쉬운 그로드노 지역 하이킹 및 워킹 코스

View of the Memel

The first temporary church in Druskininkai was built in 1857 in a separate house, thanks to the efforts of Yakov Rozhnov, the deputy governor of Grodno. He also covered all the costs of building the new church, which was built in 1865. Since 1895, there has been a school near the church. During the USSR, in 1947, a parish with 350 members was officially registered. In 1957 and 1978, the church was repaired (Translated from Wikipedia).

The Church of the Icon of the Mother of God "Joy to All Who Sorrow" is a wooden Russian Orthodox church. It was built between 1861 and 1865, after the place became a famous health resort for Russians. The main donor for the construction of the church was Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov. His granddaughter Iekaterina sponsored the iconostasis. The region was occupied by the Poles during World War I and became a center for Belarusian emigrants. The church was closed by the Soviet Union in 1944, but reopened in 1947 and renovated just ten years later. It was renovated again in the late 1980s, during the Soviet era. The church is painted blue on the outside. Various icons and religious images underline the magnificent interior of the church.

You can park your vehicle here for free from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Not suitable for motorhomes.

Here you can seek shelter from the weather or just take a rest.

Unfortunately, the mineral water fountain was turned off when I visited, but the hall with the stained glass windows is worth seeing.

A beautiful walking path follows the river bank. Two excursion boats are also anchored here

There were still smaller shops on the ground floor, the hotel is abandoned and the facade is crumbling.