Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Orléans, France

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 4.4 km
Ascend 41 m
Descend 40 m

Explore Orléans in France with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Orléans

Sight 1: Préfecture du Loiret

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The Hôtel de Préfecture du Loiret, former abbey of Notre-Dame de Bonne-Nouvelle, is a building located in the city of Orléans, in the Loiret department in the Centre-Val de Loire region.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de préfecture du Loiret (FR)

294 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: Cathédrale Sainte-Croix

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Orléans Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located in the city of Orléans, France. The cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Orléans.

Wikipedia: Orléans Cathedral (EN), Website

296 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Palais épiscopal

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The Episcopal Palace of Orleans, also locally called the old bishopric or Dupanloup hotel, is a classic French building located rue Félix Dupanloup in Orléans (Loiret). This building, which served until 1905 as a residence at the Bishops of Orleans, has welcomed the International University Center for Research since 2014.

Wikipedia: Palais épiscopal d'Orléans (FR)

341 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Musée des Beaux Arts

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The Musée des beaux-arts d'Orléans is a museum in the city of Orléans in the Loiret department and the Centre-Val de Loire region in France.

Wikipedia: Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Orléans (EN), Website

205 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Campo Santo

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Campo Santo is a large grassy cloister surrounded by galleries located near the Cathedral of St. Croix of Orleans. It is currently used to host major events in the city of Orléans.

Wikipedia: Campo Santo d'Orléans (FR), Website

254 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Hôtel Groslot

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The Hôtel Groslot is a 16th-century mansion located in Orléans, in the Loiret department in the Centre-Val de Loire region.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Groslot (FR), Website

189 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Hôtel Tassin de Montcour

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The Hôtel Tassin de Montcourt is an eighteenth-century mansion located in Orléans, in the Loiret department in the Centre-Val de Loire region.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Tassin de Montcour (FR)

94 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Hôtel Tassin de Villiers

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The Hôtel Tassin de Villiers is an eighteenth-century mansion located in Orléans, in the Loiret department in the Centre-Val de Loire region.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Tassin de Villiers (FR)

60 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Façade de la Chapelle Saint-Jacques déplacée

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The Saint-Jacques d'Orléans chapel is the remains of an old medieval chapel, dedicated to pilgrims going to Santiago de Compostela, located on the territory of the commune of Orléans, in France.

Wikipedia: Chapelle Saint-Jacques d'Orléans (FR)

10 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 10: Hôtel de la Caisse d'épargne d'Orléans

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The Hôtel de la Caisse d'Epargne is a 20th-century building located in Orléans, in the Loiret department in the Centre-Val de Loire region.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de la Caisse d'épargne d'Orléans (FR)

75 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 11: Hôtel Pommeret

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The Hôtel Pommeret is an eighteenth-century mansion located in Orléans, in the Loiret department in the Centre-Val de Loire region.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Pommeret (FR)

183 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 12: Place du Martroi

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The Place du Martroi is the main square in the city centre of Orléans located in the Loiret department in the Centre-Val de Loire region. In the square stands the equestrian statue of Joan of Arc.

Wikipedia: Place du Martroi (Orléans) (FR)

233 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 13: Ancienne Chambre de commerce et d'industrie du Loiret

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Ancienne Chambre de commerce et d'industrie du Loiret inconnu / marque déposée

The Loiret Chamber of Commerce and Industry is a French chamber of commerce and industry (CCI) located in Orléans in the Loiret department in the Centre-Val de Loire region.

Wikipedia: Chambre de commerce et d'industrie du Loiret (FR)

272 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 14: Hôtel des Créneaux

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The Hotel des Créneaux is a 16th century hotel located in Orléans, in the Loiret department in the Center-Val de Loire region.

Wikipedia: Hôtel des Créneaux (FR), Website

207 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 15: Hôtel Cabu - Musée historique et archéologique de l'Orléanais

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The Orléanian Historical and Archaeological Museum is a French museum located in Orléans in the Loiret department and the Centre-Val de Loire region.

Wikipedia: Musée historique et archéologique de l'Orléanais (FR), Website

259 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 16: Maison de Jeanne d'Arc

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La Maison dit de Jeanne d'Arc in Orléans is a historic museum dedicated to Jeanne d'Arc, inaugurated in 1974, in a medieval -style town house reconstituted in 1965, from downtown Orleans, in the Loiret department in Center-Val de Loire region.

Wikipedia: Maison de Jeanne d'Arc à Orléans (FR), Website

133 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 17: Pavillon Colas-des-Francs

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The Colas des Francs Pavilion is a 16th-century monument located in Orléans, in the Loiret department in the Centre-Val de Loire region.

Wikipedia: Pavillon Colas des Francs (FR)

546 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 18: Hôpital Porte-Madeleine

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The Hôpital Porte-Madeleine is a former French hospital located in Orléans (Loiret).

Wikipedia: Hôpital Porte-Madeleine (FR)

345 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 19: Les Turbulences - FRAC Centre

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Les Turbulences - FRAC Centre

The Frac Centre-Val de Loire is a public collection of contemporary art whose exhibition space is located in Orléans. In 2013, it moved to a former military subsistence site.

Wikipedia: FRAC Centre (FR), Website

356 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 20: L'Astrolabe

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L'Astrolabe L'ASTROLABE | Orléans / CC BY-SA 4.0

L'Astrolabe is a French concert hall located in Orléans, in the Loiret department in the Centre-Val de Loire region.

Wikipedia: L'Astrolabe (salle de spectacle) (FR), Website, Facebook

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