last edited May 5, 2020
What to see in Orléans
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In the surrounding area
The main sites to see within a fifty-kilometre radius of Orléans:
Blois
The city, a prefecture, is known for its beautiful château and the more or less historic districts of its center that stretch around it.
The city, a prefecture, is known for its beautiful château and the more or less historic districts of its center that stretch around it.
Chambord Castle
It is one of the most famous and most visited Loire Valley castles, with its park and forest.
It is one of the most famous and most visited Loire Valley castles, with its park and forest.
Château de La Ferté Saint-Aubin
This is one of the châteaux of the Loire, located in La Ferté Saint-Aubin, about twenty kilometres from Orléans.
This is one of the châteaux of the Loire, located in La Ferté Saint-Aubin, about twenty kilometres from Orléans.
Sully-sur-Loire Castle
A charming Renaissance castle surrounded by moats, officially part of the Loire Valley Châteaux and thus UNESCO-listed in that context.
A charming Renaissance castle surrounded by moats, officially part of the Loire Valley Châteaux and thus UNESCO-listed in that context.
Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin Nature Reserve
On the outskirts of Orléans, a small protected area in the middle of the Loire, home to various bird species.
On the outskirts of Orléans, a small protected area in the middle of the Loire, home to various bird species.
Yèvre-la-Ville
One of the "most beautiful villages in France", with its churches and the remains of its fortified castle in the Yèvre-le-Châtel area.
One of the "most beautiful villages in France", with its churches and the remains of its fortified castle in the Yèvre-le-Châtel area.
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Must-see & highly recommended
Chambord Castle
★★★★ It is one of the most famous and most visited Loire Valley castles, with its park and forest.
Worth a look / Other
Blois
★★ The city, a prefecture, is known for its beautiful château and the more or less historic districts of its center that stretch around it.
Chamerolles Castle
★★ A 16th-century castle and its vast park built in Chilleurs-aux-Bois.
Château de La Ferté Saint-Aubin
★★ This is one of the châteaux of the Loire, located in La Ferté Saint-Aubin, about twenty kilometres from Orléans.
Sully-sur-Loire Castle
★★ A charming Renaissance castle surrounded by moats, officially part of the Loire Valley Châteaux and thus UNESCO-listed in that context.
Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin Nature Reserve
★ On the outskirts of Orléans, a small protected area in the middle of the Loire, home to various bird species.
Yèvre-la-Ville
★ One of the "most beautiful villages in France", with its churches and the remains of its fortified castle in the Yèvre-le-Châtel area.