Czech Spa Season Opens Soon

An afternoon or an entire weekend relaxing and being pampered in a Czech spa or hot spring is a fantastic holiday. Coming up in May, the opening festivities begin.

My favourite spa in Eastern Europe is still the amazing Heviz Spa in Hungary - floating amongst those lilies is hard to beat. But with the opening of the spa season coming soon in the Czech Republic, maybe there are a few more places I need to experience.

Each year the main spa towns celebrate the annual ceremony of the opening of the springs, and some put on two or three day festivals to do so. The festivals might include music and costume, and of course the symbolic spring opening. A couple you can check out are:

• Jeseník 30 April - 1 May
• Karlovy Vary 4-6 May 2007
• Luhacovice 11-13 May 2007
• Mariánské Lázne 11-13 May 2007
• Teplice nad Becvou 12 May 2007