Saint-Hilaire-du-Rosier has a broad agricultural plain with grain, tobacco, walnut and cherry cultivation. Anyone who has chosen Saint-Hilaire-du-Rosier as a holiday destination may want to rent a holiday apartment there.
Landscape
The Serre Cocu summit is located in the vicinity of Saint-Hilaire-du-Rosier. The Montagne de la Sieurle mountain, the Rochers des Mines summit and the Montagne de l'Allier mountain are also nearby. The Circuit 2: St Marcellin aux portes du Vercors cycling route leads into the plain of Saint-Hilaire-du-Rosier and runs through typical walnut groves with open views of the Vercors.
Cuisine
La Belle Noix offers guided tours of the walnut farm lasting approximately one hour. The tour explains the journey from the fields to the finished products, and concludes with tastings of farm-produced and artisanal specialities. There are also 45-minute audio tours of the walnut farm and the artisanal walnut oil mill, followed by a tasting of their own products.
Kirsch, made from the “ratafia” cherry, is part of the rural tradition of Saint-Hilaire-du-Rosier.
Culture and History
The old parish church was replaced by a large neo-Gothic building, which was consecrated in 1872. A 15th-century bell has been preserved in the church. The painting “La cène de Saint Grégoire le Grand” also dates from the 18th century.
The historic site of Abbaye Notre-Dame-des-Anges de Saint-Just-de-Claix is located in the immediate vicinity of Saint-Hilaire-du-Rosier. The ruins of the Chartreuse du Val-Sainte-Marie and the Abbaye Notre-Dame du Sacré-Coeur de Chambarand are also in the surrounding area. The historic site of Abbaye de Vernaison is located in the wider regional vicinity of Saint-Hilaire-du-Rosier.
Cycling
The Circuit 5: Saint Antoine l'Abbaye cycling loop starts at the SNCF railway station in Saint-Hilaire-du-Rosier.
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