Mayak Hill Viewpoint (Kezikovskie Hills)
Glacial kame ridge rising 174 metres between Strusto and Snudy lakes
The wooden observation tower reveals bays, peninsulas and over twenty islands.
Braslaw Lakes, Belarus
Ideal: 2 daysBest: May–SepPrice: Moderate
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Braslaw Lakes in 60 seconds
Scattered across northwestern Vitebsk Region near the Latvian and Lithuanian borders, Braslaw Lakes National Park encompasses more than thirty interconnected glacial lakes shaped by the retreating Baltic ice sheet. Climb Mayak Hill between Strusto and Snudy lakes for a 360-degree view of wooded islands, and walk the medieval hillfort promontory (Zamkovaya Gora) between lakes Drivyaty and Novyaty in Braslaw town.
Best for
- Lakes
- Nature
- National Park
- Landscape
Known for
- Mayak Hill Viewpoint (Kezikovskie Hills)
- Braslaw Castle Hill (Zamkovaya Gora)
- Slobodka Esker Ridge & Heart of Jesus Church
Skip if
You visit in mid-winter expecting boat excursions or open lakeside trails.
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Must experience
The things that would make the trip incomplete without them.
Braslaw Castle Hill (Zamkovaya Gora)
Eleventh-century hillfort on a narrow isthmus above Lake Drivyaty
Separates Belarus's fifth-largest lake from the historic town streets.
Slobodka Esker Ridge & Heart of Jesus Church
Two-kilometre glacial ridge and 1903 white twin-spired Neo-Romanesque church
Follow the ecological trail along the crest between lakes Potekh and Nedrovo.
Beyond the obvious
Hidden gems
Less obvious, rarely queued for, and usually the part people remember.
Vidzy Trinity Church
1914 red-brick Neo-Gothic parish church with fifty-nine-metre spires
Stands southwest of Braslaw along the old post road.