# Mariánské Lázně

Marienbad, the spa town of Edward VII and Goethe: a cast-iron colonnade, forty drinkable springs, Roman Baths from 1896 and spas, two hours from Prague.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/czechia/marianske-lazne · Revisado: 2026-11-12

Mariánské Lázně, Marienbad in German, is the greenest of the great spa towns of western Bohemia. It grew up in the early nineteenth century around the Cross Spring, which the monks of Teplá were already using, and within a few decades it was receiving Goethe, Chopin and half the European court; Edward VII of England came nine times and founded the golf course here. Almost half the municipal area is forest, and the centre is a large landscaped park with spa hotels around it. Since 2021 it has been part of the Great Spa Towns of Europe World Heritage Site. It lies in the far west of the country, about 160 km from Prague and 50 from Karlovy Vary.

## How do you get there from Prague?

By car, about two hours along the D5 motorway towards Plzeň and then the Mariánské Lázně road. You need the electronic vignette for Czech motorways, which you buy at edalnice.cz.

By train, there are direct trains from Prague in about three hours, with no change; the last stretch crosses the Slavkov forest. By bus, FlixBus and RegioJet take about two and a half hours. The bus station is a short walk from the centre; the train station is about 2 km away, with a city bus.

## What to do

Drink at the colonnade. The cast-iron colonnade of 1889 covers several springs: the Cross, bitter and salty; the Caroline, milder; the Rudolf. You drink in sips, from the porcelain cup with a spout sold in the colonnade shops. It is free.

See the Singing Fountain. In front of the colonnade, the water dances to music every odd hour; at night, with lights.

Bathe in the Roman Baths. The hall of 1896 in the Nové Lázně hotel, with red marble columns and gilded bronze taps. Non-guests are admitted only twice a day and depending on occupancy.

Spend the day at a spa. The Falkensteiner spa sells day tickets with four pools and saunas.

Walk in the park and the forest. From the centre, paths lead to the Forest Spring, the Úšovice valley and the Hamelika lookout tower.

With children, Boheminium. A park of models of Czech monuments at 1:25 scale, in the forest above the town.

## When to go

Whenever you like: the springs, the spas and the park run all year. May and June are the months of the park in bloom, and in September the forest begins to change colour. In winter it often snows and there is cross-country skiing; in December, an Advent market. The spring pavilions open from 6:00 to 18:00, an hour later in summer.

## How long should you allow?

Two hours from Prague, you can go and come back in a day, but it is a place to stay overnight: the morning stroll along the colonnade with your cup and the Singing Fountain at night are the best of it. With one night you see the town and have a bath; with two, you add the forest or an excursion to Karlovy Vary.

## How much does it cost?

The fountains are free. The Falkensteiner day spa, 900 CZK per adult and 500 CZK per child up to age 10. A meal in a good restaurant in the centre, 500–900 CZK. Spa hotels charge a tax of 50 CZK per person per day.

## Dónde está
- Zonas: Thermal getaways
- Cerca: Karlovy Vary (a 30.4 km), Plzeň (a 54.4 km), Křivoklát (a 83.6 km), Karlštejn (a 106.1 km)

