Essence of Place - Imperial Spa

The Imperial Spas reopened to the public after a 3-year reconstruction. We celebrated this event with a spectacular gala concert. The opening show was prepared by brothers Michal and Simon Cabani. We listened to Antonín Dvořák's Carnival, Op. 92 and Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "New World" - Allegro noc fuoco in a great performance by the Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra. Together with [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

"Again and again Karlovy Vary manages to put me in a daze of the senses, when I see not only what is, but also what could be and what is hidden behind the curtain. When I see everything that is hidden as if by magic. It is perhaps the miracle of the healing springs, which even modern science has failed to capture and describe sufficiently in its fragility [...]

The distinctive colourful and technically sophisticated multifunctional hall for concerts, theatre, lectures and other social and cultural events is located in the building of the Imperial Spa. The building no longer serves its original purpose and so this hall is located in its atrium... this is the description of the Atrium Hall in the competition Interier of the Year 2024.

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 [...]