Paléosite Amusement parks in Saint-Césaire

Opening hours

Closed

  • Monday 10:30 am - 12:30 am 01:30 pm - 07:00 pm
  • Tuesday 10:30 am - 12:30 am 01:30 pm - 07:00 pm
  • Wednesday 10:30 am - 12:30 am 01:30 pm - 07:00 pm
  • Thursday 10:30 am - 12:30 am 01:30 pm - 07:00 pm
  • Friday 10:30 am - 12:30 am 01:30 pm - 07:00 pm
  • Saturday 10:30 am - 12:30 am 01:30 pm - 07:00 pm
  • Sunday 10:30 am - 12:30 am 01:30 pm - 07:00 pm

Opens at 10:30 am

Useful information

Location : In the countryside

Province : Haute Saintonge and its vines

Services

  • Air conditioning
  • Bar
  • Chèques Vacances (Holiday voucher)
  • Credit card accepted
  • Disable access
  • Groups
  • Heating
  • Parking
  • Pets welcome
  • Restaurant
  • English
    • The Paléosite first interpretation center in Europe and one of the most modern in the world thanks to contemporary technologies.

      Come and experience prehistory as if you were there.

      On the program of your visit:
      An interior journey in an air-conditioned space of 2000 m², including three cinematographic rooms and two interactive rooms (projections on large screens, virtual reality, quizzes, comparison workshops, life-size prehistoric animals…).

      A shaded outdoor course in a natural site of 18 hectares with reconstructions of prehistoric habitats and daily entertainment: Lighting the fire, flint cutting, parietal art, shooting with a propellant. Participatory workshops are offered on certain days by reservation at reception; clay modeling, archaeological excavations every morning, live my life as a Neanderthal, hunter's trail...

      Without forgetting the guided tour of the archaeological site, an authentic place of discovery, which comes back to the fore every summer with the excavation campaigns planned this year from mid-June to mid-July 2023; you will then be able to observe the archaeologists in action!

      A family outing dedicated to knowledge and fun in a protected natural setting.

      The average length of visit is 3 to 4 hours.

      Schedule:
      The Paléosite welcomes you from April 8 to November 5 from 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
      Open every day during school holidays (all areas).

      Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays outside school holidays
      In October: open from Wednesday to Sunday and every day during the school holidays of All Saints.

      *Ticket office closed from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. – ticket office open in summer content

      Price :
      • Adult: 10€
      • Child (6-12 years): 6€
      • Children under 6: free
      • Family pass: 2 adults + 2 children (6-12 years old): 26€
      • Reduced adult prices: 6€
      • Reduced child prices: 4.50€

      NEWS:

      Escape Game, You have one hour with Professor Groppens' team of students to solve the mystery of his disappearance...
      Virtual Reality Experience, Thanks to a headset, participants are immersed in a clan of Homo sapiens hunter-gatherers for 15 to 20 minutes.
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Traveller Reviews Paléosite

4.4 sur 5 1190 reviews

  • Isabelle Regner

    5 sur 5 Reviews posted by Isabelle Regner on 13/05/2025

    We arrived at 11 a.m. and split up around 6 p.m., heading to several workshops. In short, our stay flew by. Note that the entry fee was more than reasonable. A very, very nice discovery.

  • solange b

    4 sur 5 Reviews posted by solange b on 13/05/2025

    Very nice, fun and informative outing.

  • Angelique Wojcik

    3 sur 5 Reviews posted by Angelique Wojcik on 30/04/2025

    Not enough attractions for teenagers and too much waiting between the 3 activities which last 10-15 minutes.

Traveller Reviews Paléosite

4.3 sur 5 342 reviews

  • "Thank you Lucy"

    5 / 5 Reviews posted by Virginie G on 02/09/2024

    Great afternoon day out with 8 & 13 years old. Beautiful photos taken. Educational and fun. Great fire demonstration and practice with hunting weapons thanks to Lucy . She was dynamic and hold kids...

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  • "Dreadful"

    1 / 5 Reviews posted by digbyl177 (Saintes, France) on 16/04/2023

    Visited in the past and really enjoyed it. This time we were so disappointed. Few of the interactive displays inside worked, the displays outside looked very run down and overgrown. The spear...

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  • "Incredibly fascinating visit"

    5 / 5 Reviews posted by tours145 (Tours, France) on 24/06/2019

    We, a family of five with kids aged 5, 10 and 12, arrived at the Paleosite in the morning, thinking to stop there just for two or, at most, three hours and continue our exploratory trip of the...

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Paléosite

Address

Route de la Montée Verte
17770 Saint Césaire

Contacts

Phone : 05 46 97 90 90

GPS coordinates

45° 44'58.99"N, 0° 30'18"W

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