Marianske Lazne, CZECH REPUBLIC: Wearing only his gold necklace and grasping a large beer, Russian businessman Andrei relaxes voluptuously 17 March 2006 in Chodova Plana near Marianske Lazne (Mariendbad) in a herbal beer bath, the latest Czech "therapeutic" offering the country's first "beer spa". "We Russians love natural products. Here, the beer is the best quality, brewed in the old style without any chemicals, "he explains. Owners of the town's Chodovar brewery, still producing along artisanal lines, launched the beer baths with the target of tempting tourists to their new hotel rather than boosting production. With West Bohemia's six traditional spa resorts competing vigourously for custom with special health programmes and weekend health breaks, the brewery decided it required a different recipe. AFP PHOTO MICHAL CIZEK . (Photo credit should read MICHAL CIZEK/AFP via Getty Images)
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