## Qué hacer
- **The Roman Baths of the Nové Lázně hotel** (2 h · Adults and families; water at 29–30 °C): The bath hall of the Nové Lázně hotel opened in 1896: 21 columns of red Salzburg marble, Carrara capitals, gilded bronze spouts with lion heads, majolica on the walls and a glass roof that lets the light in. There are two original pools and a third with a counter-current, at 29–30 °C, with a sauna, steam bath and Kneipp path beside them. The water in the pools is ordinary, lightly chlorinated; the mineral water is kept for the treatment baths.
Guests of Nové Lázně and Centrální Lázně go in as part of their stay. Everyone else buys a ticket at the ticket office, only for the 11:00 and 14:00 sessions and depending on the day's occupancy: you cannot book by phone or email and entry cannot be guaranteed. The price is not published; ask at reception.
- **The colonnade and the Cross, Carolina and Rudolf springs** (1 h · Everyone; flat and covered · Free): The great cast-iron colonnade of 1889, with frescoes on the ceiling, runs along the edge of the park and covers several springs. The Cross spring, in its neoclassical pavilion of 1912, is the most famous and the strongest, bitter and salty; the Carolina is milder, with magnesium and calcium. All are cold waters, 7 to 10 °C, with natural gas. You drink them in small sips and not much, from the spouted porcelain cup sold in the colonnade shops, or from your own glass. The water is free.
- **Falkensteiner's Acquapura Day Spa, day entry with four pools** (4 h · Couples and families; saunas from age 14 · 900 CZK adults; 500 CZK children up to 10; 10-entry passes, 7,500 and 4,000 CZK): The Falkensteiner spa, a few minutes' walk from the colonnade, sells day entry to people who are not staying there: four pools, one of them salt water, a sauna area with a bio sauna, infrared, Finnish sauna and steam bath, two relaxation rooms and the gym, with locker, bathrobe and towels included. It is open from 8:00 to 22:00, with limited capacity: book at the earliest the day before by email. Children pay 500 CZK up to age 10, but the salt pool is only for over-13s in the morning and the saunas are from age 14 and without swimwear.
- **The Singing Fountain, water, music and lights in front of the colonnade** (15 min · Everyone · Free): In front of the colonnade, the Singing Fountain moves the water in time to the music every odd hour: Petr Hapka's "Music for the Fountain" plays, along with classical pieces and film soundtracks. At night it is lit up, and that is when it draws the most people. Arrive a few minutes early to get a place at the front. It is free.
- **A walk through the park to the Forest spring** (45 min · Everyone; with a pushchair on the park paths · Free): The morning walk of the spa guests: from the colonnade, a quarter of an hour through the park, following the Třebízský stream, to the Forest spring, with its small colonnade of 1869. Its water is mild, lightly salty and with little gas. The park was designed by Václav Skalník in the early nineteenth century and remains as he left it: curved paths, pavilions and big trees. If you want more, waymarked paths continue from here into the forest and to the Hamelika viewing tower.
- **Boheminium, the Czech Republic in miniature in the forest above the town** (2 h · Families with children; tarmacked paths): More than seventy Czech monuments reproduced at 1:25 scale, with shutters, roof tiles and even trees: Karlštejn, the Ještěd tower, the Pravčická brána arch. The park is in the forest above the town, next to the Krakonoš hotel, about 2 km from the centre. You get up on foot, by city bus or, from April to October, by the cable car from Koliba. It is open all year, has a bistro and the paths are tarmacked. The ticket price is not published in the official listing; check it there.

## Dónde comer
- **Restaurace Palace, in the OREA Spa Hotel Palace Zvon** (Restaurant, Mariánské Lázně, €€€). Qué pedir: a Czech à la carte dish on the terrace, at fountain time.
- **Royal Spoon Restaurant, at the Royal Golf Club** (Restaurant, Mariánské Lázně, €€€). Qué pedir: the midday menu or a meat dish from the seasonal menu, on the terrace.
- **Café Viennese at the Nové Lázně hotel** (Café, Mariánské Lázně, €€). Qué pedir: a cake from the house bakery and a coffee, before or after the Roman Baths.

