Western Bohemia Travel Guide
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Guidebooks
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Fodor's Prague & the Best of the Czech Republic
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Once upon a time, Western Bohemia was known as the playground of Central Europe's rich and famous. Its three well-known spas, Karlovy Vary, Mariánské Lázne, and Frantiskovy Lázne (also known by their German names, Karlsbad, Marienbad, and Franzensbad, respectively), were the annual haunts of everybody who was anybody: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Ludwig van Beethoven, Karl Marx, and England's King Edward VII, to name but a few.
Western Bohemia Hotels
The quality of hotels in Western Bohemia is on a par with those in Prague (something that can't be said about some other parts of the country) and three...read more
Western Bohemia Restaurants
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Things To Do in Western Bohemia
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Travel Deals in Western Bohemia
- Small budget: Stay in Karlovy Vary this Aug Fr $110+/Nt Expedia
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- Save Big This Aug! Book 3 Nts in Karlovy Vary Fr $94+/Nt — $94 Expedia
- Small budget: Stay in Karlovy Vary this Aug Fr $110+/Nt — $110 Expedia
- Save Big This Aug! Book 3 Nts in Karlovy Vary Fr $94+/Nt — $94 Expedia
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