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Savonnières Petrifying Caves 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.

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Savonnières Petrifying Caves
Address
Grottes Pétrifiantes de Savonnières
61 route des Grot Pétrifiantes
F-37510 Savonnières
France
Hours
February 12 to March 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:00
Close12:0012:0012:0012:0012:0012:0012:00
Open14:0014:0014:0014:0014:0014:0014:00
Close18:0018:0018:0018:0018:0018:0018:00
April 1 to September 30
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:00
Close19:0019:0019:0019:0019:0019:0019:00
October 1 to November 30
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:00
Close12:0012:0012:0012:0012:0012:0012:00
Open14:0014:0014:0014:0014:0014:0014:00
Close18:0018:0018:0018:0018:0018:0018:00
December 1 to December 18
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open14:0014:0014:00Closed14:0014:0014:00
Close18:0018:0018:00 18:0018:0018:00
Tips
The last tour of the day starts one hour before closing.
Guides
Guided tour included with admission.
Facilities
Gift shop
Typical Visit
1 hour 15 minutes
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