Discover our heritage from Romans to Art Deco.
Le départ de la visite s'effectue devant les Halles, marché rénové en 2021.
De style classique "néo-grec" , elle est édifiée entre la moitié du XVIIe s. et la fin du XIXe s.
Œuvre de Jacques Lasserre. Elle illustre une légende liée à la découverte des bienfaits des eaux chaudes de Dax: un légionnaire en garnison avait un chien perclus de rhumatismes qu'il abandonna sur les rives de l'Adour. A son retour, il eut la surprise de retrouver son chien revigoré par les bienfaits de la boue déposée par le fleuve.
Édifiés au IVe s., ils constituaient une enceinte de 4m d’épaisseur et d’une dizaine de mètres de hauteur, sur un périmètre de 1465m. Démolis au milieu du XIXe s., il en subsiste aujourd'hui environ 320m.
Built in the classical “Neo-Greek” style, the cathedral dates back to the 17th century. Magnificent 13th-century ogival door, known as “the Apostles’ door” in the north transept.
In the square facing the cathedral, which refers to the legend of Dax: a garnison Legionnaire owned a crippled dog. Going to war, he decided to abandon him in the banks of the Adour. When the Legionnaire returned, he was surprised to find his dog reinvigorated by the benefits of mud deposited by the river. Thermalism was born.
1465m fortified walls were built in the 4th century and destroyed during the 19th century. Today, only remains 320 m running through rue des Barnabites and Place des Salines. Overlooking the place, Biraben house is part of Art Déco buildings dating from 1909 directed by Albert Pomade.
This statue from Christian Maas depicts a scene from the "course landaise", a local sport. Tribute to “Fédérale”, one of the most famous fighting cow of the past century.
The mecca for bullfighting and Course Landaise, the bullring was built in 1913 and has a capacity of 8000 seats.
This park takes its name from a former mayor of Dax. On the west entrance figures its motto “Regia Semper” (always royal) and a statue of a bull.
During the 19th century, bull shows were organized here in a wood-frame bullring.
Former casino built by André Granet in 1928, it includes a richly adorned theatre, an exhibition centre and a restaurant with a view on the former outdoor theatre.
Cet ancien casino, aujourd'hui salle de spectacles, a été dessiné par l'architecte André Granet en 1928.
Fin de la boucle, vous êtes revenus au point de départ!
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