PREHISTO' SITE OF THE CAIRN
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A prehistosite in Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt, offering exhibitions, events and digital treasure hunts.
Awaken your inner prehistoric man! On the Préhisto'site program: exhibitions, events, nocturne, "Préhisto investigations" treasure hunt. A 2-hectare open-air trail with signs on archaeological digs, Neolithic dwellings, megaliths, aromatic and medicinal plants. Take part in family visits, demonstrations and creative workshops: making fire, hunting, moving a menhir, making jewelry or pottery; and for children: drawing with charcoal, applying make-up with ochre... To be done! Very rewarding!
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Opening time and information on PREHISTO' SITE OF THE CAIRN
Open from April to the end of September and during the All Saints' vacation. High season: open daily from 10.30am to 7pm. Easter and All Saints' vacations, long weekends and events: 2 pm to 6 pm. Other periods: Monday to Friday, 2pm to 5pm for self-guided tours (€2 - no activities). Free for children under 5. Adults: €8.50/€7 (low season); 5-14 years: €7.50/€6. Vacation vouchers. Gift store. Activities. Megalith Info Point. Picnic area. Parking lot.
Owner's Message
Located in Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt, 20 km south of Les Sables d'Olonne and close to the ocean, the CAIRN is a living, playful and educational museum that welcomes you to the land of megaliths!
Created in 1990, every year it tries to make you live history. In its park, animated by passionate and humorous mediators, it offers you to discover prehistory in a different way. With your family or friends, come and take part in numerous activities: pottery workshops, adornment..., fire demonstrations or hunting, will make you a real Homo Sapiens!
On rainy days, nothing is lost, with 3 exhibition rooms, it is more than 350m² of museum that you will have to discover!
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Members' reviews on PREHISTO' SITE OF THE CAIRN
L'endroit est ombragé, le personnel à la fois professionnel, drôle et pédagogue.