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St. Pietersberg Caves

Maastricht, Netherlands

Incredible labyrinth of man made caves. 

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Painting of Napoleon leaving Maastricht with a fossil sample Monsieur English (Atlas Obscura User)
Interpretation of the fossil found in the mine and taken by Napoleon Monsieur English (Atlas Obscura User)
Charcoal drawing inside the caves andismith (Atlas Obscura User)
This dome resulted from an attempt by the French to infiltrate Fort St. Pieter. They missed the fort by about 100 meters natjam (Atlas Obscura User)
Vestal Virgin in St-Pietersberg caves Monsieur English (Atlas Obscura User)
Fauns in St-Pietersberg caves Monsieur English (Atlas Obscura User)
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Ancient limestone quarry tunnels are decorated with generations of graffiti. During WWII the tunnels were converted for use as an air raid shelter, but were never used. Fossils of a prehistoric Mosasaurus and turtle discovered here are now on display at the Maastricht Natural History Museum.

One tour per day in English.

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