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 Dino Gallery by Luchonda
The temperature in the caves is 9-10 degrees Celcius.
Professional guides will show you the importance of the caves during many periods, like the second worldwar, escaping gate or labyrint to Belgium for many English pilots. (Allo, Allo this is London calling!) Leave a Comment Address: St PietersbergDirections: There is a guided tour at 12hr30 and 14hr00 and believe me - you will need a guide to visit this dark caves
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 Sint Pieter Fort by Luchonda
The picture is showing the basic plan- charcoal painted at the walls of the caves nearby Leave a Comment Address: St PietersbergDirections: Maastricht
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Next to Maastricht you will find one of the highest 'mountains' in the Netherlands: Sint Pietersberg (just over 100 m). It is a limestone hill with green trees on top. The marlstone here was mined and caves originated through this mining. Today you can visit the caves, in which you will see bats and some rockart. For more info on visiting the caves see the touristinfo in Maastricht or their website: http://www.vvvmaastricht.nl/r /> It is also nice to walk on top of the mountain. There are beautifull viewpoints of the city and the surrounding country. And if you really like to walk you can also strat a trip here to Pieterburen in Groningen (455km) This longdistance track is called Pieterpad and can be walked in both directions. The track is marked by red and white rectangle signs. Leave a Comment
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 by Xowe
Maasticht lies at the bottom of the “St. Pietersberg”.
The cave’s of this mountain caused by the winning of mart. This activity resulted in a big labyrinth with over 20.000 galaries.
On the Eastern hill you will find the ruins of “Lichtenberg”, the oldest castle remainings of the Netherlands with foundations from the 10th century.
On the North side you will find fort “St. Pieter” from 1702. Leave a Comment
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 by ger4444
In the old days the people from Maastricht used a lot of marl to build their houses. The marl could be found in the hill called 'St. Pietersberg.' ('berg' means 'mountain' in Dutch; but considering the flatness of the rest of the country, it's not surprising that they call every small hill a Mountain in the South!)During the process of getting all this marl out of the hill, through the ages there arised a labyrinth of small tunnels. At this moment there are some 20.000 tunnels inside the hill. The man who were breaking the blocks of marl out of the hill, left their traces. Nowadays you can see on the walls of the tunnels interesting, moving messages, inscripts and even art, made by unknown artists. An other intersting feature is that these tunnels also expose lots of fossils, of fish and other animals who lived in that Maastricht regio millions of years ago!
Because of the fact that the tunnels and holes are located deep underground, they served as a safe place to hide for Maastricht citizens during several sieges of Maastricht (f.e. during w.w. 2: The caves were during this war used to hide Rembrands'famous Nachtwacht, so that the Germans could not lay their hands on it!) All the facilities underground, used by those people during those days, are still visible! Temperature in the caves is about 10 degr. C, so you better wear a warm sweater. Leave a Comment Address: Luikerweg 71Other Contact: Guided tours only available at t
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 Entrance to the caves by Imaniac
Now I should add that these aren't actually caves, but tunnels. They were manmade by miners who cut out huge blocks of "mergel" stone. These blocks of stone would then be used to build houses. The tunnels date back to as early as the 15th century. You coul'nt possible visit all the tunnels, because there simply are too many.
The tours usually start at 12:30 and 14:00 - but in the summer there are more tours, every hour from 11:00 to 16:00. Tours start at either Luikerweg 71 or the Slavante Restaurant. Leave a Comment Address: Luikerweg 71Directions: You can get to the caves by following the signposts that start in the city center. You can also get there by boat - check out more tips on boat cruises for more info.
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 by eden_teuling
In the famous caves there are more than 20.000 corridors dug through the Centuries by winning marl.
It really it an enormous labyrinth...............
During the Second World War our famous NACHTWACHT painted by REMBRANDT found a fase place to be hidden there! Leave a Comment Directions: You can reach this unique place in a short time, just walk inthe right direction, which is not to be missed....Other Contact: www.vvvmaastricht.nl
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 by LaliqueLeave a Comment
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 Spooky? Nahhh...! by Lalique
More info and pics are in the travelogue! Leave a Comment
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 by Libi73
I would recommend the caves of the 'Jezuiten' (monks), who painted the walls in the caves and made statues out of the sandstone. Leave a Comment
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