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Uninhabited swamp surrounded by tangled forests
- It is hard to believe that more than 200 years ago Marienbad (in Czech Mariánské Lázně) was nothing more than an uninhabited swamp surrounded by tangled forests. Today it is an elegant spa resort, one of the most renowned in the Czech Republic, visited over the centuries by artists, politicians, kings and princes.
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Rooms. It is hard to believe that more than 200 years ago Marienbad (in Czech Mariánské Lázně) was nothing more than an uninhabited swamp surrounded by tangled forests. Today it is an elegant spa resort, one of the most renowned in the Czech Republic, visited over the centuries by artists, politicians, kings and princes.
And although it cannot rival Karlsbad (Karlovy Vary)— which was already in the spa trade in the 14th century — in terms of its depth of history, Marienbad this year looks back on the bicentennial of its foundation, marking 200 years of faith in the healing powers of the spa’s medicinal waters.
Jan 2, 2024 · One of them, Marianske Lazne also called Marienbad is an historical spa village. The first spa house opened in 1805, just a few years later in 1818 Marianske Lazne was declared as a public spa.
An architectural gem with 200 years of cultural tradition, it also has a trove of healing springs. Follow in the footsteps of Goethe, Chopin, King Edward VII of England, and Marienbad’s many other famous guests and spend a few restful days here.
Mariánské Lázně is a relatively young spa town, developed at the beginning of the 19th century in a valley where several springs with remarkable curative properties rise from the ground. However local people were aware of the springs as early as the 1200s. In 1528, King Ferdinand ordered the springs to be tested for their salt content. 1805–1807.
I just watched Last Year at Marienbad (1961) for the first time, after trying and failing to get through it many years ago. I knew going into it that it wasn't a straight-forward narrative film, but I'm surprised by how many people consider it to be incomprehensible.
Get to know the story of a town which, at the height of its fame, hosted the most important of statesmen and artists, and remains one of Europe’s most beautiful spa towns. It’s hard to imagine that two centuries ago there was nothing here but a valley of inaccessible forest and bubbling swamps.
