PAGES OF WESTERN BELARUS "STONE" ANNALS

Day 1

Arrival in Brest. Accommodation at the hotel. Lunch. City tour of Brest (founded in 1019). Visit to the Brest Fortress Memorial, famous for the unparalleled feat of its defenders in World War II. Later on the fortress received the title "Hero- Fortress". Visit to the museum Berestye, archeological open-air museum which includes buildings of the 11-13 centuries. Dinner at a local restaurant.

Day 2

Brekfast. Departure to Pinsk. Arrival. Accommodation at the hotel. Lunch. City tour of Pinsk. Visit to the historical centre of the city Detinets, the place where the ancient town was born, Collegium (17cent.), St. Francis Monastery (17-18 cent.),the Butrimovichs Palace, St. Barbara Orthodox Church, Karl Baromey Catholic Churches, the river Pina quay. Evening sailing along the river Pina. Folklore show on board the boat. Dinner-picnic.

Day 3

Breakfast. Departure to Grodno. On the way visit to the museum of T. Kostyushko, Belarusian-Polish revolutionary, the hero of the French revolution and hero of the Civil war between the South and the North in the USA. Visit to the palace of the Belarusian-Polish noble man Puslovsky in Kossovo. After a short travel stop at the town of Ruzhany, where the remains of the ancient palace of the Duke Lev Sapega and his ancestors are located. Arrival in Grodno. Accommodation at the hotel. Dinner.

Day 4

Brekfast. City tour of Grodno with visit to Roman-Catholic Farny St. Francis Ksavery Church, St. Brigitte Monastery, St. Bernard Monastery, Old and New Castles, Castle street, former market square, Kolozhskaya (12 cent.) Church, the river Nenam quay. Lunch. Free time. Shopping. Dinner at a local restaurant.

Day 5

Brekfast. Departure to the border.