Karlovy Vary
The town of Karlovy Vary belongs to one of the most attractive and most beautiful towns in the Czech Republic. It is worth mentioniting that Karlovy Vary belongs to one of the most often visited Czech towns. The town is visited not only for its beauty but also for the soothing curative effect of Karlovy Vary hot springs to various insidious diseases. Disorders of digestive system (such as stomach disorders, intestines, liver, gallbladder, biliary tract and pancreas) and disorders of metabolism (such as diabetes, high cholesterol, uricaemia, chronical troubles with spine and knuckles, attenuation of health condition due to an intense mental stress, oncological diseases after operations, irradiation and chemotherapy are being cured in Karlovy Vary).
In total there are 12 springs, to the well-known belong, for instance, the spring called Vřídlo (The Boiling spring), The Nymph, The Spring of Charles IV and The Spring of Prince Venceslas etc.
In Karlovy Vary there are many more places worth visiting. At the top of Zámecký vrch (the Chateau Hill) a complex of Zámecké lázně (the Chateau Spa) is located. The structure was built in an avant-gard style but as the time went on, it was reconstructed into a form of a modern balneo-service institution. You should not omit a visit to a five-dome Russian Orthodox Church of Saint Peter and Paul . Also worth seeing is the Anglican Church of Saint Luke on the Chateau Hill.
But Karlovy Vary is not world-famous only for its noted spa, curative springs and beautiful setting. Later on it won fame for its additional speciality and traits typical of Karlovy Vary. One of the traditional speciality is primarily the glass trade mark Moser, which is also known under the name "Glass of kings" and of which many sovereigns all over the world have boasted. At present the glassworks produces a wide range of glass sortiment made both of genuine crystal and various ravishing colours.
Now we could mention the porcelain. In Karlovy Vary not only kitchen porcelain, but also decorative, aesthetically tuned and beautifully decorated, which is also exported into the world, is being produced. The town serves as an oasis of tranquility and therefore one cannot marvel that it has been visited by many famous and gifted people who searched for an inspiration or recreation. The town has been visited by, for instance, well-known composers such as W. A. Mozart, R. Strauss, L. v. Beethoven or statesmen such as Petermagne, Oto I (Greek king), William I (Prussian king), Juan Carlos I (Spanish king) and many others…
Everybody is warm-heartedly welcomed to Karlovy Vary. In an imminent surroundings of hotels you can find many beautiful sights and places for strolling, all hotels are distant from the spa centre less than 10 minutes´walk. Have a pleasant stay full of unforgettable experience…
