Program:

1 Day

04.45 - 13.00 Meeting  in the designated place in Olsztyn, transfer to the Polish-Belarusian border in Bobrowniki (Belarusian time + 1 h),  border crossing.

13.00 - 16.00 Transfer to Kosewo Poleski - the birthplace of Tadeusz Kościuszko, VISIT TO THE KOSCIUSZKI MUSEUM. 

Tadeusz Kościuszko was born in the town of Kosowo Poleskie on February 4, 1746. In the first half of the 18th century, the manor was owned by the Sapieha family. In 1733, the Mereczów region was pledged by Ludwik Kościuszko. After his death, in 1764, Tadeusz Kościuszko's mother sold it to the owner of Kosów and moved with her son to Siechnowicz - her family estate.

In 1942, the manor was completely destroyed by Soviet partisans. In 1996, the Committee for the Reconstruction of Kościuszko's Family Home was established in the United States. The manor house was reconstructed on the basis of 19th-century paintings by Napoleon Orda and Michał Kulesza. The works were completed in September 2004.

16.00 - 18.00 Transfer to the sanatorium - hotel in Krasny Selo, accommodation

18.00 - 18.30 Dinner

19.00 - 21.00 Use of the mini pool and sauna in groups of 15 people. after 45 minutes

 

2nd day

07.00 - 07.30  Breakfast

08.00 - 18.00/19.00  Trip to MIRA - NOWOGRODKA, meeting with a Polish-speaking guide, 

in the program:   

• Transfer to MIRA, guided tour of the historic park and castle complex of the Radziwiłł family from the 16th century. The Mir Castle is the only surviving castle complex in Belarus, which has been included in the list of world cultural monuments by UNESCO.  The construction of the castle was started at the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries in the Gothic style by the starost of Brzeg and Kaunas, Jerzy Illinicz. Around 1568, the Mir castle, under the will of the grandson of Jerzy Illinicz, passed into the hands of the Radziwiłł princes

• The Adam Mickiewicz Museum was built in the second half of the 19th century. 19th century on the site of the burnt seat of the Mickiewicz family from the 18th century.

• Visiting the parish church Fara Witoldowa. The church of  Transfiguration of the Lord is the place where Adam Mickiewicz was baptized. (if open)

• Castle ruins. The castle was the first capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In 1766, the fortified castle was surrounded by a wall with three bastions.

• Transfer to VASILISEK -  Visiting the MUSEUM CZ. NIEMENA in his family home. In the Wydrzycki house there are memorabilia dedicated to the musician.

19.00 – 20.00 Return and dinner

20.00 – 22.00 Swimming pool, jacuzzi, sauna (45 minutes each in groups of 15-20 people) 

 

3rd day

08.00 - 08.30 Breakfast

09.00 - 11.00 Transfer to WASILISZEK 

11.00 - 13.00 Visiting the MUSEUM CZ. NIEMENA in his family home. In the Wydrzycki house there are memorabilia dedicated to the musician.

15.00           _cc781905-5cde- 3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_   Return to Sanatorium, lunch

16.00 - 19.00 2 relaxing treatments for participants (one manual massage of the upper body, one bath (herbal or mineral-saline or salt), treatment with mineral water

19.00 - 20.00 Dinner

20.30 - 22.00 Mini swimming pool, jacuzzi, sauna for volunteers (45 minutes in groups of 15-20 people)

 

4th day

07.30 - 08.00 Breakfast

08.00 - 09.30 Transfer to Bohatyrowicz

09.30 - 10.30 Visiting CECYLIA'S GRAVE  i JAN BOHATYRowicz and  GRAVES OF THE JANUARY URISTIANS

The history of the Bohatyrowicz family dates back to the 16th century, when a young couple, Jan and Cecylia, came to the Niemen from Poland. They were very secretive and did not want to reveal their real names or background, but their manner indicated that they came from different states. The forest on the Niemen captivated them with its beauty and gave them the shelter they were looking for. For many weeks, Jan laboriously cleared the forest. .Cecylia supported him, prepared meals, and in the evenings she made his time more pleasant by playing the harp and singing. Soon, thanks to Jan's stubbornness and hard work, they managed to turn a stretch of wild forest into a fertile field on which they began to cultivate crops. . Over the years, six daughters and six sons were born. A beautiful and rich town was created on the site of a wild forest. 
Eighty years have passed since the day when Jan and Cecylia came to the Niemen. The news of their achievements reached King Zygmunt August, who was hunting in the forests of Krzyszyn.
Zygmunt August appreciated their merits for the country and gave them the nobility and the name of the Bohatyrowiczs, addressing Jan with these words: You were a brave hero who took this land of wild forest and fierce animals, therefore your children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren up to the farthest generations and the very extinction of your family, I give you a name derived from your heroism

After the death of the founders of the family, the children buried them under an old oak tree and placed a cross over the grave, which the next generations of Bohatyrowicz took special care of.

10.30 - 12.00 Transfer to  GRODNA, 

12.00 - 15.00 Sightseeing of GRODNO  with a Polish-speaking guide:

• MUSEUM, MONUMENT AND GRAVE OF E. ORZESZKOWA

• LOWER AND UPPER CASTLE OF STEFAN  BATOREGO . Stefan Batory in the years 1576-1582 made the castle his main residence. King Stefan Batory died in Grodno Castle on December 12, 1586. The castle fell into ruin many times, then it was renovated. 

• NEW CASTLE  was built in the years 1734-1751 as a summer residence of Polish kings. In one part of the palace there were royal rooms, and in the other - rooms for the needs of the Seym. During the partitions, the Russians turned the palace into a hospital and barracks. In 1941, the building was destroyed as a result of warfare. It was rebuilt after 1952 in the socialist realist style.

• CHURCH  FARNY pw. St. Francis Xavier. The founder of the church was King Stefan Batory, who at the end of his life brought the Jesuits to Grodno. Cathedral of St. Franciszek Ksawery is one of the largest baroque temples in the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. 

• KOŁOŻA CHURCH from the 12th century is the  the oldest Orthodox church in Grodno. It is one of the oldest surviving Orthodox temples in northern Europe. 

15:00  – 16:00 Transfer to the border in Kuźnica  Białostocka.

15.00  - 17.00  Border Crossed

17.00 -  22.00/23.00  Arrival to  Olsztyn