A Cultural Destination

Comité Départemental de Tourisme du Loiret Tourist O ces in Loiret Loiret 2014 www.tourismeloiret.com OT Beaugency (45190) OT La-Ferté-Saint-Aubin (45240) Tourist map 3 place du Dr Hyvernaud Rue des Jardins +33(0)2 38 44 54 42 +33(0)2 38 64 67 93 [email protected] [email protected] www.tourismebeaugency.com www.otsilafertesaintaubin.fr OT Beaulieu-sur-Loire (45630) OT Lorris (45260) - 1 rue des Halles Place d’Armes +33(0)2 38 94 81 42 +33(0)2 38 35 87 24 [email protected] • www.tourisme-lorris.com [email protected] www.beaulieu-sur-loire.fr OT Malesherbes (45330) Maison de ville - 19-21 place du Martroi OT Bellegarde (45270) +33(0)2 38 34 81 94 12 bis place Charles Desvergnes offi [email protected] +33(0)2 38 90 25 37 www.cc-malesherbois.com offi [email protected] www.bellegarde-45.fr OT Meung-sur-Loire (45130) OT Bonny-sur-Loire (45420) Moulin de la Poterne - 1 rue Emmanuel Troulet Maison de Pays - 29, Grande Rue +33(0)2 38 44 32 28 [email protected] +33(0)2 38 31 57 71 Loiret... www.tourisme-valdesmauves.fr [email protected] www.bonny-sur-loire.fr OT Montargis (45202) OT Briare (45250) - 1 place de Gaulle 35 rue Renée de France - BP 223 +33(0)2 38 31 24 51 +33(0)2 38 98 00 87 [email protected] [email protected] a cultural destination www.briare-le-canal.com www.tourisme-montargis.fr OT Château-Renard (45220) OT Nibelle (45340) 32 place de la République - BP 44 42 rue Saint Sauveur +33(0)2 38 95 39 53 +33(0)2 38 32 23 66 [email protected] offi [email protected] www.chateau-renard-tourisme.com OT Nogent-sur-Vernisson (45290) Treasures Churches, Basilicas... OT Châteauneuf-sur-Loire (45110) 102 av Georges Bannery 3 place Aristide Briand +33(0)2 38 97 68 39 +33(0)2 38 58 44 79 [email protected] [email protected] of religious art www.tourisme-chateauneufsurloire.fr OT Olivet (45160) - 236 rue Paul Genain OT Châtillon-sur-Loire (45360) +33(0)2 38 63 49 68 Church of Notre-Dame, Collegiate church [email protected] • www.ot-olivet.fr C13th of St. Liphard, 47 rue Franche The full measure of Christian fervour is expressed in +33(0)2 38 31 42 88 th th OT Orléans (45056) Boiscommun C12 -C16 [email protected] 2 place de l’Etape - BP 95632 the stones of the churches and basilicas that hold the www.chatillon-sur-loire.com Meung-sur-Loire +33(0)2 38 24 05 05 memory of the area’s history. Come discover a surprising Basilica of Notre-Dame OT Châtillon-Coligny (45230) [email protected] 33 (0)2 38 44 32 28 th 2 place Coligny www.tourisme-orleans.com heritage that was well-loved by the kings of France, such de Cléry, C15 (Tourist Offi ce) +33(0)2 38 96 02 33 as the former royal abbey of Ferrières, which had an Cléry-Saint-André [email protected] OT Pithiviers (45300) +33 (0)2 38 45 70 05 Maison «Les Remparts» - 1 mail Ouest infl uence over all of Europe during the Carolingian period. Sainte-Croix Cathedral, OT Cléry-Saint-André (45370) +33(0)2 38 30 50 02 C13th, C19th 111 rue du Maréchal Foch [email protected] In the heart of Orléans, the Sainte-Croix cathedral Saint Hubert Chapel +33(0)2 38 45 94 33 www.ville-pithiviers.fr Courcelles [email protected] cultivates its uniqueness through its Gothic architecture, Crypt of St. Aignan, C11th www.ccvaldardoux.fr OT Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire (45730) 33 (0)2 38 33 11 76 44 rue Orléanaise enriched with various styles throughout its reconstruc- OT Ferrières-en-Gâtinais (45210) +33(0)2 38 35 79 00 th Place des Eglises - Merci aux prestataires - Crédits photos : Jean Puyo Christophe Lorsch Christian Beaudin Laurent Brière pour Le Lièvre Gourmand istockphoto tions and restorations. It features a classical elegance Abbey church of St. Peter Crypt of St. Avit, C11 [email protected] +33(0)2 38 96 58 86 www.tourisme-loire-foret.com that has given it its architectural and artistic originality. and St. Paul, C12th, C15th [email protected] Campo Santo www.tourisme-ferrieres-loiret.fr OT Sully-sur-Loire (45600) Sanctuary of Notre-Dame Place de Gaulle th th (burial ground), OT Germigny-des-Prés (45110) de Bethléem, C9 -C17 +33(0)2 38 36 23 70 www.goodby.fr The basilica in Cléry-Saint-André on the Santiago th th th 6 route de Saint Martin C12 ,C15 and C16 [email protected] Former Benedictine +33(0)2 38 58 27 97 de Compostela road is a marvellous example of www.sully-loire-sologne.fr abbey, C15th Orléans [email protected] Flamboyant Gothic style : it houses the tomb of Louis XI Ferrières-en-Gâtinais 33 (0)2 38 24 05 05 www.tourisme-loire-foret.com Chécy district information point (Tourist Offi ce) OT Gien (45503) - Place Jean Jaurès - BP 99 11 rue de Donnery - 45430 Mardié and that of Charlotte de Savoie. 