Spas
Jáchymov
- Walk-in
- ≈3 h 30 min here
The world's first radon spa, opened in 1906 with water from the local uranium mines – the same ore from which Marie Curie isolated radium.
- Region
- Karlovy Vary Region
- Category
- Spas
- Est.
- 1906
- Coordinates
- 50.3700° N · 12.9300° E
Good to know
Colonnades, springs and parks are free and open all year; treatments, pools and spa houses need booking.
A rough guide to seasons and booking, not live opening hours – those are on the map listings above.
Quick answers
- Do you need to book a visit to Jáchymov?
- No, you can usually just turn up.
- When can you visit Jáchymov?
- Any time of year.
- How much time do you need at Jáchymov?
- Allow about 3 h 30 min on site, plus travel.
- How far is Jáchymov from Prague?
- About 1 h 55 min by car from Prague (145 km), without traffic.
- What else is near Jáchymov?
- Nearby on Pinsko: Ore Mountains, 11 km; Karlovy Vary, 16 km and Moser Glassworks, Karlovy Vary, 17 km (straight-line distances).