Historic site · UNESCO
Mill Colonnade Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary, Czechia
A grand neo-Renaissance colonnade where visitors sample several mineral springs.
City · Czechia · West Bohemia
Karlovy Vary
A grand spa town of colonnades, pastel hotels and hot springs set in a wooded valley.
about 5 h
For storytellers
Why Karlovy Vary matters
Karlovy Vary is the old-fashioned spa holiday, still very much alive. Pastel hotels climb the sides of a wooded valley, elegant colonnades shelter hot springs, and visitors stroll about holding little porcelain cups. The water is mineral-rich and quite an acquired taste. Come to promenade, to soak up the Belle Epoque atmosphere, and perhaps to catch the film festival in summer.
Talking points
- It is part of the UNESCO-listed Great Spa Towns of Europe.
- Spa-goers traditionally sip the mineral water from special drinking cups.
- A well-known international film festival is held here each summer.
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What to see in Karlovy Vary
Historic site · UNESCO
Hot Spring Colonnade Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary, Czechia
A glass-and-iron colonnade over the main hot spring, which shoots a jet of water into the air.
Also nearby
Within about 40 km, closest first.