33 (0)2 38 96 58 86 +33(0)2 38 67 25 28 +33(0)2 38 91 38 61 [email protected] • www.gien.fr www.tourisme-canton-checy.fr Carolingian oratory, Basilica Open only from June to August OT Jargeau (45150) Last but not least, you’ll be amazed by the abbey of th th C9 , restored in C19 of Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire La Chanterie - Boulevard Carnot Courtenay information point (45320) Fleury in Saint-Benoit-sur-Loire, a gorgeous Roma- Germigny-des-Prés Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire +33(0)2 38 59 83 42 Mairie, Place Honoré Combe [email protected] +33(0)2 38 97 27 87 33 (0)2 38 35 72 43 nesque architectural gem where, still today, a community 33 (0)2 38 58 27 97 www.jargeau-tourisme.com [email protected] of monks lives according to the Rule of Saint Benoît. C16th organs Church Not far, at the Carolingian Oratory of Germigny-des- of Notre-Dame - Lorris Comité Départemental de Tourisme du Loiret Prés, don’t miss the 9th century semi-dome mosaic that 33 (0)2 38 94 81 42 8 rue d’Escures - 45000 Orléans decorates the heart of the building. (Tourist Offi ce) +33 (0)2 38 78 04 04 - +33 (0)2 38 77 04 12 www.tourismeloiret.com - [email protected] Museums, Places of cultural interest... Museum of the Arts Municipal Museum A museum and Traditions of History and Prehistory of the Gâtinais area Châtillon-sur-Loire Fragrances Amilly +33 (0)2 38 31 42 88 for every taste +33 (0)2 38 98 00 87 (Tourist Office) and flavours Archaeology and Cooperage Museum Museum Fine Art Museum Palaeontology Museum Chécy of the Occupations Orléans Come taste all the gourmet specialities which have There are no less than 41 museums in Le Loiret, Artenay +33 (0)2 38 55 18 35 and Legends +33 (0)2 38 79 21 55 +33 (0)2 38 80 09 73 of the Forêt d’Orléans given Le Loiret its well-deserved renown. Sweet including 9 which feature the label “Musée de France” Circus and Illusion Loury History and Archaeology and savoury delights include the Jargeau andouille or ”Museum of France” granted by the Minister of Museum Museum of the Orléans Fairground +33 (0)2 38 65 42 07 (chitterling sausage), Orléans vinegars and mustard, Culture. These include the Musée des Beaux-Arts Dampierre-en-Burly Region Theatre Museum Gâtinais saffron and honey, Olivet pears, almond (Fine Arts Museum) of Orléans and the Musée de la Artenay +33 (0)2 38 35 67 50 Meung-sur-Loire Orléans Museum +33 (0)2 38 79 25 60 pithiviers (puff pastry with almond paste) and Marine de Loire (Loire Naval Museum) in Châteauneuf- +33 (0)2 38 80 09 73 Glass and Skilled Cultural centre of la Monnaye Montargis pralines... And of course the mouthwate- sur-Loire. Trades Museum Natural Science Museum +33 (0)2 38 22 53 36 Saffron Museum Dordives Orléans ring pastry called the “Loiret Gourmand”! The AOC Boynes (Controlled Designation of Origin) wines of Coteaux- +33 (0)2 38 92 79 06 Van Oeveren Museum +33 (0)2 38 54 61 05 +33 (0)2 38 33 13 05 Others, such as the Musée des Émaux (Enamels Museum) (Fencing) du-Giennois and Orléans-Clery, together with the and +33 (0)2 38 33 10 09 Earthenware Museum Memorial and Museum Meung-sur-Loire beers of Le Loiret, are also deserving of this excellent in Briare or the Musée de la Faïencerie (Earthenware Gien to the deported children +33 (0)2 38 45 35 82 reputation. And have you tried the Cotignac d’Orléans? Museum) in Gien, feature the expertise of the craftsmen House +33 (0)2 38 67 00 05 of the Vel’d’Hiv (CERCIL) of the Two Marines If you like quinces, you’ll love this fine fruit jelly. who shaped this region. The Museum of the Résistance Girodet Museum Orléans and the Canal Bridge Museum of Oscar Roty in Lorris retraces part of the history of WWII. Some are Montargis +33 (0)2 38 42 03 91 Briare and his Times more surprising, such as the Musée du Cirque et de +33 (0)2 38 98 07 81 +33 (0)2 38 31 28 27 Jargeau Agricultural Museum You’ll find all these delicious products on l’Illusion (Circus and Magic Museum) in Dampierre- Closed for renovation in 2014 +33 (0)2 38 59 80 13 Ormes market stalls and in fine restaurants of the en-Burly, featuring a fun, interactive scenography.

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