St. Julien Du Serre: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Saint-Julien-du-Serre lies at the transition between limestone, sandstone and granite.

Hiking and Cycling

Six mountain-bike routes start from Saint-Julien-du-Serre: one green, two blue, two red and one black. The VTT base of the Bassin d’Aubenas is an official mountain-bike training site with an FFCT (Fédération Française de Cyclo-Tourisme) label.

The easy, family-friendly hiking route “Balade dans les pins” is 4.2 km long, takes one hour and includes 110 metres of ascent. It leads through the gentle sandstone hills of the Cévenol foothills, with maritime pines and striking erosion formations. Along the route, a clearing offers a view of Saint-Julien-du-Serre and the Col de l’Escrinet.

Landscape

At Rocher des Combes, an enamelled lava-stone orientation table points towards the Cévennes and the southern foothills. Several mountains lie in the area around Saint-Julien-du-Serre: Couguioulet, Montagne Sainte-Marguerite, Suc de Blandine and Rocher de la Table.

Culture

In the area around Saint-Julien-du-Serre are the Château de la Roche, classified as a ruin; the remains of Monastère Saint-Michel de Charay, classified as ruins; and the remains of Ruins de Mailhac, also classified as ruins. In the wider regional surroundings of Saint-Julien-du-Serre lies the ancient site “Alba-la-Romaine (Ardèche, France) -- Théâtre gallo-romain”.

Culinary Delights

The producers’ market “Le petit marché des producteurs de Saint-Julien-du-Serre” offers seasonal fruit and vegetables, cheese and other local products; it also includes a convivial aperitif concert.

Those who choose Saint-Julien-du-Serre as their holiday destination will want to find or rent a holiday apartment here.

More local pages: Tauriers, Jaunac, Davézieux, Saint-Julien-le-Roux, Saint-Genest-De-Beauzon, Banne, Champis, Saint-Clair

To the main travel overview: Ardèche.