Sights in Karlovy Vary
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The Colonnades
The spa proper starts at Poštovní bridge, where rows of late-19th- and early-20th-century mansions face off against the blockish communist-era (1976) Hotel Thermal sanatorium across the river.
The 13th spring is the most famous but there are 15 springs housed in or near five colonnades (kolonády) along the Teplá.
The first is the whitewashed and wrought-iron Park spring colonnade.
Further on is the biggest and most popular, the neo-Renaissance Mill colonnade, with five different springs, rooftop statues depicting the months of the year and a small bandstand. Petra Restaurant, opposite, is the spot (but not the original building) where Peter the Great allegedly stayed in…
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Viewing Tower
For light relief, follow one of the steep trails from the Teplá into fragrant woods filled with statues and decaying pavilions. One of the most popular trails ascends 1.5km from the Grandhotel Pupp to a hilltop viewing tower. The woods on the way to the lookout are peppered with monuments, including one to that crusty old bourgeois, Karl Marx, who visited Karlsbad (Karlovy Vary) three times between 1874 and 1876.
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Stag's Leap
Stag's Leap, the promontory where Charles IV's dog made its famous discovery, is 500m northeast from an intermediate stop on the funicular. Another lookout tower is on vyhlídka Karla IV, south of Grandhotel Pupp.
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Church of Mary Magdalene
The Church of Mary Magdalene is across the river. Whatever your thoughts on the excesses of baroque architecture, it's hard not to fall for this confection by Kilian Ignatz Dientzenhofer.
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Golden Key Museum
Has a low-key display of old-time Karlovy Vary and paintings of the spa by Viennese artist Wilhelm Gause.
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Moser Museum of Glass
Offers a history of glass-making in the area, as well as visits to the Moser factory glassworks.
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Karlovy Vary Museum
Has exhibits on Karlovy Vary's history and natural history, and Czech glasswork.
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Jan Becher Museum
Deals with all things Becherovka, the town's famed herbal liqueur.
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