Aquae, Acqs, d'Acqs, Dax... Successive names testify to the uniqueness of this city of water and thermalism, with the famous La Nèhe spring at 64°C. This thermal water, mixed with silt from the Adour river, produces "Terdax, le péloïde de Dax", the famous mud used in all the town's thermal establishments (13 including a thermal hospital). The Romans named the town Aquae Tarbellicae, after the Tarbelles who occupied the area when they arrived, and because of the presence of hot springs. This indigenous tribe had built a lakeside city on the river. In the 12th century, Eleanor of Aquitaine married the future King of England, Henry II Plantagenet, and the town came under English rule until the end of the Hundred Years' War. In the 19th century, to open up the town and develop the spa business, the Dacquois demolished the ramparts and the medieval fortified castle. At the same time, Dax benefited from Napoleon III's and Empress Eugénie's taste for spa towns. In 1894, the first spa complex was built. Today, more than 60,000 spa-goers visit France's leading spa destination every year, with its recognized therapeutic virtues, particularly in rheumatology and phlebology. Situated less than forty minutes from the ocean, on the edge of the Chalosse and Marensin regions and bordering a forest, Dax's unspoilt environment is an ideal setting for a host of activities. A welcoming, commercial town, Dax's status as a major spa town means it can cater to a wide range of gourmet tastes.

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