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Karlovy Vary - 30 things to do in the spa town of Karlovy Vary

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We visited the Czech spa town of Karlovy Vary, or Karlsbad as it is called in German. This spa town in the Czech Republic is probably the most beautiful town we have seen ever. It feels almost unreal to walk around the 18th century houses, columns, fountains, spas and parks. If you get the chance to travel here sometime - do it!

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Karlovy Vary

Karlovy Vary has just 50 000 inhabitants and is located in the north-west of the Czech Republic on the border with Germany, nestled in deciduous forest. The town's name means 'Karl's boiling water' and it is one of three towns that make up the spa triangle.

The other two are Marianske Lazne (Marienbad) and Frantiskovy Lazne (Francisbad). This region and its three most famous cities have over 200 different hot springs between them.

Karlovy Vary

A classic health resort in the Czech Republic

Carlsbad is a classic spa town in the Czech Republic. The site was found in 1349 and the town was founded on 14 August 1370 by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles and King of Bohemia Charles IV, who founded the town and gave it its name. Karlovy Vary was part of Austria-Hungary until 1918, when the Republic of Czechoslovakia was formed.

Karlovy Vary

People have been flocking to Karlovy Vary for more than 650 years for beneficial thermal baths and various spa treatments. The city is also Europe's most famous for its spa.

Famous personalities such as Richard Wagner, Carl Marx, Beethoven, Wagner, Mozart and Russian Tsar Peter the Great have come here to relax.

Karlsbader

Spa in Karlovy Vary today

Karlovy Vary is still a popular destination for spa and wellness. Here you can experience everything from modern wellness facilities to traditional Czech spa treatments.

We visited the family hotel Hotel Prezident at Moravská 181/3. Here we met the doctor and founder Milada Sárová who told us about different treatments. Oxygen therapy, inhalation, vibrating bed, scotch duch or magnetotherapy. We also tried the spa at the historic Zamecke Lazne spa centre.

1. Try a beer spa in Karlovy Vary

In addition to a regular spa, you can try a beer spa in Karlovy Vary. Beer Spa Beerland (Pivni Lazhe) is located in the city centre at Stará Louka 353/8.

The procedure takes an hour, with 20 minutes of bathing and then resting on the straw bed. During this time, you can drink as much beer as you want and you are also served homemade "beer bread". The bread that we got to try during our little visit was super tasty!

Bier brot
Homemade bread was good, not sure what the toppings were?

2. Drink Karlovy Vary's famous spring water

The city is also full of hot springs, and in various parts of the city the spring water is pumped into small wells. The water has a temperature of between 14.2 and 73.4 degrees, is very rich in minerals and is considered good for health.

Ideally, you should buy a small porcelain cup, which is available in countless beautiful designs, and drink the spring water from these. Actually, there are 15 health wells, but since number 13 is an accident number, the labelling is 16 and here are all the health wells in Karlovy Vary.

  • 1. Vridlo - The hot spring - 73.4 degrees
  • 2. Karla IV - Charles IV spring - 64.4 degrees
  • 3. Dolni Zamecky prLower Castle spring - 55.6 degrees.
  • 4. Horni Zamesky pr - Upper Castle spring - 55.9 degrees
  • 5. Trzni barges - Market spring - 65.2 degrees
  • 6. Mlynsky barge - Mill spring - 56.6 degrees
  • 7. Rusalcin barges - Nymph spring - 60.2 degrees
  • 8. Pr.knizete Vaclava - Prince Václav spring - 65.6/64.3 degrees
  • 9. Libusin barges - Libuse spring - 63 degrees
  • 10. Skalni barges - Rock spring - 46.9 degrees
  • 11. Barge Svoboda - Freedom spring - 62.4 degrees
  • 12. Savody barges - Park spring - 41.6 degrees
  • 14. Barges Stepanka - Stephanie spring - 14.2 degrees
  • 15. Hadi barges - Snake spring - 28.7 degrees
  • 16. Zeleznaty barges - Ferrous spring - 14.3 degrees
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Karlovy Vary

3. Visit the Church of St Peter and Paul

Sv. Petra a Pavla is located on Mariánskolázeňská Street on the southern outskirts of Karlovy Vary. The church was built in 1854-1856 and has a beautiful ceiling painting.

