Cross Spring (Křížový pramen)
Acidulous water with Glauber’s salt
Marienbad’s most famous spring, where the spa’s history began. Its distinctive bitter taste comes from Glauber’s salt; it is traditionally drunk for digestive and metabolic complaints. The neoclassical pavilion by the colonnade is the ceremonial heart of every drinking cure.
At a glance
Where it rises
By the colonnade
Type
Drinking spring
Traditionally used for
Locals had known the spring for ages, but it was the Teplá monastery physician Josef Johann Nehr who proved its healing effects in the late 18th century and pushed through the first spa buildings. The cross that gave the spring its name has stood here since 1749. It is usually drunk in the morning before breakfast, slowly and in small sips — your spa physician sets the exact dose.
How the drinking cure works
The water is sipped slowly, usually before meals — traditionally from a spouted spa cup that guides it past the front teeth. Which spring, how much and how often is set by your spa physician, because every water acts differently. This page informs; it is no substitute for medical advice.
