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Museum
Asphalt mines
Asphalt mines
- Ort
Place
- Travers
- Dauer
Recommended Duration
- 1 h 30
⚠ Extraordinary closure: This activity is temporarily closed.
A journey to the centre of the earth to see how the miners of yesteryear worked.
A maze of galleries that still echo to the hard labour of the miners and horses who toiled here to extract precious asphalt from the mountain. Don your helmet and keep hold of your torch as you plunge into the history of this mining operation. And then savour a local speciality: ham cooked in asphalt!
Opening hours
Opening hours
From 1 Apr 2021 to 30 Jun 2021
Monday - Sunday
- 10:30 - 10:30
- 14:00 - 14:00
From 1 Jul 2021 to 31 Aug 2021
Monday - Sunday
- 10:30 - 10:30
- 12:00 - 12:00
- 14:00 - 14:00
- 16:00 - 16:00
- 17:30 - 17:30
From 1 Sep 2021 to 1 Nov 2021
Monday - Sunday
- 10:30 - 10:30
- 14:00 - 14:00
From 2 Nov 2021 to 31 Mar 2022
Monday - Sunday
- 14:00 - 14:00
Prices
Prices
Prices per person
Adults
- CHF 16.-
Students
- CHF 12.50
Children (up to 16 years old)
- CHF 10.-
Families (2 adults + 2-3 children)
- CHF 42.50
Prices for groups (min. 9 persons)
Adults
- CHF 13.50
Students
- CHF 10.50
Children (up to 16 years old)
- CHF 7.50
Mini group (max. 8 persons)
- CHF 120.-
Access
Zugang
Public transport
Directions
Good to know
Good to know
- All tours are guided (French, German, also on request, English, Italian)
- 1 km on foot. Temperature: 8°C
- Groups all year, booking required
- From 2 November to 31 March: Monday to Friday at 2 p.m., booking required before 11 a.m.
Links & PDFs
Links & PDFs
Contact
Contact
- Mines d'asphalte Site de la Presta 2105 Travers +41 32 864 90 64 info@gout-region.ch mines-asphalte.ch
Asphalt mines