Healing springs

Mariánské Lázně is the youngest spa town of the famous "spa triangle" in West Bohemia. The greatest treasure of this town is undoubtedly the healing springs. There are 40 mineral springs in the town and another 100 in the immediate vicinity. The chemical composition of each spring is different and therefore Marianske Lazne is suitable for the treatment of various diseases.

Mariánska Spa springs heal:

Kidney and urinary tract diseases
Respiratory diseases
Disorders of the musculoskeletal system
Metabolic diseases
Gynecological diseases including infertility treatment
Oncological diseases

Cross Strand

Where:Masarykova 3 (Cross Spring Pavilion)

The Cross Spring is not the oldest spring, but it has achieved the greatest fame of all the Marian springs. In 1749, Damián Schulz, a pharmacist from Teplice, built a high cross near the Salty Spring and since then the spring has been called the Cross Spring. The pavilion of the Cross Spring was built between 1818 and 1826 and is thus one of the oldest surviving buildings in the town. It was built according to a plan by architect Jiri Fischer and local builder Antonin Thurner.

The spring is strongly mineralized with a laxative effect. It is used in the treatment of diseases of the digestive tract, metabolism and also in allergic diseases that are conditioned by digestive disorders.

Opening Hours:

daily from 06:00 to 18:00 hours

Ferdinand's Spring

Where: English Street (Ferdinand's Spring Colonnade)

Fedinand's Spring has seven springs located in the Fedinand's Spring Colonnade, in an overflow park.

This is the oldest mineral spring, named after King Ferdinand I, who had it explored in 1528. He originally wanted to extract table salt from it, but it was not table salt, but laxative salt.

Ferdinand Spring is very similar in composition to Cross Spring, but is even more mineralized. The spring is fully used for drinking cures and for the preparation of carbonated baths.

Opening hours:

the strip is freely accessible

in the winter season (October - April) it is inaccessible

Rudolf's Spring

Where:Rudolf's Spring Pavilion in Úšovice, the outlet to the Úšovice stream at the Rudolf's Spring Pavilion, the Cross Spring Pavilion on the colonnade and the Small Colonnade of Karolinina and Rudolf's Spring (opposite the Casino Community Centre)

Rudolph's Spring was originally called Luční Spring and got its later name after the Crown Prince of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. The water from this spring is used for drinking treatment and today it is even bottled and sold as mineral water.

It has an anti-inflammatory effect and is used for kidney and urinary tract diseases. The spring has a high calcium content and is therefore suitable as a supplement in the treatment of osteoporosis.

Opening hours:

Rudolf's Spring Pavilion in Úšovice

from 06:30 to 17:00
from October to April the pavilion is closed
outlet to the Úšovice stream at the Rudolf Spring Pavilion
freely accessible
cross Spring Pavilion on the colonnade

from 06:00 to 18:00
Little Carolina Colonnade and Rudolph's Spring
all day
from October to April the springs are winterized

Maria Spring

Where:Goethovo nám. 1/29 (Hotel Maria Spa)

Maria's Spring is named after the Marian image that was supposedly affixed near the spring by a soldier returning from the war as a thank you for healing his wounds there. Marian Baths (Marienbad) was named after the first building built at the spring.

Factually, it is an effusion of carbon dioxide gas (99.7%), which dissolves secondarily in the shallow circulating groundwater. Mariin spring is used in the form of gas packs and injections - it lowers blood pressure, improves heart function, helps blood flow to the lower extremities, treats joint or spinal ailments, and leads to improved sexual function.

Opening Hours:

strongstring is open to patients only

Forest Spring

Where: Třebízského Street (pavilion by Třebízský brook)

The first mention of the use of Lesní Spring dates back to 1683 and after the establishment of the spa it was called Větrový or Aeolský because it was said to cause mild flatulence. It was not until 1828 that it was given the name Lesní. The spring is used for drinking cures right at the spring.

Slightly alkalizes the stomach contents, so it is suitable for treating digestive disorders and is also used for gargling and inhalation for upper respiratory tract diseases. It is also suitable for treating urological diseases (urinary stones).

