Geothermal springs carved the cave from Dachstein limestone probably during the Pliocene era.

The cave consists of several cupola-like spherical niches [hu] carved from the stone.

[3] There are speleothem formations of various shapes and colors, and a small number of stalactites are found inside.

The cave has been in use by people since the Neolithic age, and the bones of both the woolly rhinoceros and red deer have been found inside.

The limonite in the cave has been mined for the gold and silver contained in the ore.[4] Seeking solitude to focus on his work, Pauline monk László Báthory left the Monastery of St Lawrence at Buda and used the cave as a hermitage, where he lived from 1437 to 1457.