La balme-les-grottes

At less than 100 meters of the entry of the Caves, you will find a departure of hiking trail. The path, which extends on 8,5 km, is traversed at quiet intervals in 3 hours. It takes you along on the plate of Isle Crémieu, where you will discover the village of Parmilieu and its hamlets like, by good weather, the panorama on Bugey and the snow-covered tops of the Alps. You will find the description of the path in the booklet of welcome given to the entry of the Caves.

For stroll of in love or in family, you also have the possibility of walking you along the Rhone at 20 minutes of the caves to foot and of making unforgettable photographs.

Glass-blower with the blowtorch: At the entry of the village, close to the carpark of the Caves of Balme, you will find the workshop of Phil de Verre, glass-blower with the blowtorch. Craftsman from father to son, installed in La Balme since 1991, Phil de Verre invites you to make a turn in his shop and to look at it creating characters, animals or of the vases… (also work on order).

Free entry:

Workshop open every day to the public from 14:00 to 19:00 (exceptional closing during external exposures.

A circuit was set up through the streets of Balme to guide you in the discovery of the corners and recesses of this small village at the stone-built houses. Church St Pierre with the communal laundrette, a small booklet will accompany you by terminal in terminal to make you a “balmolan” one day. This booklet will be given to you at the entry of the Caves.

Lône of Saugey: Old meander of the Rhone which accomodates ten remarkable plants and more than 80 species of birds. Admire the discrete ball of the many dragonflies.

The pond of Lemps: In the middle of Isle Crémieu where the very discrete tortoise cistude saw, threatened species. Perhaps you will discover it from the observatory or along the path set of themes. Prepare your binoculars!

Guided visits and animations of these 2 significant natural spaces are organized in summer period.

To observe the birds nicheurs or of passage, benefit from the observatories of the ponds of Salette and Lancin with Courtenay.

For the amateurs and apprentices botanists, the botanical path of Vézeronce-Curtin makes it possible to discover a typical very varied flora of the various crossed natural environments of which the very beautiful eyelet of the Carthusian monks. At the beginning of Charray. Booklet discovered on sale at the costs of 2 € near the House of the Country of the Colors with Morestel.