The picturesque Neman River flows through the territory of Russia, Lithuania and Belarus. A lot of cities are spread on its banks. And one of them is Grodno, located almost at the very border with Poland and Lithuania. Known since the time of the "Lay of Igor's Campaign," he has always been a major center of trade, crafts, arts, visited both the capital of principalities and the regional center. Now Grodno is also the administrative center of the region, an important point of intersection of transport routes and an interesting tourist site.

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How to get to Grodno

The time when it was possible to get to Grodno only on horseback or in a carriage, long ago passed. To our services are trains, buses and airplanes. However, the latter is still not developing: the airport, located 18 km south-east of the city, currently serves transit flights. Air communication with Moscow and Kaliningrad for the first half of 2011 was temporarily suspended.

By train

So while we are coming down from heaven to earth and pay attention to the railway .From Minsk, trains leave here at least five times a day (counting those that are formed in the capital of the country and those that pass through it) and go to the end point about 6 hours .Travel time from Vitebsk to Grodno will be 11 hours, from Brest - 12 and almost 14, if you leave Gomel .But the proximity of the Polish border leads to the fact that the train from Warsaw gets to the destination in just 7 hours, but with transplants, at best only in Bialostok .Before Lithuania (Vilnius, Kaunas) can also be reached only with transfers .There is a direct railway connection with Moscow (there is a fast train "Old Neman") and St. Petersburg .

By bus

By bus in Grodno it is possible to arrive not only for 4-5 hours from Minsk (departure is carried out from the bus station Vostochny and the station Druzhnaya, which is immediately behind the railway station), but also from Brest (4-6 hours enroute), Pinsk (on average 10 hours in transit) and other cities of Belarus.

Climate of Grodno

March 1, Sunday Overcast, light rain +8 ° С in the day +2 ° С at night ° С water	March 2, Monday Partly cloudy, light rain +8 ° С in the day +3 ° C at night ° С water	March 3, Tuesday Overcast, light rain +4 ° С in the day +2 ° С at night ° С water
Weather in Grodno on 10 days

How to navigate in the city

In the city there are information centers for tourists, on the street. Gorky, 52, and on the street. Ожешко, 38. There you can pick up excursions and habitation, receive necessary consultations. You can drive up to the centers by public transport, which is represented by trolley-buses, buses and minibuses.

Cuisine and restaurants of Grodno

Grodno is no exception to the general trend: a tourist will not be difficult, where it is delicious and inexpensive to eat. More expensive, but the level above, too, you can, for this it is worth noting by its presence "Old Lamus" on the street. Dzerzhinsky, 1a, "White roses" on the street. Derzhinskogo, 98, where live music is played from 20.00, "Golden Calf" (BLK, 29a), specializing in Belarusian dishes, "Restaurant" (Vrublevsky str., 44) and others.

More democratic atmosphere reigns in the café-bar "Korchma at the pier" (Zavodskaya str., 14), which does not need to be confused with another wonderful bar, "Karchma", on the street. Sovetskaya, 31. The "Salodki pachastunak" confectionery is good, where wonderful cakes and desserts are served, (located on Ogreshko street, 25/3, the Moskovsky store serves as a guide), Moka cafe on ul. Gorky, 53, "Arena" (Kommunalnaya street, 3) and many others. Fans of pizza should not pass by "Retro" (Sovetskaya street, 31) and a pizzeria on the street. Mining, 17.

Shopping and shopping

Shopping centers where you can buy goods from household appliances to products (by the way, very very delicious in Belarus) and clothes, are quite standard for the entire country. Among them, "Granditsky" on the street. Gorky, 55, hypermarket "Almy" on the street. Kosmonavtov, 81, the covered market "Crown" on the street. Gorky, 91 (on Mondays the day off).

If you want something unusual, with a national flavor, then go to the railway station of the city, in front of which there is a wonderful shop with authentic souvenirs. There are the same on pl. Tiesenhausen, on the street. Kirov, but the most unusual can be called a branded alcohol store on the street. B. Troitskaya, where you can buy original drinks as souvenirs.

Entertainment, excursions and attractions in Grodno

If you thought that there are no locks in Belarus, you were wrong .In Grodno, for example, there are generally two, Old (Street .Zamkovaya, 22) and the New (st $ .Castle, 20) .The old one, proudly towering over the river, looks impressive, but the New, built as a royal palace - is more elegant than .Castles are well preserved, however, the same can be said about almost all architectural objects of the city .Among them are beautiful churches: the Church of the Acquisition of the Holy Cross, the Church of the Annunciation in the Brigite Monastery, the Church of the Virgin Mary of Angels in the Franciscan Monastery and the pearl among them - the Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier (it is also called Farny) .

Grodno is a multi-religious city, so there are enough Orthodox churches and synagogues (the Great Choral Synagogue deserves attention). The church of Boris and Gleb, which is also called Kalozhskaya, is a sample of stone architecture, and conceals wonderful frescoes under its walls. Interesting Cathedral Holy Protection Cathedral, St. Vladimir's Church and Lutheran churches.

Enough of historical objects not related to religion .Here and the fire tower, and the house of merchants Kasovskih, and monasteries: Jesuits, Carmelites, basilianok and t .д .Take a look at the warehouse and the destroyed fortress of Grodno, go to the zoo .Take a walk along the embankment, admire the views of the Neman and the graffiti of young talents .Visit the numerous local museums: museum houses E .Orzhechko or M .Bogdanovich, the history museum of Gorodnitsa, the history of religion or the eerie teratological museum, the only one in Belarus is .If, after such a spectacle, you want something soothing, go for a water walk along the Augustow Canal - a unique construction of hydraulic engineering, created as far back as the XIX century .Picturesque shores, estates and observation of the lock process are likely to be of interest to both adults and children.. Photo of Grodno (32)