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Bohemian Spa Triangle - the most unique spa district in the Czech Republic

By: Petr Masopus

One time in a time, each person needs to lie back and rest. Simply to sleep and take a relaxation in sweet repose. Have a massage, get pleasure from one's day. The West Bohemian Spa Triangle is a great location for the regeneration of your soul & body.

The long-subsided volcanic activity on the periphery of the Slavkov Forest was accompanied by the birth of mineral springs that have made the locality of West Bohemia famous around the earth. Although Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) , founded by the recognized Czech ruler Charles 4, is the most prominent spa town there, there are numerous additional no less superior spa towns in the area that are exceptionally popular with both patients and tourists. Though the advantageous effects of the regional springs had evidently become well-known in as early as the 10th century, spas did not in fact blossom until a lot later, in the 19th century. At the same time, Frantiskovy Lazne was designed at the very end of the 18th century, followed by the founding of Marienbad, as a result completing the "Spa Triangle". Local and overseas visitors alike have been coming to enjoy the local mineral springs for hundreds of years; the visitors' book of the spa resorts take in the names of crowned heads such as the English king Edward VII, Napoleon III, celebrated composers such as Fryderyk Chopin and Richard Wagner, writers such as Johann W. Goethe, Mark Twain and Franz Kafka, or for instance the honored Moravian-born originator of psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud. Although there is much more. You can as well get pleasure from the rich cultural service, set off for biking, climbing and sightseeing trips, play tennis and golf, ride a horse, discover water sporting activities in summer season and cross-country skiing in winter.

Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad / Karlsbad)

Carlsbad is the best identified spa city situated in West Bohemia. It was founded about 1350 by the Holy Roman Emperor & King of Bohemia, Charles 4. Its impressive roads & colonnades are surrounded by calm forested hills crisscrossed by mountain climbing and cycling ways that are best for lovely walks all time of the year round.
A tiring cultural events calendar, numerous festivals as well as international conferences put up Karlsbad the largest and liveliest spa city in the Czech Republic visited not only by the spa-guests but also celebs. Karlsbad achieved its fame also thanks to its well-known natural liqueur named Becherovka (nicknamed "The 13th Spring"), Mattoni mineral water, matchless spa wafers, and Moser crystal glass.
The curative waters from the springs in the valley of the Tepla River have been used by people from time immemorial - both for drinking as well as bathing.

Marianske Lazne (Marienbad)

The city of Marienbad lies in a beautiful wide valley in West Bohemia, 628 meters above sea level. An about twenty km wide strip of forest with many hiking trails passes right all through the spa resort.
Marianske Lazne enjoys an first-rate popularity around the world both for its medical treatment methods and effective natural healing resources, as well as for its charming, delightful surroundings. Almost one hundred old springs have been revealed in and around the city, all with high concentration of CO2. Some had been discovered as early as in the sixteenth century.
A genuine gem among the local neoclassical buildings is the spa colonnade built in 1889. The spa region is dominated by the so-called 'Singing Fountain' entertaining the passers-by with melody and illumination performances.
Marianske Lazne launched its first spa season in 1808, but rapidly started to be a admired resort amongst Europe's elite. Among its visitors had been English Ruler Edward VII., Polish composer & pianist Fryderyk Chopin and German bard Goethe.
The local spas focus in treating musculoskeletal disorders, as well as diseases of the urinary tract, kidney and gynecological problems. The therapies are based mostly on natural resources - cold ferrite acidulous water, natural gas, CO2 and mud.

Frantiskovy Lazne (Franzienbad)

Frantiskovy Lazne, founded in 1793, is a worldwide well-known spa town located in the western area of the Czech Republic. Thanks to its neoclassical spa buildings & pavilions the city preserved the exceptional atmosphere of the early twentieth century and is regarded as one of the most picturesque spa cities in the country.
The district provides moderate local climate, fresh atmosphere & no noise town life. Many parks around the city with its promenades and musicians are a just right location for restful walks. All these reasons add to the therapeutic effects of the local mineral springs so as to each year draw numerous spa-goers.

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

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