{"id":5213,"date":"2024-04-18T20:58:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T19:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/?p=5213"},"modified":"2026-01-11T20:02:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T19:02:29","slug":"val-de-loire-the-puygirault-gardens-and-two-troglodyte-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/val-de-loire-les-jardins-du-puygirault-et-deux-sites-troglodytes\/","title":{"rendered":"Loire Valley: The gardens of Puygirault and two troglodyte sites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Near Saumur, we invite you to discover three emblematic sites of the Loire Valley: the remarkable garden of Puygirault, the tufa sculptures of Pierre et Lumi\u00e8re and the Mushroom Museum with the largest collection of mushrooms in Europe and its mushroom house.<\/strong><br><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/val-de-loire-les-jardins-du-puygirault-et-deux-sites-troglodytes\/#Puygirault_un_voyage_dans_lhistoire_des_jardins\" >Puygirault: a journey through garden history&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/val-de-loire-les-jardins-du-puygirault-et-deux-sites-troglodytes\/#Le_site_troglodytique_Pierre_et_Lumiere\" >The Pierre et Lumi\u00e8re troglodyte site<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/val-de-loire-les-jardins-du-puygirault-et-deux-sites-troglodytes\/#Le_musee_du_champignon_la_plus_grande_collection_de_champignons_en_Europe\" >The Mushroom Museum: Europe's largest collection of mushrooms<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-puygirault-un-voyage-dans-l-histoire-des-nbsp-jardins-nbsp\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Puygirault_un_voyage_dans_lhistoire_des_jardins\"><\/span>Puygirault: a journey through garden history&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/troglodytes-saumur_DSC7698-Christophe-Gagneux_Agence-PIXIM-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"Val de Loire. Jardins du Puygirault. \u00a9 Christophe Gagneux-Agence PIixim.\" data-rl_caption=\"Val de Loire. Jardins du Puygirault. \u00a9 Christophe Gagneux-Agence PIixim.\" title=\"Loire Valley. Gardens of Puygirault. Christophe Gagneux - PIixim Agency.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/troglodytes-saumur_DSC7698-Christophe-Gagneux_Agence-PIXIM-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Loire Valley. Gardens of Puygirault. Christophe Gagneux - PIixim Agency.\" class=\"wp-image-5227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/troglodytes-saumur_DSC7698-Christophe-Gagneux_Agence-PIXIM-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/troglodytes-saumur_DSC7698-Christophe-Gagneux_Agence-PIXIM-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/troglodytes-saumur_DSC7698-Christophe-Gagneux_Agence-PIXIM-Copier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/troglodytes-saumur_DSC7698-Christophe-Gagneux_Agence-PIXIM-Copier-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/troglodytes-saumur_DSC7698-Christophe-Gagneux_Agence-PIXIM-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/troglodytes-saumur_DSC7698-Christophe-Gagneux_Agence-PIXIM-Copier-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/troglodytes-saumur_DSC7698-Christophe-Gagneux_Agence-PIXIM-Copier.jpg 1151w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Loire Valley. Gardens of Puygirault. Christophe Gagneux, Agence Pixim.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Located in Anjou, on the outskirts of the pretty town of Saumur, the Puygirault gardens were classified as a \"Remarkable Garden\" in 2023. Charles Trenet would have loved these extraordinary gardens (vegetables, fruit, aromatic and medicinal plants, flowers, etc.), set between the Loire and the hillsides, which are a delight for children. The monks of the now-defunct Saint-Hilaire Saint-Florent abbey lived here in the Middle Ages. Fourteen areas retrace the history of vegetable gardens over the course of time and territories, each representing a distinct era, from prehistory to the present day. A thousand plants from all over the world live side by side through the seasons in an area of 2 hectares. Providence has been kind to this former market garden that fed the abbey: a natural spring from the hillside waters the site through a system of irrigation channels dating back to the 14th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The Romans introduced us to vines and figs, quinces and apples. Here, we go from picking to the first ploughing, then on to the medieval vegetable gardens, the bees' meadow... Here are the beautiful vegetables (tomatoes, courgettes, peppers...) from Italy, and the herbs (basil, chives, parsley...). And the vine which, strangely enough, grows at the foot of the fruit trees, protected from the sun by the foliage.