Sports
Golf
Cihelny – an 18-hole golf course opened in 2001, 10 km away, www.astoria-golf.cz
Karlovy Vary – an 18-hole golf course, the oldest golf course in the Czech Republic, 20 km away, www.golfresort.cz
Karlovy Vary – a 9-hole golf course situated within the horse-racing track, 20 km away, www.racingclub.czSokolov – a newly constructed 18-hole golf course situated in Dolní Rychnov, 25 km away, www.golf-sokolov.cz
Háje – a 9-hole golf course, 15 km away, www.golfhaje.com
Mariánské Lázně – an 18-hole golf course from 1905 with an indoor hall, 20 km away, www.golfml.cz
Tennis
Gejzírpark Karlovy Vary – Březová – tennis school facilities, state-of-the-art inflatable hall
TCF Purum Mariánské Lázně – 9 red clay courts and an inflatable hallTenisový klub Sokolov – 8 red clay courts, practising wall and tennis school, www.tenis-sokolov.cz
Fishing
Bečov nad Teplou, Kladská
Swimming Pools
Thermal (Karlovy Vary) – a unique thermal pool constructed in a rock above the town. The pool is 50m long and its water is of the following composition: 1/3 mineral water and 2/3 drinkable water. There is also a fitness centre and sauna available.
www.thermal.cz
Alžbětiny lázně (Elizabeth’s Spa) (Karlovy Vary) – a 25 m pool with fresh water. A whirlpool, sauna and steam room are also available.
www.spa5.cz
Městský bazén (Municipal Pool) (Mariánské Lázně) – a 25 m pool and a paddling pool, a slide, two whirlpools, warm-up rooms, hairdressers, massage and refreshments.
www.marianskelazne.cz/cs/sport/bazen
Sokolov – a 25 m pool with a water jet, two whirlpools, two water-slides of 93m and 23 m long. A paddling pool for kids with warm water, slides and other facilities.
www.sb-sokolov.cz
Františkovy Lázně – a swimming pool complex with four indoor and three outdoor pools with slides etc. Outdoor and indoor snack bar and restaurant.
www.aquaforum.info
Cycling Paths, Bridleways, Hiking Trails
Bridleways
There are about 70 km of bridleways available around Bečov and Toužim, www.touzim.cz.
Cycling Paths
Andělská Hora – a place of pilgrimage, ruins of a Gothic Castle from the 14th century, excellent views over the countryside.
Bečov nad Teplou – a Gothic Castle and a Baroque Manor House in the valley of the Teplá River. The biggest of its treasures, the Romanesque reliquary of St Moor from the 13th century was found underneath the floor of the Manor House Chapel in 1985.
Boží Dar – the highest located town in the Czech Republic and Central Europe (1028 m above sea level), a sought after skiing resort. Children’s runs, snowtubing, snowboarding complex, evening skiing. Another skiing resort, Klínovec, is nearby.
Jáchymov – a former mining town. The Renaissance building of a former mint housing an exhibition of silver mining and minting as well as numismatic and mineralogy collections. The first radioactive spa in the world was opened here in 1906.
Lázně Karlovy Vary – the largest of the Czech spas founded in the 14th century by the King Charles IV. Warm mineral springs with the most famous of them all, the Hot Spring Vřídlo, jetting out to a height of 15m. Churches, spa houses, colonnades: Vřídelní, Mlýnská, Sadová, Tržní and Zámecká.
Diana – a 40 m tall observation tower on the Výšině přátelství (Platform of Friendship) (556m) perched above Karlovy Vary. A cable car leads from the spa colonnade to the observation tower.
Goethe’s Viewpoint – a 42 m high observation tower on the eastern part of Karlovy Vary. An interesting, new-style Gothic construction.
Klínovec – a sought-after trip destination with a stone observation tower and a restaurant. A skiing centre. One can get to the top of Klínovec by cable car
Teplá Monastery – a Premonstratensian monastery founded in 1193. Guided tours round the Baroque dormitory and the second largest monastery library in Bohemia (100,000 titles). A Romanesque/Gothic Church of the Annunciation of our Lord with late Baroque decorations.
Hauenštejn Castle – originally a medieval castle rebuilt in the English New Gothic style in the mid 19th century. Gothic cellars, a knights’ hall with original carved wooden ceiling, tower, chapel and gallery.
Pixies’ Rocks – approximately sixty pseudo-karst hollows in regular cylinder shapes in the valley of the Ohře River on the western foothills of the Doupov Hills near the village of Dubina.
Svatošské Rocks – a massive rock wall in the valley of the Ohře river, apparently a wedding procession of Jan Svatoš turned into stone featured in many local folktales.
These and many other suggestions for cycling trips can be found on www.kudyznudy.cz.
Canoeing
We can organise canoe or raft hire for you. We would recommend one day trips where the delivery and pick-up of the canoe/raft and equipment is organised for you and you get a printed guide and a route plan. We would recommend taking a trip on the Ohře river from Loket – Karlovy Vary, www.dronte.cz