Eric Papon
Les sources
63710 Saint-Nectaire
(Puy-de-Dôme)
Phone : 04 73 88 50 80
http://www.fontaines-petrifiantes.frFor 200 years, the Papon family have runned 2 springs with strange power. Their fabric is opened to the public in Saint-Nectaire.
After a geological approach of the volcanic phenomenon, go and discover : the cave where mineral springs come out, that are 50°c hot, its 25 meters long filtering gallery, its production workshops where the 2-century-old family know-how is presented, and the petrifying fountain with its astonishing 14 meters high waterfall. The exhibition gallery allows you to appreciate the union of man's work and nature's treasures.