Imperial Spa
in the programme
Around the Czech Republic (Czech Radio Dvojka)

The Imperial Baths ranked among the most visited cultural monuments of the Karlovy Vary Region in 2024. Thanks to its varied programme and wide range of events, it welcomed over 90,000 visitors. More than a hundred cultural, educational and social events were held there, as well as four thousand guided tours. Most of the visitors came in the peak season from May to September, not only [...]

With the arrival of the school year, the Imperial Baths have launched new educational programmes for kindergartens and schools. These programmes use experiential pedagogy and introduce children to the history of the spa industry and the importance of the spa. The youngest children (3-7 years old) in the "Spa with all the Senses" program learn about the spa through smell, taste and hearing while discovering the beauty of the historic building. They experience how the baths smell, [...]

The Imperial Spa in Karlovy Vary presents a novelty that will delight children's visitors and their parents. Since February, they have been offering unique experiential tours that will introduce young and old guests to the fascinating world of the spa in a fun way. The programme is designed not only to entertain, but also to educate and inspire. Children on the tour will discover [...]

The landmark year of 1989 was much more blurred in Karlovy Vary than elsewhere in the country. Long before the revolution, communism shook hands with capitalism here. One such case was the casino in Císařské lázně, which opened in June 1988. The Communist Party-run country in the late 1980s was in desperate need of Western marks, shillings and dollars. Lubomír Štrougal's cabinet therefore made contacts [...]

The prestigious Better Czech Republic 2024 conference, organized by Forbes, was held for the second time this year (17 October 2024) in the Císařské lázně Spa in Karlovy Vary. This event is a unique platform for discussing the future of our country, with the aim of sparking change and inspiring new ideas. The main stage hosted 65 speakers and more than [...]

One of two monumental paintings by the Carlsbad painter Wilhelm Schneider hangs in the men's lounge, which was formerly used for the rest of the men's guests after their baths. The artist captured famous visitors to Karlovy Vary in 1914. This canvas, depicting spa guests from 1791 to 1914, gives pride of place to the then Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I. [...]