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TrogloNature-Jardins-PuyGirault-_1188018-Christophe-Gagneux-Agence-PIXIM-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"Val de Loire. Jardins du Puygirault. \u00a9 Christophe Gagneux-Agence Pixim.\" data-rl_caption=\"Val de Loire. Jardins du Puygirault. \u00a9 Christophe Gagneux Agence Pixim.\" title=\"Loire Valley. Gardens of Puygirault. Christophe Gagneux-Agence Pixim.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TrogloNature-Jardins-PuyGirault-_1188018-Christophe-Gagneux-Agence-PIXIM-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Loire Valley. Gardens of Puygirault. Christophe Gagneux Pixim Agency.\" class=\"wp-image-5231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TrogloNature-Jardins-PuyGirault-_1188018-Christophe-Gagneux-Agence-PIXIM-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TrogloNature-Jardins-PuyGirault-_1188018-Christophe-Gagneux-Agence-PIXIM-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TrogloNature-Jardins-PuyGirault-_1188018-Christophe-Gagneux-Agence-PIXIM-Copier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TrogloNature-Jardins-PuyGirault-_1188018-Christophe-Gagneux-Agence-PIXIM-Copier-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TrogloNature-Jardins-PuyGirault-_1188018-Christophe-Gagneux-Agence-PIXIM-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TrogloNature-Jardins-PuyGirault-_1188018-Christophe-Gagneux-Agence-PIXIM-Copier-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TrogloNature-Jardins-PuyGirault-_1188018-Christophe-Gagneux-Agence-PIXIM-Copier.jpg 1151w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Loire Valley. Gardens of Puygirault. Christophe Gagneux, Agence Pixim.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>For Yann Bouchard from Saumur, who co-founded the site with his brother Stanislas and landscape architect Patrick Genty (one of the creators of the Chaumont-sur-Loire Garden Festival), nature is a source of inspiration. It evokes emotions linked to the earth, to labour and to the beauty of gestures. He has obviously read Lucretius: <em>\"Why do we see the roses blooming in spring, the wheat ripening in the heat of the day, the vines in autumn... because everything created appears when the climatic conditions are right and the earth, teeming with life, brings its still-fragile products to light without fear?<\/em><br>Time itself gets lost in them. A happy coincidence, perhaps not innocent, led me to discover an omission: the Zen gardens of Japan (<em>karesansui<\/em> (Japanese for dry garden), made of moss and stones, are not represented. To be continued...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-le-site-troglodytique-pierre-et-lumiere\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Le_site_troglodytique_Pierre_et_Lumiere\"><\/span>The Pierre et Lumi\u00e8re troglodyte site<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/site-troglodyte-Pierre-et-Lumiere2-Saumur_\u00a9M.-Lasseur-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"Val de Loire. site troglodytique Pierre et Lumi\u00e8re.\" data-rl_caption=\"Val de Loire. site troglodytique Pierre et Lumi\u00e8re.\" title=\"Loire Valley. Pierre et Lumi\u00e8re troglodyte site.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"511\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/site-troglodyte-Pierre-et-Lumiere2-Saumur_\u00a9M.-Lasseur-Copier.jpg\" alt=\"Loire Valley. Pierre et Lumi\u00e8re troglodyte site.\" class=\"wp-image-5233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/site-troglodyte-Pierre-et-Lumiere2-Saumur_\u00a9M.-Lasseur-Copier.jpg 511w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/site-troglodyte-Pierre-et-Lumiere2-Saumur_\u00a9M.-Lasseur-Copier-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/site-troglodyte-Pierre-et-Lumiere2-Saumur_\u00a9M.-Lasseur-Copier-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/site-troglodyte-Pierre-et-Lumiere2-Saumur_\u00a9M.-Lasseur-Copier-399x600.jpg 399w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/site-troglodyte-Pierre-et-Lumiere2-Saumur_\u00a9M.