Winter in Belarus is not a test of cold, but a special state of mind. Here, frost does not prevent a walk along creaking forest paths covered with snow; instead, it makes the air clearer and impressions brighter and purer.
I like watching steam slowly rise above the river in the early morning, seeing animal tracks cross forest paths, when silence becomes almost tangible. In such moments, you realize that winter in Belarus is a time for contemplation, peace, and inner balance.
But winter here is not only about silence.
It is also the thrill of the ski slopes of Silichi and Logoysk, the wind burning your cheeks, a long descent ahead, and sincere laughter. It is horse-drawn sleigh rides across snow-white fields where time seems to slow down. It is a hot banya after an active day, herbal tea with honey, and long conversations by the fireplace.
Winter Belarus amazes with its simplicity and authenticity. You can drive to the protected forests of the Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve or Belovezhskaya Pushcha, see bison among snow-covered pines, or watch the sunset on the frozen mirror of Lake Nekleya near Polotsk and feel how nature speaks quietly, yet confidently.
And in the evening, warmth always awaits you — not only from the fire in the fireplace, but also from the famous Belarusian hospitality. Home-style cuisine, vereshchaka with pancakes, fresh bread, fragrant babka — all this makes winter especially cozy and genuine.
Belarus in winter is a harmony of movement and rest, activity and silence.
It is a journey after which breathing becomes deeper, and one wishes to return again and again.
Andrei,
Director of BelDiscoveri
