Virga Manor
Virga, Virgas pagasts, Dienvidkurzemes novads
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Virga Manor is a place where both the land and the walls of the manor houses, the trees in the manor park, the old mill, and the manor pond tell their story to an attentive ear. In Virga Manor, even sparrows and the spring, above which the ancient people built the manor's horse stable, seem to tell their tale. The manor, located on the bank of the Vārtāja River valley, has a special energy. Even today, one can hear, or at least feel, the footsteps of ancient Curonians and the presence of the barons Noldu, the lords of Virga Manor.
The magnificent oak doors of Virga Manor are those that preserve the touch of the old barons' hands, as well as the story of the Noldu family. This story is still being told, but... it may happen that a visitor to the manor will manage to guess at least part of this mystery.
The former servants' house is well-preserved. This is where the manor's kitchen worker Maria and the supervisor of the servants' work, Žanis, once lived. They passed on some of the stories from the manor’s time to their granddaughters, who, in turn, shared them with us – the current inhabitants of Virga Manor. These stories could also be told to you – the guests of Virga Manor.
The old mill, built in the Dutch style, is in relatively good condition. It last ground coarse flour in the 1930s. It’s well-preserved enough to be worth visiting and photographing.
Today, the shady park of Virga Manor wasn’t always as it is now. Once, small yellow forest tulips and roses grew here – many roses. Virga Manor had a lot of them, not just here. The baroness used to enjoy rowing on a boat in the small pond on the edge of the park. On the western edge of the park lies the burial place of the last baron of Virga – unusually arranged for a rural manor. Black marble, a semicircular bench overlooking one of the seven small ponds of the former manor, creates a unique atmosphere, still reminding of the boundary between different times and worlds.
And King Charles XII's boot of Sweden! Lost on the battlefield in the meadows of Spilve, mysteriously found in Virga in 1701! Yes, history sometimes takes such turns that the truth can only be discovered on-site – where you can see and touch everything with your own eyes and hands.
The magnificent oak doors of Virga Manor are those that preserve the touch of the old barons' hands, as well as the story of the Noldu family. This story is still being told, but... it may happen that a visitor to the manor will manage to guess at least part of this mystery.
The former servants' house is well-preserved. This is where the manor's kitchen worker Maria and the supervisor of the servants' work, Žanis, once lived. They passed on some of the stories from the manor’s time to their granddaughters, who, in turn, shared them with us – the current inhabitants of Virga Manor. These stories could also be told to you – the guests of Virga Manor.
The old mill, built in the Dutch style, is in relatively good condition. It last ground coarse flour in the 1930s. It’s well-preserved enough to be worth visiting and photographing.
Today, the shady park of Virga Manor wasn’t always as it is now. Once, small yellow forest tulips and roses grew here – many roses. Virga Manor had a lot of them, not just here. The baroness used to enjoy rowing on a boat in the small pond on the edge of the park. On the western edge of the park lies the burial place of the last baron of Virga – unusually arranged for a rural manor. Black marble, a semicircular bench overlooking one of the seven small ponds of the former manor, creates a unique atmosphere, still reminding of the boundary between different times and worlds.
And King Charles XII's boot of Sweden! Lost on the battlefield in the meadows of Spilve, mysteriously found in Virga in 1701! Yes, history sometimes takes such turns that the truth can only be discovered on-site – where you can see and touch everything with your own eyes and hands.
So, come for a visit, see everything for yourself, touch it, and enjoy.