-Lasseur-Copier-16x24.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Loire Valley. Pierre et Lumi\u00e8re troglodyte site. Saint Gatien Cathedral in Tours.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>A treasure hunt to discover the Loire Valley's most beautiful miniature ch\u00e2teaux carved from tuffeau, the luminous limestone of the region that is the hallmark of the Loire Valley's cultural identity through its countless ch\u00e2teaux, abbeys, towns and villages.<br>Follow the path dug into the rock and, surprise, as you pass through the underground chambers, you'll discover churches, towns and villages carved right into the stone, the entire architecture of the Loire Valley in the Middle Ages in a troglodytic quarry... that floods! But nothing gets damaged and the tufa stone remains intact once the water has been drained away.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/site-troglodyte-Pierre-et-Lumiere-Saumur3_\u00a9M.-Lasseur-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"Val de Loire. Site troglodytique Pierre et Lumi\u00e8re.\" data-rl_caption=\"Val de Loire. Site troglodytique Pierre et Lumi\u00e8re.\" title=\"Loire Valley. Pierre et Lumi\u00e8re troglodyte site.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/site-troglodyte-Pierre-et-Lumiere-Saumur3_\u00a9M.-Lasseur-Copier-1024x528.jpg\" alt=\"Loire Valley. Pierre et Lumi\u00e8re troglodyte site.\" class=\"wp-image-5239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/site-troglodyte-Pierre-et-Lumiere-Saumur3_\u00a9M.-Lasseur-Copier-1024x528.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/site-troglodyte-Pierre-et-Lumiere-Saumur3_\u00a9M.-Lasseur-Copier-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/site-troglodyte-Pierre-et-Lumiere-Saumur3_\u00a9M.-Lasseur-Copier-768x396.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/site-troglodyte-Pierre-et-Lumiere-Saumur3_\u00a9M.-Lasseur-Copier-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/site-troglodyte-Pierre-et-Lumiere-Saumur3_\u00a9M.-Lasseur-Copier-600x309.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/site-troglodyte-Pierre-et-Lumiere-Saumur3_\u00a9M.-Lasseur-Copier-36x19.jpg 36w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/site-troglodyte-Pierre-et-Lumiere-Saumur3_\u00a9M.-Lasseur-Copier.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Loire Valley. Pierre et Lumi\u00e8re troglodyte site.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Here are Angers castle, the town of Saumur reflected in the Loire (carved out of a troglodytic cave), Fontevraud royal abbey, Montsoreau castle, Amboise and Tours cathedral, which took 6 months to reach a height of 2.20 metres... Romanesque churches punctuate this entertaining treasure hunt by Breton sculptor Philippe Cormand. The artist spent an average of 2 to 3 months working on each building. In all, there are 200 tonnes of finely sculpted tufa stone, the fruit of 3 years' work. And a magnificent tribute to the builders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-le-musee-du-champignon-la-plus-grande-collection-de-champignons-en-europe\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Le_musee_du_champignon_la_plus_grande_collection_de_champignons_en_Europe\"><\/span>The Mushroom Museum: Europe's largest collection of mushrooms<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Musee-du-champignon-Saumur_\u00a9M.-Lasseur-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"Val de Loire. Mus\u00e9e du champignon.\" data-rl_caption=\"Val de Loire. Mus\u00e9e du champignon.\" title=\"Loire Valley. Mushroom museum.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Musee-du-champignon-Saumur_\u00a9M.-Lasseur-Copier-1024x726.jpg\" alt=\"Loire Valley. Mushroom museum.\" class=\"wp-image-5236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Musee-du-champignon-Saumur_\u00a9M.-Lasseur-Copier-1024x726.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Musee-du-champignon-Saumur_\u00a9M.-Lasseur-Copier-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Musee-du-champignon-Saumur_\u00a9M.-Lasseur-Copier-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Musee-du-champignon-Saumur_\u00a9M.-Lasseur-Copier-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Musee-du-champignon-Saumur_\u00a9M.-Lasseur-Copier-600x425.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Musee-du-champignon-Saumur_\u00a9M.