[3] The village is likely to have been formed from 7 small settlements in the 13th century: Varjas, Kakód, Benesfalva, Almás, Bencőfalva, Cikefalva, Tankófalva.

It belonged to Udvarhelyszék district until the administrative reform of Transylvania in 1876, when it fell within the Udvarhely County in the Kingdom of Hungary.

After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, the village became part of Romania and fell within Odorhei County during the interwar period.

The cave was inhabited by man even in prehistoric times, later, in the Middle Ages villagers used it as a fortified refuge.

At more than 900 hectares, the gorge is dominated by 200 metre white limestone cliffs which, beyond their beauty, are an increasingly popular climbing area.