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St. Beatus Caves
Limestone caves with underground lakes and waterfalls in a cliff above Lake Thun, home of a dragon in legend.
- Open
- Spring to autumn
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 1½ hours
- Address
- Staatsstrasse, 3800 SundlauenenDirections
- Getting There
- Bus 21 from Interlaken, about 15 minutes, or a boat on Lake Thun.
Why Go
An Irish monk, St. Beatus, is said to have driven a dragon from the caves and lived here as a hermit. About a kilometer of passages is lit for visitors.
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