Bagnoles is a spa town, which have as common features: elegant (= expensive) shops, smart restaurants and well-groomed parks. Adjacent to the town centre is an ornamental lake that Jane is looking into trying to spot the large fish. All very pleasant, if unspectacular.
The chateau here is the council offices, set in a landscaped park with specimen trees and views over the town. It is noticeable how many doddery old folk there are both in the parks and in the town, which is to be expected as Bagnoles is a working spa town, and they are here for the cure. A curious side effect is that it’s difficult to park in town- there are loads of spaces, but they are practically all reserved for disabled badge holders.
This above is the sharp end: the treatment complex. The warehouse type building on the right is the spa hotel and the building backing onto the woods is the treatment centre. The treatment, the cure as they refer to it here, consists of bathing in or drinking the mineral water that is also slightly radioactive. The claims for its range of effectiveness unsurprisingly seem too good to be true. But you do see a lot of sprightly old folk around who, incidentally, also glow in the dark- so keep an open mind!
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