Karlovy Vary - a wealth of stories!

According to legend, the hot spring with mineral water was discovered by King Charles IV during a hunt in the middle of the 14th century. The healing properties of unusual water brave king, suffering from arthritis, experienced himself. And, feeling relief, the king made a wise decision to establish a resort in this picturesque place, hidden in the mountains at an altitude of 600 m above sea level. Thus began the history of the world-famous city, which bears the name of a great man, King Charles IV.

In Karlovy Vary, people went in the XIV-XV centuries to treat joints and skin diseases with hot baths, and from 1520 water began to be taken orally for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. The city has 12 healing springs, 120 sanatoriums!

Karlovy Vary is beautiful with its architecture. Residents realized that not only the healing properties of water are important for guests of the city, but also the conditions of stay at the resort, the external surroundings. It is always better to be treated in a beautiful and comfortable place. City houses, churches, theaters, colonnades, hotels, terraces and observation decks, which offer unforgettable views of the city – all this was created for 700 years by generations of architects and sculptors.

At the end of the tour, you can climb the funicular to the top of Diana with an observation tower and admire the surroundings of the region.

Attractions you will see during the tour:

Monuments to Charles IV, Beethoven, Goethe, Schiller, Art Gallery, Imperial Baths, Hotel-Legend “Pupp”, funiculars Diana and Imperial, Café Elephant, City Museum, hotels where Peter the Great, V. Goethe, I. S. Turgenev, A. N. Tolstoy stayed, composers Beethoven, Dvorak. Colonnades - Market, Mill, Garden. Observation platforms - Diana, Petra 1. Theatre. Staraya Luka Street.