We took part in the Day of the Karlovy Vary Region and the City of Karlovy Vary at the IFF

We have published a new double issue of the journal Lázeňství a balneologie, which brings current views on the development of the Czech spa industry, research results and inspiration from abroad. We have newly divided the journal into three thematic parts to make it more clear and better reflect the diversity of the field. In the first part you will find interviews and articles focused on research and practice - for example, an interview with MUDr. [...]

On January 16, we were delighted to welcome a delegation from the Japanese city of Beppu to our institute. The city is located in an active volcanic region and boasts the second-largest volume of thermal water output in the world. As a result, it is a major center of Japanese onsen (thermal) culture. Today, the local spas focus primarily on short-term treatments lasting 1–2 days. However, they plan to expand in the future […]

On 6 September, the Karlovy Vary Regional Library hosted a public presentation of the Spa Research Centre project, which the Institute of Spa and Balneology is preparing for submission to the OP Fair Transformation. We would like to thank all participants for an interesting and useful discussion. Your views and suggestions are extremely valuable to us. We are pleased that the atmosphere was very positive and [...]