Sovetskaya Street in Grodno

Grodno, ul. Sovetskaya

 Attractions in Grodno In many Belarusian cities there are pedestrian streets - original museums in the open air, where old buildings are concentrated. That's what happened in Grodno - Sovetskaya Street

Grodno Aquapark

Grodno, ul. Gorky, 82

 Attractions in Grodno This aqua center can not be fully called a real water park - it's rather a pool complex with different water activities. For example, with a Jacuzzi, cascades, hydromassage jets, an artificial river and other fictions. In the water park there are two slides - a simple and spiral, as well as a large pool with 4 lanes.

Pharmacy Museum in Grodno

Grodno, pl. Sovetskaya, d. 4

 Sightseeing places Grodno This is both an operating pharmacy and a museum telling about the formation of medical business in the city. It is located on the square. Soviet. The first mention of the pharmacy is dated 1687.

Grodno Zoo

Grodno, ul. Timiryazeva, 11

 Attractions in Grodno This zoo was the only one in Belarus for a long time. Today is the largest in the collection. He appeared in 1927 at the zoological department of the male gymnasium. The zoo has more than 3 thousand animals

Grodno Castle

Grodno

 Attractions Grodno Grodno Castle was built in the 11th century. In fact, it was the first defensive structure. But in the Middle Ages the castle was almost completely destroyed. Crusaders sometimes crushed everything during their campaigns. And this castle fell under their hot hand.

"Kasya" and "Basya"

Grodno, ul. Sverdlova, 2

 Attractions in Grodno "Kasya" and "Basya" are two octagonal water towers 20 meters high. Monuments of industrial architecture, built in the late 19 - early 20 centuries. Today, artists' studios are housed here. Who is interested in the process of creating paintings - welcome.

Cathedral Church of St. Francis Xaveria

Grodno, pl. Sovetskaya

 Attractions in Grodno This is one of the outstanding architectural monuments of Byelorussia, dated 17th century. Earlier the church was the richest in all Poland. Together with the Jesuit monastery, he stretched for a whole block. Catholics loved expensive ornaments no less than orthodox ones, because the interior used paintings, sculptures and other decorations.

Zheliber's Park in Grodno

Grodno, ul. 1 May

 Attractions in Grodno There is a small piece of Switzerland in Grodno - home to cheeses and chocolate is very similar to the Gelibera park. This is a large square in the center of the city, with a beautiful landscape design and sculptural compositions.

Grodno as a border city absorbed the culture of neighboring countries. Something took from Lithuania, something from Poland, made a knead on the Belarusian traditions - and here are the sights of one of the oldest cities in the country. By the way, Grodno's appetites extend far beyond the border areas. To give them freedom-they would surely have taken the whole of Europe for themselves. Even a piece of Switzerland had time to grab it.

Grodno as a border city absorbed the culture of neighboring countries. Something took from Lithuania, something from Poland, made a knead on the Belarusian traditions - and here are the sights of one of the oldest cities in the country.

The charm of the Old and New Castles, the August Palace, and especially mentioned in the Ipatiev Chronicle of the Year, the Borisoglebskaya (Kolozhskaya) Church, which is a real pensioner of Belarus, is capturing for a long time. The old castle appeared in the 12th century, having now lost its premises to the Grodno Historical and Archaeological Museum. The new castle was built in the 18th century as a royal palace. Also nearby is the cathedral basilica of St. Francis Xavier, inside of which there are a dozen wooden altars and frescoes of the 18th century.

Historical monuments in Grodno huge number, including the most vivid: the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin, the Basilian monastery, the Church of the Finding of the Holy Cross, the Franciscan church, the whole The medieval district "Gorodnitsa" and even the synagogue. Many people from Grodno go for a ride on boats and motor ships on the Augustow Canal, bypassing the picturesque forts of the Grodno Fortress.