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HOTEL ROYAL GOLF
Royal Golf Hotel is located in the scenic valley of Teplá stream, not far from Karlovy Vary and in the middle of a beautiful park. Its location is simply ideal regarding the closeness of the main route between the spa towns of Karlovy Vary (10 km) and Mariánské Lázně (40 km), and the holiday location of Bečov nad Teplou.
BEČOV NAD TEPLOU
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Baroque castle and Gothic castle The castle was built by the Rýzmburks in the beginning of 14th century. Itęs purpose was to protect the important crossroads of two merchant paths. The castle is located on a rocky hill overlooking a deep valley and it is circumnavigated by the Teplá stream from two sides and by the Dolský stream from the third side. During the Hussite wars it was conquered and occupied by Hussites. After 1500, Pluhs from Rabštejn rebuilt the castle. For taking part in the Stavovské uprising against Ferdinand I., the castle was taken away from them and began changing owners frequently. During the 30 year war, Swedish soldiers conquered Bečov and the castle started to become desolate and never became the seat of aristocracy again. In 1753, Dominik from Kounice initialized building of a Baroque castle with a chapel that has an octagonal floor plan. The Beaufort-Spontini clan was the last to own this castle, and they planned to have it rebuilt into a new-gothic style. This didnęt happen and the castle remained preserved in its original form. Starting in the 1970s, there was a very demanding reconstruction of the whole complex, finishing in 1991. Some of the many interests here include the terrace gardens.
LOKET CASTLE
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A Gothic castle, its present form dates from the period of Vaclav IV. It was founded back in the second half of 12th century in a Romanesque style. An interesting fact is about it is that the 3 year old future king Charles IV was imprisoned here. After being rebuilt in the beginning of 19th century, the castle served as a prison. The exposition includes: marshalęs house with archeological exposition, Gothic walling, remains of Renaissance scullery, East wing with a large hall and remains of a chapel, margraveęs house with a porcelain exhibition, a prison and a rotunda from the 12th century. There is an exposition of historical weapons (incl. firearms).
KARLOVY VARY
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This is the biggest Czech spa town with more than 600 years of spa tradition and 54,000 inhabitants. It was founded approximately in 1350 by Charles IV at the site of previously known thermal springs. In 1707 emperor Josef I claimed Karlovy Vary as an independent royal town. The spa treatment consisted almost only of bathing procedures until halfway through the 16th century. Drinking cures started to be popular due to Vaclav Payer, who wrote the first scientific essay on Karlovy Vary treatment. The life-long work of Dr. David Becher (1725-1792) had a major impact on the modernization of local balneology. He also influenced the beginning of making and exporting thermal salt. In 1777 a new, modern Geyser hall was built. The New spring collonade, established in 1792, was the first construction of its type in Karlovy Vary. A new steam spa was constructed in 1826 near Geyser, at the wishes of Dr. Jean de Carro. A peat spa has been in operation since 1836. The town lies close to the border with Germany, approximately 120 km from Prague. Its elevation above sea-level is 370m; up to 644m for the surrounding hills. The curative thermal springs are a natural rarity. Historic sights of the town are mainly Baroque (K. I. Diezenhofer), Classicist, Art nouveau, historizing style (F. Fellner, H. Helmer). Glass making (Moser), porcelain making (Thun, Moritz Zdekauer), the herbal liquor Becherovka, Mattoni mineral water, thermal salt, spa wafers, healing cosmetics, and springstone souvenirs are traditional for Karlovy Vary.
MARIÁNSKÉ LÁZNĚ
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This is the second largest Czech mineral spa town with 14,868 inhabitants. Its famous history begins at the end of 18th century. Abbot Raitenberg, Josef Jan Nehr and Václav Skalník are famous names connected with the founding of the spas. In 1808 was the first spa season and the place got its name. In 1818 the place was declared as public spas, and in 1865 it was declared as a town. It’s elevation above sea-level is 630 m. There are a lot of curative springs of different chemical characteristics concentrated in a small area, which is a natural rarity. A natural place of interest is the beautiful Protected landscape area Slavkovsky forest with many marked paths and trails for tourists, bikers and skiers. The spa town centre is declared as a protected heritage site zone. Some of the most outstanding sights include the orthodox Church of St. Vladimír, Anglican church, Catholic church of Holy assumption of the Virgin Mary, Cross spring pavilion, Ferdinand spring collonade, Casino, Chopin house etc. The production of spa wafers and mineral waters Agua Maria and Excelsior is traditional here.
