The Orléans City Guides answer what visitors arriving from Paris want to know: where locals book a table around Place du Châtelet, which museums are free or close to it, how to reach the Loire châteaux by train and where the evening goes on Rue de Bourgogne. Each guide is a short, opinionated list with the reason to go, the area and one practical tip for every place, and it opens in your browser the moment you pay.
About the Orléans City Guides
- 135 places
- 6 guides
- 5 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Orléans guides
Food guide
24 places
The covered market and its food shops, classic and modern French tables, crêpes and Loire wine bars, then pastry, bread and coffee.
Things to do guide
20 places
Quiet museums that cost little, the Gothic cathedral and Renaissance courtyards, and walks along the Loire quays and through the parks.
Family guide
24 places
Big free parks, a lake beach, short boat trips on the Loire, museums children enjoy, four rainy-day plans and crêpes for everyone.
Nightlife guide
23 places
The pubs of Rue de Bourgogne, serious cocktails and wine, bars on boats and on the quays, gig venues and food after 22:00.
Day trips guide
22 places
Blois, Amboise and the big Loire châteaux by train, small towns just downstream, abbeys upstream towards Gien, and lakes and forest.
Budget guide
22 places
A free cathedral and Renaissance rooms, low-cost museums, free walks and viewpoints, lunch under €10 and cheap ways to get around.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
La Parenthèse
Place du Châtelet
The table Orléans residents recommend first: generous, well-judged French cooking at honest prices, a terrace on the square and desserts that end up on phones. Lunch is the easier way in. From the food guide.
Hôtel Toutin
Rue Notre-Dame-de-Recouvrance
A merchant’s house from the 1500s hiding one of the loveliest courtyards in town, with two storeys of carved arcades around a little cobbled square. From the things to do guide.
Château de Sully-sur-Loire
Sully-sur-Loire, 45 km east
A moated fortress straight out of a picture book, once home to the Duke of Sully, minister of Henri IV. Look up under the roof: the 14th-century oak frame is the real star. From the day trips guide.
Plan your Orléans days
Day one: start at the Joan of Arc statue on Place du Martroi, see the cathedral and the old-town courtyards in the morning, have lunch around Place du Châtelet and give the afternoon to a museum, then end on Rue de Bourgogne or aboard a boat bar on the quay. Day two: take the train to Blois or Amboise for a château, or stay closer with Meung-sur-Loire and Beaugency, and come back for a glass in a Loire wine bar. On a rainy or slow day, choose the natural history museum, the free Renaissance rooms of Hôtel Groslot and a long crêpe lunch.
Questions about the Orléans guides
What is inside the Orléans City Guides?
Six guides with 135 places in total: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. Each place comes with the reason to go, the area, notes on opening times and a practical tip.
When do I get the guides?
Straight after payment: the links appear on the order page and in your order email. Open them in any browser on a phone or computer, without an app or an account.
Can I use the Orléans guides without internet?
Yes. Open each guide once online and from then on it works offline, ticks and notes included. Only the map links need mobile data.
Which languages are the guides in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Spanish and Dutch. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
Can I buy a single guide?
Yes. One guide costs €4.99, two cost €8.99, four cost €15.99 and all six cost €19.99.
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