Karlovy Vary District: Hotels and Accommodation

In Karlovy Vary, Becherovka offers a guided tour covering its history and production, including a tasting. The tour is of interest to visitors who want to combine regional history with a local drink. Those wishing to book a hotel in Karlovy Vary District can continue their accommodation search afterwards.

The exhibition on the Reliquary of Bečov is designed for self-guided visits.

Nature and Trails

Božídarské rašeliniště can be reached from the car park via an educational trail on a wooden boardwalk.

The Božídarské rašeliniště protected area preserves bogs, mountain meadows, heathland and forests at an altitude of around 1,000 metres; it is protected as the largest bog in the Ore Mountains.

Many protected and endangered plant and animal species find a habitat there.

Svatošské skály form a granite rock city on the left bank of the Ohře in a deep valley near Hory.

There are climbing routes on the rocks with difficulty ratings from 4 to 8+. Svatošské skály can be reached on foot, by bicycle or by water tourism.

The Karlovy Vary–Loket cycle path through Svatošské skály is part of the main cycle route 204.

The restored Blatenský vodní příkop is 11.665 kilometres long. It includes a wooden aqueduct that crosses a forest stream.

Culture and History

The Ore Mountains/Krušnohoří UNESCO region documents mining innovations and their influence beyond the Ore Mountains.

The Bečov nad Teplou castle complex includes a botanical garden and is associated with the Romanesque Reliquary of Saint Maurus. The museum-gallery exhibition in Bečov nad Teplou presents this reliquary. Those interested in gardens will find a botanical garden here in addition to the reliquary.

Valeč Castle was created by rebuilding a late Gothic castle after 1585 and was later remodelled in the Baroque style. Valeč Castle is accessible during opening hours.

Findlaterův altán is the oldest excursion pavilion in the spa forests of Karlovy Vary. It is freely accessible and offers views towards the Teplá Valley.

Dorotin altán is an Empire-style pavilion built in the Teplá Valley in 1791.

The Sadová Colonnade in Karlovy Vary is a 50-metre-long cast-iron spa colonnade. The early Baroque Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Krásný Les was built around the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries.

Mozart Park in Karlovy Vary is freely accessible year-round and contains historic gravestones.

Regional Specialties

Becherovka has been produced in Karlovy Vary since 1807.

Regional Karlovy Vary water, spirits, sugar, herbs and spices are used in its production.

Karlovy Vary spa wafers are a traditional snack; their early form already existed before 1800. The first bakery specialising in Karlovy Vary spa wafers opened in 1867.

The mint became the Royal Mint after 1528.

Other Places in Karlovy Vary District

For further orientation, the following places are included: Abertham, Gottesgab, Bergstadt Platten, Nové Hamry, Bärringen, Breitenbach, Dallwitz, Karlovy Vary, Luditz, Ottowitz, Engelhaus, Tüppelsgrün, Neudek, Ostrov Nad Ohří, Neu Rohlau, Theusing, Großfürwitz, Lichtenstadt, Pechöfen, Horn, Buchau, Kohlhau, Poschetzau, Chiesch, Petschau, Stiedra), Schaub, Landeck, Sichlau, Schönwald, Schömitz, Grasengrün, Donawitz, Waltsch, Schönthal, Merkelsgrün, Münchhof, Schneidmühl, Töppeles, Welchau, Janessen, Sankt Joachimsthal, Pirkenhammer, Hochofen, Schwarzenbach, Gießhübl-Sauerbrunn, Sodau, Warta, Gießhübel B. Buchau, Uitwa, Klein-Werscheditz, Wickwitz and Gängerhof.

Use the list of places to explore the individual destinations further.

To the higher-level travel overview: Karlovy Vary.