Self-catering holiday homes: St Just barn with pool

Make a holiday rental home or villa in St Just, France your home away from home

The village of St Just is a rural haven in the green, rolling hills of Perigord Vert in the Dordogne. The village is fantastically peaceful, offering the ideal place to relax and enjoy the finer things in life. Time seems to tick much slower here than anywhere else, and nothing can be rushed, especially food.

Things to do in St Just, France

The River Dronne is just a 15 minute drive from a holiday rental villa in St Just, France. The river is a wonderful place to relax, especially during the summer months, whether you are simply sitting on one of the delightful river beaches with a picnic, taking occasional dips into the wonderfully clean, gently flowing waters or walking along the banks. At Renamont you can rent canoes and buy fishing permits, setting you up perfectly for a serene day pottering about on the river, enjoying the best of the countryside without another soul in sight. Canoeing along the river is a wonderful way to enjoy a family day out from a St Just villa.

The location of St Just in Perigord Vert means that a St Just property is ideally situated for walking, riding, mountain biking and golf holidays. The weather is mild and dry all year round, and there is rarely a problem in selecting your own tee-off time as long as you have remembered to pack your handicap certificate. There are almost endless trails leading through the countryside, mostly well marked. Trail maps are available from any tourist information office in the area.

Wine is hugely important in the St Just area and in fact, the whole of the Dordogne. There are many excellent wine and chateau tours to do, the vast majority of which end up with a wine tasting lesson and a change to try all the wines produced in the vineyard so that you can select the one which suitably delights your pallet. There are a great range of top class restaurants throughout the region, and you will certainly never want for food.

Places to visit on holiday in St Just, France

Riberac is home to the Dordogne’s largest market. Every Thursday the town is overrun with stall selling the finest local produce, as well as local crafts and delicious wines. The town is well worth exploration in its own right, and its location in the middle of the Foret de la Double makes it an ideal place to start walking, riding or cycling expeditions.

Weather in St Just, France

St Just offers a great rural getaway throughout the year. The summer months last from May right through until late September, with daily peak temperatures regularly breaking the 30?C mark, with warm conditions lasting long into the evening. Although St Just has never seen a tourist crowd, during July and August, much of the Dordogne sees a great number of visitors touring the region, taking in the most famous sites from the Lisieux caves to the medieval treasures of Sarlat.

Cheap flights to St Just, France

Bergerac Airport (EGC) is just an hour from a self catering St Just property, and receives a huge range of inbound flights direct from the UK, despite its small size. Both Flybe and Ryanair provide a good range of services to St Just, so you can be settling into your St Just holiday rental within just a few short hours of leaving home. A hire car is strongly advised for anyone renting a St Just gite, villa or chateau, as the area is wonderfully rural.

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