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Felicia's well - Vranov nad Dyji

Felicia's Well. The little well was built in 1806 at the foot of the Braitava Hill below the castle, near the entrance to the so-called Felicia's valley. The walls of the well are decorated with coloured embossed vegetation. In the middle of its interior, vaulted by a coffered cupola, there is a small cistern receiving water from the adjacent slope. Over the front bearing a valuable frieze picturing dancing nymphs there is a triangular shield with an inscription in German:" Felicia, Countess of Mniszek, provided and donated this well to refresh weary pilgrims and to embellish her beloved valley". The monument is part of the Helen of Mniszek tourist trail.

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Uploaded on September 26, 2009
Taken on September 20, 2009