West Bohemian Spa
Spa towns, these incredible places where you can regenerate body and soul, have been attracting domestic and foreign guests for hundreds of years.
In the visitor books at spa hotels you can find the names of such celebrities as Russian Tsar Peter the Great, Empress Marie Theresa, the French Empress Marie Louisa, Emperor Franz Josef I, Bach, Goethe, Casanova, Schiller, Beethoven and many others. You’ll be reminded of some of these figures on strolls in the immediate surroundings of the spa towns, where a dense network of walks awaits, passing summer houses, viewing towers and small restaurants along the way. Other reasons to visit the West Bohemian spas could be the Baroque landscape around the Premonstratensian monastery at Teplá, a plethora of castles, remarkable pieces of industrial heritage, in particular Krásno Mining Museum , and enthralling nature reserves including the youngest volcano in the country.
The West Bohemian Spa Triangle - Carlsbad, Marienbad and Františkovy Lázně are currently candidates to be added to UNESCO list of world cultural heritage sites. Inclusion on this prestigious list could become a reality thanks to these towns’ original spa architecture and the naturally occurring materials they use in their cures; mineral-rich springs in Carlsbad and Marienbad and ample supplies of mineral-rich mud in Františkovy Lázně. A whole range of illnesses, from digestive complaints to neurological illnesses, metabolic, motor skeletal and gynaecological ailments, are treated here.
Moser glassworks visitors centre in Carlsbad – A tour of this traditional glassworks, where Moser glass has been made since 1893, includes an exhibition on the factory’s history and a visit to the factory shop.
Jan Becher Museum in Carlsbad – Production of the Becherovka herb liqueur was begun in 1807. The museum traces the history of production of this well known tipple, and the tour concludes with a tasting session.
Bečov nad Teplou – A Gothic castle and Baroque chateau in the valley of the River Teplá. One of the tours focuses on the Romanesque reliquary of St Maurus from the 13th century, discovered in 1985 beneath the floor of the chapel.
Spa Mariánské Lázně
Contact address
Destinační společnost Sokolovsko,o.p.s.
Husovy sady 2044
356 01 Sokolov
+420 352 605 600
+420 605 271 939
destinace-reditel@sokolovsko.cz
http://www.sokolovsko.cz
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