Top places to visit in Karlovy Vary

• Hot Spring Colonnade (Vřídelní kolonáda)

  geyser and spa spring · 4.5 rating · about 0.5 h · check the fee at the gate

  The most dramatic of Karlovy Vary's springs — the Vřídlo erupts at 72°C, shooting a natural geyser 12 metres into the air every 2–3 seconds inside the glass-and-steel colonnade. Open 24 hours. The spring produces 2 000 litres of 72°C water…

• Mill Colonnade (Mlýnská kolonáda)

  spa colonnade · 4.7 rating · about 1 h · check the fee at the gate

  The grandest of Karlovy Vary's five spa colonnades — a magnificent 132-metre neo-Renaissance arcade designed by Josef Zítek (also architect of the Prague National Theatre), built 1871–1881. The 124 Corinthian columns shelter five mineral…

• Diana Observation Tower & Funicular

  observation tower and funicular · 4.4 rating · about 1.5 h · check the fee at the gate

  The Diana Tower crowns the forested hillside above Karlovy Vary, reached by a historic funicular railway (in operation since 1914) climbing through dense pine forest. Sweeping views of the spa valley with colonnades and grand hotels spread…

• Grandhotel Pupp

  luxury-hotel · 4.6 rating · about 0.5 h · check the fee at the gate

  Iconic luxury spa hotel founded in 1701, famous as a filming location for James Bond Casino Royale and the host venue of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

• Park Colonnade

  colonnade · 4.4 rating · about 0.5 h · check the fee at the gate

  Cast-iron Neo-Baroque colonnade designed by the Vienna firm Fellner and Helmer, housing several thermal springs in landscaped Dvořák Park.

• Stag Leap Viewpoint

  cliff-lookout · 4.5 rating · about 0.5 h · check the fee at the gate

  Cliff-top lookout above the spa district featuring an iconic bronze chamois sculpture, with panoramic views over the colonnades and the Teplá Valley below.

• Castle Colonnade

  colonnade · 4.3 rating · about 0.5 h · check the fee at the gate

  Art Nouveau colonnade built into the cliff above the spa district, housing the Castle Spring with elegant Jugendstil decoration.

• Market Colonnade

  colonnade · 4.3 rating · about 0.5 h · check the fee at the gate

  Delicate white wooden Swiss-style colonnade from 1883 covering three thermal springs including the popular Karel IV Spring.

• Karlovy Vary Funicular

  funicular · 4.5 rating · about 0.5 h · check the fee at the gate

  Historic 1912 funicular railway connecting the spa district to the Diana Observation Tower and the forest trails of Imperial Hill.

• Church of St Mary Magdalene

  baroque-church · 4.5 rating · about 0.5 h · check the fee at the gate

  Baroque masterpiece by Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer with elegant twin towers, dominating the heart of the spa town.

• Becherovka Museum

  liqueur-museum · 4.4 rating · about 1.5 h · check the fee at the gate

  Museum dedicated to the famous herbal liqueur produced in Karlovy Vary since 1807, with tastings, original distillery exhibits, and the secret recipe legend.

• Moser Glassworks

  glass-factory · 4.6 rating · about 2 h · check the fee at the gate

  Historic luxury crystal manufacturer founded 1857, with factory tours showing master glassblowers and a museum showcasing royal commissions for emperors and popes.

Things to do

• Becherovka Distillery Museum Tour Cultural · 1.3 h · from CZK 140 per person

Where to stay in Karlovy Vary

Hotels

• Grandhotel Pupp Karlovy Vary 5-star · CZK 8,000 to CZK 35,000 per night
• Hotel Embassy Karlovy Vary 4-star · CZK 4,500 to CZK 11,000 per night

Where to eat

• Promenáda Restaurant Czech, European, Central European · about CZK 900 per person

Getting around

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