List of caves in Switzerland

This is a sortable list of caves, grottos and rock shelters in Switzerland. Many are accessible, including some show caves.[1]

Name Location Canton Notes
Col des Roches Caves Le Locle Neuchâtel Show cave with subterranean watermills at Col des Roches, close to the France–Switzerland border
Grotte aux Fées Saint-Maurice Valais Show cave, contains an underground waterfall
Grotte de Cotencher Rochefort Neuchâtel Contained Neanderthal skeletal remains, artifacts
Grotte du Bichon La Chaux-de-Fonds Neuchâtel Contained Cro-Magnon skeletal remains
Höllgrotten[2] Baar Zug Grotto at Lorzentobel (ravine of the river Lorze), a show cave
Hölloch Muotathal Schwyz Show cave, second longest cave in Europe
Kesslerloch Thayngen Schaffhausen Contained Paleolithic artifacts
Kristallhöhle Kobelwald[3] Oberriet St. Gallen Show cave
Lamberta Caves[4] Môtier Fribourg 200 metres [660 ft] long tunnel built during World War I
Réclère Grottos[5] Réclère Jura Accessible grotto, part of the Prehisto-Park, with life-sized dinosaur figures
Saint Beatus Caves[6] Beatenberg Bern Show cave, named after Irish/Scottish-born monk and hermit Beatus of Lungern
Saint-Léonard underground lake Saint-Léonard Valais Show cave, contains Europe's largest subterranean lake
Schweizersbild Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Rock shelter, contained paleolithic art and skeletal remains
Siebenhengste-Hohgant-Höhle Eriz, Beatenberg, Habkern Bern Not accessible to the public
Wildenmannlisloch Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann St. Gallen Accessible, contained prehistoric remains
Wildkirchli Schwende-Rüte Appenzell Innerrhoden Accessible, located at Ebenalp. Contained prehistoric remains

See also

References

  1. ^ "Caves and grottos". www.myswitzerland.com. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Höllgrotten Caves". www.myswitzerland.com. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Kristallhöhle Kobelwald" (in German). Kristallhöhle Kobelwald. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  4. ^ "The Mont Vully caves". www.myswitzerland.com. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Grottos and Prehisto-Park". www.myswitzerland.com. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  6. ^ "Unique caving experience on Lake Thun". www.beatushoehlen.swiss. Retrieved 31 October 2025.

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