Theme Week Gascony – Dax
Wednesday, 25 March 2015 - 01:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union General
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Dax is a commune in
Aquitaine in south-western France, sub-prefecture of the
Landes department . It is also a market town, former bishopric and busy local centre, especially for the
Chalosse area.
Dax kept its tradition as a renowned spa site. It is particularly famous for specialising in mud treatment for rheumatism and similar ailments. Fontaine Chaude (“Hot Fountain”) is among the main sights, as well as Roman archaeological crypt, including the foundations of a Roman temple from the second century AD and the remains of the Gallic-Roman walls (4th century).
Adour river at night © Metalheart/cc-by-sa-3.0
It was first established by the Romans, and its reputation is supposed to date from a visit by Julia, the daughter of the first Emperor Octavian
Augustus . Its Roman name was
Civitas Aquensium . In the Middle Ages, it was administered by viscounts until 1177.
With the acquisition of Aquitaine by
Henry II Plantagenet , later King of England, Dax remained under the English rule until 1451, when it was conquered by the French troops before the end of the
Hundred Years’ War . It successfully withstood a Spanish siege in 1521-1522.
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