Europe’s Famous Spa Towns
In a region with the world’s highest concentration of healing springs, the tradition of spa treatment dates back to the 14th century. Today, it is rightfully included on the UNESCO World Heritage List – not only for its therapeutic treatments and holistic approach to health, but also for its extraordinary architecture, unique natural resources and rich social life, which place it among Europe’s leading cultural centres.
Healing mineral springs and other natural resources, such as peat, therapeutic gases and radon water, have been used in the Karlovy Vary Region for centuries, and not even the rapid development of pharmaceuticals has replaced them. On the contrary, medical science values them more than ever and, in many cases, favours them for good reason.
Hotels in the spa towns offer therapeutic stays and wellness experiences for all age groups. They focus on treating a wide range of illnesses, recovery and prevention, while also helping to relieve everyday stress. Let yourself be pampered in modern wellness centres, indulge in top-class gastronomy and a rich cultural programme.
Karlovy Vary
The largest spa town in the Czech Republic is among Europe’s most beautiful spa destinations, welcoming guests from all over the world each year for treatment. The genius loci of this magical town, nestled in the picturesque valley of the Teplá River, is enhanced by stunning spa architecture, colonnades with thermal springs and a vibrant cultural life – all surrounded by beautiful nature.
Thermal mineral water for drinking cures, baths and rinses; natural gas for injections and dry baths; and peloids from sites across the Karlovy Vary Region.
- Hot Spring (73.4 °C)
- Charles IV Spring (64 °C)
- Lower Castle Spring (61 °C)
- Upper Castle Spring (61 °C)
- Market Spring (62 °C)
- Mill Spring (53 °C)
- Rusalka Spring (59 °C)
- Prince Wenceslas Spring I + II (I: 64 °C; II: 60 °C)
- Libuše Spring (60 °C)
- Rock Spring (45 °C)
- Freedom Spring (60 °C)
- Park Spring (39 °C)
- Dorotka Spring (not accessible)
- Štěpánka Spring (15 °C)
- Snake Spring (29 °C)
- Treatment of digestive system disorders
- Diseases of the periodontium, oesophagus, stomach and duodenum, including post-operative conditions
- Intestinal diseases, including post-operative conditions
- Liver diseases, including post-operative conditions
- Gallbladder and bile duct diseases, including post-operative conditions
- Pancreatic diseases, including post-operative conditions
- The only spa in the Czech Republic to treat digestive system disorders in children and adolescents.
- Treatment of metabolic disorders
- Diabetes
- Gout
- Disorders of fat metabolism
- Overweight
- Treatment of musculoskeletal disorders
- Treatment of oncology patients
- Follow-up treatment for oncology patients after completing cancer treatment, with no signs of recurrence.
The current list of indications for spa treatment is available for download on the Ministry of Health website – here.
- Drinking cures using therapeutic thermal mineral water
- Water and gas baths
- Mucosal irrigation (oral, intestinal and gynaecological)
- Heat and cold therapies
- Peloid wraps
- Massages
- Hydrotherapy
- Physical therapy (electrotherapy, magnetotherapy and phototherapy)
- Therapeutic exercise and outdoor therapies
- Dietary therapy
- Healthy lifestyle education
- Other complementary treatments (e.g. topical dermatological products, acupuncture and oxygen therapy)
- Physical, instrumental and biochemical diagnostic examinations
Relaxation in Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary is the ideal place to relax and recharge your energy. Spa hotels offer wellness and relaxation stays for individuals, couples and whole families of all ages. Make the most of wellness centres with a wide range of relaxing treatments, beauty salons and aesthetic medicine institutes, designed for relaxation and rejuvenation. Treat yourself to a stay full of comfort and relaxation in the local hotels. Elegantly furnished rooms, quality gastronomy and first-class services will take your holiday to new heights.
Colonnades Beneath the Rocks
Art Nouveau colonnades, luxurious villas in the Westend district, and visitor centres at glassworks and porcelain factories invite you for a stroll in any weather. You can also venture beyond the town – perhaps to the monumental Goethe Lookout Tower with its restaurant, the bronze Deer Leap statue, or the Svatoš Rocks rock town, which legend says depicts a petrified wedding procession. Plan your trip according to your preferences: on foot, by bike along the cycle path, or by boat on the Ohře River. Trust us – fresh-air exercise can work wonders.
Mariánské Lázně
The second-largest spa town in the Czech Republic has been blessed with abundant natural beauty and inexhaustible mineral springs. This town of parks, colonnades, charming pavilions, the Singing Fountain and scenic walking trails has retained the charm of bygone times. You can still enjoy spa care of the highest standard here today.
