Things to see and do Beiuş

This is one of the longest caves in the country (over 4 km), formed in the karst of the Apuseni Mountains. Traces of Palaeolithic and Neolithic occupation have been found here, as well as the skeleton of a cave bear. Today, it's renowned for its rich cave fauna, including a large colony of bats, butterflies and spiders. It is a protected nature reserve. It also features some particularly impressive concretions. Visits are made in the presence of a guide.

If you have to visit only one, this is it! The Bear Cave(peștera Urșilor), of rare beauty and speleological richness, stretches for over 1 km in length. It houses, on two levels, three vast galleries of evocatively shaped stalactites and stalagmites, as well as traces of fossils belonging to species that became extinct over 15,000 years ago! The cave owes its name to the remains of cave bears discovered here in 1975. It lies just outside the village of Chișcău, 23 km from Beiuș.