Karlovy Vary is the best notorious spa town located in West Bohemia. It was established about 1350 by the Holy Roman Emperor & King of Bohemia, Charles IV. Its imposing roads & colonnades are surrounded by calm wooded hills crisscrossed by hiking & cycling ways that are ideal for enjoyable walks all year round.
A tiring cultural events calendar, numerous festivals as well as international conferences make Karlsbad the leading and liveliest spa town in the Czech Republic visited not only by the spa-goers but also celebrities. Carlsbad achieved its fame also thanks to its well-known plant based liqueur named Becherovka (nicknamed "The 13th Spring"), Mattoni mineral water, distinctive spa wafers, and Moser crystal work.
The curing waters from the springs in the valley of the Tepla River have been used by public from time immemorial - both for drinking as well as bathing.
Natural Curative Resources in Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad).
The 12 sources that be able to be found here are rich in sodium, bicarbonate as well as sulphates. The sources are very similar to each other with respect to their chemical composition. Nevertheless they come out of the land at diverse temperatures & have various amounts of CO2. In the surroundings of Karlovy Vary there are approximately a hundred springs of numerous temperature & constitution. The mineral-rich mud from a close spring is as well used in treatment plans. The water & mud are used to treat patients with digestive and musculoskeletal diseases, diabetes and obesity.
Medical Indications in Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) for adult patients:
Disorders of the digestive tract (functional dyspepsia gastric, gastric ulcer disorder, conditions following surgical procedure of stomach & esophagus, intestinal disorders, Crohn's disease, states after an acute toxic hepatitis & liver harm, congenital disorders of liver function and other chronic liver conditions), metabolic and endocrine problems (diabetes mellitus, obesity), diseases of the locomotor system.
Medicinal Indications in Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) for Children:
Disorders of the digestive tract (chronic diseases of the stomach, chronic gastritis ulceration of the stomach, chronic bowel disorders, Crohn's disease, liver health conditions, hepatitis), metabolic and endocrine disorders (diabetes mellitus, obesity)
types of treatments available in Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary)
The listing of remarkable records that visited Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad or Karlsbad) is thanks to the fame of the town extremely extended. The spa city has been the most wanted summer time choice particularly for many musicians, writers and poets but also known political figures. Amongst them was Johann W. Goethe as well as the Russian Tsar Peter the Great, German philosopher Johann Fichte Gottlieb, German writer Heinrich Heine, the mistress of Royal leader Franz Joseph I, the artist Katharina Schratt, Rothschild Rockefeller, businessman Arthur Krupp, Izzet Pasha from Constantinople, Chinese Ambassador Chen Soen Ling. Each year the city is in addition visited by numerous well-known actors and film directors thanks to the annual Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary) International Movie Festival.
Author Resource:
Author is a Czech Spa history and treatments expert. He is the head therapist of Spa-resorts.cz, leader in organizing spa resort retreats in famous Czech spa townKarlovy Vary (Carlsbad or Karlsbad) and other SPA destinations such as Marienbad, Franzienbad and etc.
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