The Bear's Cave

A local unintentionally found the Bear's Cave in the Apuseni Mountains in 1975, and it was opened to the public five years later. It is likely one of Romania's most well-known caverns. The cave got its name from the numerous cave bear fossils discovered throughout the galleries. This is one of the most beautiful caves in Romania.

But it's the speleothems, which are so unique and come in such a variety of shapes that visitors are just awestruck. The Dwarf's House, the Water Lily Lake, and the Candles Chamber are just a few instances of what the depths have been covertly creating for thousands of years.

Bears' Cave got its name after a group of 140 cave bear skeletons were unearthed there in 1983. Apart from all of these underground wonders, the primary attraction is an entire cave bear skeleton that dates back over 15,000 years. The cave bear, also known as Ursus spelaeus, is a species of bear that went extinct around 27,500 years ago during the Last Glacial Maximum. The Candles Hall, Emil Racovita Hall, Spaghetti Hall, and Bones Hall are among the cave's three galleries and four halls.

Length: 1,500m

Address: Chișcău village, Bihor County, northwestern Romania