The Top 12 Caves around Oberammergau
Looking to visit a cave around Oberammergau on your next adventure? To help you better plan your next outdoor experience, we’ve collected Oberammergau’s 12
best caves for you. Based on the experiences of other users, each is a recommendation you know you can trust — so you can better plan your next adventure.
best caves for you. Based on the experiences of other users, each is a recommendation you know you can trust — so you can better plan your next adventure.
Last updated: December 10, 2025
Marian Grotto, Oberammergau
Highlight • Religious Site
If you hike along the grotto path, a mighty, steep rock face rises near the cemetery. The Marian grotto in it shows that there has always been a spiritual feeling …
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Venus Grotto (Venusgrotte)
Highlight • Cave
The Venus Grotto is an artificial stalactite cave built into the mountain starting in 1875. The stage design for the "Venus Grotto" is from Act I of Richard Wagner's opera "Tannhäuser" and was created precisely according to his stage directions.
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Bear Cave
Highlight • Cave
... unfortunately the bear's cave is now (currently?) closed due to unsafe rock faces
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Entrance to the Ammer Gorge Cave
Highlight • Cave
Really remote. In rainy days, however, the paths mutate into mud paths. You absolutely need suitable footwear.
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Junction to Fricken Cave
Highlight • Trail
Keep right above the hut. Sometimes very steep and slippery. Path is not marked.
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