List of caves in Switzerland

St. Beatus caves

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  [ fr ]	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, arifacts
Grotte du Bichon	La Chaux-de-Fonds	Neuchâtel	Contained Cro-Magnon skeletal remains
Höllgrotten  [ de ] [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  [ de ] [3]	Oberriet	St. Gallen	Show cave
Lamberta Caves  [ fr ] [4]	Môtier	Fribourg	200 metres [660 ft] long tunnel built during World War I
Réclère Grottos  [ fr ] [5]	Réclère	Jura	Accessible grotto, part of the Prehisto-Park, with life-sized dinosaur figures
Saint Beatus Caves  [ de ] [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

• Geography of Switzerland
• List of caves

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.

External links

Media related to Caves in Switzerland at Wikimedia Commons