Druja The village was once a thriving town built at the confluence of the river Druyki the Western Dvina. The first mention Druja made in 1386 in the "Chronicle of the Polish, Lithuanian, zhomoytskoy and All Russia." In 1515 the town was completely destroyed during the war with the Muscovites. The town was rebuilt and in 1620 received the Magdeburg Law. Currently Druja - border village. For it is necessary to arrange a visit pass, which can take up to 5 days.

Seriously injured people Druja during the Second World War. Here, the Nazis created a Jewish ghetto, and later shot all its inhabitants. At the place of execution on the river bank Druyki Jewish community was a monument to the dead.

The village is one of the mysterious Boris stones. This is a huge boulder split into three fragments, which knocked out the cross and the inscription. Presumably, the inscriptions date from the XII century, but the stone itself is much older. Perhaps he remembers our pagan ancestors. Stone was fished out Druyki and installed on the main square.

Baroque Trinity Church is part of the Bernardine monastery, which was built in 1646. Despite numerous fires and wars, the church is perfectly preserved. Particularly impressive is its interior decoration, abundant and carved stucco decoration.

In Druya ​​preserved wooden unique monument of Belarusian architecture - the Church of St. George, built in the XIX century. Built on the edge of the forest, painted in green color small church it seems a miniature toy.

In the village a lot of Old Believers. Here you can see a wooden Old Believer prayer house of the early XX century. There are many ancient ruins, basically - Orthodox churches. The best preserved ruins of the Church of the Annunciation in 1740 with construction of belfry, built later.

Nearby there is a unique ancient Jewish cemetery, where preserved gravestones with colored paintings.

Near the village, not far from the Lithuanian border is the grave of Colonel PA Schitomira-Sukhozanet - the hero of the Turkish war and the war with Napoleon.