Bozouls: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The Canyon de Bozouls is a natural horseshoe-shaped cirque. The Dourdou flows along its floor, sometimes turbulently and sometimes peacefully. When planning a trip around the Canyon de Bozouls, you may wish to rent a holiday apartment in Bozouls.

Culture

The Sainte-Fauste Church in Bozouls stands at the end of a rocky promontory high above the Dourdou, which forms a wide loop there. The main part of the church dates from the 12th century.

Terra Memoria is an interactive discovery centre in Bozouls that presents the history of the Aveyron landscape from the formation of the Earth to the present day. Enclume & Barbotine invites visitors to explore its knife-making and pottery workshops and discover a shop featuring its own creations as well as works by other favourite craftspeople.

Paths and Activities

The Canyon de Bozouls has three PR hiking trails accessible to everyone, measuring 2 km, 4 km and 6 km in length. The trails feature wooden footbridges that make it possible to cross the Dourdou at any time of year and offer views of the gorges.

The eco-pastoralism programme in Bozouls provides information about the flora, fauna and geological influence. On the banks of the Dourdou, donkeys and goats maintain the Canyon de Bozouls and its rock walls in a natural, ecological and sustainable way; walkers, especially children, can freely approach the animals.

The Tyrolienne de Bozouls allows visitors to cross the canyon on a zip line. The Petit train touristique offers a commentary tour lasting approximately 45 minutes.

Orienteering

Orienteering in Bozouls includes a complete course of approximately 6 to 7 km, as well as a northern course of 4 to 5 km and a southern course of 3 km.

The former Bertholène–Gabriac–Bozouls–Espalion railway line can be explored on foot, on horseback, by mountain bike or by VTC. The section between Bozouls and Espalion passes through several tunnels and viaducts.

Other destinations: Saint-André-De-Najac, Saint-Jean-et-Saint-Paul, Compeyre, Grand-Vabre, Flagnac, Brasc, Brandonnet, Saint-Georges-De-Luzençon

To the higher-level travel overview: Aveyron.