Cold hypotonic mineral springs, used for drinking cures, inhalation therapy, and the preparation of carbon dioxide and mineral baths; peat, mud, and natural therapeutic gas – the so-called Mariánský gas – as well as an exceptional natural foothill climate.
- Cross Spring
- Ferdinand’s Spring
- Forest Spring
- Ambrose’s Spring
- Rudolf’s Spring
- Caroline’s Spring
- Maria’s Spring
- Treatment of musculoskeletal disorders
- Vertebrogenic pain syndrome (back pain)
- Degenerative diseases of the musculoskeletal system (spine and major joints)
- Osteoporosis and post-orthopaedic surgery conditions (joint replacements)
- Treatment of kidney and urinary tract conditions
- Non-tuberculous chronic inflammation of the urinary tract
- Nephrolithiasis without demonstrable urinary tract obstruction
- Post-operative conditions following kidney and urinary tract surgery
- Prostatitis, prostatovesiculitis and chronic urethritis
- Post-kidney transplant conditions with stable graft function
- Treatment of respiratory disorders
- Chronic inflammation
- Bronchial asthma
- Allergic rhinitis
- Post-operative conditions following lower respiratory tract surgery
- Treatment of metabolic and endocrine disorders
- Obesity
- Gout and constipation
- Diabetes mellitus
- Hyperlipoproteinaemia
- Treatment of circulatory system disorders
- Ischaemic heart disease
- Hypertension
- Post-myocardial infarction conditions
- Menopausal syndrome
- Arterial diseases of the limbs
- Functional peripheral vascular disorders and post-thrombotic conditions
- Treatment of oncological diseases
- Rehabilitation for patients after completing oncological treatment for breast tumours
- Rehabilitation for patients after completing oncological treatment for cancers of the reproductive organs or other oncological diseases, except malignant blood disorders
- Treatment of urinary system disorders
- Chronic inflammation of the kidneys and urinary tract
- Post-operative conditions following kidney and urinary tract surgery
- Lower urinary tract dysfunction and urolithiasis
- Treatment of digestive system disorders
- Chronic and recurrent diseases of the stomach and intestines
- Post-operative conditions following stomach, duodenal, oesophageal and intestinal surgery
- Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis
- Treatment of neurological disorders
- Polyneuropathy with paresis
- Post-injury and post-operative conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nervous system
- Neuromuscular diseases
- Parkinson’s disease
- Treatment of skin diseases
- Atopic eczema
- Generalised and arthropathic psoriasis vulgaris
- Neuromuscular diseases
- Parkinson’s disease
The current list of indications for spa treatment is available for download on the Ministry of Health website – here.
Odpověď byla dokončena: Drinking therapeutic mineral water Baths Heat therapies – wraps Gas therapy – gas wraps and gas injections Massages Hydrotherapy Physiotherapy Therapeutic exercise Other treatments (vacuum compression therapy, oxygen therapy, etc.) Physical, instrumental and biochemical diagnostic examinations
Wellness Fit for a King
Beauty and wellness stays here focus on relaxation and improving your overall well-being. During your stay, you can focus purely on relaxation – perhaps in a hot tub with a glass of champagne – or indulge in beneficial spa treatments. The original Roman Baths and the Royal Cabin are true highlights, where even King Edward VII of England enjoyed the spa.
Elegant Spa Architecture
The architectural gems of Mariánské Lázně include the spring pavilions, where you can peacefully sip healing water from deep beneath the earth. A historic landmark of Czech spa culture is the Neo-Baroque Main Colonnade, featuring the unusual ceiling frescoes Man and the Universe. The Singing Fountain will bring a smile to your face with melodies by classical composers as well as songs by Petr Hapka.
In the Heart of Slavkov Forest
Explore the surroundings of the town, situated on the edge of the protected Slavkov Forest Landscape Area. Follow the marked hiking and cycling trails to reach the Kladská Peat Bogs National Nature Reserve or discover the many mineral spring outlets. Are you a golf or skiing enthusiast? The local Royal Golf Club and Mariánky Ski Resort offer ideal conditions. Discover monuments of European significance – Kynžvart Castle, Teplá Monastery, and Bečov nad Teplou Castle and Château, home to the Reliquary of Saint Maurus, the Czech Republic’s second most valuable jewelled artefact after the Crown Jewels.
Františkovy Lázně
A trip to the Neoclassical town of Františkovy Lázně, surrounded by extensive parks and English-style landscaped woodlands, will feel like a journey back in time. Relax in the shade of the New Colonnade, guarded by sphinxes, cool off in the water park, or set out to discover the natural and historical treasures of the surrounding area.
