The Top 5 Caves in Ammergebirge
Looking to visit a cave in Ammergebirge on your next adventure? To help you better plan your next outdoor experience, we’ve collected Ammergebirge’s 5
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: October 19, 2025
Mariengrotte 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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Marian Grotto on the Way to Kenzenhütte
Highlight • Religious Site
Nice little statue of the Virgin Mary. 😊
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Cave With Crosses
Highlight • Cave
Small crevice or cave in which there are several crosses with names. In terms of age, they hardly all died there.
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Spielleiten Cave
Highlight • Cave
A path, sometimes barely recognizable, leads to the Spielleiten Cave. Barely larger than a fox's den, it's a minor highlight, but it's also only a short detour on the hike to the Schafskopf. And my dog Toshi absolutely loved it.
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