Saint-Just-En-Chevalet: Holiday apartments and houses

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Below the castle ruins of Saint-Just-en-Chevalet, the Chapelle Notre Dame du château stands on a promontory.

Culture

The Chapelle Notre Dame du château was probably built between 1342 and 1361 on the site of an older chapel dating back to at least the 11th century.

Paintings and frescoes were discovered in the Chapelle Notre Dame du château and identified by fine arts experts.

At the Porte du château et ses remparts, visitors can pass through the main gate and see the visible remains of a castle built in the 12th century.

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Nature

The Gorges du Ban wind through wooded slopes in Saint-Just-en-Chevalet.

Near a bridge over the Ban stands the Pierre branlante du Maillet, a pointed granite block approximately three metres high.

Hiking and leisure

The Chemin bourru is an easy, 5.3-kilometre circular hike near the village of Saint-Just-en-Chevalet.

The Circuit du patrimoine is an easy circular route accessible to everyone near the village of Saint-Just-en-Chevalet, where visitors can discover the local cultural heritage, history and nature.

Le bois des clous is a moderate circular route on roads and paths around Saint-Just-en-Chevalet that passes through the historic district of the Château de Contenson.

The Piscine municipale La Baïne features water heated to 26 °C, water play areas and a shaded sunbathing lawn.

Crafts

At the Artisanat du Pays d’Urfé, around forty craftspeople take turns demonstrating their skills on Sunday afternoons and public holidays in pottery, carpentry, wool processing, leatherwork, sheepskin slippers, syrups and herbal teas.

Mountain biking

The Espace VTT-FFC du Massif des Bois Noirs offers 76 permanently signposted, maintained and FFC-marked mountain bike routes, covering a network of 1,520 kilometres and starting from 26 municipalities.

To the main travel overview: Loire.

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