The Petrifying Fountains of Saint-Nectaire

Saint-Nectaire

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Description

The hot springs that gush out from the centre of the earth give birth to a craft that is unique in the world: the art of petrifaction. Spend a timeless moment in the cave, the galleries, the workshops and the Petrifying Fountain.

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.

  • Themes:craft

Prices

Adult: 10 €
Child (7-15 years): 6 €.

Free entry for children < 7 years, accompanying guides, the drivers.
Group rate available for > 25 people.

  • Pets allowed without supplement

Payment methods

  • Check
  • Cash
  • Bank/credit card

Activities

  • Permanent exhibition

Services / Equipment

  • Pets allowed
  • 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

Opening

From 07/04 to 18/05/2025
Opening hours daily between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 6.30 pm.

From 19/05 to 30/06/2025
Opening hours daily between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 7 pm.

From 01/07 to 31/08/2025
Opening hours daily between 9.30 am and 7 pm.

From 01/09 to 14/09/2025
Opening hours daily between 9.30 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm 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.

Spoken languages

Customer type

  • Home school groups
  • Children from 3 to 5 years
  • Holiday Camps Home
  • Children from 6 to 12 years
  • Cycle 4: middle School
  • Young people from 13 to 17 years old
  • Cycle 3: college (6th)
  • Cycle 3: elementary school (CM1, CM2)
  • Children
  • Cycle 1: nursery school
  • Cycle 2: elementary School
  • High school
  • Teenagers
  • Groups
  • Welcome for business/incentive groups
  • Higher Education
  • Maximum group size:200
  • Minimum group size:25

Adapted tourism

  • Hearing disability
  • Accessible for wheelchairs with assistance
  • WC + grab handle + adequate space to move
  • Site, building totally accessible
  • Incline >5% but reasonable