P'tit parcours de Genny
LoisirsNon-guided visit path accessible to all. Secured, 300 meters long, it can be walked at your own pace by going back and forth.
€4.00
€3.00
€3.00
Free with the Pass!
Contact
aire de repos A837
17350 Crazannes
0546914892
pierredecrazannes@charente-maritime.fr
www.pierre-de-crazannes.fr
A special atmosphere reigns in the quarries where nature has regained its rights since the end of the exploitation. On this playful journey, Genny the Genette, the mistress of the place, accompanies you on the steps of the quarrymen.
Embark on a journey of stone: discover the origin of Crazannes limestone, the methods of extraction, transportation, the many uses of this natural material...
Games allow you to transform yourself into a block of stone...
Information on the fauna and flora present in these quarries complete the scenography.
There are no particular difficulties (gentle slope, no stairs). Accessible to people in wheelchairs.
Opening period
From 01/03 to 31/03
Opening hours on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday .
From 01/04 to 14/06.
Closed on Monday.
Open exceptionally on 01/04 and 20/05.
From 15/06 to 01/09
Opening hours daily .
From 02/09 to 30/09
Opening hours daily .
Closed on Monday.
From 01/10 to 03/11
Opening hours on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday .
La Pierre de Crazannes
The former quarries of Crazannes offer a surprising landscape of steep stone cliffs and narrow gorges overgrown with luxuriant vegetation, including ivy, ferns and wild clematis.
A special atmosphere reigns in the quarries where nature has regained its rights since the end of the exploitation. On this playful journey, Genny the Genette, the mistress of the place, accompanies you on the steps of the quarrymen.
Embark on a journey of stone: discover the origin of Crazannes limestone, the methods of extraction, transportation, the many uses of this natural material...
Games allow you to transform yourself into a block of stone...
Information on the fauna and flora present in these quarries complete the scenography.
There are no particular difficulties (gentle slope, no stairs). Accessible to people in wheelchairs.
Opening period
From 01/03 to 31/03
Opening hours on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday .
From 01/04 to 14/06.
Closed on Monday.
Open exceptionally on 01/04 and 20/05.
From 15/06 to 01/09
Opening hours daily .
From 02/09 to 30/09
Opening hours daily .
Closed on Monday.
From 01/10 to 03/11
Opening hours on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday .