Stará Louka
Stará Louka
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Karlovy Vary's most famous shopping street is lined with high-end boutiques, elegant cafes and specialty shops.
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Tiberiu_Baranyi
Timisoara, Romania17,595 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2023 • Couples
As we were visiting Karlovy Vary - in December 2023 - we took a walk on the Stara Louka. This is the iconic street in Karlovy Vary, running along the Tepla river , from the Pupp Casino/Hotel all the way to the Jansky Most (Bridge).
The street is lined with shops, cafes, restaurants , etc ... if you are looking for a shopping experience I bet you can do it here - if you would like a coffee or a beer , than the options are also there and if you feel like grabbing some food, well the options are there.
We were there just for a walk along the Tepla and admiring the buildings that are lining up on both sides of the small river that is crossing the city of Karlovy Vary and took pictures of the surroundings.
Indeed it is what can be called a scenic walking are - when in Karlovy Vary for sure it is worth some of your time.
Written June 17, 2024
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Dan Maarek
Tel Aviv, Israel16,474 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2016 • Couples
There are 2 main streets along the Tepla river: the more beautiful one is the Stara Louka on the left side of the river.
One of the reason is that you walk it and there are no cars nor other disturbing vehicles ...

By walking it all along you reach the 2 beautiful colonnades: The Mill Kolonada and then the Vridelni Kolonada with its small and lovely park adjoining it.

It is of course a must see in this splendid town of Karlovy.

You have there Spa's, restaurants, souvenirs sellers all along which make it even more interesting as you can stop and buy gifts for your relative and friends.

And of course at the end you'll enjoy a nice and well deserved break at the Kolonada Park.

Visiting Karlovy and not walking this beautiful street and its splendid pieces of architecture would be missing the whole point of it.
Written October 4, 2016
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avist80
Gorinchem, The Netherlands94 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2012 • Couples
It is a nice street with a lot of shops and friendly people. Architecture is for sure something "in plus" for this place but for sure it's not a "must see place". Just nice for an afternoon walk.
Written July 4, 2012
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BhawaniPathania
Mumbai, India3,682 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2016 • Business
There are two streets on either side of the river. One is called the stara Nuvo and the other one is this. Right at the beginning of the town ( after the massive exhibition hall used for the film festival ).

Filled with beautiful medieval buildings, spas, restaurants and cobbled roads...Best part of this? This is a traffic free zone. You can enjoy a leisurely walk, have the famed Czech beer or dig your teeth into some scrumptious traditional dishes.

Overall...just awesome.
Written July 26, 2016
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Christinaz
Athens, Greece401 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2014 • Couples
We visited Karlovy Vary on a day trip. It is generally very picturesque. Especially this street, "stands out". It has a lot of shops, cafes and restaurants very beautiful, unfortunately a little more expensive compared to other parts of the town but it worths to make a promenade and have a coffee.
The filming of the James Bond movie "Casino Royale", took place in Karlovy Vary.
Written July 21, 2015
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Empcom
Luston, UK429 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2014 • Couples
We parked by the Albert Supermarket not far from the bus station and walked the full length of the valley walking down on one side of the river and returning on the other side of the river. The day we went was slightly overcast but this did nothing to detract from the beauty of this spa town which is full of imposing imperial buildings. As others have commented for a Czech town cafe's etc are very expensive but if you do need to eat there is a McDonalds which charges normal prices.
Plenty of public toilets but they all charge around 10CK for admission. I would certainly recommend a visit to this town allowing yourself 2 or 3 hours simply to stroll.
Written July 16, 2014
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E.L.E
Brno, Czech Republic18,883 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2021 • Couples
Beautiful street in the center of the city. Great area to take pictures of the buildings and nature around it. Lot of shopping options too
Written July 25, 2021
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tk3232
Sugar Land, TX4,269 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2019
The streets between this area and the town center - especially the parallel embankment promenades, Stara (Old) Louka and Nova(New) Louka - are lined with big-ticket shops and more fine facades from a bygone era of opulence. Stara Louka street is more classy, interesting and full of shops than Nova Louka regardless they are both located along the river banks. Karlovy Vary is beautiful town and Stara Louka is one of the its gem.
If you are walking from the central part of the city towards Stara Luka, this street ends with the magnificent Pupp Hotel, which you should definitely visit, probably you might have seen this hotel in the James Bond movie at the 2006 Royale Casino.
Written October 8, 2019
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Irina S
Odesa, Ukraine996 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2019 • Couples
We love that area of Karlovy Vary for its fascinating architecture with the wonderful landscape in the background. The atmosphere of this place is especially calm and relaxing in the evening when there aren't so many people in the street and you can hear and watch the fast-moving river Tepla burble and ripple.
Written May 23, 2019
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David P
Brno, Czech Republic370 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2017 • Family
One of the main shopping streets in Karlovy Vary. Many shops, especially jewelries, hotels, cafes along the river Tepla (warm).
Written August 9, 2017
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