The village is first mentioned in 1170. In the 13th century, it belonged to the jurisdiction of the Attems family, from the 14th to the 17th century to the patriarchal steward of Tricesimo, and in 1753 it passed to the Zanchi Locatelli family.
The four villages develop around the church of Saint John the Baptist and Saint Lucia: Rop is behind the church's apse, Ballus cum Borc faces the church square, Podbrza to the north, and Cras towards the valley.
In Rop, there is the ancient curved row of houses made of exposed stone masonry, featuring an intricate system of external wooden staircases and loggias on the three-story east-facing facade.
In Podbrza, the rural buildings, including Casa Grimaz, are visible with three floors with a granary, double balcony, and a devotional niche on the façade. Casa Turco, more modest in size, is characterized by exposed stone walls and a unique arrangement of wooden balconies.
The oldest core consists of the church of Saint John the Baptist and Saint Lucia: the apse with rib vaulting dates back to 1477 and is the work of Master Andrea from Skofja Loka (who also built the church of Saint John of Antro) and his assistant Master Jacob. Further down the valley is the chapel of the Apparition of the Madonna of Porzus, also known as Madone de sesule, built in 1913 on the place where in 1855, it is said that the Madonna appeared to a young girl.
