Františkovy Lázně
A yellow-and-white spa town of cold springs and peat, UNESCO-listed.
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- Source temperature
- 11°C
- Bathing
- Indoor
- Accommodation
- Hotel on site
The smallest of the Bohemian spa triangle, Františkovy Lázně was laid out from 1793 as a single planned resort in ochre and white. Its cure rests on cold carbonated mineral springs and local peat used in warm mud packs, and the town is inscribed with the Great Spa Towns of Europe.
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The water
Thermal water
- Source
- Františkův prameny (Francis Spring)
- Mineralisation
- Cold, carbonated sodium sulphate-chloride water
- Character
- Cold carbonated mineral springs taken as a drinking cure; local peat is used for warm packs.
Practical information
Springs are free to taste at the pavilions; baths, peat wraps and carbon-dioxide gas treatments are booked through the spa houses. The compact centre is best explored on foot or by bicycle.
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