Thursday 9 july from 10:00 to 11:30 / Thursday 16 july from 10:00 to 11:30 / ...

Guided tour of escargot Baldo snail farm

Le Maigre, Route de Cuzieu, 42330 Saint-Galmier
Heliciculture, now there's a word you might have heard before... One thing's for sure, it's nothing to do with manufacturing helicopters or making cough mixture.
Heliciculture actually means farming a harmless horned beast - the snail. The happy dad of this very large family is called Gilles Déléage. His farm has fields, planks, nets, a laboratory, not to mention lots of hose pipes. Oh yes, and you need plenty of vegetation, rape or clover, for the youngsters to eat. And a sad end awaits all of them for they are destined to end up in our plates… to the delight of snail lovers everywhere. Are you drooling at the very idea? Well you know what you have to do now... Get out of your shell!

Services

Animals accepted

Payment methods

Groups (Max capacity)

Groups (Max capacity)
  • 8 Person (s) mini
  • 25 Maximum number of people

Opening times

Each thursday from 9 July 2026 until 27 August 2026
  • 10:00 at 11:30

Location

Guided tour of escargot Baldo snail farm
Le Maigre, Route de Cuzieu, 42330 Saint-Galmier

Spoken languages

Spoken languages
  • French
Updated on 16 February 2026 at 12:10
by Saint-Etienne Tourisme et Congrès
(Offer identifier : 5155888)
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