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Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Landes

Dax - Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Landes
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With 12 hydrotherapy establishments and more than 50,000 people taking the spa waters each year, the Landes spa resort of Dax is the top spa town in France in terms of visitor numbers. Famous since Antiquity, its therapeutic waters and muds are used to treat rheumatism and blood disorders. For those seeking relaxation and well-being, there is an aquatic fitness centre with spa, beauty treatments and massages at Saint-Paul-lès-Dax, 3 kilometres from the centre of Dax.

Take advantage of your stay at Dax to explore its green spaces and the old town with pedestrianised shopping streets. Taking a stroll, discover the classical Neo-Grecian Cathedral of Our Lady, the Warm Fountain (Fontaine Chaude), where water springs forth at 64°C, the Gallo-Roman ramparts, the Borda Museum with its collections of prehistoric, Gallo-Roman and medieval archaeology, and also decorative arts, local and extra-European ethnology, the archaeological crypt, the Art Deco façade of the Hôtel Splendid, the Théodore Denis park, the Potinière garden, the banks of the River Adour as well as the big, lively Saturday morning market.

Around August 15 every year, there is jubilation in the town when the Dax Feria is celebrated. There are five days and five nights of festivities and high spirits, with bull shows, concerts, brass band parades, fireworks, exhibitions and various performances!

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Dax

Dax is renowned for the healing value of its hot waters and mud treatments. The first spa resort in France, its old town is crossed by the Adour. Dax is at the crossroads between the immense forest massif of the Landes de Gascogne and the fertile hillsides of Chalosse where, on each farm, geese and ducks are fattened.

Dax, sub-prefecture of the Landes department, is the city of good living, 3h30 from Paris by TGV. Famous for its rugby, its festivals, its bullfights and its gastronomy.

Dax also has a dense associative fabric and offers an important and well-structured cultural life (exhibitions, shows, libraries, museums, etc.). Equipped with modern infrastructure, Dax is not only a city of culture and leisure, but also a real commercial hub favored by its proximity to Spain.

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Events and festivities

Exposition
Exposition
Sortie Pédestre
Visite "le Musée en Ville"
Spectacle Folklorique Landais
Concert "Steffhan"
Concert:" Les Vies de Greniers"
Visite "Dax la Rebelle, Ville Thermale et Festive à la Belle Epoque"
Exposition
La Chasse aux Oeufs de l'U.S.DAX Omnisports

Detailed information

Dax Feria
Five days of popular celebration on the town squares and streetsFrom 14 to 18 august 2024

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City Hall
City Hall
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Hot fountain called the Nèhe
Hot fountain called the Nèhe
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Fontaine Sevigne
Fontaine Sevigne
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Cathedral
Cathedral
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Coat of arms of the city
Coat of arms of the city
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Small monument
Small monument
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Fountain Place des Carmes
Fountain Place des Carmes
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Cathedral at night
Cathedral at night
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Cathedral at night
Cathedral at night
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Statue of the retractor
Statue of the retractor
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Bull statue
Bull statue
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Hot fountain at night
Hot fountain at night
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Hot fountain
Hot fountain
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Hot fountain
Hot fountain
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Hot fountain
Hot fountain
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Bridge over the Adour
Bridge over the Adour
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City Hall
City Hall
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Arena - Pediment
Arena - Pediment
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Arena
Arena
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Arena - Kiosk
Arena - Kiosk
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Battlements
Battlements
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Statue of the Roman legionnaire and his dog
Statue of the Roman legionnaire and his dog
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Bridge over the Adour at night
Bridge over the Adour at night
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Grand Hotel des Thermes
Grand Hotel des Thermes
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Adour at night
Adour at night
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Adour at night
Adour at night
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Hotel Park at night
Hotel Park at night
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Park of the house of Notre-Dame du Pouy
Park of the house of Notre-Dame du Pouy
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Park of the house of Notre-Dame du Pouy
Park of the house of Notre-Dame du Pouy
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Park of the house of Notre-Dame du Pouy
Park of the house of Notre-Dame du Pouy
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Bois de Boulogne
Bois de Boulogne
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Bois de Boulogne
Bois de Boulogne
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Bois de Boulogne
Bois de Boulogne
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Bois de Boulogne
Bois de Boulogne
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Bois de Boulogne
Bois de Boulogne
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Bois de Boulogne
Bois de Boulogne
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Hot water fountain
Hot water fountain
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Hot Fountain of Dax
Hot Fountain of Dax
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