## By plane: Fly to Prague and a direct train to the spa town
Mariánské Lázně is about 160 km west of Prague. You fly to Prague, with direct flights from Madrid, Barcelona and other Spanish cities, and continue by direct train from the main station, about three hours, by bus, about two and a half hours, or by hire car from the airport, about two hours along the D5. Some hotels arrange transfers from the airport.
### Dónde dormir if you're flying
- **Ensana Nové Lázně** (Spa hotel): The house
The flagship of the spa hotels of Mariánské Lázně: a Neo-Renaissance building of 1896, by the architect Josef Schaffer, with the Roman Baths inside and the bath cabins used by King Edward VII and Emperor Franz Joseph. Covered corridors link it with the Centrální Lázně, the Maria Spa and the Casino, so you go to treatments, restaurants and the colonnade without going out into the street. There is a doctor and nurse throughout your stay and two springs in the building.
The rooms
97 rooms and suites, from classic to apartments such as the Royal, of 80 m², with a living room, small kitchen and a balcony over the park or the colonnade. Guests enter the Roman Baths, the saunas and the whirlpool free, and have the spa card with the drinking cure, gymnastics and discounts in town. Check-in is at 14:00 and check-out at 11:00.
Parking and getting there
There is free unattended parking in front of the hotel and supervised or garage spaces for 380 CZK a day, with two chargers for electric cars. The colonnade is about 250 m away. Animals are not allowed.
- **OREA Spa Hotel Palace Zvon** (Spa hotel): The house
A nineteenth-century Art Nouveau hotel on the main street, with a view of the colonnade. It has a wellness centre and spa with rehabilitation treatments in the building itself, a relaxation pool free for guests and two restaurants, one of them the Palace, with a terrace facing the Singing Fountain. For families, an entertainment programme and a children's corner.
The rooms
127 rooms with Italian-style furniture: Classic singles and doubles, Deluxe with a balcony, suites and family rooms. Check-in is at 15:00 and check-out at 11:00. There are packages of two to five nights with treatments.
Getting there
A few minutes' walk from the colonnade and the centre. From the railway station, about 2 km away, by taxi or city bus.
- **Falkensteiner Spa Resort Mariánské Lázně** (Spa hotel): The house
A large spa hotel a few minutes' walk from the colonnade, with the Acquapura spa: four pools, one of salt water, saunas, relaxation rooms and a gym. It offers the Marienbad cure with a medical check-up and water from the Alexandra spring and, in winter, a Christmas programme with concerts and guided walks.
Practicalities
Arrival is from 15:00 and check-out until 11:00. The hotel picks you up free from the railway station, 2 km away, if you give the time when you book, and arranges a transfer from Prague airport on request. The garage costs 500 CZK a night. Children up to 3.9 years do not pay. Dogs are accepted, at 950 CZK a night, in the room, the lobby and the bar. There are three step-free rooms.
Who it suits
It suits anyone who comes mainly for the spa and wants a big pool and saunas, and anyone travelling with a dog, because few spa hotels allow them.
### Servicios
- **Train and bus from Prague to Mariánské Lázně**: Direct train from Prague in about three hours, no change; FlixBus and RegioJet buses in about two and a half hours. The railway station is 2 km from the centre.

## By car: Two hours along the D5, with a vignette
By car it is about 160 km along the D5 towards Plzeň and the Mariánské Lázně road, around two hours. Bring the electronic vignette and park at the hotel: the centre is pedestrian. With a car you can add the Royal Golf Club, Boheminium or an excursion to Karlovy Vary.
Presupuesto orientativo: 90–180 € por persona y día.
### Dónde dormir if you're driving
- **Ensana Nové Lázně** (Spa hotel): The house
The flagship of the spa hotels of Mariánské Lázně: a Neo-Renaissance building of 1896, by the architect Josef Schaffer, with the Roman Baths inside and the bath cabins used by King Edward VII and Emperor Franz Joseph. Covered corridors link it with the Centrální Lázně, the Maria Spa and the Casino, so you go to treatments, restaurants and the colonnade without going out into the street. There is a doctor and nurse throughout your stay and two springs in the building.
The rooms
97 rooms and suites, from classic to apartments such as the Royal, of 80 m², with a living room, small kitchen and a balcony over the park or the colonnade. Guests enter the Roman Baths, the saunas and the whirlpool free, and have the spa card with the drinking cure, gymnastics and discounts in town. Check-in is at 14:00 and check-out at 11:00.
Parking and getting there
There is free unattended parking in front of the hotel and supervised or garage spaces for 380 CZK a day, with two chargers for electric cars. The colonnade is about 250 m away. Animals are not allowed.
- **OREA Spa Hotel Palace Zvon** (Spa hotel): The house
A nineteenth-century Art Nouveau hotel on the main street, with a view of the colonnade. It has a wellness centre and spa with rehabilitation treatments in the building itself, a relaxation pool free for guests and two restaurants, one of them the Palace, with a terrace facing the Singing Fountain. For families, an entertainment programme and a children's corner.
The rooms
127 rooms with Italian-style furniture: Classic singles and doubles, Deluxe with a balcony, suites and family rooms. Check-in is at 15:00 and check-out at 11:00. There are packages of two to five nights with treatments.
Getting there
A few minutes' walk from the colonnade and the centre. From the railway station, about 2 km away, by taxi or city bus.
- **Falkensteiner Spa Resort Mariánské Lázně** (Spa hotel): The house
A large spa hotel a few minutes' walk from the colonnade, with the Acquapura spa: four pools, one of salt water, saunas, relaxation rooms and a gym. It offers the Marienbad cure with a medical check-up and water from the Alexandra spring and, in winter, a Christmas programme with concerts and guided walks.
Practicalities
Arrival is from 15:00 and check-out until 11:00. The hotel picks you up free from the railway station, 2 km away, if you give the time when you book, and arranges a transfer from Prague airport on request. The garage costs 500 CZK a night. Children up to 3.9 years do not pay. Dogs are accepted, at 950 CZK a night, in the room, the lobby and the bar. There are three step-free rooms.
Who it suits
It suits anyone who comes mainly for the spa and wants a big pool and saunas, and anyone travelling with a dog, because few spa hotels allow them.
### Servicios
- **Motorway vignette and parking at the hotels**: For the D5 you need the Czech electronic vignette (edalnice.cz). In the centre, park at your hotel: Nové Lázně, free in front; Falkensteiner, garage 500 CZK.

