Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Orléans, France
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8.2 km
84 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 OrléansSight 1: Pont George V
The George V Bridge is a road and tram bridge that crosses the Loire in Orléans, France. It is an arched masonry bridge spanning a distance of 325 m. Designed by Jean Hupeau, it was built between 1751 and 1760, at the request of Daniel-Charles Trudaine, administrator and civil engineer. It was renamed in honour of King George V at the beginning of the World War I out of respect of Britain's role.
Sight 2: Quai Fort-des-Tourelles
The Pont des Tourelles is a former French bridge crossing the Loire River in Orléans.
Sight 3: Préfecture du Loiret
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.
Sight 4: Cathédrale Sainte-Croix
Orléans Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located in the city of Orléans, France. The cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Orléans.
Sight 5: Palais épiscopal
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.
Sight 6: Musée des Beaux Arts
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.
Sight 7: Hôtel Groslot
The Hôtel Groslot is a 16th-century mansion located in Orléans, in the Loiret department in the Centre-Val de Loire region.
Sight 8: Façade de la Chapelle Saint-Jacques déplacée
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.
Sight 9: Hôtel de la Caisse d'épargne d'Orléans
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.
Sight 10: Hôtel Pommeret
The Hôtel Pommeret is an eighteenth-century mansion located in Orléans, in the Loiret department in the Centre-Val de Loire region.
Sight 11: Place du Martroi
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.
Sight 12: Monument équestre à Jeanne d'Arc
The equestrian statue of Joan of Arc, Place du Martroi in Orléans, is a work by Denis Foyatier dating from 1855. It depicts Joan of Arc, heroine of the history of France, warlord and saint of the Catholic Church, sword in hand and riding a horse.
Wikipedia: Statue équestre de Jeanne d'Arc (place du Martroi, Orléans) (FR)
Sight 13: Ancienne Chambre de commerce et d'industrie du Loiret
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)
Sight 14: Hôtel des Créneaux
The Hotel des Créneaux is a 16th century hotel located in Orléans, in the Loiret department in the Center-Val de Loire region.
Sight 15: Hôtel Cabu - Musée historique et archéologique de l'Orléanais
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
Sight 16: Rue Royale
Rue Royale is one of the main streets of the city of Orleans, remarkable for its trading arcades and symmetrical pavilions dating from the 18th century. Rue Royale connects Place du Martroi and the George V. La Percée de la rue was granted in March 1752 by Louis XV, on the condition that the street facades were uniform. Under the French Revolution, it is temporarily renamed rue de l'Equitality. Almost half of his constructions were destroyed by the bombing and fire in June 1940, before a restoration after the war. Today, the street is served by line A of the tram via the Royale-Châtelet station.
Sight 17: Maison de Jeanne d'Arc
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.
Sight 18: Pavillon Colas-des-Francs
The Colas des Francs Pavilion is a 16th-century monument located in Orléans, in the Loiret department in the Centre-Val de Loire region.
Sight 19: Hôpital Porte-Madeleine
The Hôpital Porte-Madeleine is a former French hospital located in Orléans (Loiret).
Sight 20: Pont de l'Europe
The Pont de l'Europe is a French inclined bowstring arch bridge crossing the Loire River between Orléans, Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle in the north and Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin in the south, in the Loiret department and the Centre-Val de Loire region.
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