Slavonic springs
Contact detailsAdress: Pechorskaya st., 39, Izborsk
Distance from the nearest town:
Not far from Izborsk fortress.
There are a lot of springs near Izborsk, and all they have their own names: Talavskie, Ilinskie, Bogoroditskie, Slavonic, and Nicolskie. The biggest springs are located mostly in the western part of Izborsko-Malskaya valley. They are so called “Slavonic springs” or “The springs of the Twelve apostles”. The first mentioning of these springs refers to the XVII cent. But they exist more then thousand years. Going through the limestone and the layers of clay the water becomes clearer but it still has a lot of calcium and mineral solts. Slavonic springs are supposed to be healthy and to have miraculous power. There is a legend that every spring has its own power. One can give you health, another – happiness, the third – love. That’s why you should try the water from every spring in order to have the full set: health, happiness and love.
