Grotte aux Fées
The Grotte aux Fées in the cliffs above Saint-Maurice, Switzerland is a natural limestone solution show cave, featuring a 77-metre high underground waterfall, claimed as the world's highest waterfall in a show cave.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Tania81, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave complex in Saint-Maurice in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Grotte aux Fees” and “Trou aux Fayes”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint-Maurice Castle and Bridge across the Rhone between Bex and Saint Maurice.
Saint-Maurice Castle
Castle
Photo: Roland Zumbühl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Maurice Castle is a castle in the municipality of Saint-Maurice of the Canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Saint-Maurice Castle is situated 120 metres east of Grotte aux Fées.
Bridge across the Rhone between Bex and Saint Maurice
Bridge
Photo: Ludo29, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bridge across the Rhone between Bex and Saint Maurice is situated 170 metres east of Grotte aux Fées.
Dufour fortifications
Ruins
Photo: Flobert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dufour fortifications is a ruins, which is situated 270 metres east of Grotte aux Fées.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Maurice and Lavey-Village.
Saint-Maurice
Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saint-Maurice is a cosy small town in Valais, Switzerland. It looks back on a long history, with the first mention in the year 200 as a Roman outpost. It is famous for its abbey.
Lavey-Village
Village
Lavey-Village is a village in the district of Aigle in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The village was first recorded in the year 1016 as A Laver. In 1189 it was known as Laveto.
Vérossaz
Village
Photo: Christoph Radtke, CC BY 3.0.
Vérossaz is a municipality in the district of Saint-Maurice, in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.
Grotte aux Fées
- Categories: show cave, cave entrance, architectural structure, and landform
- Location: Vérossaz, Saint-Maurice District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.2234° or 46° 13′ 24″ northLongitude
7.00132° or 7° 0′ 5″ eastOpen location code
8FR962F2+9GOpenStreetMap ID
node 3030926493OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q685710
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Grotte aux Fées” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Grotte aux Fées”
- French: “grotte aux Fées”
- French: “Grotte aux Fées”
- French: “Trou aux Fayes”
- French: “Trou aux Fées”
- German: “Grotte aux Fées”
- German: “Trou aux Fayes”
- Spanish: “Grotte aux Fees”
- Spanish: “Grotte aux Fées”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include La Grotte aux Fées and Waterfall of the Cave of fairies.
Nearby Places
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Grotte aux Fées”. Photo: Tania81, CC BY-SA 3.0.