"we bought some mushrooms and they were delicious"
"Be careful if you are over 6' tall. The cave has low ceilings"
Caves stay around 12°C, perfect summer escape
Descend into prehistoric caves to explore France's mushroom obsession. This underground museum reveals how Saumur grows 80% of the country's white button mushrooms, with 500 wild species on display and cool caverns that feel like a secret world beneath the Loire.
"we bought some mushrooms and they were delicious"
"Be careful if you are over 6' tall. The cave has low ceilings"
Caves stay around 12°C, perfect summer escape
Descend into prehistoric caves to explore France's mushroom obsession. This underground museum reveals how Saumur grows 80% of the country's white button mushrooms, with 500 wild species on display and cool caverns that feel like a secret world beneath the Loire.
What are you into?
- Underground cave setting
- Working mushroom farm
- Family-friendly
- Cool natural escape
- Musée du Champignon
- Saumur