For more details see Rail travel in the Czech Republic. When planning your journey, use journey planner IDOS. Also, some of the railways are quite scenic. The vast majority of trains in Karlovy Vary Region are modern and very comfortable. Karlovy Vary is well connected to the regional and long-distance train network. Other bus companies also run services from Prague's Florenc station but they are more expensive and not as comfortable as Student Agency's buses.Ĭ offers daily transport between Karlovy Vary and Cesky Krumlov, among other places. FlixBus also offers near hourly service, for roughly €10. The trip takes 2 hours and costs 155 Kč for adults. Student Agency operates hourly buses from Prague's Florenc and Dejvicka stations 05:00-20:00. While in town, Georgia tries snowboarding and BASE jumping. She treats herself to a new designer wardrobe in a fashionable boutique. She flies off to Karlovy Vary for Christmas and stays at the Grandhotel Pupp, enjoying the luxurious hotel's presidential suite, gourmet restaurant, and spa. Believing that she is dying, Georgia quits her job and decides to blow her savings. Last Holiday is a 2006 film starring Queen Latifah, who portrays Georgia Byrd, a New Orleans department store employee.

The town, along with Prague, was the filming location of many scenes identified as being in Montenegro in the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale. The three spa towns in West Bohemia – Karlovy Vary, Mariánské Lázně and Františkovy Lázně – are known as the West Bohemian Spa Triangle, and all three are part of the 'Great Spa Towns of Europe' UNESCO world heritage site shared with eight other cities around the continent. Czech remains the major language today but the signs of German culture and heritage are still very evident. After World War II, the largely German-speaking city was cleared of its inhabitants and replaced with Czech settlers.

Tourism ground to a halt during World War I and the city never fully regained its former glory. For these reasons, it was a popular tourist destination starting in the 18th century with guests including Tsar Peter the Great, Emperor Franz Josef I, Beethoven, Goethe, Wagner, Brahms, Leo Tolstoy, and Karl Marx.

It is famous for its hot springs and its colorful and whimsical architecture. Karlovy Vary, meaning 'Charles' Bath', was named after Charles IV, King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor, who founded the city in 1370. It's famous for its mineral springs and its gorgeous Belle Epoque architecture. Karlovy Vary (also known as Karlsbad, its German name or Carlsbad, its English name) is a historic spa town in West Bohemia, in the western Czech Republic.

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