Karlovy Vary

4. Experience history with the Imperial spa (Kaiserbad spa)

The incredibly impressive Císařské lázně is located at Mariánskolázeňská 2. The Imperial Spa was once the big spa everyone was talking about, but it hasn't been in operation since 1980. Built in 1893-1895, the Imperial Spa was considered the best and grandest spa in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The building also housed a theatre and gymnasium.

Imperial spa

Between 1980 and 1994 a casino operated here and some scenes from Casino Royal (James Bond) were filmed here. In front of the Imperial Spa is Charles IV Park.

This feels like a big castle and they have been renovating it since 2010. You can visit the spa with a small entrance fee, but bring little money with you because the lady guarding it can't change large denominations. Beautiful tiles, big wide stairs with ceiling paintings and pillars.

5. Play at Casino Carlsbad

The historic Casino Karlovy Vary is located at Mariánskolázeňská 223/25.

Casino Karlsbad

6. Take a spa day at the Karlovy Vary Clinic.

How about a luxury spa, and with a reputation for slightly more famous visitors. Karlovy Vary Clinic is located at Mariánskolázeňská 17. 

Karlovy Vary

7. indulge yourself at the Grandhotel Pupp

Grandhotel Pupp, located on Mírové nám. 2, dates back to 1701 and has hosted the Karlovy Vary National Film Festival in July every year since 1946.

The Grand really is the place to be! This 5-star hotel boasts of having hosted stars such as Michael Douglas, Robert Redford, Franz Kafka, Jude Law and Karl Marx, as well as various kings, queens and presidents. What about the baroque theatre, Becherbar, Royal spa, 228 rooms of luxury. It's also the location of a James Bond film set in Casino Royal.

Grand Hotel Pupp Karlsbad
Karlovy Vary

8. Take the funicular to the Diana Lookout Tower

Right next to the Grand Hotel Pupp is the Diana cable car, built in 1912-1914, which takes you to a higher part of the city with a magical view. Before the funicular, people used to walk up to a hunting lodge at the top, and people like Johann Wolfgang Goethe and Theodor Körner have walked up to this place in the 19th century. This place is located on Výšina přátelství (Friendship Hill) 562 metres above sea level.

There is also a tower (Diana Lockout Tower), which is 40 metres high but the viewing height is 35 metres up. You can walk up 150 steps or take the lift. On the mountain there is also a restaurant called Diana with Czech food.

Bergbana Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary
We had Zesty goulash soup served in a bread bowl at Diana's restaurant, with a Krusovice.

9. Strolling in the old town (Stara Louka)

Every city has an "Old Town" and so does Karlovy Vary. Stara Louka meaning "old meadow" is the most famous part of the town. Here you can find famous houses like Maltezsky, Jessenius, Gunter Hirt, Café Elefant and Hotel Mozart. Here you can also buy Wafers (Karlovarske oplatky) or Oblaten which are round cakes original from Karlovy Vary since 1867.

Stara Louka
Karlovy Vary
Oblaten

10. Follow the Tepla River through town

The Tepla River, meaning warm river, flows through Karlovy Vary and makes the town even more idyllic. Along the river are nice little outdoor cafes and behind them rise houses with beautiful facades.

11. Visit the Karlovy Vary Muzeum.

Karlovy Vary Museum is located at Nová louka 578/23. If you want the long history of this beautiful town, you can find the information here at the museum.

Muzeum i Katlovy Vary

12. Spana in Karlovy Vary City Theatre

The Karlovy Vary City Theatre (Karlovarské městské divadlo, o.p.s. at Divadelní nám. 21) was built in 1884-1886 and the grand opening took place on 15 May 1886 with The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart.

teatern Karlovy Vary

13. be fascinated by Vřídelní kolonáda

Vridelini Kolonada is located on Divadelní nám. 2036/2. There is a large house with three small wells and a large well/spring called Vridlo that spouts up to 12 metres. There is also a large well outside the house where mineral-rich water is constantly being pressurised.

