Editing Vichy (section)

=== Vichy's thermal baths ===
[[Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné]] was a patient in 1676 and 1677 and would popularize Vichy's Thermal Baths through the written descriptions in her letters. The Vichy waters were said to have cured the paralysis in her hands, thus enabling her to take up letter-writing. In 1761 and 1762, [[Marie Adélaïde, Madame Quatrième|Adélaïde]] and [[Victoire of France]], the daughters of [[Louis XV of France|Louis XV]], came to Vichy for the first time and returned in 1785. The bath facilities seemed extremely uncomfortable to them because of the muddy surroundings and insufficient access. When they returned to [[Palace of Versailles|Versailles]], they asked their nephew [[Louis XVI]] to build roomier and more luxurious thermal baths, which were subsequently completed in 1787.

In 1799, [[Letizia Ramolino|Laetitia Bonaparte]], mother of [[Napoleon]], came to be cured with her son [[Louis Bonaparte|Louis]]. Under the Empire, ''Le Parc des Sources'', was created on the Emperor's orders (Decree of Gumbinen of 1812).

Under Charles X, the great increase in patients wishing to be healed at the springs led to an expansion of the [[Hydrotherapy|hydrotherapeutic]] facilities. [[Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte of France|Princess Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte]] expanded the ''Janson'' buildings under the plan of ''Rose – Beauvais'' (work completed in 1830). From 1844 to 1853, theatrical and poetry recitals were performed for the wealthy in the comfort of their own homes by {{ill|Isaac Strauss|fr|Isaac Strauss}}.