Peski: Hotels and Accommodation

The published excursion “People in the Swamp” includes a walk through the former Puslovsky estate complex in Peski. Those wishing to book a hotel in Peski can continue searching for accommodation afterwards.

Culture

The Puslovsky family manor house in Staryye Peski was built in the Classical style around the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries. The wooden Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity also stands in Staryye Peski. It was built at the beginning of the 19th century, preserves a 19th-century iconostasis, and is considered a monument of traditional wooden architecture; the church remains active.

Nature

The Staryye Peski Park is a natural monument of local significance dating from the 17th century and covers 10 hectares. The landscape park of the Puslovsky estate in Staryye Peski was laid out around two ponds and canals crossed by footbridges. Black Lake is located near Staryye Peski and covers 17.3 square kilometres.

Regional cuisine

Women in villages in the eastern part of Beryozovka District share their knowledge and show interested visitors how to prepare dried fish and dishes made from it. In villages in the eastern part of Beryozovka District, guests are traditionally welcomed with dishes made from dried fish. The tradition of drying fish on straw in an oven and preparing various dishes from it is still practised in villages in the eastern part of Beryozovka District and is included in the national inventory of the intangible cultural heritage of Belarus.

Other places in the navigation: Syalets, Sakalova.

To the higher-level travel overview: Bjarosa District.