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Live tours in Karlovy Vary

Explore Karlovy Vary, Czechia, live with a local who lives there. A guide walks you past Vřídlo (Hot Spring), Mlýnská kolonáda (Mill Colonnade) and Tržní kolonáda (Market Colonnade) on a video call, or talks you through it by phone.

9 live tours From 18,00 €

Explore Karlovy Vary live with a local

Sessions run live, not as a recording: you join at a time in your own time zone, and the guide follows whatever you want to see or ask about. Lázeňské území is worth asking about: the colonnaded valley along the Teplá river where the springs and grand hotels sit.

Every date has a minimum group size: if it does not fill up, it is cancelled and you are refunded in full automatically. Small groups, real answers, no script.

What a live session shows

  • Vřídlo (Hot Spring) The town's hottest mineral spring, spouting in a column of near-boiling water inside a glass-roofed colonnade.
  • Mlýnská kolonáda (Mill Colonnade) A Neo-Renaissance colonnade by the architect who also designed Prague's National Theatre.
  • Tržní kolonáda (Market Colonnade) An ornate wooden colonnade built over springs on the site of the town's original market.
  • Grandhotel Pupp A spa hotel operating under different names since the 18th century.
  • Diana Lookout Tower A hilltop tower above the spa quarter, reached by a funicular through the forest.
  • Jan Becher Museum A museum inside the distillery where the herbal liqueur Becherovka has been made since the early 19th century.
  • Church of St Mary Magdalene A Baroque church by the Dientzenhofer family standing directly above the Hot Spring.
  • Church of Sts Peter and Paul An onion-domed Orthodox church built for the town's Russian spa guests in the 19th century.

Neighbourhoods

  • Lázeňské území the colonnaded valley along the Teplá river where the springs and grand hotels sit
  • Nová Louka a 19th-century street of grand villas linking the spa quarter to the town centre
  • Diana hillside wooded slopes above the spa quarter, criss-crossed with walking paths and the funicular to Diana

Food to know

  • Karlovarské oplatky (large spa wafers)
  • Becherovka (herbal liqueur made in the town)
  • Svíčková (marinated beef in cream sauce)
  • Guláš s knedlíky (goulash with bread dumplings)
  • Smažený sýr (fried cheese)

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Good to know about Karlovy Vary

Do I need to be in Karlovy Vary to join a session?

No. You join from wherever you are; the guide is the one in Karlovy Vary, live on camera or on the phone.

How long does a session last?

Between 0.5 and 1.3 hours, depending on the guide and the topic.

What language is the session in?

Guides here offer Czech, English and German; pick the one you want when you book.

What if I lose connection partway through?

Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up.

Can I ask the guide anything, or is it a fixed script?

Anything. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.