Treatment for Pain and Infertility
Sulphur-iron peat, or the black gold from local deposits, helps relieve pain associated with arthritis and rheumatism and supports joint regeneration. It is used in the form of wraps or baths and complemented by a range of modern treatment methods. Františkovy Lázně is also renowned for infertility treatment, symbolically represented by the statue of a boy with a fish.
Local sulphur-iron peat, mineral water and therapeutic gas.
- Franz’s Spring
- Glauber I
- Glauber II
- Glauber IV
- Meadow Spring
- Natalie
- Sun Spring
- Salt Spring
- Iron Spring
- Sophia Spring
- Louisa’s Spring
- New Spring
- Cartellieri Spring
- Palliardi Spring
- Glauber III Spring
- Marian Spring (D-14)
- Adler Spring
- Stanislav Spring
- Imperial Spring
- New Church Spring
- Oncological diseases, following completion of comprehensive treatment and with no signs of recurrence
- Treatment of circulatory system disorders
- Ischaemic heart disease, including post-myocardial infarction conditions
- High blood pressure
- Vascular diseases of the limbs
- Post-operative conditions following heart valve surgery and coronary artery surgery, post-myocarditis conditions, and education for conditions involving significant risk factors collectively referred to as lifestyle-related diseases.
- Treatment of musculoskeletal disorders
- Painful conditions of the muscles, tendons and joints
- Back pain
- Extra-articular rheumatism
- Osteoarthritis of major joints (knees and hips) and small joints; vertebrogenic pain syndrome (painful back).
- Treatment of gynaecological conditions
The current list of indications for spa treatment is available for download on the Ministry of Health website – here.
- Peat wraps
- Peat baths
- Peat tampons
- Carbon dioxide baths
- Vaginal irrigation
- Dry gas baths
- Gas injections
- Drinking cures
- Physical, instrumental and biochemical diagnostic examinations
- Rehabilitation and physical therapy treatments
Wellness for Everyone
Local hotels offer relaxation programmes for seniors, romantic stays with candlelit dinners, weekend “spa taster” stays and many other wellness packages for anyone wishing to unwind, relax and forget all their worries for a few days.
A Walk Through a Lunar Landscape
Františkovy Lázně is shaped by Neoclassical and Empire-style architecture and is distinguished by the connection between its buildings and nature. A walk through the town will soothe you, while the sight of its beautiful buildings set against the natural park will bring peace to your soul. If you have the opportunity, take a trip to the nearby Soos Nature Reserve. Nicknamed the Czech Yellowstone, it is a vast peat bog at the bottom of a dried-up lake, with bubbling mud volcanoes. The youngest extinct volcano, Komorní hůrka, is also nearby. Seeberg Castle and Vildštejn Castle are well worth a visit as well.
Lázně Jáchymov
A town where the story of the atomic age and radon spa treatment began. Jáchymov, where Marie Curie-Skłodowska discovered radium in pitchblende, has preserved the genius loci of its glorious past, when the first radon spa was established here and people travelled from all over the world for treatment.
Radon water is used in spa treatments. The therapeutic effect of radon – a chemically inert gas – comes from low-intensity alpha ionising radiation. When the body is repeatedly exposed to it in small doses, it stimulates beneficial processes such as the repair of damaged DNA, tissue regeneration, increased secretion of the anti-inflammatory hormone cortisol and the “happiness hormone” endorphin, and activation of the immune system. This explains the exceptional therapeutic and pain-relieving effects of radon baths.
- Curie (29 °C)
- C1 Spring (29 °C)
- Běhounek (36 °C)
- Agricola (29 °C)
- Treatment of musculoskeletal disorders
- Rheumatic diseases, particularly rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis (Bechterew’s disease)
- Degenerative wear of the spine and joints, and soft-tissue rheumatism
- Post-injury and post-operative conditions of the musculoskeletal system, including neuro-orthopaedic surgery and joint replacements
- Scar-related skin conditions and disorders affecting tendons and joint capsules
- Treatment of neurological disorders
- Polyneuropathy with paresis
- Radicular syndromes of vertebrogenic origin
- Post-injury and post-operative conditions of the central and peripheral nervous systems with movement disorders and signs of recovering function
- Treatment of vascular disorders
- Disorders of peripheral blood vessels and circulation in general
- Metabolic diseases
- Gout
- Osteoporosis
Radon baths are a traditional treatment for age-related conditions in general (anti-ageing), as they strongly counteract the effects of environmental oxidative stress on the body.
