Surroundings & Recreation

The atmosphere and setting of the Spa Hotel Dvořák promises rest and relaxation, peace and tranquillity.

Carlsbad’s uniqueness lies in its famous spas and in its rich history. The city is home to many sights and attractions, museum, art galleries, historic spa buildings, the famous drinking colonnades, lookout towers and spectacular views.

The largest and most popular promenade is the Mill Colonnade. The Mill Colonnade, built in the years 1871–1881 by the architect Josef Zitek, house 5 mineral springs. The building is supported by 124 Corinth-style columns and features an orchestra pit for the spa orchestra as well as interesting allegoric depictions.

The Thermal Spring Colonnade hides the oldest and most famous of Carlsbad’s springs. The 1960s-era building houses a geyser of hot mineral water and several other healing springs.

The most important religious building in Carlsbad is the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, built by the famous architect Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer. This baroque church was erected on the site of an earlier gothic building. Services are held daily.

Especially worth seeing is the St. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church in Krále Jiřího Street with its golden domed roof.

The most beautiful view of the city can be had from the Diana outlook tower.

These and many more wonderful sights and important places await you during your stay in Carlsbad.

The spa resort of Carlsbad and its surroundings hold many leisure-time and recreational opportunities in store:

Walking Tours:

• in the city
• spa trails though the nearby woods

Carlsbad’s sights and recreational possibilities:

• Thermal Spring Colonnade
• Russian-orthodox church
• Historic spa buildings, colonnades – the Mill Colonnade with 5 springs, Park Colonnade, Market Colonnade
• Diana lookout tower
• Regional Museum
• Carlsbad souvenirs
• Golf
• Tennis
• Horse races

Walking Tours

Walks – 30 min

Funicular Station Jelení skok (“Stag’s Leap”) – After taking the cable car to the top, follow the trail slightly uphill to the crossing marked “Ecce Homo”, then take the gentle descent on “Odpoledni pesina” (“Afternoon Trail”) to Slovenska Street. Turn right towards the tennis courts and the bus stop “Karlovy Vary Brezova”.

Tennis – The first mention of tennis in Carlsbad is from the year 1897 when the first asphalt court was built on the present site of Spa VI. The court was used above all by the officers’ corps. In 1905, work was begun on the construction of the tennis courts in Gejzirpark using English construction technology. Club facilities were built in the years 1907–1908, ultimately resulting in one of Central Europe’s best-equipped tennis clubs.

Tour – Length 2000 m, ascent 10 m (descent 80 m), duration 30 min. Energy expended at average speed of 4-5 km/h and body weight of 70 kg – 582 kJ, body weight of 80 kg – 662 kJ

Walks - 45 min

Hurky (bus stop on line #8) – Follow the gently climbing forest road marked Gogolova cesta (“Gogol's Road”) to Goethova vyhlídka (“Goethe’s Lookout”), then continue to the left on the serpentines down to the forest crossroad where you turn left again towards Prazska ulice (“Prague Street”) – bus stop on line #8 – Cerny kun (“Black Horse”).

Goethova vyhlidka (“Goethe's Lookout”) – The lookout tower was built on Vecneho zivota hill (“Hill of Eternal Life”) in the year 1889 according to the plans of Fellner and Helmer. In this neo-gothic building, you will find a restaurant and lookout tower with a view of the Ore Mountains, Slavkovsky Forest and the Doupov Hills. Goethe liked to walk along this trail, which is rich in minerals and flora. The restaurant at the lookout tower serves Bohemian as well as international cuisine and offers comfortable terrace dining, dancing, a small salon for private parties and, of course, spectacular views from the tower.

Tour – Length 2900 m, ascent 65 m (descent 210 m), duration 45 min. Energy expended at average speed of 4-5 km/h and body weight of 70 kg - 703 kJ, body weight of 80 kg - 804 kJ

Walks – 65 min

Pond by Male Versailles Restaurant – From Male Versailles Restaurant, go up Krizikova Street, then continue up on Nerudova stezka (“Neruda Path”) to the Lesovna Diana (Diana Cottage). From there, continue on Lesmistrova cesta (“Ranger's Path”) to Svahova Street and down to T.G. Masaryk Avenue to the main post office (“hlavni posta”).

These spa trails are perfect not just for spa patients but also for residents and regular visitors to the city. Again and again, the old classical adage "men san in corpore sano" proves to be true: “in a healthy body, there is a healthy spirit”. It is out in nature in particular that we can find the needed balance for physical and spiritual harmony.
In the vicinity of Lesovna Diana (Diana Cottage), you can find shelter during bad weather in Fibichuv altan (Fibich's pavilion).

Tour – Length 4100 m, ascent 100 m (descent 120 m), duration 65 min. Energy expended at average speed of 4-5 km/h and body weight of 70 kg - 1017 kJ, body weight of 80 kg - 1164 kJ

Excursions

• Becov nad Teplou
• Marianske Lazne (Marienbad)
• Kynzvart Castle