Mariánské Lázne

Mariánské Lázne is a spa town in the Carlsbad Region of the Czech Republic. The town, surrounded by green mountains, is an exquisite mosaic of parks and noble houses. Most of its buildings come from the town's Golden Era in the second half of the 19th century, when many celebrities and top European rulers came to enjoy the curative carbon dioxide springs.

The top attraction of the town are its 100 mineral springs (53 of them are tapped) with high carbon dioxide (...)

Mariánské Lázne

Mariánské Lázne is a spa town in the Carlsbad Region of the Czech Republic. The town, surrounded by green mountains, is an exquisite mosaic of parks and noble houses. Most of its buildings come from the town's Golden Era in the second half of the 19th century, when many celebrities and top European rulers came to enjoy the curative carbon dioxide springs.

The top attraction of the town are its 100 mineral springs (53 of them are tapped) with high carbon dioxide content and often also higher iron content, both in the town itself and its surroundings. Most of them are orderly kept and often pavilions and/or colonnades are built around them. The most notable ones are:

• Krí¿ový pramen (Cross Spring) - is the most famous spring of Mariánské lázne. A monumental pavilion with a copula bearing a patriarchal cross and 72 Ionic columns was built over the spring in 1818-1826. Today's concrete building is a copy from 1911-1912, originally it was a light wooden and brick construction. The water from the spring is high-mineralized with a strong laxative effect, it has been used for both curative drinks and baths.

• Rudolfuv pramen (Rudolph's Spring) - with a wooden pavilion built over the spring, some water is tapped and piped to the nearby colonnade and some is bottled. Its water is low-mineralized with high calcium content and has been used to cure urinal problems.

• Karolinin pramen (Caroline's Spring) - named after the wife of the Emperor Franz I., Caroline Augusta. The nearby colonnade was built in 1869, the pavilion is a reconstruction from 1989. The water is low-mineralized, with higher magnesium content.

• Ferdinanduv pramen (Ferdinand's Spring) - the water from the spring, similar in composition to Krí¿ový pramen, is bottled under the Excelsior label.

• Ambro¿ovy prameny (Ambrose's Springs)

• Lesní pramen (Forest Spring)

• Zpívající fontána (Singing Fountain)