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Poděbrady – a spa town “for the heart” (and soul)
“Poděbrady is for the heart” is the motto of Central Bohemia’s main spa resort, which specializes in cardiology, boasts top-class balneology and splendid architecture.
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Libverda –the spa for movement disorders and heart problems
Libverda, in the Liberec Region, specializes in carbon baths that promise to help guests with movement disorders and heart problems.
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Teplice – Boasting historic spas that drew the likes of Beethoven
Teplice is home to historical spas that drew the likes of Beethoven and Goethe. Now it is offering treatmetnt to people with long Covid.
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Luhačovice - “the pearl of Moravia”
Luhačovice takes great pride in its renowned spas and mineralized cold spring water, considered among Europe’s best and sold as a popular medicine in pharmacies nationwide.
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Veteran Mania! Prague fairgrounds showcase rare, vintage Czechoslovak motorcycles
The Veteran Mania exhibition now underway at Prague’s Výstaviště fairgrounds is a must-see for anyone interested in 20th transportation in Czechoslovakia.
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Jáchymov – the oldest radon spa in the world
A fifteen-minute drive north of Karlovy Vary, Jáchymov is the oldest radon spa in the world. It became a popular spa destination at the beginning of the 20th century.
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Jeseník Spa – The cradle of hydrotherapy
The town of Jeseník might not be a destination very high on the list of most tourists to Czechia, but the mountain town is a cradle of hydrotherapy.
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Mariánské Lázně - second-largest Bohemian spa town
Nestled in a shallow valley between the green hills of the Slavkov and Upper Palpatine Forests, Mariánské Lázně is the second-largest Bohemian spa town.
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Františkovy Lázně - the greenest Czech spa town
Františkovy Lázně is the smallest and westernmost town of the Bohemian Spa Triangle, which it forms along with Karlovy Vary and Marianské Lázně.
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Karlovy Vary – one of the most famous spa towns in the world
Karlovy Vary, the most famous Czech spa town with one of the largest concentrations of hot springs in Europe, has hosted kings, poets and celebrities.