14. Admire the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene

Saint Mary Magdalene's Church is located on nám. Svobody 1, to the right of Vridelni Kolonada. This is a tall and beautiful baroque church opened in 1737.

15. Sense of the Holy Trinity Column

The Holy Trinity Column memorial is located at Tržiště 383/35. The statue was erected in 1715-1716, in gratitude for the city being spared from an outbreak of the plague in 1713.

Karlovy Vary

16. Discover the Market Colonnade

The Market Colonnade (Tržní kolonáda) is located at Tržiště, 360 01. It was built between 1882-1883 with Swiss-style carved wood. It features the Charles IV Well, Lover Castle Spring and Market Spring.

Colonials Karlsbad

17. Fascinated by the Lookout Tower of Charles IV

The Lookout Tower of Karl IV (Vinárna Karla IV) is located at Zámecký vrch 431/2.

Lookout Tower Karl IV

18. Visit the tourist office in Karlovy Vary

The tourist office in Karlovy Vary is located at Lázeňská 2075/14. If you plan to visit several sights in the region (and perhaps take a local bus), consider buying Karlovy Vary Region Card.

The 'Region Card' can be purchased for individuals or families for two, four or seven days. It gives you free entry to over 40 attractions and price reductions to a further 20 sites. You can also use the card to travel free on all public transport in Karlovy Vary and Marianske Lanzne.

Karlovy Vary

19. see Mlynska Kolonada

Mlynska Kolonada is stunningly beautiful, and here you'll find four of the fifteen hot springs, named Mill Spring, Libuse, Nymph and Prince Vaclav. It must be perfect in winter to be able to hold a hot mug, and get some hot water at the same time.

20. Taste Becherovka at the Svoboda barge

Not far from the pavilion called Pramen Svoboda, located at Mlýnské nábř. 468/1, you can buy yourself a glass of Becherovka liquor in the middle of the street.

Becherovka i Karlsbad

21. cosy up in beautiful Park Colonnade

Beautiful Park Colonnade (Sadová kolonáda), from 1881, is located on Zahradní, 360 01. Here is the Snake Spring and in the building next door is the Park Spring.

Tjeckien Karlsbad

22nd Faith in Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral

Walking up the hill from Savoda Colonnada you will come to the Orthodox Church of Pravoslavny Kostel Svateho Petra a Pavla. The church was built in 1897 and honours the apostles Peter and Paul. The church is located at Krále Jiřího 2c.

Peter och Paul Karlsbad

23. discover Spa hotel Thermal

The Spa Hotel Thermal at Ivana Petrovic Pavlova was built in 1967-1976 as a congress hall and headquarters of the International Film Festival. The complex is by far the tallest building in Karlovy Vary with its 65 metres, in sixteen floors. It has 273 rooms, a congress centre for 2,000 people and a 50-metre pool that draws its water from a hot spring.

24. cure yourself at Elizabeth Baths

The Elizabeth Baths (Alzbetiny Lazne), dating from 1906, offer a range of treatments in addition to baths. There is a "salt chamber" where you can sit for 45 minutes, which is considered to have a healthy effect on a variety of ailments.

25. Eat at Becherplats and Restaurant Karel IV

On Becherplatz, at 282/57 T. G. Masaryka, you can dine at the classic Czech restaurant Karel IV. Here you sit in cosy and rustic rooms, with a real brewery feeling. For us, it was duck with red cabbage, sauerkraut and dumplings. In the same place there is a brewery and a small indoor square with a café and souvenirs.

26. visit the Becherovka Museum

In Karlovy Vary, you can visit the Becherovka Museum, located on Becherplatz. Originally from Karlovy Vary, Becherovka is a bitter spirit drink.

