The slender octagonal cone shining into the distance with the new white façade is a symbol of Kadaň. It ends with a 54-meter-high town hall tower, which became part of the town hall building around 1500 after a devastating fire. Even before that, there was a Gothic town market, raised by a floor in the 14th century, supplemented by a chapel and adapted for the needs of councillors. Today’s appearance comes mainly from the years 1719-21, when a Baroque reconstruction was carried out, after a fire in 1811, further modifications were made by the master builder Rott.

Between 1992 and 1994, the interiors were restored, and in 1997 also the façade and truss of the tower. The building houses the municipal office, as well as an information center and gallery.

The tower is entered by a wide staircase directly into the current town hall vestibule. The guide will unlock the door, which is just glued above the staircase and through a narrow corridor you will enter the bay chapel from 1400-1404 with the original windows and angled Gothic arches. Continue along the narrow and spiral staircase to the gallery of the tower. If you are overwhelmed by states on the way that you can no longer continue, hold on, because the view from the tower is worth it. From the square gallery rises the octagonal bricked top (helmet) of the tower, planted on the sides with crabs. The crab was a typical decoration of towers and pinnacles of cathedrals and churches in the Gothic period. On the gallery there is a small apartment where a guard once lived, who was tasked with observing the city and reporting fires. The tower was built by the builder Petr Hűndt and a little furiously placed a statue of a dog here instead of his signature. There is a beautiful view of the city, the square with the plague column, the Church of the Exaltation of St. Cross, burgher houses and the castle.

Karlovy Vary is located in the western part of the Czech Republic at the confluence of the Teplá and Ohře rivers, approximately 120 km from Prague. Karlovy Vary  is  the most visited, largest, most important and most famous Czech spa. The Karlovy Vary Spa can boast of more than 60 thermal springs, of which 13 are used in the spa industry. The spa is mainly visited by people who suffer from problems of the digestive system, the musculoskeletal system or metabolism. The town was founded in the 14th century by Charles IV. According to legend, the emperor had it built soon after the accidental discovery of the thermal springs by his hunting party. The spa enjoyed the favor of many aristocratic families and wealthy townspeople as early as the 16th century. Due to several natural disasters, only a few buildings have survived from this period. Most of the architectural monuments date back to the 18th and 19th centuries, when the city experienced a “period of abundance” and are located in the historic center of the city.

These monuments include the Castle Tower above the Castle Colonnade, the Postal Court – it was (and still is) the venue for celebrations, gatherings and regular concerts, the National House, the Municipal Theatre, the Felix Zawojski House – the Art Nouveau building is located opposite the Market Colonnade, the Main Post Office – is one of the state-protected monuments. Historical church buildings – the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, the Orthodox Church of St. Peter and Paul, etc. There are also spa buildings and colonnades. With the growing number of visitors, the Karlovy Vary bourgeoisie became wealthy and could improve the appearance of the city by increasingly expensive building modifications. The financing of these modifications was also provided by the income from the so-called spa tax, which was introduced in 1795. On the basis of the financial contribution of Maria Theresa, the Mill Spa was rebuilt in 1762. In 1777, a modern Hot Spring Hall was established, which was a reflection of the application of the therapeutic principles of dr. Becher, emphasizing drinking water directly at the spring. The centre of contemporary spa activity in Karlovy Vary is a modern pavilion with the main Karlovy Vary spring, the Hot Spring, and the Mill Colonnade.

Mariánské Lázně – one of the most beautiful spa towns in Europe, a shining pearl surrounded by the greenery of the Slavkov Forest rich in mineral healing springs and one of the most important cultural centres of the West Bohemian region. The territory where Mariánské Lázně is located today belonged to the Premonstratensian monastery in Teplá since 1197. The healing effects of the local springs were first discovered by Premonstratensian monks, but the surroundings of the springs springing in the deep forests remained uninhabited for many years to come. Fundamental changes that resulted in the very foundation of Mariánské Lázně occurred many years later, at the end of the 18th century. At that time, in 1779, the monastery physician Johann Josef Nehr proved the healing effects of mineral springs and subsequently actively promoted their use. At the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, the abbot of Teplá Karel Kašpar Reitenberger advocated the construction of the first spa houses and pavilions, and in 1808 this small settlement was named Mariánské Lázně.

News of the miraculous healing effects of the local acidulous waters soon spread and the number of spa guests grew rapidly. In 1818, Marienbad was declared a public spa and since then its golden era has begun. Extensive construction of modern spa hotels, pavilions and social buildings was launched.

The royal town of Beroun is located about 30 km southwest of Prague, on the trade route of our capital with the western part of the country and Germany. The old trade route has been replaced by the D5 motorway and the railway line connecting the city with Prague, Pilsen and Rakovník. The city, located at the confluence of the Berounka and Litavka rivers, attracts visitors not only with its historical monuments and rich cultural and sports offer, but also with its beautiful surroundings. It is the starting point for two protected landscape areas – the Bohemian Karst and the Křivoklát region.

The first written record of the town can be found in a document of Přemysl Otakar II from 1265, when he issued a charter for the Ostrov monastery. Here the name Beroun – Verona appears for the first time in Latin. (The Latin name was translated into German as Bern, into Czech as Bero, Berún and Beroun.). The time of Charles IV marked the time of the flourishing of the town of Beroun and its crafts. Our ancestors were famous drapers, maltsters, winemakers, brewers and especially potters, whose red-coloured ceramics, decorated with white natural motifs, were famous.

Today, the royal town of Beroun is a city of industry, education, culture and sports. It offers  tourists historical monuments, the possibility of cultural and sports activities and , of course , trips to the beautiful surrounding nature. Visitors will also find quality services providing accommodation and catering

České Budějovice was founded in 1265 by the Czech king Přemysl Otakar II at the confluence of the Vltava and Malše rivers. Thanks to the ruler’s favor and advantageous location on long-distance trade routes, it grew economically rapidly. It soon became the trade and craft centre of the entire region. The greatest prosperity was achieved in the 16th century, mainly due to the extensive silver mining in the surrounding mines and the profits flowing to the town treasury from brewing beer, pond management and salt trade. Only fires, plague epidemics, wars and political instability disrupted the economic development of the town.  The construction of a horse-drawn railway, the first on the European continent, leading along the České Budějovice – Linz route in the 19th century, stimulated the development of trade and industry. At this time, important factories were established that are still operating today, such as the Hardtmuth factory, the world-famous Budvar and Samson breweries.

During its development, České Budějovice grew into a real economic and cultural metropolis of South Bohemia.

Domažlice is located on a tributary of the Radbuza River – on the Zuřina River – and has a rich past. The original settlement was established on the site of a customs station on a trade route to Bavaria as early as the 10th century. Around 1260, King Přemysl Otakar II founded a town here, from the beginnings of which parts of the walls have been preserved. The historic centre of the town – the town conservation area – is still surrounded by the remains of Gothic fortifications with the Lower Gate from the 13th century. On the square there are a number of Renaissance burgher houses with a Gothic core. The vast majority of the style house portals and other dated stonemasonry elements, visible on the facades and hidden inside the houses, come from the period of reconstructions that took place at the end of the 15th and during the 16th century.

An inseparable dominant feature of the Domažlice square and the whole town has been an impressive cylindrical tower since time immemorial. It is usually considered to be a church tower, built as part of an early Gothic church. We would look in vain for a second such church with a cylindrical tower in Bohemia. According to professional literature, the tower is also considered to be part of the early Gothic fortifications of the town.