Czech Republic Guide
West Bohemia
Františkovy Lázně
While FRANTIŠKOVY LÁZNĔ (Franzensbad) may not boast any individual architectural gems, it is, in many ways, the archetypal spa town.Laid out in the early nineteenth century, the Neoclassical architecture of the period finds its way into every building – even the cinema has Doric pillars – and virtually every conceivable building has been daubed in the soft yellowish colour of Kaisergelb. The centre of the spa is barely five streets across, and surrounded on all sides by a backdrop of luscious greenery. The virtual absence of vehicles and rowdy nightlife makes it the most peaceful of the spas, though as patients stagger about and white-coated attendants stride purposefully between buildings, it can resemble a large, open-plan hospital.
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