Krušné hory (Ore Mountains) – west

But to give just one example, we might mention the name of the renowned French architect Le Corbusier, who once remarked that Karlovy Vary gives the impression of being a row of Art Nouveau cakes. A dense network of promenade circuits with pavilions and restaurants, majestic architecture of spa colonnades and the overall charm have all made the town an immensely popular destination. However, the western section of Krušné Hory is worth visiting also because of the radioactive spa of Jáchymov, a splendid Premonstratensian monastery in Teplá, skiing resorts in Klínovec and Boží Dar or because of the opportunity to take a ride on the unique Semmering of Krušné Hory – a mountain section of the railway track from Karlovy Vary to Johannngeorgenstadt in Germany, where the trains climbs up to the altitude of 915 meters.

• Andělská Hora – or the Angelic Mountain is a pilgrimage place and a ruin of a 14th century Gothic castle with a lovely view of the surrounding landscape.
• Castle and Chateau Bečov – a Gothic castle and a Baroque chateau in the valley of the Teplá River. The castle display the 13th century Romanesque reliquary of St. Maurus, discovered in 1985 under the floor of the castle chapel.
• Boží Dar – the town with the highest altitude in the Czech Republic and Central Europe (1028 meters), a popular skiing resort. A center for children, rides on inflatable tire tubes, a snowboarding resort, skiing at night, another skiing resort in the vicinity – Klínovec.
• Jáchymov – a mining town, the Renaissance building of the former royal mint includes a museum of silver mining and minting, and the numismatic and mineralogical collection. In 1906, the town opened the first radioactive spa in the world.
• Karlovy Vary – Carlsbad, the largest Czech spa resort, established in the 14th century by King Charles IV. Geothermal mineral springs; the main spring of Vřídlo spouts 15 meters high. Churches, spa houses, colonnades (Vřídelní, Mlýnská, Sadová, Tržní and Zámecká).
• Diana – 40-meter-high observation tower at Výšina Přátelství (The Friendship Upland) at the altitude of 556 meters, high above Karlovy Vary. Connected with the spa colonnade by a cable railway.
• Goethe’s Lookout – an observation tower at the east end of Karlovy Vary, an interesting 42 structure in Neo-Gothic style.
• Klínovec – a popular destination of hiking trips with a stone observation tower and a restaurant. A skiing resort center. The summit of the mountain can be reached by a funicular.
• Monastery Teplá – a Premonstratensian monastery established in 1193. Guided tours through the Baroque convent and the second largest monastic library in the Czech Republic (100,000 volumes). A Romanesque-Gothic church of the Annunciation with late Baroque decorations.
• Hauenštejn Castle – originally a medieval castle, rebuilt in the 19th century in the English Neo-Gothic style. Gothic dungeons, the Knight’s Hall with incised ceiling, a castle tower, a castle chapel and galleries.
• Skalky skřítků (Dwarf Rocks) – approximately sixty pseudo-karst tubular caves in the valley of the Ohře River at the foothills of the Doupovské Mountains near the village of Dubina.
• Svatošské skály (Rocks) – a massive cliff in the valley of the Ohře River; it is said that the cliff is a petrified wedding procession of Jan Svatoč, the main character of many local legends.