## Car-free: Car-free, by direct train from Prague
Mariánské Lázně is a perfect car-free getaway: a direct train from Prague, a spa district you can cover on foot and hotels that collect you at the station. For Boheminium there is a city bus and a cable car.
Presupuesto orientativo: 80–160 € por persona y día.
### Dónde dormir without a car
- **Ensana Nové Lázně** (Spa hotel): The house
The flagship of the spa hotels of Mariánské Lázně: a Neo-Renaissance building of 1896, by the architect Josef Schaffer, with the Roman Baths inside and the bath cabins used by King Edward VII and Emperor Franz Joseph. Covered corridors link it with the Centrální Lázně, the Maria Spa and the Casino, so you go to treatments, restaurants and the colonnade without going out into the street. There is a doctor and nurse throughout your stay and two springs in the building.
The rooms
97 rooms and suites, from classic to apartments such as the Royal, of 80 m², with a living room, small kitchen and a balcony over the park or the colonnade. Guests enter the Roman Baths, the saunas and the whirlpool free, and have the spa card with the drinking cure, gymnastics and discounts in town. Check-in is at 14:00 and check-out at 11:00.
Parking and getting there
There is free unattended parking in front of the hotel and supervised or garage spaces for 380 CZK a day, with two chargers for electric cars. The colonnade is about 250 m away. Animals are not allowed.
- **OREA Spa Hotel Palace Zvon** (Spa hotel): The house
A nineteenth-century Art Nouveau hotel on the main street, with a view of the colonnade. It has a wellness centre and spa with rehabilitation treatments in the building itself, a relaxation pool free for guests and two restaurants, one of them the Palace, with a terrace facing the Singing Fountain. For families, an entertainment programme and a children's corner.
The rooms
127 rooms with Italian-style furniture: Classic singles and doubles, Deluxe with a balcony, suites and family rooms. Check-in is at 15:00 and check-out at 11:00. There are packages of two to five nights with treatments.
Getting there
A few minutes' walk from the colonnade and the centre. From the railway station, about 2 km away, by taxi or city bus.
- **Falkensteiner Spa Resort Mariánské Lázně** (Spa hotel): The house
A large spa hotel a few minutes' walk from the colonnade, with the Acquapura spa: four pools, one of salt water, saunas, relaxation rooms and a gym. It offers the Marienbad cure with a medical check-up and water from the Alexandra spring and, in winter, a Christmas programme with concerts and guided walks.
Practicalities
Arrival is from 15:00 and check-out until 11:00. The hotel picks you up free from the railway station, 2 km away, if you give the time when you book, and arranges a transfer from Prague airport on request. The garage costs 500 CZK a night. Children up to 3.9 years do not pay. Dogs are accepted, at 950 CZK a night, in the room, the lobby and the bar. There are three step-free rooms.
Who it suits
It suits anyone who comes mainly for the spa and wants a big pool and saunas, and anyone travelling with a dog, because few spa hotels allow them.
### Servicios
- **Train and bus from Prague to Mariánské Lázně**: Direct train from Prague in about three hours, no change; FlixBus and RegioJet buses in about two and a half hours. The railway station is 2 km from the centre.

