Kuriosität
Narcissus Spring
- Mo
- 09:00–18:00
- Di
- 09:00–18:00
- Mi
- 09:00–18:00
- Do
- 09:00–18:00
- Fr
- 09:00–18:00
- Sa
- 09:00–18:00
- So
- 09:00–18:00
- Öffnungszeiten
- From 18:00 to 20:00 the park is open for exit only; the eco-route closes at 17:00.
- Preis
- Park admission: adults — RUB 500; foreign visitors over 16 — RUB 1,000; under 16 — free.
- Besuchshinweise
- The spring is inside Monrepos Park; enter through the central gate with an admission ticket. Personal photography and video are allowed; drones and pets are prohibited.
- Öffnungszeiten
- Ticket nötig
- Öffnungszeiten
- Etwa 15 Min.
Warum der Umweg sich lohnt
Ludwig Nicolay turned an older belief that the spring cured eye ailments into the tale of the nymph Silmia, whose waters restored the sight of her lovesick shepherd Lars. Anna Kern praised its exceptionally cold, clear water after visiting in 1829 with Mikhail Glinka and Anton Delvig; wartime and later construction damage disrupted the spring, which flowed properly again after the 2017–2022 restoration.
Narcissus Spring is a historical spring located in Monrepos Park, Vyborg, Russia, famous for its clear water and the romantic legend of the nymph Silmia. Restored between 2017 and 2022, it offers a serene spot with historical significance.
Die Menschen hinter dieser Adresse
Belegte Verbindungen, keine Promi-Anekdoten.
Auguste de Montferrand
He designed the architectural pavilion over the spring in the 1820s.
Ludwig Heinrich von Nicolay
He retold the spring's healing tradition as the legend of Silmia and Lars in his 1804 poem.
Was sonst in der Nähe liegt
Die nächstgelegenen Orte, über die wir geschrieben haben, mit Luftlinie von hier.
150 m
Hermit's Hut
This rustic birch-log hut embodied the late-18th-century fashion for staged solitude, complete with biblical pictures and a wooden bell. Some European estates even employed people to impersonate hermits, while Monrepos family correspondence called this retreat simply "Solitude," blurring sincere contemplation and aristocratic theater.
200 m
Grotto of Wishes
This supposedly perilous cave is only about two steps deep, a deliberate joke in a landscape otherwise devoted to melancholy and reflection. Local tradition promises that a wish made inside will come true, and the tiny passage theatrically reveals one of the park's most dramatic rocky scenes.
200 m
Ludwigstein
A rocky necropolis island in the Mon Repos Park, known for its neo-Gothic chapel and historical significance.
250 m
Paulstein Rock and Terrace
Ludwig Nicolay named this high rock for his frequently absent son Paul and built him a small pavilion with a private garden scented by roses and mignonette. The pavilion vanished in the 1940s, leaving the restored terrace and plantings as the trace of a father's attempt to lure his son home.
250 m
Väinämöinen in St. Nicholas Gorge
The first statue placed here in 1831 predated publication of the first Kalevala collection by four years, so its sculptor imagined the rune-singer as a classical hero with a Roman tunic and lyre-like instrument. Vandals destroyed it in 1871; Johannes Takanen's replacement was lost during the Second World War, and the present figure was reconstructed from photographs in 2007.
300 m
Край света в Монрепо
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Mit den Geschichten ablaufen
Diese Adresse ist eine Station von vielen. Unsere Routen und Quests verbinden sie zu einem Weg, der vor Ort aufgeht.