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La Carrière de Mollets
Description
The quarry is open all year round, free of charge. A trail punctuated by interpretation panels allows visitors to explore the quarry on their own.
The Mollets quarry is of fundamental historical and scientific interest in the Poitou-Charentes region. A testimony to past human activity, the Mollets open-cast quarry was mined for its limestone and fed a lime kiln built nearby. Although activity ceased in the 1950s, the old quarry is still of scientific interest. The quarry face exposes three successive Jurassic geological formations, representing almost 15 million years of sedimentary records.
The site is also classified as a Sensitive Natural Area (ENS).
Free guided tours are scheduled every year (see L'Homme et la Pierre program) or by appointment all year round.
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Date and time
- From 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024
Additional information
Contact
Fixed telephone : +33 5 49 63 13 86
e-mail : contact@lhommeetlapierre.com
Web site (URL) : www.lhommeetlapierre.com
Typologie de site
Quarry
Ouverture
Date de début : 01/01/2024 00:00:00
Date de fin : 31/12/2024 00:00:00
Tarifs
Free of charge
Langues parlées
French
Infos sur la visite
Conditions de visite : Unaccompanied tours
Conditions de visite : Guided tours
Conditions de visite : Guided tour by appointment only
Durée moyenne de la visite de groupe : 120
Durée moyenne de la visite individuelle : 120
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