Le Monestier-du-Percy: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

The Monestier-du-Percy loop walk is an easy circular hike covering 6.4 kilometres.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Le Monestier-du-Percy can consider the village as a travel destination.

Nature

The Le Serrya viewpoint offers views of the Vercors to the west and the Dévoluy to the east. The Mont-Aiguille can also be seen from there.

The summit of the 1,903-metre-high Mont Barral offers a 360-degree view across the mountain ranges of the Vercors and the Dévoluy.

History

The Church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul in Le Monestier-du-Percy was built in 1278. Medieval frescoes were uncovered in the church.

The Col de Menée lies at an altitude of 1,402 metres and is a historic passage between the Diois and the Trièves.

Local offerings

At Les Champignons du Trièves in Le Monestier-du-Percy, visitors can discover organic mushroom cultivation using agricultural by-products, with oyster mushrooms and shiitake, and harvest mushrooms on site. Visits are only possible by prior appointment and with mandatory reservation.

Coralie Beltrame's workshop in Monestier-du-Percy offers one- or two-day basket-weaving courses.

Plantamarine in Le Monestier-du-Percy offers year-round visits to the garden, laboratory and distillery by prior appointment; these depend on the activity scheduled for the day.

At the Monestier-du-Percy market, bread, vegetables, fruit and pizzas from L'Aller-Retour are available.

Practical information

The route to Mont Barral from Le Monestier-du-Percy is accessible by public transport. For the Monestier-du-Percy loop walk, parking is available near the church.

Other places: Quet-en-Beaumont, La Forteresse, Le Gua, Pont-de-Chéruy, Gières, Bernin, Morêtel-de-Mailles, Crémieu

To the higher-level travel overview: Isere.