Not even after having lived in Olomouc during my studies for 5 years, and not even when having the country so close to me. But what about so many other beautiful destinations scattered around Czech republic? Not really. And that fact makes me feel ashamed. So when I got a chance to explore more of the Czech republic for K campaign with the Czech tourism board, I said yes without even thinking about it. The Czech destination that fit my personal passion and also one of my main blog topics, was Karlovy Vary.
The Carlsbad I am talking about in this article is Karlovy Vary which is its original name in the Czech language. He was the one who founded the settlement here in approx. It was then when hunting, he saw a deer jumping into a hot spring and thus discovered hot springs in the area. Then the King decided to build a town around hot springs where he could come to heal his wounds. In Charles granted the settlement the status of a town. Karlovy Vary has been growing ever since.
The other part of it was filmed in Loket town close by. Many hotels and restaurants are now owned and run by Russians so in some places be prepared for Russian attitude.
Yes, the Eastern European culture is way colder. During the festival days, the town of approx. You can choose one of hundred different cup versions in one of many stalls close to the springs.
And this brings me to the next pointβ¦. Karlovy Vary are known thanks to its hot springs. The hot spring water rises from the depth of more than 2, meters and can reach the temperature of up to 76 Celsius.