Karlovy Vary
Becher

27. Blow glass at Moser Glassworks

Moser Glassworks has been in Karlovy Vary since 1857. This ancient glassworks, which has historically supplied glass to royalty around the world, now offers the opportunity to see how the business works. You can also try your hand at blowing glass, and there is also a glass museum.

Karlovy Vary
Moser

28. Shopping in Karlovy Vary

Karlovy Vary attracts many tourists, and there is of course a lot to do, including shopping opportunities. For example, there is a shopping centre called Varyada.

Hotell Karlovy Vary

29. Overview of the city from Goethe's Lookout

Goethe's Lookout was completed in 1889 and was 42 metres high, built in brick. The phrase "the height of eternal life" came from Princess Stephanie of Belgium. She showed her wealthy Austrian Crown Prince Rudolf the site 3.5 kilometres into the spa forest, and he spent some of his fortune on the construction. World War I came and there was Stalin's lockout, but Goethe had the last word.

30th Campa in Karlovy Vary

If you come to Karlovy Vary by motorhome, you can stay at the Vitkova Hora campsite, which is located on a hill above the town. The walk down to town is a nice 3.5 kilometres long walk through forest and downhill. We actually walked in both directions the one time we were here, but the uphill was sweaty, so taxis may be an option for the way back....

Camping Karlovy Vary, Karlsbad
FREEDOM camping in Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad)

See more - Marianske Lazne (Marienbad)

There is a lot to see in the area around Karlovy Vary. One of them in the spa triangle is the famous Marianske Lazne with the Roman Baths in Nove Lazne, the Lazenska Colonnada, the Singing Fountain, the Royal golf club Marianske Lazne.

Spa bad I Tjeckien
Pelargång i Tjeckien

See more - Frantiskovy Lazne (Francisbad)

The third town in the spa triangle is the yellow town of Frantiskovy Lazne. This is a hidden gem with so much nature, green and beautiful. If you want to recover mentally, visit the town and just be.

Tjeckien

See more - Locomotive and Leverage Museum

In the small town of Loket, which is 14 kilometres from Karlovy Vary, we visited a small microbrewery by the castle, which also had a museum with lever cups from different times in history. The oldest lever cup here was from 1780. Fascinating!

There are three rivers around Karlovy Vary and they are Templa, Ohre and Rolava. The Templa runs through Karlovy Vary, and the large river Ohre runs around and through the Czech Republic. To get to Loket you can take bus 6 from Tržnice to Svatoššská.

Tržnice is located near the centre of Bechlovka in the northern part of the city. You can also kayak to Loket which takes you an hour on the river Ohre and leave it there and cycle back.

Loket
Spakoppar från Tjeckien

See more - Kynzvart Castle

Kynžvart Castle in the Czech Republic is a beautiful historic castle, which also houses collections of cool antique gadgets from around the world. How about Japanese armour, mummies from Egypt or a long dried snake skin that was once a Christmas present? To get here, rent a car or take a taxi via the E48, which takes 34 minutes and is 46 kilometres long.

Slottet Kynžvart i Tjeckien

Video from Karlovy Vary

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Facts about Carlsbad

  • Country: Czech Republic
  • Residents: 49 000 (2016)
  • Height: 370 metres above sea level
  • Venue: Karlovy Vary is twinned with Varberg in Sweden.
  • Time difference: Same time as Sweden
  • Language: Czech, but many also know English
  • Currency: The Czech koruna (CZK) is cheaper in the Czech Republic than in Sweden, with an index of 70 compared to 100 in 2018.

Travelling to Carlsbad

At the airport: The exchange rate at many of the ATMs at the airport is high, so you should choose the banks' ATMs. These can be found between Terminals 1 and 2 and are labelled with the name of the bank.

If you want to buy water or snacks and don't want to pay too much, look for the BILLA store.

Train or Bus: It is easy to take a bus from Prague Airport to Karlovy Vary, the bus journey takes about 1 hour and 50 minutes. The buses leave just outside the airport, under the big bridge.

