Grotte aux Fées (Switzerland)

[1] The cave was known until the mid 19th century as the Trou aux Fayes or "Sheep Hole," as it was used as a sheepfold.

The cave was known from Roman times, but was first publicized in 1863 as a tourist attraction, with the present name being used from 1865.

From 1863 Professor Chanoine Gard of the Abbey College of Saint-Maurice cleared passageways and conducted tours on behalf of an orphanage that he had founded.

The waterfall is fed by water from the nearby Dents du Midi peaks.

[2] The cave was connected to Fort du Scex, which occupies the same cliff, between 1935 and 1936.