Other fine points are the Bellevue and the Wiener-Sitz on the
right bank of the Tepl, and the Freundschafts-Sitz, the Belvedere,
and the Rohan-Kreuz on the left bank.
Longer Excursions. To the N. viâ Drahowitz to (3 M.) Dall-
witz (Restaurant zu Drei Eichen; omnibus see p. 243, and comp.
p. 239), a village on the left bank of the Eger, with beautiful oaks,
extolled by Körner in his poems, a handsome cHôteau, a porcelain-factory, and a Statue of Emp. Joseph II., erected in 1881. — By
the Prague road, which commands charming views, to (5 M.) the
ruin of Engelhaus, on a rock of phonolite (2340 ft.); thence in
½ hr. to the Schömitzstein, with a splendid view (rfmts. at the
forester's). — To the S.W. to (4 ½ M.; omnibus, see p. 243 ; rail-
way, see below) Aich (Schloss Restaurant, above the Eger, with
view), with a restored cHôteau and a porcelain-factory; thence along
the Eger to (2 M.; 1 M. beyond the end of the carriage-road) Hans
Heiling's Restaurant, opposite Hans Heiling's Rock, a wild and
romantic spot on the Eger. (Boat to Aich, 80 h. each person.)
Thence to Elbogen, see p. 240. — On the Eger, 7 ½ M. below
Carlsbad (omnibus daily in 1 ½ hr.; beautiful road through wood),
are the baths of Giesshübel-Sauerbrunn (1115 ft.; Kurhaus and Hy-
dropathic, with restaurant, R. from 8 K. weekly, pens. 30-40 K.),
with a famous mineral spring (alkaline, with carbonic acid; 8 million
bottles exported annually). — The ascent of the Keilberg or Sonnen-
wirbel (4083 ft.), the highest summit of the Erzgebirge, forms
another attractive excursion from Carlsbad (see p. 239 ).
From Carlsbad to Marienbad viâ Petschau, 38 M., railway in 1 ¾-3 hrs.
(fares 5 K. 80, 3 K. 90, 2 K. 60 h.). Trains start from the Central Station
(Pl. A, 2) and ascend, passing over two viaducts and through a tunnel.
2 ½ M. Aich; 3 ¾ M. Aich-Pirkenhammer (p. 246); to the left rises the Aberg
(p. 246). Farther on, the line follows the windings of the Tepl, crossing
the river four times and threading a tunnel. 8 X. Töppeles; 10 ½ M. Schön-
wehr (branch to Elbogen, 20 M.); 13 ½ M. Petschau (Rail. Restaurant;
branch to Rakonitz, p. 238). The valley contracts; eight bridges and four
tunnels are passed before (20 M.) Einsiedl-Pauten, the next station. Beyond
(23 ½ M.) Tepl, the abbey of that name (p. 252) is seen to the left. 26 M.
Prosau; 28 ½ M. Habakladrau; to the right, the Podhorn (p. 252). The
line descends viâ Möllestau to (32 M.) Wilkowitz (view to the left) and
crosses the Auscha to (38 M.) Marienbad (p. 250).
From Carlsbad to Johann-Georgenstadt, 39 M., railway in 2 ½ hrs.
5 M. All-Rohlau; 9 ½ M. Neu-Rohlau. — 15 ½ M. Neudek ( 1830 ft.; Post;
Herrenhaus), a prettily situated town with 4800 inhab., has a large cotton-
mill and iron-rolling works. — 39 M. Johann-Georgenstadt, and thence to
Chemnitz and Zwickau, see Baedeker's Northern Germany.
41. From Prague to Furth (Nuremberg, Munich).
121 M. Railway from Prague to Furth in 4-6 hrs. (fares 16 K. 70, 10 K.,
5 K. 50 h.; express 23 K. 60, 14 K. 60, 7 K. 80 h.). — From Prague to Nurem-
berg 8¼-11 hrs.; to Munich 10-14 hrs.
Prague, see p. 217. The train starts from the Franz-Josef
Station and turns to the S. into the valley of the Moldau. — 6 M.
Kuchelbad, a resort of excursionists from Prague. 9 M. Radotin. The