It is possible to buy a ticket on the bus, but there is a risk of the bus being full, so it is better to buy a ticket online in advance. The bus ticket can be booked at Regiojet.com and for travelling to Karlovy Vary the price is under 100 Sek.

Travelling by bus in the Czech Republic: During the bus journey you have access to WiFi, TV, headphones and the possibility to charge your mobile phone. There is also a menu and you can order soft drinks, beer, sweets and snacks. Just remember to bring Czech money (and preferably in smaller denominations) to pay.

Car hire in Karlovy Vary: In front of the church on Mariánskolázeňská Street, you can rent a car at Pronajem Vozidel to get around to beautiful towns near Karlovy Vary.

Restaurants in Carlsbad

  • Restaurant Karel IV, which we wrote about in the post, is located on Becherplatz and serves traditional Czech food.
  • Hotel Promenada restaurant has a Michelin star and serves high-class French-Czech cuisine. Located at Hotel Promenada Trziste 381/31 on the same street as Vridelni Kolonada.
  • Restaurance le Marché is located at Mariánskolázeňská 4, along Tepla and next to Karlovy Vary Plaza.
  • Diana's restaurant i Diana's Tower serves great food with good local beer on Výšina přátelství (Friendship Hill) directly above the centre of Karlovy Vary. 

Accommodation in Carlsbad

There are plenty of hotels and since the prices are good, you may be able to afford the extra cost. Read our post on 3 hotels in Karlovy Vary - celebrity, spa or boutique hotel

  • Hotel Imperial on Libušina 1212/18
  • Park Hotel Richmond from 1884 on Slovenská 567/3
  • Grand Hotel Pupp on Mírové nám. 2, 360 01
  • Grand hotel Ambassadör on T. G. Masaryka 1088/24
  • Atlantic Palace The newly opened Tržiště 37/23, where we stayed, is very centrally located.

If you are travelling by mobile phone in the Czech Republic, you can read about campsites and pitches in the Czech Republic here.

People who visited Karlovy Vary

  • Peter the Great in Russia visited Karlovy Vary in 1711 and 1712.
  • Mustafa Kemal Atatürk  founder of the Republic of Turkey, as well as its first president, visited Karlovy Vary in 1918 for spa treatments.
  • Johann Wolfgang Goethe, German poet, novelist, philosopher and scientist
  • Ludwig van Beethoven, composer, came for spa treatments. He and the poet Goethe used to go for walks together.
  • Fryderyk Chopin  composer and his parents met during a holiday in Carlsbad, August/September 1835.

History of Karlovy Vary

Already in the Bronze Age people knew that wells were something special. Tasovice, Dvory and Drahovice are some of the places where remains have been found from the 13th century. Karlovy Vary's history really begins after Charles IV found this place on a hunting trip in 1349.

14 April 1370 plans began to build a city around these wells. Several hundred years later, a major flood hit Karlovy Vary on 9 May 1582.

13 August 1604 the city was completely destroyed by a fire that wiped out 99 houses out of 102. The 17th century was a difficult time of war, disease and famine. The Gothic era was over.

18th century

The turnaround of spa life came and in 1701 the Saxon Hall was built and in 1707 Emperor Joseph confirmed that Carlsbad was the royal free city.

In 1711 the first public spa house was built Mlynske Lazne (today Mill spring) and Stare Louky (old town) were created. With rich aristocratic visitors and Peter the Great's two visits in 1711 and 1712, a new era started.

In 1719, new city laws were issued which governed how the spa should be made and how it should be done. Between 1732 and 1736, a new baroque church of Mary Magdalene was built from the original site of the cruciform church, and the architect Kilian Ignác Dientzenhofer designed the church you see today.

In 1739 new spa buildings were erected such as the Czech Hall where the Grand Hotel Pupp was later built. Karlovy Vary went straight to the top as a spa town but on 23 May 1759, 224 houses were destroyed in a violent fire that affected many towns.

