On 17th September, after an explosion in the marrble quarry of Chiscãu, in the rock it's formed a hole throughout the miner Curta Traian from the village descended as the first visitor. Soon after the scientical researchements, a part of the cave was arranged and electrified, then at 14 July 1980, was opened to visitors.

The Bear's Cave is not special size, but in the fantastic agglomeration of speological formations, in this kind, no doubt it's unique among the visited caves. Inside are a lot of bones of the fossilis cave's Bear, Ursus Spelaeus, extinct over 15000 years ago.


The cave has a total lenght of 1500 m, out of this 700 m is the lower activ gallery which is a scientific reservationand and an upper floor is arranged with sidewalk, on 847m lenght.

The last bear standing - this bear died last, scientificts sad, becouse this was the only skeleton which remained intact

The upper floor is arranged with sidewalk, banisters, electricity on 847m lenght having three other galleries, in order of visiting: The Bears Gallery, The Emil Racovita Gallery and The Candle's Gallery.


The upper floor is arranged with sidewalk, banisters, electricity on 847m lenght having three other galleries, in order of visiting: The Bears Gallery, The Emil Racovita Gallery and The Candle's Gallery.
The Mastodon, The Candles, The Dwarfs, The House, The Lake with Nenuphars, and Pagoda, are just a few of the arhitectural gems, created by nature in the depth of the cave. The exit is through a fantastic gallery adorned with candles, the last hall is symbolical named The Old's Council.

All visit is aprox. 45 min., in organized groups with guides. Temparature in cave: +10°C (constant). Humidity: 97%(invariably). Open for visitors all year long, daily from 10 a.m. to 17 p.m., Monday closed.

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