## Luxury: A spa fit for kings, with Roman Baths and a spa
Mariánské Lázně lends itself to a luxury trip: a five-star hotel with an 1896 bath house for you, a doctor on the premises, treatments with spring water and gas, dinner at Edward VII's golf club and the Singing Fountain at night.
Presupuesto orientativo: From €200 por persona y día.
### Dónde dormir in style
- **Ensana Nové Lázně** (Spa hotel): The house
The flagship of the spa hotels of Mariánské Lázně: a Neo-Renaissance building of 1896, by the architect Josef Schaffer, with the Roman Baths inside and the bath cabins used by King Edward VII and Emperor Franz Joseph. Covered corridors link it with the Centrální Lázně, the Maria Spa and the Casino, so you go to treatments, restaurants and the colonnade without going out into the street. There is a doctor and nurse throughout your stay and two springs in the building.
The rooms
97 rooms and suites, from classic to apartments such as the Royal, of 80 m², with a living room, small kitchen and a balcony over the park or the colonnade. Guests enter the Roman Baths, the saunas and the whirlpool free, and have the spa card with the drinking cure, gymnastics and discounts in town. Check-in is at 14:00 and check-out at 11:00.
Parking and getting there
There is free unattended parking in front of the hotel and supervised or garage spaces for 380 CZK a day, with two chargers for electric cars. The colonnade is about 250 m away. Animals are not allowed.
- **Falkensteiner Spa Resort Mariánské Lázně** (Spa hotel): The house
A large spa hotel a few minutes' walk from the colonnade, with the Acquapura spa: four pools, one of salt water, saunas, relaxation rooms and a gym. It offers the Marienbad cure with a medical check-up and water from the Alexandra spring and, in winter, a Christmas programme with concerts and guided walks.
Practicalities
Arrival is from 15:00 and check-out until 11:00. The hotel picks you up free from the railway station, 2 km away, if you give the time when you book, and arranges a transfer from Prague airport on request. The garage costs 500 CZK a night. Children up to 3.9 years do not pay. Dogs are accepted, at 950 CZK a night, in the room, the lobby and the bar. There are three step-free rooms.
Who it suits
It suits anyone who comes mainly for the spa and wants a big pool and saunas, and anyone travelling with a dog, because few spa hotels allow them.

## As a family: A dancing fountain, castle models and a pool

Mariánské Lázně is a quiet spa town that works with children if you give them something to do: the Singing Fountain every odd hour, the fizzy water from the springs, which surprises them, the flat park for the pushchair and Boheminium, with the country's castles in miniature.

### What works best
The Singing Fountain, free, best at night

Boheminium, with pushchair-friendly paths

The colonnade and its springs, with a porcelain cup as a souvenir

The Falkensteiner day spa, 500 CZK up to age 10

### Where to sleep
OREA Spa Hotel Palace Zvon, with family rooms and a children's corner

Falkensteiner Spa Resort, free up to 3.9 years

### Where to eat
Restaurace Palace, open all day

Café Viennese, with cakes

### Worth knowing
The water of the Cross spring is a laxative: children should only taste it

In the spas, the saunas are from age 14

The Nové Lázně does not allow animals

### Qué hacer as a family
- The colonnade and the Cross, Carolina and Rudolf springs
- Falkensteiner's Acquapura Day Spa, day entry with four pools
- The Singing Fountain, water, music and lights in front of the colonnade
- A walk through the park to the Forest spring
- Boheminium, the Czech Republic in miniature in the forest above the town

## Consejos

### Buy the cup at the colonnade
Drink little and in sips: the Cross spring water is laxative.

### Arrive before the odd hour
To see the Singing Fountain up close.

### Book the day spa
The Falkensteiner one takes reservations from the day before.

### Go to the Roman Baths at 11:00 or 14:00
Tickets for non-guests are sold only at those two times.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How long does it take to get from Prague to Mariánské Lázně?
About two hours by car, three by direct train and two and a half by bus.

### Can you drink the water from the springs?
Yes, it is free; on longer cures the doctor indicates which and how much.

### Can you visit the Roman Baths without staying at the hotel?
Yes, at 11:00 and 14:00, with tickets bought on the spot and depending on occupancy; they cannot be booked.

### Is there a spa for non-guests?
Yes, the Acquapura Day Spa at the Falkensteiner, from 900 CZK, by reservation.

### Is it worth going for the day?
You can, but with a night you see the colonnade in the morning and the fountain at night.

### Can you combine it with Karlovy Vary?
Yes, it is about 50 km away: an hour by train.