From 1760 onwards, new decisions were taken regarding construction., and now stone houses were built instead with rich stucco facades and sloping roofs.

In 1762, Mlynske Lazne was modernised.In 1775, the most sought-after location in Karlovy Vary (Czech Place) was bought by the confectioner Johann Georg Pupp. This was the basis for the largest and most famous restaurant and hotel in the history of Karlovy Vary.

In 1777 a hall was built that would show all the benefits of spa and longer quality of life. Dr. David Becher exported a lot of water with salt from Karlovy Vary and built the new theatre in 1788. In 1795 the spa tax was introduced and the baroque era was over.

19th century

Karlovy Vary is growing in popularity Amongst the nobility and celebrities such as Friedrich Schiller, Louis van Betthoven, Frederick Chopin, Nikola Paganini, Johann Wolfgang Goethe and Theodor Körner, Karlovy Vary was a popular destination.

In 1855 the first real spa facility Military Spa Institute, and Karlovy Vary became the most famous spa in Europe.

1858 will be the end on the Bohemian (German) domination, and in 1860 became even more famous for its successful treatments for diabetes.

Now the term 'Golden Age' was coined in Karlovy Vary and Lazne III (spa III) was built in 1866.

The golden age

In 1870, Karlovy Vary was annexed to the European railway network and the Cheb line, and in 1871 the train also went to Prague. Construction of the Mill Colonnade began in 1871-1881, the Angolan church and synagogue in 1877.

In 1879 the Hot Spring Colonnade was built, and in 1881 the Czech association Slovenska Beseda was founded and for the first time Karlovy Vary was governed by Czechs. The Market Colonnade was set up in 1883 as well as the beautiful imperial spa in 1895 and the new city theatre in 1886.

Once again in history, Karlovy Vary is damaged by a huge flood on 24 November 1890. The mighty Russian Orthodox Church was built in 1897, and the latter part of the 19th century saw the creation of the Art Nouveau beauty we see today.

20th century

The railway continued to expand to Marianske Lazne, Johanngeorgenstadt and Märklin at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1911 the city had 71,000 tourists and the city was flourishing.

In 1912 the Diana cable car was builtand the architects Ferdinand Fellner and Hermann Helmer, who designed 20 buildings in Karlovy Vary, finished with the Hotel Imperial in 1912.

The First World War put an end to it for further development. At the end of the First World War in 1918, rules were introduced against the German-speaking majority, which is when Czechoslovakia was formed.

A peaceful demonstration on 4 March 1919 degenerated and 6 German protesters were shot dead by Czech troops. During the Second World War, Karlovy Vary was taken back by the Germans and renamed Carlsbad.

It only lasted until the war was over and the Czechs took back the name of Karlovy Vary, as well as all German properties in the city without compensating the German population.

Late 20th century

In 1946, the International Film Festival was founded which is in early July every year. It is now the oldest film festival in the world, and most film celebrities have attended and received some sort of award.

Between 1967-1976 the huge Spa Hotel Thermal was built. on Ivana Petrovic Pavlova as a congress hall and headquarters for the international film festival. Designed by Vera and Vladimir Machonin and built in the Brutalist style.

1989 saw the fall of the communist regime in the Czech Republic and 1991 saw the fall of the Soviet Union. It has attracted investors and Russian companies that keep Karlovy Vary a stable economy, and a rich region in the Czech Republic.

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  1. Deciree says:

    It is so beautiful in the Czech Republic. Have it still really lovely and hugs from us

    13 July 2018 - 8:03

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      Helena says:

      There are many nice places in the Czech Republic! Thank you very much! Hugs

      13 July 2018 - 9:04

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      • Mr Kurt Hahmann says:

        Hi Helena. What a nice description of my birthplace Carlsbad. Left the city in 1945 and now live in Sthlm. I have found a gem on Gran Canaria Teror.
        And I have been asked to see if I can invite some travel journalists for a presentation of the resort.

