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Bohemian Spa Triangle - the most distinctive health spa region within the Czech Republic

By: Maruska Lukesova

One time in a time, everybody needs to lie back and rest. Simply to snooze and get a break in sweet calm. Have a massage, enjoy one's time. The West Bohemian Spa Triangle is a ideal 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 completed the region of West Bohemia recognized around the earth. While Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) , established by the celebrated Czech ruler Charles IV, is the most outstanding spa town there, there are several other no less marvelous spa towns in the territory that are extremely popular with both patients and travelers. Though the positive outcomes of the regional springs had evidently become well-known in as early as the tenth century, spas did not actually develop until much later on, in the nineteenth century. At the same time, Frantiskovy Lazne was established at the very end of the 18th century, followed by the founding of Marianske Lazne, thus completing the "Spa Triangle". Domestic and overseas guests alike have been coming to take pleasure in the indigenous mineral springs for hundreds of years; the visitors' book of the spa resorts include the names of crowned heads such as the English king Edward VII, Napoleon III, famed 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 more. You be able to as well get pleasure from the rich cultural program, set off for cycling, rock climbing and seeing the sights trips, play tennis as well as golf, ride a horse, discover water sporting activities in summer time and cross-country skiing during winter.

Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad / Karlsbad)

Karlsbad is the best recognized spa city positioned in West Bohemia. It was founded around 1350 by the Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia, Charles IV. Its imposing roads and colonnades are surrounded by peaceful wooded hills crisscrossed by mountaineering and biking paths that are ideal for pleasurable walks all time round.
A full of activity cultural events calendar, many festivals as well as international conferences make Carlsbad the biggest and liveliest spa city in the Czech Republic visited not only by the spa-goers but also celebs. Karlsbad achieved its fame also thanks to its well-known plant based liqueur labeled as Becherovka (nicknamed "The 13th Spring"), Mattoni mineral water, matchless spa wafers, and Moser crystal work.
The curing mineral water 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 town of Marienbad lies in a good-looking wide valley in West Bohemia, 628 meters above sea level. An roughly twenty km wide strip of forest with numerous mountaineering paths passes right through the spa.
Marienbad enjoys an first-rate reputation around the world both for its medical treatment methods and efficient natural therapeutic resources, as well as for its scenic, delightful surroundings. Almost one hundred old springs have been discovered in and around the town, all with great concentration of CO2. Some were discovered as early as in the 16th century.
A genuine gem among the local neoclassical buildings is the spa town colonnade built in 1889. The spa area is dominated by the so-called 'Singing Fountain' entertaining the passers-by with melody and illumination performances.
Marienbad (Marianske Lazne) launched its 1st spa season in 1808, but quickly became a trendy resort amongst Europe's elite. Amongst its clients had been English Ruler Edward VII., Polish composer and pianist Fryderyk Chopin and German bard Goethe.
The regional spas focus in treating musculoskeletal disorders, as well as diseases of the urinary tract, kidney and gynecological problems. The therapies are based on natural sources - cold ferrite acidulous water, natural gas, CO2 and mud.

Frantiskovy Lazne (Franzienbad)

Franzienbad (Frantiskovy Lazne), established in 1793, is a world known spa town located in the western part of the Czech Republic. Thankfulness to its neoclassical spa buildings and pavilions the town preserved the exclusive atmosphere of the early 20th century & is regarded as one of the most charming spa cities in the state.
The area provides mild local climate, unpolluted air as well as peaceful town life. Various parks all-around the city with its promenades & musicians are a just right place for stress-free walks. All these conditions add to the therapeutic effects of the local mineral springs so as to each year draw numerous spa-guests.

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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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