Belarusian Polesie

Grodno - Ruzhany - Kossovo - Pisk - Grodno

 

 

The route length is 700 km.

Trip duration is 16 hours.

 

 

Day 1

Departure from Grodno in the morning.

The palace complex in Ruzhany is a monument of architecture of the 17th century, the former magnate residence of the powerful Sapieha dynasty - a beautiful architectural ensemble, which is called the Belarusian Versailles.

Kossovo. Visit to a unique monument of neo-Gothic architecture of the 19th century - the palace of the Counts Puslovsky, which for its fabulous image and luxury was called "a knight's dream". Many legends about underground labyrinths and its owners are associated with the palace.

The museum-estate in the Merechevshchina tract, where Tadeusz Kosciuszko was born - a national hero of Poland and the USA, an honorary citizen of France.

Next to the estate there is an open-air museum-yard with a house for servants of those times, where a cafe is currently located.

A sightseeing tour of Pinsk will introduce you to the cultural and spiritual center of Polesie – Pinsk, which arose more than nine centuries ago. Numerous cathedrals and monasteries play a special role in the urban development of the city: the Church of St. Barbara, the Church of St. Karol Borameusz and the synagogue. The main decoration of Pinsk is the Franciscan monastery and the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Visit to the Polesie Museum.

If desired, you can take a boat ride along the Pina.