        18 July 2023 - 12:34

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  2. 4000mil says:

    Wow, most beautiful city, you have to click! 😉
    My most beautiful? Maybe Venice? But then again, I've never been to Carlsbad.

    13 July 2018 - 8:36

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      Helena says:

      Haha, yeah right? 😉 We talked about Venice ourselves when trying to come up with beautiful cities. Hard to show how beautiful Karlovy Vary really is, as it was raining...

      13 July 2018 - 9:06

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  3. JoY says:

    I was there in the early 90's and don't remember it being as nice as in your pictures. The buildings were of course and the nasty well water, did not like it.
    Hugs

    13 July 2018 - 8:57

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  4. Britt-Marie Lundgren says:

    Looks lovely and you've seen a number of cities, so there's plenty of material for comparison.
    More and more reasons have been given, so the next long motorhome trip to Poland and the Czech Republic is not a high probability.

    13 July 2018 - 9:03

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      Helena says:

      We were absolutely fascinated by this city! Unlike anything else we have seen in the Czech Republic, although there are many other nice cities as well. Yes, we like Poland and the Czech Republic 🙂

      13 July 2018 - 9:08

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  5. GeddFish says:

    Wow, so beautiful and so much to do!
    People have always been interested in spa and health. We want to feel good or rather the best. To be completely healthy and look good. Even the ancient Egyptians... 😀.
    Thanks for all the nice pictures!

    13 July 2018 - 9:16

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  6. Anette says:

    Old spa towns are often beautiful, but this one is marvellous.
    Almost not real, but like in a fairy tale.

    13 July 2018 - 9:38

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  7. Mr Lars Permelin says:

    Carlsbad looks to be a very beautiful city, no concrete ghettos there exactly. I suspect there are modern houses on the outskirts as well.

    13 July 2018 - 11:33

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      Helena says:

      Very possible, but we didn't get that far out. We only saw this beautiful (and the forest up to the campsite). But in other places we have seen just that. Old beautiful city centres and then more modern (and sometimes more boring) suburbs.

      13 July 2018 - 12:36

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  8. Mr Steve says:

    I repeat myself, what a marvellous building. It makes me happy to see beautiful old buildings being maintained and preserved.

    Just visiting Karlovy Vary must be a treat for body and soul.

    13 July 2018 - 12:44

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  9. Maria / Magnolia Magis says:

    Great to discover new gems! Looks great and can very well end up on the to-visit list. 😉

    13 July 2018 - 20:01

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  10. BP says:

    That city is truly marvellous! What houses and what "constructions". Karlovy Vary really breathes prosperous health resort from the 18th century and you can really imagine how the rich people went there to get treatment for various ailments. The town appears in a lot of books as well.
    Oh I guess there weren't those tourist cups for drinking the spring water back then;-)

    Glad that this time you focused on traditional Czech food... are you training while travelling.... ?????? I hope so, because dumplings and beer definitely leave their mark;-)

    13 July 2018 - 22:46

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      Helena says:

      Haha, it is not super good with the training. But on this particular day, msn can probably say that we trained! The 3.5 kilometre walk down the mountain was ok, but 3.5 kilometres up the mountain was an ordeal ... Then hopefully we spent some beer and dumplings then 😉.

      13 July 2018 - 23:15

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  11. Elisabeth says:

    What a wonderful place. We'll have to remember it for future trips!

    13 July 2018 - 23:15

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  12. Veiken says:

    I want to go there ...... drink a Becherovka for me, please! ?

    13 July 2018 - 23:54

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  13. Ditte says:

    Nice to get tips on a beautiful city where the tourist flows have not yet reached. Lovely pictures that attract.

    14 July 2018 - 0:46

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  14. Christian says:

    Looks super lovely! I would go there for a weekend!

    16 July 2018 - 8:13

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  15. Lena - good for the soul says:

    But wow! What properties! Can only imagine how beautiful it is in reality. I would probably like that city, I who go off on beautiful buildings 🙂 .

    Hug Lena

    16 July 2018 - 18:57

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