The Petrifying Fountains of Saint-Nectaire
Opening
From 01/01 to 31/01/2025
Opening hours on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 5.30 pm.
From 01/02 to 09/02/2025
Opening hours daily between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 5.30 pm.
From 10/02 to 09/03/2025
Opening hours daily between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6 pm.
From 10/03 to 06/04/2025
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.
From 07/04 to 18/05/2025
Opening hours daily between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 7 pm.
From 19/05 to 14/09/2025
Opening hours daily between 9.30 am and 7 pm.
From 15/09 to 05/10/2025
Opening hours daily between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6.30 pm.
From 06/10 to 02/11/2025
Opening hours daily between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6.30 pm.
From 03/11 to 16/11/2025
Opening hours daily between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 5.30 pm.
From 20/12 to 31/12/2025
Opening hours daily between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 5.30 pm.
Prices
Adult: 10 €
Child (7-15 years): 6 €.
Free entry for children < 7 years, accompanying guides, the drivers.
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
- Free car park
- 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