House of the Wild, Murat

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Located in a former mansion of the 16th century in the medieval town, the Maison de la Faune shows an impressive collection of the wild animals from the region but also from many other places on the planet.

The numerous rooms that are in the mansion display the following collections:
- Beetles, butterflies and other insects from France,
- Exotic butterflies and grasshoppers,
- Landscapes of groves
- Landscape of swamps with their aquatic birds,
- Birds of prey
- The wild fauna of middle and high mountains: marmots, hares, birds of prey, chamois, ...
- The room of the mountain forest with deers and other majestic animals,
- The hills of the Massif Central with wild boars,
- The cliffs and river edges,
- The room about the Olonne country that shows many shorebirds, lakes and ponds,
- The room of fish from lakes and rivers of the region.



Place de l'Hotel de Ville
15300 Murat

N 45°07'00'' E 02°52'00''

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Allow one to hour and half an hour for the tour.

House of the Wildlife is open the following hours:
- During school holidays: from Monday to Saturday: from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 14:00 to 18.00; on Sundays and bank holidays: from 14:00 to 18:00
- Outside school holidays: from Monday to Saturday: from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 14:00 to 17:00; on Sundays: from 14:00 to 17:00
- In July & August: from Monday to Saturday: from 10:00 to 12:30 and from 14:00 to 19:00; on Sundays and bank holidays: from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 15:00 to 19:00.

For groups and by reservation, the House of the Wildlife is open all the year.

Disclaimer : The management team of the destination has the possibility to change the opening days and hours without prior communication.



The house is organized on several levels and shows the animals in their live environment so that visitors have the impression of being droped in this wild and peaceful nature.



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