Grotte aux Fées (Switzerland)

Grotte aux Fées
Feengrotte
Grotte aux Fées underground waterfall
Location in Switzerland
Location in the canton of Valais
Location
Coordinates46°13′22.73″N 7°00′06.23″E / 46.2229806°N 7.0017306°E / 46.2229806; 7.0017306
Length3,630 m (11,910 ft)
Elevation249 m (817 ft)
GeologyKarst cave
AccessPublic

The Grotte aux Fées (lit.'Cave of the Fairies') in the cliffs above Saint-Maurice in the Swiss canton of Valais, is a natural limestone solution show cave, featuring a 77-metre (253 ft) high underground waterfall (Cascade de la grotte aux Fées), claimed as the world's highest waterfall in a show cave. The cave was the first show cave in Switzerland.