Tivoli Cave

A place worth seeing in St. Gallen, especially for little adventurers.

The Tivoli Cave in the city of St. Gallen is a small cave in the middle of a beautiful forest. To get to the cave, it is best to take the bus to the "Hagenbuch" stop. Or take the wonderful panoramic path and then go down the Tivoli stairs. Please respect the privacy of the private property there! Continue along the small path to the right and NOT left/straight over the small bridge. If you go all the way in (take a headlamp with you), you won't get that far. It's almost a bit spooky there. If you then look up, you can see a shaft about 13 meters long that leads straight to the top. This is where buckets used to be lowered to get water. The hole at the top was closed at some point and covered with earth and is no longer there. So there is no escape route for the nuns. There used to be a wobbly and very rotten wooden ladder here. This has since been removed for safety reasons. It is an artificially created cave, and clear traces of tools have been discovered in the rock.The cave is about 17 meters long and between 6-7 meters wide.Source: thisismysaintgallen.com/tivolihoehle/