THE CZECH LIST
BELLE ÉPOQUE ARCHITECTURE, astronomical clocks, castles and châteaux, and frosty pines—a series of things come to mind when I think about the Czech Republic. But just west of its most rewarding hotspot and capital, Prague, is a sedate Imperial-era triad that shows the popular European destination in a different light. The Western Bohemian Spa Triangle, comprising the spa towns of Karlovy Vary, Mariánské Lázne, and Františkovy Lázne, is home to a great concentration of hot mineral springs and was once frequented by sovereigns and elites for its healing waters. Today, Western Bohemia is slowly reclaiming its place on the modern
