Říp Mountain is the most famous and memorable hill in our country, a symbol of the Czech nation. As Cosmas of Prague says in his chronicle, the mythical grandfather Czech came up this hill and decided this was where his tribe and all its descendants would live. The same story is retold later in the Chronicle of Dalimil and famous work by Václav Hájek of Libočany. The event is described by Alois Jirásek in his Old Czech Legends: "...and there, the landscape lay far and wide where he could not see, all the way to the blue mountains, flat and free...And it was a great joy for grandfather Czech to see the blessed land, and it made him think of what the future of his kin and the next generation will be like here..." Another folk tale links Říp to John Hus. Hus is said to have preached on Říp, and his voice was so strong that people could hear him on the hilltop of Sovice, far away behind River Elbe. Říp has been part of the Mnetěš cadastral area since time immemorial. From here you can take a path leading up to the top. When walking up you can visit the local spring from the Mnetěš side. The forest spring is roofed, and the water drained to the lower reservoir and basin. The drinking water presents no health risk, its quality is regularly checked by specialists, and people come here from Mnetěš and the wider neighbourhood to fill their bottles.