The Crazannes stone
The Pierre de Crazannes site is part of the network of Échappées Nature sites created by the Charente-Maritime department. The department wanted to preserve the quarries as a testimony to their historical heritage, their natural wealth and the work of man.
La Pierre de Crazannes
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Crazannes
Walk along the Pierre de Crazannes trail
Come and have fun discovering the Pierre de Crazannes on your own (without a guide) by following the discovery trail entitled ‘P'tit parcours de Genny’. Our mascot, Genny the genet, invites you to take a 600-metre walk along a scenic trail, complete with information on the flora and fauna. Learn about the origins of this white stone, discover how it was extracted and be surprised by the flora and fauna that inhabit it.
Located on a 13-hectare site, the former Crazannes quarries offer a surprising landscape of steep stone cliffs and narrow gorges overgrown with luxuriant vegetation including ivy, bracken ferns and wild clematis.
The resistant white stone extracted from these quarries over 2000 years has been used to build or restore famous monuments such as Fort Boyard and Cologne Cathedral.
Additional information
Visiting conditions:
. Dogs are welcome on a lead
Motor disability
Path accessible to wheelchair users.
No stairs.
Animals
Temporary closure
Opening hours
OPEN FROM 1 March 2026 TO 1 November 2026
From 1 to 31 March: Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 14:00 to 17:00.
From 1 April to 30 June: every day except Mondays and public holidays, from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 14:00 to 17:30.
From 1 July to 31 August: every day from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
From 1 to 30 September: every day except Monday, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.
From 1 October to 1 November: Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 12pm and from 2pm to 5pm
Access to the course closes 45 minutes before the reception closes.
Annual closure from November to February inclusive.
Access by car
Free parking at La Pierre de Crazannes for visitors.
ADVANTAGE INCLUDED in your La Rochelle Océan Pass (adult rate only): get €10 off the hire of a Yélomobile car.
Reach the sites included in your pass around La Rochelle with the yellow-topped Yélomobile car-sharing car: book in advance for 1 hour or several days and Yélomobile cars will make it easier for you to get around near La Rochelle.
Details of fares and conditions of access to the Yélomobile service.
Seasonal closure
Public price
Adult : €4.00Child (6 to 11 years old) : €3.00
Teenagers (12 to 17 years old) : €3.00
Price with the pass
Adult : FreeChild (6 to 11 years old) : Free
Teenagers (12 to 17 years old) : Free