The Bears’ Cave was discovered by accident at the end of the 19th century. It is situated in the area of the marble quarries in the Chişcău Mountains, at a height of 482 m. The name of the cave comes from the fossilized remains of the cave bear (Ursus Spelaeus)—which became extinct about 15, 000 years ago—that were discovered here.

The cave is relatively small, measuring about 1500 m in length; only the upper galleries (847 m long) are open to tourists. The names of these galleries evoke the personality of the Romanian scientist Emil Racoviţă (1868-1947), the founder of Romanian speology, various moments in the history of the cave (“The Bear Gallery”, “The Mammoth Gallery”), or the fairy tale atmosphere created by stalactites and stalagmites (“The Candles,” “The Wonderful Palaces,” “The Dwarves’ House,” “The Water Lily Lake,” “The Council of the Ancients,” etc).