Desire for KnowledgeThe Fates bestowed upon David Becher a strong desire for knowledge. However, we can also speak of his business acumen, considering the "thermal salt" affair, which unfortunately brought him only envy and hostility from fellow citizens.

DAVID BECHER – HIPPOCRATES OF KARLOVY VARYDavid Josef Becher was born in the house U Dvou řetězů (At the Two Chains) near the Hot Spring in Karlovy Vary on 19 February 1725.

David Becher was born on February 19, 1725, in Karlovy Vary in the house "U Dvou řetězů" (At the Two Chains). He came from an old Karlovy Vary family in which almost every generation included a doctor or pharmacist.

Do you also like the days on which the autumn sun shines through the pastel-coloured tree- tops and you just have to admire this magic of nature again and again? This unique season affects each of us. And this is true of Karlovy Vary twice as much at least.

The legendary hotel has welcomed prominent guests – aristocrats, businessmen and artists - in the course of years. For example, film stars Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks stayed here in 1926. Today you can take a funicular to get to the hotel palace towering above the town...

Did you know that the view from the Deer´s Jump has been attracting visitors to Karlovy Vary for centuries? Can you find at least 2 differences between the present and the historical photo?

The orchard, whose area is 2.2 ha, is unique in the Karlovy Vary region owing to the number of fruit trees growing here. There are 190 trees. Two thirds of them were probably planted before World War II.

Master taylor Felix Zawojski had the splendid Art Nouveau house built for his fashion studio in the Market Place in 1900.

The place which used to be called Dorothea Meadow in the past was the centre of the shops of the Karlovy Vary Trade Association. In the early 20th century a decision was made that a building with boutiques and an art gallery would be built there.

It was because it was the wife of the Austrian crown prince Rudolf of Habsburg who initiated the construction of the viewing tower.