The natural resources of the Ariège Pyrenees

Enter a unique site: the largest open-air talc quarry in the world.
You will be able to take part in an exceptional visit of the quarry of Trimouns in activity.

A guide will explain the extraction of talc to you thanks to an unobstructed view of the vein, the quarrymen who are busy there and the machines with which they work, impressive in their size.
As close as possible to talc, you will be able to touch it, understand why it is found here, and why talc is a material with exceptional properties used everywhere around us.
In order to explain to you the life around talc, you can visit in addition to the quarry the Talc museum of Luzenac which will immerse you in the heart of this extraordinary adventure that is the exploitation of talc. You will discover the secrets of its extraction in the quarry until its use in many fields more unusual than surprising.

13h: Suggested menu:
- Gourmet salad
- Duck breast with honey sarladaise apple sauce
- Homemade apple crisp
- Wine and coffee

14h30: We offer you the opportunity to enter the EDF hydroelectric power plant in Orlu. As close as possible to the turbines, a guide from Mountaneô will explain to you how electricity has been created from hydraulic energy in the Orlu valley for more than a century. From its construction and the construction of the dam, the Orlu hydroelectric power station has been an exceptional Pyrenean industrial site. Come find out why!

While strolling through the three houses of Mountaneô, you will learn how water, biodiversity and man have lived together in the Orlu valley for millennia. Come and discover the testimonies of inhabitants of the valley and EDF employees, the immersive and interactive museography, the HydroGame: an escape game during which you will be at the controls of a hydroelectric plant!

17 p.m. End of the day.