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Mayer’s Gloriette
The wooden lookout gazebo known as Mayer’s Gloriette was built in 1804 by Mr. Mayer, a wealthy Viennese merchant and Karlsbad native, on a rock at Jelení skok directly above the spa centre. Freely accessible all year round, the gazebo offering a spectacular view of the town centre in the picturesque valley of the Teplá River has become a sought after resting spot of spa guests on their way to Petrova výšina (Peter’s Height).More
Bellevue Summerhouse
The wooden columnar gazebo known as the Bellevue was constructed in 1834 on the site of the former town gallows on Šibeniční vrch (Gallows Hill) by the road to Drahovice north-east above the spa centre of Karlovy Vary. Because of its poor condition, the original gazebo was pulled down on 15 June 1885 and replaced by a new one. After a complete reconstruction at the end of the 20th century, the gazebo offers a pleasant resting spot on your walks through this part of Karlovy Vary.More
Camera Obscura Arbour
The wooden lookout arbour was built on a plane below Tři kříže (Three Crosses) in 1997. It stands on the site where the original Camera Obscura arbour had stood before it was destroyed by a strong windstorm in 1990. The lookout offers a marvellous view of almost the entire spa centre with the valley of the Teplá River, and of a large part of the city. The lookout arbour is freely accessible all year round and it is a popular destination of the spa guests during their walks to the Three Crosses.More
Arbour “By the Picture”
The richly decorated wooden arbour for excursionists from 1894 is situated at a major crossroads in the spa woods south-west of Karlovy Vary. A small niche chapel called “By the Picture” along with a stone bench by Karlovy Vary sculptor Hugo Uher may be found in the vicinity. Following a complete reconstruction in 2009, the arbour offers spa guests a nice resting spot during their walks through Karlovy Vary woods.More
Arbour at the Three Crosses
The simple wooden lookout arbour was built on the plane by the Three Crosses in the year 2000 and rebuilt in 2006 according to the design of architect Ivan Štros. The lookout offers a beautiful view of the spa centre with the Hot Spring, the picturesque valley of the Teplá River with the surrounding hills and spa woods, as well as of the Slavkov Forest. Freely accessible all year round, the lookout arbour is a popular destination of the spa guests during their walks.More
Dorothea’s Gazebo
The Empire-style Dorothea’s Gazebo from 1791 sits on a secluded granite promontory in the Teplá River valley behind Grandhotel Pupp in the southern outskirts of the spa centre of Karlovy Vary. It was Count Christian Clam-Gallas, who was madly in love with Duchess Dorothea of Courland, that had the gazebo built in her honour. Dorothea’s Gazebo was also visited by none else but the expert on women of that time - Giacomo Casanova. This is where lovers have been confessing their love for each other to this day.More
Findlater’s Arbour
The oldest arbour for excursionists within the Karlovy Vary spa forests, the Empire-style Findlater’s Arbour, was built in 1801 by Scottish peer, Lord James Ogilvy, the Earl of Findlater, on the southern slope of Jižní vrch (South Hill) south of Karlovy Vary. The Earl of Findlater, an admirer of the Karlovy Vary forests and lookouts on hillsides above the town, had several forest promenade paths built or widened in gratitude for being cured by the local thermal springs as well. The arbour is a popular resting spot of spa guests roaming through the Karlovy Vary municipal forests.More
Rusalka Cabin
The wooden lookout gazebo known as Chata Rusalka (Rusalka Cabin) was built in 1906 in place of an older lookout on a slope above the left bank of the Teplá River in the spa woods south-west of the Karlovy Vary centre. As a very popular and frequently visited site, the Rusalka Cabin has recently undergone a complete reconstruction: the slope below the gazebo was cleared of trees, which resulted in restoring the spectacular view of the Teplá River valley.More








