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Czech Spa Triangle - the most distinctive health spa locality in the Czech Republic

By: Jarda Trynka

Once in a time, each person needs to lie back and relax. Merely to sleep and take a rest in sweet calm. Have a massage, get pleasure from one's time. The West Bohemian Spa Triangle is a just right location for the rejuvenation of your soul and body.

The long-subsided volcanic activity on the periphery of the Slavkov Forest was accompanied by the genesis of mineral springs that have made the locality of West Bohemia well-known all-around the world. Although Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) , established by the celebrated Czech ruler Charles 4, is the most outstanding spa city here, there are numerous other no less exceptional spa towns in the district that are particularly admired with both visitors with some health problems and travelers. Although the positive effects of the local springs had supposedly become recognized in as early as the tenth century, spas did not actually blossom until a lot later, in the nineteenth century. At the same time, Franzienbad was designed at the very end of the eighteenth century, followed by the setting up of Marienbad, accordingly completing the "Spa Triangle". Local and overseas guests alike have been approaching to benefit from the regional mineral springs for hundreds of years; the visitors' book of the spa resorts include the names of monarchs such as the English ruler Edward VII, Napoleon III, famous composers such as Fryderyk Chopin and Richard Wagner, writers such as Johann W. Goethe, Mark Twain and Franz Kafka, or for illustration the esteemed Moravian-born founder of psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud. Although there is more. You can too get pleasure from the rich cultural program, go away for cycling, rock climbing and sightseeing trips, play tennis as well as golf, ride a horse, explore water activities in summer season and cross-country skiing during winter.

Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad / Karlsbad)

Carlsbad is the best branded spa city positioned in West Bohemia. It was established nearly 1350 by the Holy Roman Emperor & King of Bohemia, Charles 4. Its grand roads and colonnades are surrounded by peaceful wooded hills crisscrossed by climbing & cycling ways that are best for pleasant walks all year round.
A tiring cultural events calendar, many festivals and international conferences put up Carlsbad the leading and liveliest spa city in the Czech Republic visited not only by the spa-goers but also celebrities. Karlovy Vary achieved its fame also thanks to its known natural liqueur named Becherovka (nicknamed "The 13th Spring"), Mattoni mineral water, exclusive spa wafers, and Moser crystal glass.
The remedial waters from the springs in the valley of the Tepla River have been used by people from time immemorial - both for consuming as well as bathing.

Marianske Lazne (Marienbad)

The town of Marienbad lies in a good-looking wide valley in West Bohemia, 628 meters above sea level. An approximately 20 km wide strip of forest with various mountaineering paths passes right all through the spa resort.
Marienbad (Marianske Lazne) enjoys an excellent status all over the world both for its medical treatment methods and valuable natural therapeutic resources, as well as for its charming, enchanting view. Almost 100 old springs have been revealed in and around the town, all with high concentration of CO2. Some were discovered as early as in the sixteenth 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 melody and light performances.
Marienbad (Marianske Lazne) launched its 1st spa season in 1808, but quickly started to be a trendy resort among Europe's elite. Amongst its clients were English King Edward VII., Polish composer and pianist Fryderyk Chopin and German bard Goethe.
The regional spas specialize in treating musculoskeletal disorders, as well as disorders of the urinary tract, kidney and gynecological problems. The remedies are based on natural resources - cold ferrite acidulous water, natural gas, CO2 and mud.

Frantiskovy Lazne (Franzienbad)

Frantiskovy Lazne, established 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 distinctive atmosphere of the early twentieth century & is regarded as one of the most picturesque cities in the country.
The region provides moderate local climate, clean air and peaceful town life. Many parks around the town with its promenades and musicians are a ideal location for calming walks. All these conditions add to the remedial effects of the local mineral springs that every year draw many 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 retreats in Czech spa cities such as Carlsbad, Marienbad, Franzienbad and etc.

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