-Lasseur-Copier-34x24.jpg 34w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Musee-du-champignon-Saumur_\u00a9M.-Lasseur-Copier.jpg 1083w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Loire Valley. Mushroom museum.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The region is riddled with underground galleries, some of which are used for Saumur wines and others for mushrooms. 12 tonnes of mushrooms are harvested every year from kilometres of underground galleries.<br>Oyster mushrooms (the most common and colourful), shiitake mushrooms, morels, boletes, button mushrooms, and some more unusual ones: giant wolf's tongue, trumpets of the dead, panther's mushroom... Danger, don't touch! The tour shows us the different ways in which mushrooms are grown. And young visitors leave with a little kit for growing mushrooms at home.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/site-troglodyte-Pierre-et-Lumiere-Saumur_\u00a9M.-Lasseur-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"Val de Loire. Mus\u00e9e du champignon. Jardins de Puygirault.\" data-rl_caption=\"Val de Loire. Mus\u00e9e du champignon. Jardins de Puygirault.\" title=\"Loire Valley. Mushroom museum. Gardens of Puygirault.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/site-troglodyte-Pierre-et-Lumiere-Saumur_\u00a9M.-Lasseur-Copier-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Loire Valley. Mushroom museum. Gardens of Puygirault. \" class=\"wp-image-5238\" style=\"width:835px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/site-troglodyte-Pierre-et-Lumiere-Saumur_\u00a9M.-Lasseur-Copier-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/site-troglodyte-Pierre-et-Lumiere-Saumur_\u00a9M.-Lasseur-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/site-troglodyte-Pierre-et-Lumiere-Saumur_\u00a9M.-Lasseur-Copier-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/site-troglodyte-Pierre-et-Lumiere-Saumur_\u00a9M.-Lasseur-Copier-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/site-troglodyte-Pierre-et-Lumiere-Saumur_\u00a9M.-Lasseur-Copier-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/site-troglodyte-Pierre-et-Lumiere-Saumur_\u00a9M.-Lasseur-Copier-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/site-troglodyte-Pierre-et-Lumiere-Saumur_\u00a9M.-Lasseur-Copier.jpg 1154w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Loire Valley. Mushroom museum. Gardens of Puygirault. Ammonite in the tufa stone. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The gardens of Puygirault<\/strong>route de Gennes, Saumur<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jardins-du-puygirault.com\">www.jardins-du-puygirault.com<\/a><br>The Puygirault Gardens will be open every day from 10am to 7pm and will close to the public at the end of October 2024. <br><strong>How to find us :&nbsp;<\/strong><br>From the A11, take the A 85 towards Saumur. On the A 85, take exit No. 3 Saumur and on the A 87, take exit No. 26 Saumur.<br>Then, in Saumur, follow the signs for Gennes on the banks of the Loire.<br>The Jardins du Puygirault are located 1 km from the St-Hilaire-St-Florent exit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Pierre et Lumi\u00e8re website<\/strong><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pierre-et-lumiere.com\">www.pierre-et-lumiere.com<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.troglonature.com\">www.troglonature.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The mushroom museum :<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musee-du-champignon.com\">www.musee-du-champignon.com<\/a><br>In video : <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/577170608\">https:\/\/vimeo.com\/577170608<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Text and Photos :<\/strong> Mich\u00e8le Lasseur, unless otherwise stated.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Near Saumur, we invite you to discover three emblematic sites in the Loire Valley: the remarkable garden of Puygirault, the tufa sculptures of Pierre et Lumi\u00e8re and the Mushroom Museum with the largest collection of mushrooms in the world.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5228,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[83],"tags":[93,52,360],"class_list":["post-5213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-france","tag-jardin","tag-site-historique","tag-site-troglodytique"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - 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