There’s more to explore Golf courses Orléans Métropole in the Orléans Métropole area : Need more info? Visit our website at: www.tourisme-orleansmetropole.com/les-golfs Castles and golf CLÉRY-SAINT-ANDRÉ BASILICA Choose from 8 golf courses just one hour from Paris at the heart of 45370 Cléry-Saint-André the scenic Valley! GERMIGNY-DES-PRÉS CAROLINGIAN ORATORY 45110 Germiny-des-Près GOLF DES AISSES Les Aisses has special rates for children SAINT-BENOÎT-SUR-LOIRE ABBEY under 12. NEW 45730 Saint-benoît-sur-loire 45240 Ferté-saint-Aubin CHÂTEAU DE LA BUSSIÈRE 45230 La Bussière GOLF D’ORLÉANS- CHÂTEAU-HUNTING MUSEUM At Donnery, every Tuesday, two golfers 45500 play for the price of one! 45450 Donnery CHÂTEAU DE TALCY 41370 Talcy GOLF DE MARCILLY CHÂTEAU DE BEAUREGARD Marcilly has a 9-hole course, perfect for 41120 Cellettes beginners. 45240 Marcilly en Villette DOMAINE DE CHAUMONT-SUR-LOIRE 41150 Chaumont-sur-Loire DOMAINE ET GOLF DE VAUGOUARD : CHÂTEAU DE TROUSSAY Chemin des Bois, 45210 Fontenay-sur-Loing 41700 Cheverny GOLF DU CHÂTEAU D’AUGERVILLE : CHÂTEAU DE FOUGÈRES-SUR-BIÈVRE Place du Château, 45330 Augerville-la-Rivière 41120 Fougères-sur-Bièvre GOLF DE LIMÈRE : 1411 Allée de la Pomme de Pin, 45150 Ardon GOLF DE SOLOGNE : Ferme des Olleries, D 18 Route de Jouy le Potier, 45240 La Ferté-Saint-Aubin GOLF DE SULLY SUR LOIRE : Domaine de l’Ousseau, 45600 Sully-sur-Loire ZooParc de Beauval Just 80 minutes from Orléans, you can visit one of the most beautiful zoos in Europe. An all new 6,000m² area is home to 6 superb cheetahs who can be admired from a walkway overlooking their stomping grounds! Come discover majestic animals including the famous giant pandas, the stars of the show! Orléans Val de Loire Tourisme And don’t miss the Masters of the Airs show where over 400 2, place de l’Étape - CS 95632 For information and booking birds fly over spectators’ heads in a 3,000-seat amphitheatre! 45056 Orléans Cedex 1 contact the Tourism Office Address : ZooParc de Beauval, 41110 Saint-Aignan-sur- +33 (0)2 38 24 05 05 at +33 (0)2 38 24 05 05 Open daily year-round from 9 am to sunset E-mail : [email protected]

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N ORLY AND ROISSY www.tourisme-orleansmetropole.com/les-chateaux CHARLES DE GAULLE OR CHÂTEAU DE MEUNG-SUR-LOIRE 0 E A10 TO PARIS = 1HR FROM PARIS PARIS - SACLAY S SCIENCE & One of the largest and oldest castles in TECHNOLOGY HUB A19 D2020 CHÂTEAU DE CHAMBORD TO PARIS the department, the Château was CHAMEROLLES owned by the bishops of Orléans un- MARIGNY- ORLÉANS Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since LES-USAGES SARAN FOREST til the French Revolution. A short drive 1981, Chambord is the emblem of the French ORMES FLEURY- from Orléans, the castle offers 20 furni- LES-AUBRAIS SEMOY Renaissance for visitors from around the world. BOIGNY- SUR-BIONNE shed rooms, from 18th century kitchens D2060 TO A6 The Château also boasts the largest enclosed AÉROPORT DU LOIRET INGRÉ SAINT-JEAN- SAINT-JEAN- SAINT-DENIS-DE-L’HÔTEL to bathrooms, and displays over 2,000 DE-BRAYE nature reserve in Europe, including 5,440 hec- DE-LA-RUELLE objects. ORLÉANS CHÉCY MEUNG-SUR-LOIRE tares of forest, and offers numerous outdoor ac- LA-CHAPELLE- MARDIÉ CHAMBORD SAINT-MESMIN CHEVERNY Address : 16, Place de Martroi, 45130 Meung-sur-Loire SAINT-JEAN- A tivities. Brush shoulders with 500 years of histo- A10 TO , SAINT-PRYVÉ- LE-BLANC SAINT-DENIS- ry in this showpiece of architecture and nature SAINT-MESMIN EN-VAL Open February - October Tickets available at the Orléans Tourism Office located less than an hour from Orléans.

