Town

The most famous and biggest spa town in the Czech Republic was founded in about 1350. The Roman Emperor and Czech King Charles IV. Has promoted them to town in 1370 and the architectonical style of the end of the 19th century has formed its looks. The most significant historical buildings are St. Andrew´s Church, Orthodox Church of St. Paul and St. Paul, the Town Theatre, Mill Colonade, and St. Marie Magdalena´s Church. The spa town is surrounded with hilly landscape of foothills of Krušné hory mountains. The woods offer numerous paths for beautiful walks and panoramatic views to the spa valley. The lively social life of Karlovy Vary is traditionally enriched with Crastal glass manufacturing and with various festivals and concerts. However, Karlovy Vary is not only a world famous spa town but aslo a town of world known herbal liquere and bottled mineral water.

Kontakt

Karlovy Vary

Spa Hotel Čajkovskij
Sadová 44
360 01 Karlovy Vary
Czech Republic

Executive director

Kronika Jan

tel:+420 353 237 520
fax:+420 353 237 521
info@cajkovskij.com

Treatment

There are twelve treating springs in the spa. The most powerful and most famous is Vřídlo springig from the depth of aproximately 2 to 3 thousand meters. The temperture of the spring reaches 73°C. The tempreature of the rest of the springs is about 40°C. The springs treat above all metabolic disorders but are also used for inhalations and baths.

Active relax

The oldest 18-hole golf ground in the Czech Republic, golf hall with golf simulator, tennis courts, swimming pools, natural ponds, billiard, horseriding, shooting range, skateboard, carate, foot tenis, squash, sightseeing flights above the town.

Culture

International Film Fstival (since 1946), Music Festival Mozart and Karlovy Vary, International Film festival of films about tourism Tourfilm, Dvořak´s Karlovy Vary Autumn, International Jazz Festival, Singing Contest of Antonín Dvořák. Museum, theatre, cinemas, galery, dancing cafes, discotheques.

Trips

Bečov nad Teplou – little town with gothic castle and manor ( St. Maur´s Shrine) Loket – town historical preserve, museum, castle

Transport

International airport, railway and bus transport from the terminal Dolní nádraží, the region of Karlovy Vary is, as a member of euroregion Egrensis, a part of border zone transport system with Germany.

History

The first mention of water treatment in Karlovy Vary was written by a spa doctor Vladimír Payer in 1522 who recommended to his patients not only mineral baths but also drinking cure. The balneology in Karlovy Vary was significantly improved by doctor David Becher, who made the first research of the springs and in 1764 started production and export of mieral salts. Becher was more keen of mineral baths than of drinking cure. In 1755 Joahn Georg Pupp started off the tradition of hotel and restaurant resort in the town. In 1826 Jean de Carro founded steam spa not far from the Vřídlo. In 1853 the first ferric baths are applied by Dr. Mannel. In 1905 the spa town is influenced by the Prague balneologic practice and treatments targetted on metabolic disorders start to being treated here.