Grodno: Hotels and accommodations

Grodno combines a royal residence, medieval sacred architecture, historic museum buildings, and a designated bus-and-hiking route. Those wishing to book a hotel in Grodno can then continue their accommodation search.

Culture

The New Castle was built from 1737 to 1742 as a royal residence and venue for the general Sejm sessions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Today, it houses permanent and temporary exhibitions on the castle, regional history, sacred art, weapons, and the region’s natural environment.

The Church of Saints Boris and Gleb (Kalozha Church) in Grodno was built in the 1180s on the high right bank of the Neman, opposite the castle hill. It is on UNESCO’s Tentative List for Belarus and continues to be an active place of worship.

The main exhibition of the Maksim Bogdanovich Museum is located in a wooden house built in 1888. This wooden house is a historical monument of local significance. The building of the Maksim Bogdanovich Museum is included in the State List of Historical and Cultural Values of Belarus as part of the historic center of Grodno. The museum presents materials about the life and work of the prominent Belarusian poet Maksim Bogdanovich.

The Old Castle in Grodno is a unique monument of the architecture and archaeology of Belarus. The gallery of the Old Castle leads to a viewing platform with beautiful views of the Neman and the city.

The Museum of the History of Gorodnitsa is located in the so-called Master’s House (“Bosniac House”), a typical residential building from the period when Gorodnitsa was developed in the 1760s. It is dedicated to the reforming activities of Antoni Tyzenhauz, the Grand Ducal Lithuanian court treasurer, in Grodno. The building of the Museum of the History of Gorodnitsa is a monument of national significance. The Master’s House is an example of the first standardized residential development in Belarus.

Routes

The official route list includes the route “Дорога памяти” as a bus-and-hiking route from Grodno to Naumovichy. The route covers 21 km from Grodno to the destination and takes 40 minutes.

Further destinations: Navahrudak, Zеĺva, Lida, Karelichy, Iŭje, Vawkavysk

To the higher-level travel overview: Grodno Region.

More about the destination

Relevant information for planning your trip:

Grodno / Hrodna - Belarus, Svyato-Uspenski Monastery in Zhyrovichy near Grodno.