. Visitors will see a big disco club, a concert stage in the open air, an amusement park and 2 lovely ponds that are called here Upper and Lower lakes. In 2004 the lakes... 

 Carletto76 Says:  There's a very nice orthodox church just close to the bus station, in the heart of Brest old town.I don't know the name of this church and to which saint it is dedicated, by the way it doesn't look very old, probably from the 19th century, and it's perfectly restored and... 

 Carletto76 Says:  Starting from the Lenina, going to the bus station, you have to cross good part of Brest old town, which is formed by perpendicular streets lined with nice houses of the 19th/20th century. All houses of that time are rather small, with 2, max 3 floors, and most of them are... 

 Carletto76 Says:  This is the first street in Brest you will walk along if you come by train. After passing on the bridge over the railway you are in Lenin street, and you understand at once you are not in Poland or EU anymore, not only because of the name, but also because of the big statue... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  Brest is a many-confession city. Catholics and orthodoxies live there. Catholicism was kept here since times when Brest belonged to Poland. It is professed by Poles living in Brest. Orthodoxy is the basic religion of Russian and Byelorussians living there. There are temples... 

 Carletto76 Says:  The most beautiful building in Brest is without any doubt its railway station. On the outskirts of the town centre, it's a wonderful example of old-style Russian/Soviet station. It's not beautiful only outside, but also inside, even if it needs some restoration, but you... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  The most important sight of Brest and Belarus from my point of view is unique in the territory of the former USSR highway which with some clause can be named autoban. It is Å30 or Ì1! On this highway the restriction of speed makes 120 kilometers an hour. A movement of cars... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  The situation on the opposite side of the boundary transition (from Poland side) is a little bit better then from Bylorussia side. This year (2006) we passed a border during two hours. It is a record! Though last years it was necessary to wait for from 4 - to 6 hours... 

 aliante1981 Says:   You may have trouble with ATMs and traveller's cheques in many places in Belarus. With the exception of Minsk. You will still be able to find ATMs in Brest, but (they may be broken and you can hardly count on them being repaired promptly) if you wish to be more secure you... 

 Dirim Says:  Chess was a very popular game in SSSR. Nowadays only old people are playing. In the park which is located at the northern corner of ul. Lenina there is center where the Chess Club is located. You can see old men playing chess outside the garden in summer.