Franzensbad ( 1447 ft.), a favourite watering-place ( 1800 in-
hab.; 9000 visitors annually), situated on a high-lying plain be-
tween the outskirts of the Bohemian Forest, the Fichtelgebirge, and
Erzgebirge, possesses ten mineral springs (chalybeate and saline,
impregnated with carbonic acid gas), used for bathing and drinking,
and also mud and gas baths. From the Railway Station (Pl. C, D, 1)
the Bahnhof-Strasse leads in 3 min. to the well-shaded Kurpark
(Pl. B, C, 2), with the Café-Salon and a Statue of Emp. Francis I.,
the founder of the baths, in bronze, by Schwanthaler. In the Kaiser-
Str., to the S. of the Kurpark, is the Kurhaus (Pl. B, 4), from which
a long colonnade leads to the Franzensquelle (Pl. 1), the chief
drinking-well, under a rotunda. To the S.E., beyond the Salz-
quell-Park, are the Salzquelle (Pl. 5) and the Wiesenquelle (Pl. 6),
under the same colonnade, and near them are the Franz Joseph-Bad,
on the right, and the handsome Kaiserbad (Pl. D, 5), on the left.
EXCURSIONS. To the N.W. to the (¾ hr.) Antonienhöhe ( 1620 ft.), and
to the castles of Seeberg (1 ¼ hr.) and Liebenstein (2 hrs.), all fine points of
view; N. to Schönberg and Wildstein (each 2 hrs.); S., to the (¼ hr.) Café
Miramonte, and thence to the (½ hr.) Kammerbiihl (see p. 241 ) and viâ
Stein to the (½ hr.) Restaurant Mühlerl, charmingly situated on the Eger (omnibus from Franzensbad thrice every afternoon, 80 h.). About ¼ hr.
farther up is the Siechenhaus (Restaurant), prettily situated amid wood,
with a charming view from the chapel of St. Anna.
40. Carlsbad and Environs.
Railway Station. Station of the Buschtiehrad Railway (Pl. A, 1; restau-
rant), for Prague,Eger, and Johanngeorgenstadt; Central Station (Pl. A, 2),
for Maricnbad and Johanngeorgenstadt. Cabs, see p. 243. — Luggage may
be despatched from the Eisenbahn-Stadtbureau, Neue Wiese, next the theatre
(6 a.m. — 9 p.m. ; 1 K. 40 h. per 100 lbs.). Here also is the German custom-
house (8 a.m. till noon).
Hotels. GRAND HôTEL PUPP (Pl. a; C, 6), Alte Wiese, R. from 5, B. 1,
D. 4 K., omnibus 80 h., closed in winter; SAVOY WESTEND HOTEL (Pl. n;
C, 4), Westend-Str., with lift, R. from 4, B. 1 ½, déj. 4, D. 6 K., closed in
winter; GOLDENER SCHILD (Pl. b, D, 5), between the Becher-Platz and the
Neue Wiese, with lift, R. from 6 K.; HôTEL BRISTOL (Pl. d; C, 4), West-
end, with lift, R. from 40 K. per week, closed in winter; "HôTEL KÖNIGS-
VILLA (Pl. q; C, A), Westend, with lift, R. 40-60 K. per week, closed in
winter; ANGER'S HOTEL (Pl. c; D, 5), Neue Wiese, with American bar;
HôT. KROH (Pl. h; C, 3), Park-Str., with lift, R. from 4 K., closed in winter;
POST (Pl. m; C, 3), Eger-Str., opposite the Stadt-Park, R. 4-8, D. 3-4, pens.
9-15 K.; HôT. CONTINENTAL. (Pl. k; D, 4), in the market-place, at the corner
of the Alte Wiese, R. from 4 K.; HôT. HANNOVER (Pl. P; D, 4), in the
market-place, R. 3-12 K.; RESIDENZ-HôTEL (Pl. i; D, 4, 6), GLATTAUER
(Pl. t; C, 3), NÜRNBERGER HOF (Pl. o; D, 5), these three in the Kirchen-
gasse; HôTEL DE RUSSIE. (Pl. e; D, 3), PARADIES (Pl. f; D, 3), both in the
Kaiser-Str.; HôTEL NATIONAL (Pl. g; C, 3), Gartenzeile, with lift, R. from
4 K., B. 70h., D.3-4K.; HOPFENSTOCK, LOIB,Theatergasse (Pl. D, 5); MORGEN-
STERN, Kaiser-Str.; HôT. TRAUTWEIN (Pl. l; B, 3), Kaiser Franz-Josef-Str.,
R. 3-8, D. 3, pens. from 9 K.; SCHôtZENHAUS (Pl. s; B, 2), Kaiser Franz-Josef-
Str., with music-hall, etc. — Charges vary, being lower before and after
the height of the season. — Furnished apartments easily procured without
first stopping at a hotel. The best situations are the 'Alte' and 'Neue Wiese',
the Market, Park-Strasse, and the Schlossberg. Terms should be arranged
beforehand, and it is sometimes advisable to reduce the lease to writing.