The Petrifying Fountains of Saint-Nectaire
Opening
From 15/09 to 05/10/2025 daily between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6.30 pm.
From 06/10 to 02/11/2025 daily between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6.30 pm.
From 03/11 to 16/11/2025 daily between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 5.30 pm.
From 20/12 to 31/12/2025 daily between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 5.30 pm.
From 01/01 to 31/01/2026 on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and weekends between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 5.30 pm.
From 01/02 to 08/02/2026 daily between 2 pm and 5.30 pm and between 9.30 am and 12 pm.
From 09/02 to 08/03/2026 daily between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6 pm.
From 09/03 to 05/04/2026 on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and weekends between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6 pm.
From 06/04 to 13/05/2026 daily between 2 pm and 6.30 pm and between 9.30 am and 12 pm.
From 14/05 to 30/06/2026 daily between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 7 pm.
From 01/07 to 28/08/2026 daily between 9.30 am and 7 pm.
From 29/08 to 13/09/2026 daily between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 7 pm.
From 14/09 to 04/10/2026 daily between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6.30 pm.
From 05/10 to 18/10/2026 on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and weekends between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6.30 pm.
From 19/10 to 01/11/2026 daily between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6.30 pm.
From 02/11 to 11/11/2026 daily between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 5.30 pm.
From 21/12 to 31/12/2026 daily between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 5.30 pm.
Prices
From 01/01 to 31/12/2025
Adult: 10 €
Child : 6 €.
From 01/01 to 31/12/2026
Adult: 11 €
Child : 7 €.
Free entry for children under 7, accompanying guides, the drivers.
Child entry valid for 7 - 15 years.
Group rate available for 25 people or more.
Means of payment
- Check
- Cash
- Bank/credit card
Description
After an unusual underground getaway, the hot springs will take you to the workshops in which the secrets of a unique art craft have been preserved for 2 centuries.
The Pétrifying Fountain with its surprising 14-meter waterfall will reveal to you the ancestral know-how of the craftsman in the exploitation of calcite. At the end of the visit, the petrifies will no longer hold any secrets for you. You will then be able to appreciate the great diversity of the bas-reliefs and crystallizations created. Unmissable family discovery for young and old.
Visit conditions
- Group visits Guided group tours on request, Guided group tours obligatory
- Individual visits unguided individual tours available permanently
Comfort & services
- Free car park
- Private parking
- Coach parking
- Car park
- Toilets
- Pets welcome
- Coach access
- Motorhomes allowed
- Shop
- Permanent entertainments organiser
- Tourist brochures
- Guided tours
- Online shop
Labels
- Craft
Adapted tourism
hearing disability, accessible for wheelchairs with assistance, wc + grab handle + adequate space to move, site, building totally accessible, incline >5% but reasonable
Other references
- Michelin guide
- Famille Plus
- Le Routard guide
- Bad weather alternative
- Qualité Tourisme™
- Recommended by high heat
- Living Heritage Company Accreditation
- Caractère Sancy
Spoken languages
Activities on site
- Permanent exhibition