By road to Eliza Ozheshko and Adam Mitskevich

We invite you to visit places connected with the life and literary activities of the world-famous writers, scientists and public figures of the 19^th century – Eliza Ozheshko, Adam Mitskevich, Yan Chechot, Ignaty Domeiko. This route maks up 44 km in total but takes only one day. Take route A 236 to Lida when exiting Grodno. Four kilometers from the town on the right hand side there is a small village of Ponemun spread over River Neman. In this place there is a late Baroque summer palace built in 1771 by architect Y.Olekhnovich for King Stanislaw August Ponyatovsky.

At the end of the 18^th to the beginning of the 19^th centuries the palace became the property of well-known poet and friend of Tadeush Kostyushko, Yulian Ursul Nemtsevich. A chapel, several of the wings, a financed buildings and scenic park also remain. Eliza Ozheshko celebrated 25^th year of literary activity at this estate, at the end of the 19^th century.