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TROGLODYTES DE LA TOURETTE

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Hameau de La Tourette, 4, route de Luché, Varennes, 86110Saint-Martin-La-Pallu, France Show on map
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2025
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A site of more than 180 m long which has about twenty rooms connected by a network of galleries with different structures.

A true hidden heritage of the Haut-Poitou, the troglodytes of La Tourette are a network of underground passages from the medieval period. They were used between the 9th and 17th centuries, mainly for storage. The site has about twenty rooms connected by a network of galleries stretching over 180 meters long, with different structures: silos, benches, feeding troughs, as well as a curious underground dovecote containing nearly 500 boulins. Watch your head!

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Visited in july 2025
A découvrir visite très intéressante, animé par des passionnés
Visited in august 2024
très belle visite passionnante grâce à Daniel notre guide passionné????, attention toutefois pour les personnes qui manquent de souplesse, certains passages très bas de plafond dont parfois difficiles à franchir. Mille merci pour cette page historique
Visited in august 2023
Pour les personnes qui adorent l'histoire, lieu magique avec plein de lieux à découvrir avec un guide qui c'est raconter l'histoire de ce lieu cela fait déjà la troisième fois que nous le visitons et à chaque fois nous découvrons de nouvelles choses ne pas hésiter pour le découvrir

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