Love against the odds

Living on the edge

Romantic France is filled with hidden villages like Bozouls, which captivates with its centuries-old buildings perched precariously on the lip of a giant hole in the earth

While most people live above the gorge, there are a few houses on the floor of the canyon.
ST PHOTO: SUZANNE SNG
Called the Trou de Bozouls or Bozouls Hole (above) by the locals, the chasm measures 400m wide and 100m deep and is millions of years old. PHOTO: OFFICE DE TOURISME DE BOZOULS
The ancient and remote village of Bozouls has an old-world charm, with medieval towers (left) and stone houses that come with quaintly designed doors. ST PHOTO: SUZANNE SNG
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What was supposed to be a rest stop on a road trip turned out to be the highlight of the holiday.

While planning a monotonous seven-hour drive on the highway from Paris to Arles in the south of France in summer, I stumbled upon a Web page titled The French Town On The Edge Of A Giant Hole.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on February 09, 2020, with the headline Living on the edge. Subscribe