St. Mary Magdalene’s Church

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Originally a Medieval Gothic church, St. Mary Magdalene’s Church is surrounded by a cemetery and was built in the second half of the 14th century, on the hill above the Thermal Spring in the middle of Karlovy Vary. The Church was rebuilt in 1518. The church’s interior is richly decorated with Baroque fixtures from the 18th century. In the church’s basement it is worth taking a look at the unique burial crypt of the original Gothic church which holds the skeletal remains from the defunct cemetery.

The church is located directly in the city’s spa centre, in front of the Thermal Spring Colonnade

The Orthodox Church of St. Peter and Paul

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The beautifully decorated Byzantine style Orthodox Church of St. Peter and Paul was built in the then emerging elite residential area of the Westend in 1893-1898. The building was modelled on the Byzantine-old Russian church near Moscow. The richly decorated church in the shape of a Greek cross is topped by five gold-plated domes. The walls of the Church are decorated by rich ornamental sculptures and figurative paintings. The church’s inner furnishings consist of rich majolica wooden iconostasis with oil icons.

Monuments

St. Mary Magdalene’s Church

The Orthodox Church of St. Peter and Paul