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Carlsbad has made a name for itself as a spa. Later however with its specialities and sights typical for this city and its surroundings as well. Speaking of specialities, we mean in particular certain products to be used.
In particular Moser glass, named after the founder of the famous glass factory and known as "Glass of Kings" all around the world, ranks among these traditional specialities; this glass used to become a decoration and pride for rulers and other celebrities in many countries all around the world.
Bitter-sweet bitters Karlovarska' becherovka (38 % of alcohol, 10 % of sugar), known as "the thirteenth spring", is one of the traditional and without doubt the most original speciality of Carlsbad. The history of this delicious drink dates back to 1805 when a certain earl came to the spa of Carlsbad with his personal doctor Frobrig, coming from England.
Karlsbad Wafers are one of the most popular specialities of Carlsbad; they started to be produced by Karl Bayer some time around 1850. At first, it was a small-scale domestic output, the wafers were supplied to spa guests as a delicious and easy-to-digest delicacy to be eaten with coffee.
Carlsbad china ranks among the specialities that have made Carlsbad famous all around the world. The local china factories have produced not only utility china, but also ornamental, esthetically harmonised as to shapes and beautifully decorated china. This region has very favourable conditions for the china production as there are raw materials there, which are necessary for the china material production.
A traditional Carlsbad speciality is the renewed production of Carlsbad thermal salt. It is produced for drinking courses of treatment from the Carlsbad mineral springs and is intended for special nutrition in case of digestion diseases. It is also produced as bath salt in white colour without any aroma admixtures used in particular in spa facilities and in light green colour with pine scent used in aromatherapy.
Carlsbad is sure to have other specialities and sights, perhaps less known and important and you may discover some of them while walking in the city and its surroundings. |
