Pont-en-Royans
A village of colorful old houses suspended on cliffs above the Bourne River in the Vercors, one of France's most photogenic villages.
The 16th- and 17th-century houses are built directly into limestone cliffs above the Bourne River. Their colors are striking, and the view is most dramatic from the riverbank or a small bridge. The village has a water museum, and you can walk around it via the riverside path and the steps along the cliff top. Located at the northwestern gateway of the Vercors, it is often combined with the Choranche Caves, the Bourne Gorge and Combe Laval in a one-day self-drive loop. It is about 60 km from Grenoble.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Choranche Caves
- Route de Combe Laval
- Vercors Resistance Memorial
- Vercors Regional Natural Park
- Mont Aiguille
- Cuves de Sassenage
- Lac de Monteynard & Himalayan Footbridges
- Caves de la Chartreuse