September 2026

Saturday 19
- 09:00 - 18:00

Carrières souterraines dites « Caves Vaslins »

Rue Voltaire, 37500 Chinon

Indre-et-Loire

Centre-Val de Loire

UNDERGROUND CARRIERES OF CHINON – KNOWN AS "VASLIN CELLARS"

Name: UNDERGROUND CARRIERES OF CHINON – KNOWN AS "VASLIN CELLARS"
Start: 2026-09-19T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-19T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Carrières souterraines dites « Caves Vaslins »

Comité Départemental de Spéléologie 37 and Spéléo-Club de Touraine

Saturday 19 September, 09:00

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02 47 93 17 85

Spéléo Club 37

Comité Départemental de Spéléologie 37 and Spéléo-Club de Touraine
Saturday - 5 departures
• 9:15 - 10:30
• 10:45 – 12:00
• 1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
• 3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
• 4:45 PM – 6 PM
Equipped with secure equipment, discover the underground and cavities of Chinon, rich in stories and impressive rocky features. Very rarely open to the public, this exceptional visit is not to be missed.
Rates: €5 / €3 with conditions / Free – 18 years old
Departure to the Caves Painctes
Capacity limited to 30 people per slot
All ages from 6 years old, subject to good physical condition, warm clothes and suitable shoes.
Mandatory reservation and information:
Azay-Chinon Tourist Office Val de Loire
azay-chinon-valdeloire.com and ville-chinon.com
02 47 93 17 85
tourisme@azay-chinon-valdeloire.com

September 2026

Saturday 19
- 09:00 - 18:00

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About the location

Carrières souterraines dites « Caves Vaslins »

Rue Voltaire, 37500 Chinon

Indre-et-Loire

Centre-Val de Loire

The basements of Chinon are full of underground passages and other cavities. The Vaslins caves, a network of galleries over 5 km long, are the most important and rich in history. Much has been dug in the basements of Chinon over the centuries to extract valuable building materials, including tuffeau or millarge stone. To such an extent that the local dialect invented the term 'piours' to designate these forced workers of the excavation! It even took a ban on digging at the very beginning of the 19th century to avoid the collapse of the rocky peak where the fortress stands! This activity has left traces and even legends, like this fantasized underground linking Chinon to La Roche-Clermault passing under the Vienne... On the other hand, the immense Vaslins cellars that stretch from the dry moat of the fortress to the area of the Saint-Étienne church are very real. Its galleries initially twisted over a length of several kilometers. There were many among those who ventured there to lose t

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UNTERIRDISCHE WAGEN VON CHINON - NENNEN SIE "CAVES VASLIN"

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UNDERGROUND CARRIERES OF CHINON – KNOWN AS "VASLIN CELLARS"

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CARRIERE SOTTERRANEE DI CHINON - CHIAMATE "CAVES VASLIN"

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CARRIERES SOUTERRAINES DE CHINON – DITES « CAVES VASLIN »

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CARREIRAS SUBTERRÁNEAS DE CHINON - DENOMINADAS "CAVES VASLIN"

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September 2026