A tour Royal city of Grodno

Included in the price

• entrance tickets
• certified guide services
• transport services
• supply
• excursions according to the program

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  Gathering the group Belarus, Minsk, railway station, 1st floor, Central escalator, (metro station Ploshcha Lenina)
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  Moving in Grodno (280 km)
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  Catholic church of Our Lady of Angels and Monastery Franciscan (visual inspection)

  The Church of Our Lady of the Angels and the Franciscan Monastery is a Baroque architectural monument and a Catholic monastic complex founded in 1635. The complex terrain determined the asymmetric composition of the church, which includes a bell tower and a monastic complex. The stone two-story monastery buildings and the three-nave church form a closed inner courtyard.
  Among the 20 Franciscan churches that once existed in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Grodno church is one of the few that have been preserved and continue to function without interruption.
  Today, the Church of Our Lady of the Angels and the Franciscan Monastery are included in the national list of historical and cultural heritage sites of the Republic of Belarus.
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  Francis Xavier Church in Grodno

  According to most of judges of art, he has won a rank of the "richest" and beautiful church in all territory of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. And really, his ubraniye and shape, both in interiors, and in an exterior, impress that is peculiar to Baroque style. A set of distinguished details, sculptures, gilding – the embodiment of the ideas of Stefan Batory the unknown, unfortunately, architect. The Grodno church of Francis Csaverija – one of three temples of Belarus carrying an honourable title a small basilica.
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  Grodno Choral synagogue (visual inspection)

  To your attention the most beautiful synagogue in Europe, the biggest in Belarus and the oldest in the former Soviet Union. Her long story begins in the 16th century. Constructed on the project of the architect Santi Gucci, more than once suffering from the fires and destructions, it nevertheless has informed of solemn vernal shape and well remained interior up to now.
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  Chreptowicz Palace (visual inspection)

  Khreptovich Palace is an architectural monument in the Baroque style dating back to the late 18th century, located in a picturesque part of Belarus. It belonged to the last Chancellor of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania — Joachim Litavor Khreptovich. The building is adorned with knightly emblems, and above the entrance arch there is stucco decoration featuring the coat of arms of Hrodna — a stag of Saint Hubert. The palace served not only as a residence but also as a cultural center of its time. Today, the site is included in popular excursions around Belarus.
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  Church of the Finding of the Holy Cross and Monastery of Bernardine in Grodno (visual inspection)

  On the high hill, in the downtown, the church of Finding of the Sacred Cross and a complex of the monastery of bernardines have taken the place of honor. It is unique cult ensemble and the most ancient Catholic shrine of Grodno. The baroque silhouette of a church and a high tower with a spike solemnly towers on the bank of Neman and is visible from all points of the historic center. As well as today, in days of old he drew attention to himself with noble and graceful shape – here, for example, Elisa Ozheshko got married, and in 1990 the Highest Roman Catholic seminary was placed.
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  Historical center of Grodno

  The historic center of Grodno - a place of international importance, included in the State list of historical and cultural heritage of the Republic of Belarus. Having a long history from the castle on a hill near the Gorodnichanka river, to the residence of great Lithuanian princes, Grodno is considered to be one of the most beautiful cities in Belarus and Eastern Europe, and its historic center includes about 400 objects of various eras and styles.
  The cultural heritage of Grodno mainly consists of its brilliant architectural complexes of XVIII-XIX centuries mainly - the monuments of ancient architecture, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Classicism and other styles.
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  Palace «Batorievka» (visual inspection)

  Palace of King Stephen Bathory is a monument of the architecture in the Italian Renaissance style, it was built by the order of the King of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Stefan Batory in the second half of the 16th century.
  In 1579 Stefan Batory arrived in Grodno for the first time. The meeting of the Senate, where the contribution of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the Livonian War was discussed. The king liked the city so much that he decided to turn it into a personal capital. Admiring the educated monks of the Jesuit order, the king invited them to Grodno and took the most prominent place in the market square under the construction of the church and collegium. The eastern part of the Grodno market was taken by the monastery and the Jesuit church, as well as the palace building, which is now popularly called «Batoryevka».
  The structure has a centuries-old history, shrouded in myths and legends
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  House of Muravev (visual inspection)
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  Lunch
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  Old Grodno Castle

  The Old Castle in Grodno is a majestic fortress on the banks of the Neman River, preserving the spirit of the Middle Ages. Walk along its ancient walls, uncover the secrets of the princes, and enjoy breathtaking views of the city.
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  New Castle in Grodno (visual inspection)

  Quite often the fate of locks and palaces are shrouded in legends and mystical stories. And in a case with the royal residence - it is inevitable. One of 2 locks in Grodno – the summer residence of the grand duke Lithuanian and the king Polish Augustus III has received glory of the damned place. And, nevertheless, exactly there passed general diets of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the agreement on her section in 1793 and here, in 1795 has been signed here, Augustus Ponyatovsky has appended the signature under the act of renunciation.

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  Kolozhskaya (Borisoglebskaya ) Church

  In the 12th century, on a high slope of Neman, one of the first churches of Eastern Europe has been built. For unique shape and unique technology, she was entitled the historical and architectural reserve. Why most of people name her Kolozhska? The church in honor of Saints Boris and Gleb is lit. For what numerous jugs are walled in walls? In what a secret of the centuries-old temple and whether his destiny is so simple? After the excursion you with confidence will be able to answer these questions.
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  Moving in Minsk (280 km)
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  The end of the tour