What can this beautiful city, located in a picturesque spot on the banks of the Neman River, offer to a lover of antiquity? Grodno, bordering Lithuania and Poland, has absorbed the culture of these peoples. If you decide to come here on an excursion, then Grodno hotels will warmly welcome you and provide shelter.
The decoration of the 17th-century architectural monument Cathedral Church of St. Francis Xavier was done by Polish Catholics; its interior is adorned with paintings and sculptures. Tourists are especially delighted by an 18th-century fresco consisting of several narrative compositions that frames the entire church. On the tower, you can see the oldest clock in Europe from the 15th century. It still shows the accurate time.
Sovetskaya Street in Grodno is a free open-air museum, whose decoration consists of houses built in the 15th–17th centuries. Here you can have a tasty and inexpensive snack at a restaurant or cafe. By the way, if you want to stay near here, it is better to make a hotel room reservation in advance.
In the city center is a large park named after Jean Gilibert, a French physician and biologist. Once it was a small garden belonging to Gilibert himself. The park impresses with its amazing landscape design: paths, gazebos, benches, sculptures, and even waterfalls.
Once, the building where a working pharmacy is now located housed a Jesuit monastery. Now this place is called Sovetskaya Square, and it is here that the city's pharmacy business originated. By visiting the Pharmacy Museum, you can learn a two-centuries-old medicine recipe and see antique pharmacy instruments and vessels.
The city zoo houses over three thousand animals. That's 317 species of animals: small and large, herbivores and predators. It also has reptiles and birds. It is the largest zoo in Belarus.
At the local water park, besides a large swimming pool with 4 lanes, you can ride slides, including a spiral one. There is also an artificial river, hydromassage, cascades, and other water attractions. If you wish to undergo water treatments, hydro aerobics, baths and saunas, and a solarium are at your service. More than 30 services in total.
One must also mention the two water towers of Grodno. The fact is that they stand side by side, for which locals have given them the Polish names Kasya and Basya. And they are famous for housing workshops of contemporary artists.
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