eau de Vichy

l'eau de Vichy (FR N-F) Vichy water, mineral water from springs located near the town of Vichy in the French Massif Centrale mountains. The tradition of bathing in mineral springs dates to ancient Rome, probably earlier. Julius Caesar (100 – 44 BC) built the baths at Vicus Calidus (»hot town«), today known as Vichy. Madame de Sévigné (1626 – 1696) writes, describing the baths there: » I started to shower this morning and it is a great rehearsal for purgatory. One is completely nude in this…