Address :

Route de Ceyssat
63870 ORCINES
Tél. : 04 73 62 17 41
Fax : 04 73 62 23 29

14 rue du Port
63000 CLERMONT FERRAND
Tél. : 04 73 92 49 28
Fax : 04 73 92 23 29

Email : grotte.taillerie-pdd@wanadoo.fr
   
Manager : DREHER Jacques

 

Activities :

Cutting and reshaping of precious stones and a museum of mineralogy

Situated at the foot of the Puy-de-Dome since 1961, we invite you to tour our subterranean galleries running for more than 200 metres.

  • Mineralogical museum
  • Working stonecutters
  • 2 shops

Tours leave every 15 minutes, taking between 1 and 30 visitors.

Entry Prices.

  • Adults : 5 €
  • Children (between 6 & 15 years old) : 3,50 €
  • Groups (minimum 10 people): 3,50 € (one person goes free)

Open for guided tours from the last Sunday in March until the 30th September, from 10am until 7pm without a break, including Sundays and bank holidays.

At the end of the tour, the visitors are taken to the workshop, where they can watch the work in progress on delicate and precious stones.

The guide is there to answer all your questions concerning the processes, the stones, repairs, jewellery manufacturing, etc..

In the workshop, your time is your own, as well as in the two shops which follow

We look forward to seeing you in the heart of the Auvergne.


Exhibition and tour

 


Area of the workshop for shaping
delicate and precious stones