Swetlahorsk: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

When planning a trip, you may wish to focus on renting a holiday apartment in Swetlahorsk.

Nature

The Vydritsa Republican Landscape Reserve was established in the Svetlogorsk and Zhlobin districts of Homyel’ Voblasc’ to preserve a natural complex with populations of rare and endangered plant and animal species listed in the Red Book of Belarus.

The Vydritsa Landscape Reserve extends across the Svetlogorsk and Zhlobin districts of Homyel’ Voblasc’, covers 17,560 hectares, and serves to preserve a natural complex with rare and endangered plant and animal species listed in the Red Book of Belarus.

Culture and traditions

The Svetlogorsk Historical and Local Lore Museum presents the flora and fauna of Belarus, archaeological finds, ethnographic material from the Svetlogorsk district, important stages of local history, and themes relating to the Second World War in one of its exhibition sections.

The Traditsiya Art Gallery has more than 600 works of art in the fields of painting, graphics, and sculpture.

The exhibitions at the Traditsiya Art Gallery change monthly.

The Traditsiya Art Gallery regularly hosts various cultural events, including workshops, interactive lectures, quests, performances, and themed meetings.

In the vicinity of Svetlogorsk, the Chirkovichi Museum displays collections of woven works and embroidery, elements of traditional costumes, objects from peasant daily life, military artefacts, and archaeological finds.

The Svetlogorsk District House of Crafts offers the opportunity to learn eight types of craft.

The Svetlogorsk District House of Crafts works to revive, preserve, and support the best traditions of folk crafts.

Churches and memorial sites

The Transfiguration Church has façades decorated with icons and paintings with biblical motifs inside.

The active Transfiguration Church is a five-domed Byzantine-style church built in the centre of Svetlogorsk in 1990.

The Krestovozdvizhensky Church is active and open daily to parishioners and tourists.

The Krestovozdvizhensky Church rises on the bank of the Berezina; it was built in the Neo-Gothic style with Romanesque elements.

In the vicinity of Svetlogorsk, the Ola Memorial Complex comprises an entrance area, a memorial zone, and a footpath along a former village street.

To the higher-level travel overview: Svetlahorsk District.