The city is known for its hot springs since the nineteenth century and became the seaside resort of high class. People like Goethe, Beethoven, Brahms, Bach, and Liszt visited this city and were inspired by the twelve hot springs. The thermal water source number thirteen, Becherovka, is something apart and used in the production of a unique water and herbal liqueur, and water from this source are considered curative.

The city is situated in a valley surrounded by woods; with multiple cracks geological mineral water. Most of the streets and buildings are decorated in the pure and elegant nineteenth-century style. One of the most famous buildings and views of the city is the Grand Hotel Pupp. The hotel, built in 1701, is one of the best in the region and is held there each year the International Film Festival. The hotel was one that appeared in the movie Casino Royale.

Each of the hot springs offers a chance to relax in this small town while enjoying a spa treatment or going to a spa. In reaching this city, we recommend visiting one of the spas or fountains, among which the Mil Colonnade, a building originally designed as a two-story house became a room with 124 luxurious Corinthian columns of 132 meters long. If you do not want to just relax in the spa, take a stroll through the picturesque streets while sipping the sweet plum liquor or while shopping the best Bohemian crystal factory to visit the Moser Glass exclusive. To see the city, it is recommended that you visit the Observatory of Diana, where you can see the most important buildings, like the church of Santa Maria Magdalena, the Imperial or the many sources of Karlovy Vary spa town.