The hall in the Imperial Spa won an award in the Interior of the Year competition

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 [...]

On the occasion of the grand reopening of the Imperial Baths, a video was made in cooperation with Czech Television, where Marek Eben presents the Imperial Baths in their newly acquired form. The Imperial Baths, formerly a luxury spa facility sought after not only by Europe's elite, are beginning a new era. This national cultural monument is once again sought after for its uniqueness. The spa is becoming a cultural [...]

More than seven months after its opening, the Imperial Spa are still in the public and media spotlight, which we are very happy about. This week we were visited by Mr. Václav Žmolík from the Czech Radio Two and he and our colleague Miloš Bělohlávek toured all the interesting places and corners of the spa building for the After the Czech Republic programme. If you [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk and Karel Čapek stayed together in Karlovy Vary 90 years ago. They worked on the famous "Talks with TGM". At that time, the town was struggling with the effects of the economic crisis and the tense international situation, which led to an outflow of spa guests.