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Savonnieres Petrifying Caves Description
(Local Name: Grottes Petrifiantes de Savonnières) Grottes Pétrifiantes de Savonnières were formed in the secondary era. They outer cave was first documented in 1547, while the second cave was not discovered until 1947. In the past, the caves were used as quarries for calcereous tufa, a white stone used to build nearby castles.

The caves include an underground cave, petrifying waterfalls, draperies, stalactites and stalagmites a Gallo-Roman cemetery, petrified objects and low-reliefs produced from 19th C lithographic stones and copper matrixes, models of prehistoric animals and a museum of petrification.
Hobbies & Activities category: Cave;  Historical museum;  Prehistoric site or exhibit
Address
Grottes Pétrifiantes de Savonnières
61 route des Grot Pétrifiantes
F-37510 Savonnières
France
Hours
February 6 to March 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open9:309:309:309:309:309:309:30
Closed12:0012:0012:0012:0012:0012:0012:00
Open14:0014:0014:0014:0014:0014:0014:00
Closed18:0018:0018:0018:0018:0018:0018:00
April 1 to September 30
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open9:009:009:009:009:009:009:00
Closed18:3018:3018:3018:3018:3018:3018:30
October 1 to December 15
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open9:309:309:30Closed9:309:309:30
Closed12:0012:0012:0012:0012:0012:00
Open14:0014:0014:0014:0014:0014:00
Closed18:0018:0018:0018:0018:0018:00
Guides
Guided tour included with admission.
Facilities
Gift shop
Typical Visit
1 hour 15 minutes
Do-It-Yourself Tours
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