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Bohemian Spa Triangle - the most exclusive spa area in the Czech Republic

By: Petr Kovar

Once in a while, everyone wishes to lie back and unwind. Just to snooze and take a relaxation in sweet repose. Have a massage, get pleasure from one's day. The West Bohemian Spa Triangle is a great place for the rebirth of your soul & body.

The long-subsided volcanic activity on the edge of the Slavkov Forest was accompanied by the birth of mineral springs that have made the zone of West Bohemia prominent all-around the world. While Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) , founded by the recognized Czech ruler Charles 4, is the most distinguished spa city here, there are several additional no less superior spa towns in the district that are extremely popular with both visitors with some health problems and travelers. Although the helpful effects of the local springs had evidently turn out to be famous in as early as the tenth century, spas did not actually blossom until much later, in the nineteenth century. At the same time, Frantiskovy Lazne was founded at the very end of the eighteenth century, followed by the establishment of Marienbad, accordingly completing the "Spa Triangle". Local and foreign guests alike have been coming to get pleasure from the local mineral springs for hundreds of years; the visitors' book of the spa resorts contain the names of monarchs such as the English king Edward VII, Napoleon III, prominent composers such as Fryderyk Chopin and Richard Wagner, writers such as Johann W. Goethe, Mark Twain and Franz Kafka, or for example the esteemed Moravian-born founder of psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud. However there is much more. You be able to too get pleasure from the rich cultural service, go for cycling, rock climbing and visiting the attractions trips, play tennis & golf, ride a horse, try water sporting activities in summer season and cross-country skiing during winter.

Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad / Karlsbad)

Carlsbad is the best well-known spa town located in West Bohemia. It was established nearly 1350 by the Holy Roman Emperor & King of Bohemia, Charles IV. Its impressive roads & colonnades are surrounded by tranquil forested hills crisscrossed by climbing and cycling paths that are ideal for pleasurable walks all time round.
A busy cultural events calendar, several festivals and international conferences put up Carlsbad the major and liveliest spa city in the Czech Republic visited not only by the spa-goers but also celebrities. Carlsbad achieved its fame also thanks to its well-known herbal liqueur named Becherovka (nicknamed "The thirteenth Spring"), Mattoni mineral water, distinctive spa wafers, and Moser crystal work.
The curing mineral water from the springs in the valley of the Tepla River have been used by public from time immemorial - both for drinking as well as bathing.

Marianske Lazne (Marienbad)

The city of Marienbad lies in a gorgeous wide valley in West Bohemia, 628 meters above sea level. An roughly twenty km wide strip of forest with various mountaineering trails passes right through the spa.
Marienbad (Marianske Lazne) enjoys an first-rate popularity all over the world both for its medical treatment methods and valuable natural healing resources, as well as for its picturesque, delightful view. Almost 100 old springs have been revealed in and all-around the city, all with high concentration of CO2. Some had been revealed as early as in the 16th century.
A genuine jewel among the local neoclassical buildings is the spa town colonnade constructed in 1889. The spa district is dominated by the so-called 'Singing Fountain' entertaining the passers-by with music and light performances.
Marianske Lazne launched its 1st spa season in 1808, but rapidly became a fashionable resort among Europe's elite. Among its clients had been English Ruler Edward VII., Polish composer & pianist Fryderyk Chopin and German bard Goethe.
The area spas specialize in treating musculoskeletal disorders, & diseases of the urinary tract, kidney and gynecological problems. The services are based on natural resources - cold ferrite acidulous water, natural gas, CO2 and mud.

Frantiskovy Lazne (Franzienbad)

Franzienbad (Frantiskovy Lazne), founded in 1793, is a world acknowledged spa city located in the western area of the Czech Republic. Thanks to its neoclassical spa buildings & pavilions the township preserved the unique atmosphere of the early twentieth century & is regarded as one of the most charming spa cities in the state.
The area provides moderate local climate, fresh atmosphere as well as no noise town life. Many parks around the city with its promenades & musicians are a ideal location for enjoyable walks. All these issues add to the curative effects of the local mineral springs that each year draw many spa-guests.

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Author is a Czech Spa expert. Author is the head therapist of Spa-resorts.cz, leader in organizing spa resort retreats in Czech spa cities such as Carlsbad, Marienbad, Franzienbad and etc.

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