MAISON DE LA CONNAISSANCE DU RISQUE SISMIQUE

Do you know that Lourdes is one of the areas with the highest seismic activity in France? That’s why it has an educative and awareness-raising center dedicated to the understanding of seisms and their effects: the Earthquake Information Center (Maison de la connaissance du risque sismique), unique in the country.

During your visit, you will be able to use several interactive models illustrating the effects of earthquakes on buildings, observe seismometers and their live recordings, as well as feel a quake on a simulator with virtual reality.

The Earthquake Information Center is open Tuesday-Friday (as well as the 1st and 3d Saturday of the month), 9:30-12:30 and 14:00-18:00. Although the admission is free, one-hour guided visits can be booked for 5 € per person or 15€ per family. The visits are guided in French, English or Spanish by a scientific mediator.

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