De to grotter i Savonnières ligger i den franske kommune Savonnières, lige ved RD 47, 15 kilometer vest for Tours i Frankrig, en kilometer fra slottet Villandry.
Bernard Palissy opdagede den første grotte i 1547, og speleolog M. Gilles opdagede den anden i 1947. Det var dog allerede kendt meget tidligere, hvilket bevises af en inskription med året 1203. Der er også fundet gallo-romerske grave. Den kalkholdige tuffsten, som er typisk for regionen, blev allerede udvundet her i det 16. århundrede og skar i den underjordiske strøm, som i dag er synlig.
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