Unusual visit «Dax la Rebelle, spa town and festive in the Belle Epoque»

Name: Visita insólita «Dax la Rebelle, ciudad termal y festiva en la Belle Epoque»
Start: 2022-09-17T16:30:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T16:30:00+02:00
Location: Arènes de Dax

Dive in 1913 during this theatrical visit in period costume!

17 i 18 septiembre 2022Passed

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Dive in 1913 during this theatrical visit in period costume!

Follow Marie Golzart, a Dacquoise de Coeur and wife of Raphaël Millies-Lacroix, mayor and then senator of Les Landes, who will tell you the small and big stories that have made Dax a festive, thermal, charming and rebellious city.
From the bullring to the ramparts, from the Trou des Pauvres to the many seaside villas, take advantage of this walk to discover the atmosphere of the Dacquoise city in the Belle Époque and to know all the facets between leisure, thermal baths, daily life and transformation of the city.
Stroll through the city to the rhythm of the anecdotes of Marie Golzart during this 1h30 to 2h visit.
Starting point: Main gate of the arenas, on the park side Théodore Denis
Small group visit for adults and children over 8 years.

About the location

Arènes de Dax

2 boulevard Paul-Lasaosa, 40100 Dax

Landes
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

With the development of rail transport, Dax experienced a first thermal golden age at the end of the 19th century and, just freed from its walls, an important urban development. The wooden arenas are no longer suitable to accommodate an increasing number of spectators, eager to attend the bullfighting races. The new bullring was built by architect Albert Pomade in 1913 on a raised and landscaped site: Théodore-Denis Park.
Built of reinforced concrete, they can accommodate 5500 seats. They were enlarged by raising the stands in 1932 to accommodate 8000 seats.
The architect’s bias is that of the Andalusian arenas. They were inscribed as historical monuments in 2013.