- Radon baths (the minimum effective course is 10 baths, with a maximum of 24; administered six times a week at 36 °C for 20 minutes, followed by a dry wrap)
- Rehabilitation – therapeutic exercise
- Physical therapy
- Massages
- Hydrotherapy
- Acupuncture
- Physical, instrumental and biochemical diagnostic examinations
- Special therapy – brachyradium therapy (so-called “Jáchymov boxes”)
This European speciality is suitable for treating chronic painful musculoskeletal conditions that do not respond to other commonly used types of pain-relief treatment. It uses the pain-relieving effect of gamma ionising radiation, applied locally to the painful structure through the specialised method of brachyradium therapy. The treatment provides patients with pain relief lasting many months.
Před stresem do hor
Jáchymov je ideální destinací na aktivní wellness pobyt. Leží totiž na úpatí Krušných hor nedaleko nejvýznamnějších horských resortů s celoročním využitím – Klínovce, Božího Daru a Plešivce. Kromě Radium Palace vás budou hýčkat také v lázeňských hotelech Běhounek, Curie nebo Astoria. Nabídka zahrnuje klasické wellness pobyty pro mladé, rodiny i seniory, romantické pobyty pro páry s večeří při svíčkách, ale i bazény, sauny a další místa k relaxaci v Lázeňském centru Agricola v blahodárném horském podnebí.
Mix dávné i moderní historie
Kromě Muzea Královská mincovna v Jáchymově, kde se dozvíte o hornické tradici, historii ražby tolarů a lázeňství, navštivte Latinskou knihovnu s historickými spisy včetně Starého zákona z 13. století. O poznání temnější historie na vás dýchne ze Štoly č. 1 a naučné stezky Jáchymovské peklo, připomínající osud politických vězňů v uranových dolech. Končí však pozitivně, z vyhlídky u Šlikovského hradu se vám otevře celé město v lůně hor jako na dlani.
Lázně Kynžvart
A peaceful spa town away from the main tourist trail, whose climate is recognised as a natural therapeutic resource. It specialises in caring for children, while adults are equally well catered for. The town’s architectural landmarks are its Neoclassical château with an English-style park and its spa district.
Unique climatic conditions, recognised by the Czech Ministry of Health as a natural therapeutic resource, and local mineral waters.
- Richard Spring
- Viktor and Helena Spring
- Marie Spring
Spa treatment is intended for children aged 2 to 15 years (or until they complete primary education) with non-specific respiratory diseases and skin conditions, as well as for children and adolescents with nephro-urological indications.
- Treatment of non-tuberculous respiratory diseases
- Recurrent upper respiratory tract infections with weakened immunity
- Allergic rhinitis
- Bronchitis
- Sinobronchial syndrome
- Post-bronchopneumonia conditions
- Obstructive bronchitis
- Bronchial asthma
- Dermorespiratory syndrome
- Pulmonary fibrosis
- Post-operative conditions following respiratory system and chest surgery
- Treatment of skin diseases
- Psoriasis
- Atopic eczema and other types of eczema
- Ichthyosis
- Other chronic dermatoses
- Kidney and urinary tract diseases
- Recurrent or persistent kidney inflammation
- Urolithiasis
- Post-operative conditions following urinary tract surgery
- Persistent diffuse glomerular diseases
- Climate therapy
- Inhalation treatment using mineral water
- Respiratory rehabilitation and breathing exercises
- Mechanotherapy – massages
- Therapeutic exercise
- Therapeutic exercise in an ozone-treated swimming pool
- Hydrotherapy treatments – Hubbard bath, Hauffe bath, alternating foot baths, Scottish showers and additive baths
- Carbon dioxide gas wraps
- Peat wraps
- Myofeedback
- Electrotherapy, magnetotherapy and thermotherapy – sauna
- Physical, instrumental and biochemical diagnostic examinations
- Other treatments
Relaxation for Adults
In the heart of the beautiful Slavkov Forest countryside, you can also enjoy a relaxing stay. Try therapeutic peat wraps, bubble or aroma baths, massages and other treatments that will wash away stress and tension. Or play a round of golf on one of the most beautiful courses in the Karlovy Vary Region. Gentle activity in a healing climate will fill you with energy and a good mood.
Where to Go for a Walk
The area’s main landmark is Kynžvart Castle, with a collection of curiosities – including a collection of mummies – gathered during Prince Metternich’s lifetime. If you prefer nature, immerse yourself in the mysterious Kladská Peat Bogs, with their primeval-looking stands of bog pine and carnivorous plants. Wildlife here includes pygmy owls and black storks, and if you are very lucky, you may even spot a Eurasian lynx.
