Pont-en-Royans is a charming and picturesque village in Vercors Regional Nature Park. We visited this village since it is on the way to visit Grotte de Choranche, a famous cave located in this area.
Looking for parking lot is an issue here…Since we saw some cars parked along the road, we just follow suit.
After parking the car, we walked across the road. What’s appeared in front of us are absolutely awesome !! BUILT IN THE 16TH CENTURY, the multi-story homes in the village of Pont-en-Royans, France, sit on top of and hang over the edge of the natural Vercors cliffs.
Today, Pont en Royans is a village which shows the medieval architecture of the 16th century and is famous for its colorful hanging houses.
Its original architecture is due to an ingenious adaptation to the environment of the village to promote its trading activity with timber.
We walked down a stair to the stream side.
Pont en Royans is truly a small and quiet town, there isn’t much to see except the hanging houses we have been to just now.
Gary
Kevin C
Kevin T
Maggie
Maureen
QianLi
Rebecca Lim
Rina Lavallee
Shilpa
Yasuko
No responses yet