Dug by men from the XIIth
century onwards to extract the stone, “the tuffeau” destined
for building, The Cave aux Moines was used as far back as the beginning
of the XXth century to cultivate mushrooms.
During the tour, The Cave aux Moines takes the visitor back in time explaining
and showing :
The troglodyte way of life :
The beginning of the cave and the first metres of the galleries were used
by people to live; that kind of living was called the "troglodytes".
Here people and animals lived as a community.
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The story of “tuffeau” In a special gallery we explain how these galleries were dug by men for the extraction of the stone "the tuffeau", which was used for all the construction (castles, houses, cathedrals, ...) |
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Mushroom cultivation :
We start the presentation with a small museum where we explain the origin
of mushroom cultivation in the cave. Then we continue in the galleries where
we can see the cultivation today with different kinds of mushroom (mushroom
of Paris), the oyster mushroom (pleurote), the blue stam (pied bleu) and the
shi-také (asian mushroom).
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The cellar :
After the visit you will be welcome in the cellar of The Cave aux moines
to a tasting
of Loire Valley wines with possibility to buy in the Cave.
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Visit
of The Cave aux Moines 10 a.m to 18.30 p.m |
