St. Beatus Caves

St. Beatus-Höhlen

Kilometre of tunnels and a dragon-slaying monk

Hours

Varies by season: long summer hours, shorter in winter

Tickets

Adults about CHF 20, incl. cave museum

Address

On the north shore of Lake Thun at Sundlauenen; reach it by bus or lake boat from Interlaken

Legend says a monk named Beatus drove a dragon out of this cave. The entrance is a crack in the cliff beside a waterfall, and inside a walkway runs about a kilometre past stalactites, an underground lake and small cascades. It stays cool and damp all year. On a rainy day it is a cheap, dry way to fill a few hours, and outside there is a picnic area above the lake plus a small cave museum.