Learn all about the fascinating world of wild and cultivated mushrooms with this ticket to the Mushroom Museum - a great way to spend a family day out in Saumur!
Mushroom Museum Ticket
After showing your ticket at the entrance, you can enter the museum's cellar to start your tour. You'll walk through this amazing and mysterious environment as discover the mushroom growing world of Saumur. Every year a whopping 10 tons of mushrooms are harvested here. Mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, shiitake... During your visit, you'll be able to see more than 250 species of wild mushrooms - welcome to the largest mushroom exhibition in Europe!
At the end of the tour, the highlight of the visit awaits you: the troglodyte house. This room, carved out of limestone tufa, houses a collection of objects related to mushroom cultivation around the world.
Opening Hours
The opening hours of the Mushroom Museum are as follows:
- April to September: From 10 am to 7 pm
- February, March, October and November: From 10 am to 6 pm
Family Ticket
This family ticket can be booked by groups of two adults and two children aged 6 to 17 or two adults and three children aged 6 to 17.