OLIVET SAINT-HILAIRE- Address : Domaine national de Chambord, 41250 Chambord SAINT-MESMIN SULLY-SUR-LOIRE © D. Chauveau CHÂTEAU DE SULLY-SUR-LOIRE NOTRE-DAME Open year-round from 9am – 5pm DE CLÉRY BASILICA A71 TO , LA This château was built as a fortified Tickets available at the Orléans Tourism Office CLERMONT-FERRAND, SOURCE SAINT-CYR-EN-VAL TOULOUSE monument to defend the bridge across the Loire, as well as a showpie- Hiking trail Orléans Forest/Sologne ce for sumptuous receptions. ‘La Loire à Vélo’ UNESCO listed cycling route Tram A © F. Lauginie © F. Tram B D2020 TO A smaller château was added on se- CHÂTEAUROUX veral decades later to house the Lord

LA FERTÉ-SAINT-AUBIN of the castle and his family. SOLOGNE Address : Chemin de la salle verte, 45600 IN THE LOIRET DEPARTMENT: Sully-sur-Loire LA FERTÉ-SAINT-AUBIN BLOIS ROYAL CHÂTEAU Visit its 40-hectare park with games and activities for all ages, 15 furnished rooms and antique toy exhibit. The castle cook A royal favourite! During the Renaissance, the Royal Château of even prepares delicious honey madeleines to sample on Sun- Blois was the preferred residence of French sovereigns. Today, it days and during school holidays. provides visitors with a sweeping panorama of Châteaux de la Address : 7 Route d’Orléans, 45240 La Ferté-Saint-Aubin Loire architecture and history. Tickets available at the Orléans Tourism Office Don’t miss the 45-min sound & light show whose special effects © D. Chauveau and larger-than-life projections bring the courtyard’s grandiose architecture to life. CHÂTEAU DE CHAMEROLLES Address : Place du Château, 41000 Blois Discover one of the few perfume museums in ! Open year-round - Tickets available at the Orléans Tourism Office This château retraces the history of hygiene and the use of per- AMBOISE ROYAL CHÂTEAU fumes from the 16th century to present day. Other highlights in- clude the protestant chapel and a lovely Renaissance garden. The original, imposing medieval Address : Route de Gallerand, 45170 Chilleurs-aux-Bois fortress was made over into a luxu- CHÂTEAU DE CHEVERNY rious royal residence under the CHÂTEAU DE BEAUGENCY reigns of French Kings Charles VIII Lived in by the same family for 600 years, this was the first and François Ist. Stroll through its A fine example of a feudal lord’s castle, the original owner, Jean château to open its doors to the public, in 1922. panoramic gardens overlooking the de Dunois, the Bastard of Orléans, was succeeded by the Lords Today, you can experience the splendour of real castle life, Loire, and dream of days gone by. of Beaugency, the French crown, and the Dukes of Orléans in the from the magnificent interior to its 4 themed gardens, ken- 14th century. nels filled with hunting dogs and wooded grounds. A perma- Address : Montée de l’Emir Abd el Kader, 37400 Amboise Address : Place Dunois, 45190 Beaugency nent, interactive Tintin exhibit rounds out the visit. Open year-round from 9am - 5pm Tickets available at the Orléans Tourism Office Address : Avenue du Château, 41700 Cheverny

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