Opening hours:

Pavilion of the Forest Spring
daily from 06:30 to 12:00 and from 16:00 to 18:00
during the winter season (October - April) the pavilion is closed
Original spring
freely accessible

Ambrozovy prameny

Where: Goeth Square (in the park below the Central Spa)

The springs are also called the "Springs of Love" and were named after the enlightened Abbot Jerome Ambrose, who sought to make these resources available to sick people. The springs emanate through 3 sumps, each of which collects a group of waters that are slightly different from each other.

Ambrose Springs have a high iron content and are weakly mineralized. They can be used in some forms of anemia and, because of their diuretic effect, also in urinary tract diseases (lithiasis).

Opening hours:

the springs are freely accessible

not open in winter season (October - April)

Caroline Spring

Where: Carolina Spring Pavilion on the Colonnade, Cross Spring Pavilion on the Colonnade

Caroline's Spring, springing from under the former colonnade below the Church of the Assumption, was named "New" when it was discovered in 1809. In 1817, it was renamed in honour of the wife of the then Emperor Francis I (Caroline Augusta) and has kept this name ever since.

It is used in urological diseases and in the treatment of kidney stones.

Opening Hours:

Carolina Springs Pavilion
freely accessible
not open in winter season (October - April)

Cross Spring Pavilion
daily from 06:00 to 18:00

Balbino Spring

Where: spring in the forest - the Metternich walking trail (green marker) leads to the spring, spring opposite the Bohemia Hotel

The Balbín spring rises on the edge of the peat bog, about a kilometre west of Mariánské Lázně. In 1921 it was newly captured, covered with a nice pavilion and piped to the spa as bath water.

Opening Hours:

the spring is free to access

Bear Spring

Where: The spring rises in the forest park between the Agricola Hotel and the Balbino Spring (direction Velká Hleďsebe)

This place was called "The Bear's Den" in medieval times and probably that is how the spring got its name. It is famous for the statue of Eibl's Bear. The spring rises in a hollowed-out stump and from there it began to be piped down a few metres to where the springhouse was built.

Opening Hours:

The spring is freely accessible

Faric Acid

Where: The acid is located in a deep forest behind Nimrod near the Smraďoch reserve

The name of the sourdough comes from the name of the forest belonging to the parsonage. The mineral spring is fed by a shallow well, the excess mineral water drains through a gully in which ochre-coloured deposits of iron salts form. Farská kyselka is one of the most delicious mineral waters in the area.

Opening hours:

the spring is freely accessible

Pirate's Spring

Where:The spring can be found in the spa forests above the park by Prelate's Spring

It is a natural mineral spring. Pirát's Spring passes through the Pott's Valley and was known to the locals before. To the south, at lower elevations, 8 other springs are recorded.

Opening Hours:

the spring is freely accessible

The Arm of Edward VII.

Where: in front of the Cristal Palace Hotel

Highly mineralised natural cold mineral water. It has a high content of calcium, magnesium and iron. Neutralizes gastric juice, reduces acidity, improves tissue sensitivity to insulin (diabetes melitus type II), treats obesity or obstipation.

Opening hours:

freely accessible
not open in winter season (October - April)

Alexandra's Spring

Where:at the beginning of the park below the Cristal Hotel

Alexandra's Spring is very similar in chemical composition to Ferdinand's Spring. It is prescribed for more sensitive patients who find it harder to tolerate the stronger Cross and Ferdinand's Spring. The main indications are diseases of the liver, gallbladder, pancreas and intestine.

Opening hours:

freely accessible
not open in winter season (October - April)

Pramen Augustin

Where:in front of the Cristal Palace Hotel

It has a high content of calcium, magnesium and iron. The water is slightly yellowish in colour and has a pleasant taste. It has a positive effect on inflammation of the urinary tract, gout, conditions after urological operations, etc.

Opening hours:

freely accessible
not open in winter season (October - April)

Prelátův pramen

Where:on the outskirts of Úšovice

Similar in composition to Ambrose Springs. It is located in the Pott's Valley and its mineral waters are the lowest springs of Mariánské Lázně.

Opening hours:

freely accessible
not accessible in winter season (October - April)

Antonine Spring

Where: modern gazebo (built in 1986 by architect M. Brix) at the terminus of trolleybus Nos. 3 and 7 in Úšovice

Antonine's spring flowed anonymously for a long time. It got its name only later. In 1790 the church of St. Anthony of Padua was built in Úšovice and its name was transferred to the spring, which was brought here from the forest above during the First Republic.

Opening hours:

The spring is free to access