The wooden house
Brown walls, blue windows and a thatched roof.
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The Thomas Mann House is a wooden summer home in the town of Nida on the Curonian Spit, once belonging to the German writer and Nobel Prize winner. It sits on a rise above the Curonian Lagoon, with brown walls, blue doors and windows and a thatched roof, and today it is a small museum in his name. Mann spent three summers here between 1930 and 1932, and in 1933 the family was forced to emigrate and never returned to Nida. The building was heavily damaged in the post-war years, restored in the 1950s and renovated in 1996. The present exhibition recreates the writer's life and the atmosphere of the days he spent here in summer. The house itself draws the eye, with its thick roof and crossed blue gable ends, typical features of Curonian fishing architecture. Inside are small rooms with wooden floors and a brick fireplace, along with displays on Mann's life and books. From the garden you look out over the lagoon between pines, the view that drew the writer here. The house lies about 2.9 km from the Parnidis Dune and 25.6 km from the Hill of Witches in a straight line. It is small, so a short visit is enough, and it pairs well with a walk to the dune on the same day. Check opening times outside summer, since working days may shrink in winter.
Brown walls, blue windows and a thatched roof.
The Curonian Lagoon between pines.
Displays on Mann's life and books.
Skruzdynės g. 17, Nida, Lithuania
Three summers between 1930 and 1932. The family never returned after emigrating in 1933.
Yes, the house is lovely for its design and lagoon view, and the visit is short.