Orléans
【City description】
It’s a town famous for Joan of Arc because she released this city during the Hundred Years War. So, we can find her statue, her museum, her festival and her stained glass in the cathedral. You should visit the cathedral in particular.
【Overall rating】
★★★☆☆
【Time required】
4 h 30
【Budget】
12 euros
【Fatigue】
★★★☆☆
【Sightseeing route】
【Start】
①Orléans station
Gare d’Orléans
★Go to République St in front of the station. It takes 10 minutes.
②Martroi Square
Place du Martroi
Time required: 5 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
★Go to Royale St and turn left to go to Albanais St. It takes 5 minutes by walk.
③History and Archeology Museum
Musée Historique et Archéologique de l’Orléanais
Time required: 60 min / Admission fee: 6 euros
Opening hour: 10 am – 1 pm / 2 pm – 6 pm (it’s open only in the afternoon in winter)
Close: Monday, national holidays
★Continue to walk on the street and turn left. Then, turn right at the first crossroad.
④Sainte-Croix Cathedral
Cathédral Ste-Croix
Time required: 20 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
Opening hour: 9 h 15 am – 6 pm (until 7 pm in summer / until 8 pm on Saturday)
Close: No
⑤Art Museum
Musée des Beaux Arts d’Orléans
Time required: 60 min / Admission fee: 6 euros
Opening hour: 10 am – 6 pm (until 8 pm on Friday)
Close: Monday, Sunday morning, national holidays
⑥Groslot’s House
Hôtel Groslot
Time required: 60 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
Opening hour: 10 am – noon / 2 pm – 6 pm (10 am – 6 pm on weekend and in summer)
Close: national holidays
★Go to Bretonnerie St. When you arrive at République St, turn right and go back to the station with the same route. It takes 15 minutes by walk.
【Goal】
Orléans station
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