卡罗维瓦利，波西米亚，捷克共和国 Karlovy Vary, Bohemia, Czechia (© Henryk Sadura/Getty Images)

卡罗维瓦利，波西米亚，捷克共和国 Karlovy Vary, Bohemia, Czechia (© Henryk Sadura/Getty Images)

波西米亚温泉故事 A Bohemian spa story

卡罗维瓦利，波西米亚，捷克共和国

在今天的图片中，冬意已悄悄落在捷克的卡罗维瓦利，这座坐落于浅色山谷中的城市，因山间温泉而闻名。关于这座城市的起源，可追溯到14世纪：据说当时的波希米亚国王、后来成为神圣罗马帝国皇帝的查理四世路经此地，恰好遇见一池冒着白雾的温热泉水。正是这次邂逅，引领波希米亚这片宁静的山谷走上了温泉疗养圣地的道路。

小镇顺着特普拉河与欧赫热河一路生长，它的轮廓也随之清晰起来：长长的柱廊、精致的建筑外立面，以及静静立于河畔的旅馆，共同构成了一种平缓而有序的气质。欧洲各地的贵族、作家和作曲家慕名而来，被温泉的暖意与慢节奏的生活吸引，停驻于此。久而久之，这座城市的独特气质在慢节奏、建筑与温润水气里逐渐显现出来。

凭借着历史悠久的养生传统，卡罗维瓦利在2021年被纳入联合国教科文组织的“欧洲著名温泉古镇”名录，成为众多因天然温泉而发展起来的历史疗养城市之一。即使在冬日，这座城市仍展现着从容与自信，它的根脉依旧系于那股最初吸引人们走进山谷的温热泉水。

Karlovy Vary, Bohemia, Czechia

In today's image, winter settles over Karlovy Vary in Czechia, a pastel valley that built its identity around the hot springs rising through its hills. The eponymous city traces its beginnings to accounts of Charles IV, then king of Bohemia (a historic region of Czechia) and later Roman Emperor, encountering a steaming pool here in the 14th century, an early moment that set this quiet part of Bohemia on the path to becoming a spa retreat.

As the town expanded along the Teplá and Ohře rivers, its character took shape: long colonnades, ornate facades, and riverside hotels that reflected a calm, deliberate rhythm. Visitors from across Europe—aristocrats, writers, composers—came for the warm springs and the slower pace they offered, giving the city a personality rooted in routine, architecture, and water.

That steady link to wellness earned Karlovy Vary a place among the Great Spa Towns of Europe in 2021, a UNESCO group recognizing historic resort cities shaped by natural springs. Even in winter, the city holds a quiet confidence, its story still anchored to the water that first drew people into this valley.