Spas of Czech

Spas have been popular in the Czech republic for centuries. They were usually founded around natural mineral and thermal springs; the waters were used both for drinking cures and for bathing and topical applications. It was discovered early on that natural mineral waters had beneficial health properties, and their use (as well as the use of mineral mud, peat, mineral salts, and related products) continues to this day, in medicine as well as cosmetics and body care.

Czech spas are well-respected; they have a long-standing tradition and illustrious history. Especially throughout the 19th and early 20th Centuries, they were among the most sought-after in Europe. Their past clients include royalty (Czar Peter the Great, King Edward VII of England, Austrian Emperor Franz Josef I, and others), composers (e.g. Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Liszt, and Wagner), writers (Casanova, Goethe, Schiller, and Mark Twain) and other great minds of the day (Sigmund Freud, I.P. Pavlov, and T.A. Edison.)

After 40 years of communism, Czech spa companies were privatized in the early 1990s and quickly adapted to the new market conditions. Buildings were restored, facilities upgraded, and new programs introduced. Today, Czech spas welcome visitors from around the world, including an increasing number of Americans.

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