Tourist attractions Karlovy Vary

Finished in 1881 by Josef Zítek , architect of the National Theatre of Prague, the huge Mill Colonnade , which runs parallel to the River Teplá, boasts five different springs. To the north, behind the Neo-Gothical-style Establishment III, is the o..

The superb golden domes of the Orthodox church of St Peter and St Paul dominate the sophisticated villas and houses built on the sleep slopes to the west of the town. On the edge of the forest stands a statue of " Karl Marx ". It is rumou..

The Church of St Mary Magdalene , flanked by two superb towers, is one of the rare Baroque monuments of the town. A masterpiece by Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer (1689-1751), it was finished in 1736. Its outline contrasts sharply with the 19C spirit o..

This typical spa hotel, built in a highly ornate fancy style and founded by the confectioner Johann Georg Pupp in 1775, has risen to the rank of institution in this town. Frequented by the nobility for many years, it nonetheless encountered a rival w..

Built in a slightly less cubic spirit that the sanatorium, the Hot Spring Colonnade , or Sprudel Colonnade, is home to Vrídlo , the most spectacular spring of Karlovy Vary. Every two to three seconds a 12m-high jet of water at a temperature of 72°C..