The Petrifying Fountains of Saint-Nectaire
Opening
From 09/04 to 25/05/2022
Opening hours daily between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6.30 pm.
From 26/05 to 10/07/2022
Opening hours daily between 9 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 7 pm.
From 11/07 to 21/08/2022
Opening hours daily between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 1.30 pm and 7 pm.
From 22/08 to 11/09/2022
Opening hours daily between 9 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 7 pm.
From 12/09 to 02/10/2022
Opening hours daily between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6.30 pm.
From 03/10 to 16/10/2022
Opening hours on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6.30 pm.
Closed on Monday.
From 17/10 to 31/10/2022
Opening hours daily between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 5.30 pm.
From 01/11 to 13/11/2022
Opening hours daily between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2.30 pm and 5.30 pm.
From 17/12 to 31/12/2022
Opening hours daily between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 5.30 pm.
Closed on Monday.
Closed exceptionally on bank holidays.
Prices
Adult: 6.80 €
Child : 3.90 €
Group adults: 6 €
Group children : 3.50 €.
Free entry for children < 7 years, accompanying guides, the drivers.
Child entry valid for 7 - 15 years.
Group rate available for > 20 people.
Means of payment
- Bank/credit card
- Check
- Cash
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
- Toilets
- Car park
- Coach parking
- Private parking
- Pets welcome
- Coach access
- Motorhomes allowed
- Shop
- Permanent entertainments organiser
- Tourist brochures
- Guided tours
- Online shop
Labels
- Craft
- Science and technology
Adapted tourism
hearing disability, accessible for wheelchairs with assistance, absence of steps, wc + grab handle + adequate space to move, site, building totally accessible
Other references
- Michelin guide
- Famille Plus
- Le Routard guide
- Bad weather alternative
- Qualité Tourisme™