Staint Just is an ancient settlement, which is affiliated to the 2km distant Fain les Moutiers. Here are about 10 farms in intervals, ranked on the hill together.
So you sit here on a beautiful summer evening, maybe a glass of wine and looking at the open countryside to the south.
Behind the last horizon line, so we dream is probably the sea, Marseille, Lavandou, Nice. The course is not true, but there, along this line is the famous wine road of central Burgundy. Nuit St Georges, Beaune etc., where the famous wines of this region are grown. One or the other says to himself, there I go back tomorrow.
Perhaps you can also easily the day's events, overlooking the dark woodland of the nature park 'Morvan' you think of a visit to Avallon and Vezelay with its impressive Basilique 'Saint Madelaine'. Or, on the left, just behind the hill, Montbard, with its structurally interesting Cistercian Abbey 'Abbaye de Fontenay'.
Everywhere in villages and small towns of Burgundy, Tuscany of France, there are interesting churches, mainly in Romanesque style. Right at the foot of the hill St. Just is situated in a walk of 15 min. The old, founded in 650 Moutier St Jean, with its former monastery walls. A visit to the capital Dijon is highly recommended. Magnificent country castles and manors appear here and there, on the way there.
Perhaps you draw the circle tighter, and plans for the next day a bike ride without sacrificing Culture. (Eg. B.Landschloss in Epoisses with an attractive park, 35 min. By bicycle)
Following are some other highlights that are easily accessible by car:
- Montbard and Abbaye de Fontenay '20 min
- 'Alesia' with his impressive new Museum 30 min
- The medieval town of Semur en Auxois 15min
- And Flavigny, with its magnificent stone houses 20 mi
- Chablis and mittelalterl. Noyers 35 min
-. Ancy le Franc, and its Renaissance castle 40 min
- Vezelay with halt in Avallon 45 min
- Dijon, do not forget a candy for Art Culture friends 60min
- Adventure Park: Animals, Karouselles and swimming pool 30 min
- Forest adventure in Avallon 40 min
- Small outdoor pool in Epoisses 15 min
- Beach on the lake, Lac de Pont 20 min
- A drive along the renowned 'Canal de Bourgogne'
There are numerous castles in the close vicinity. the summer
usually offer interesting exhibitions ....
