The Petrifying Fountains of Saint-Nectaire
Opening
From 11/03 to 31/03/2024
Opening hours on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6 pm.
Closed on Monday.
From 01/04 to 07/04/2024
Opening hours daily between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6 pm.
From 08/04 to 08/05/2024
Opening hours daily between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6.30 pm.
From 09/05 to 30/06/2024
Opening hours daily between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 7 pm.
From 01/07 to 31/08/2024
Opening hours daily between 9.30 am and 7 pm.
From 01/09 to 06/10/2024
Opening hours daily between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6.30 pm.
From 07/10 to 20/10/2024
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 21/10 to 27/10/2024
Opening hours daily between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6.30 pm.
From 28/10 to 03/11/2024
Opening hours daily between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6 pm.
From 04/11 to 11/11/2024
Opening hours daily between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 5.30 pm.
From 21/12 to 31/12/2024
Opening hours daily between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 5.30 pm.
Closed exceptionally on bank holidays.
Prices
From 02/01 to 30/06/2024
Adult: 8.50 €
Child : 5.50 €
Group adults: 7.50 €
Group children : 5 €.
From 01/07 to 31/08/2024
Adult: 9 €
Child : 6 €.
From 01/09 to 31/12/2024
Adult: 8.50 €
Child : 5.50 €
Group adults: 7.50 €
Group children : 5 €.
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
- Check
- Bank/credit card
- 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
- Car park
- Free car park
- Private parking
- Coach parking
- Toilets
- 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, 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
Spoken languages
Activities on site
- Permanent exhibition