Discover the only "real" amethyst mine in Europe: the Pégut Mine. Covering 2 hectares in the heart of the forest, discover several veins. Go underground, search outdoors, and take home amethysts. Visit, dig, and shop. Little walking.

Parking

Guided tours

From 01/01 to 31/12/2026 every day from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 14 p.m. to 18 p.m.
Guided tours only, by reservation at 10 a.m. and/or 14 p.m. depending on the season.

Digging equipment available for loan and outdoor shop. Reservations are required for individuals or groups.

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Tour + excavations + shop: 100% outdoors. Discover the only *real* amethyst mine in Europe, spanning 2 hectares in the middle of the forest: the Pégut Mine! Since 2006, we've been digging by hand, working together to preserve the deposit and the forest. Discover our history and admire the veins from the trench and the mine with us. Equipment for outdoor digging is available for loan and outdoor sales.

Sustainable tourism
The deposit and the forest are managed in a sustainable way, everything has been done by hand!

Visit

  • Average duration of the individual visit: 120 min
  • Average duration of the group visit: 120 min

Customers

  • Special family with children
  • Groups welcome

Individual visit services

  • Mandatory guided individual tours

Group visits services

  • Mandatory guided group visits

Opening

From January 01 to December 31
Monday Open from 09 am to 12 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
Tuesday Open from 09 am to 12 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
Wednesday Open from 09 am to 12 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
Thursday Open from 09 am to 12 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
Friday Open from 09 am to 12 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
Saturday Open from 09 am to 12 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm
Sunday Open from 09 am to 12 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm

Prices

Full price €12

Payment method

  • Cheque
  • Cash
  • Classic Holiday Vouchers

Services

Equipment

  • Free parking
  • Private parking lot
  • Parking in the area
  • Parking
  • Motorhome parking area
  • Picnic area.

Services

  • Pet Friendly
  • Educational visits
  • Booking required
  • Shop
  • Equipment loan
  • Guided tours
  • Online Shop

Activities on site

  • Manual workshops

Accessibility

Accessible tourism

  • No wheelchair access.
  • Presence of seating or sit-stand areas

Physical disability

10 minute walk in the woods there and back, uneven terrain.