Not only of Prague live the tourism of the Czech Republic. In the north of the country, in the region of Bohemia the city of Carlsbad, the second most visited in the country, known as the "spa town" for the more than 100 hot springs scattered throughout the city. Its name, not in vain, comes to mean something like the hervidero (name of the most famous spring in Karlovy Vary) of Carlos, in honor of Emperor Charles IV who gave city privileges to this place in 1350.
The healing effects of the waters associated with diseases such as obesity, gallbladder problems, digestive problems and even some types of diabetes attract hundreds of thousands of tourists every year. The data is spectacular. 2.800.000 liters of water per day come to the surface from a depth of 2000 meters at a temperature of 72º. The water can be drunk. In the Colonnades, name given to the enclosures that house the fountains, there are some small jugs where you can cool the water. But you can also take a bath. There are a series of pools where you can take a good dip. For the well-off there are hotels with a private spa and spa.
Do not think that you have to be sick or suffer from any ailment to visit Karlovy-Vary, nor that its streets are a future of old people with slow walking or sick dragging their ills. The city is an example of the beautiful Czech architecture, present in the structure of the private residences, combined with a great variety of styles where the Byzantine stand out. orthodox church of St. Peter and St. Paul, the baroque cathedral of Santa Magdalena, the Anglican of Saint lucas, neo-gothic style, the Municipal theater and Mill walk.
Special mention deserves the possibility of taking a walk through the impressive and green surroundings of the city. The paths that cross the forest are an ideal place for caramelized "couples".
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