A BEAUTIFUL HISTORY
Find the breath of the History, that which left essential
traces on our grounds, that of the builders men, and that
of the inspired men. A reading with open sky which makes traverse
the centuries without never being bored. In turn intimate,
impressive or strange and always attractive, the castles of
Loiret tell you beautiful pages of the Middle Ages like the
elegant fortress of Sully-on-Loire, or of the Renaissance
as in Chamerolles, Meung-on-Loire, or the castle of the Ferté-Saint-Aubin
in Sologne. Also come to taste their romanticism as in the
castle of Bussière and discover in our alive museums
othe collections of exception which celebrate, inter alia,
hunting or earthenware as in Gien, the enamels in Briare,
the great Masters in the museum of Fine Arts in Orleans, and
the history and the traditions of Gâtinais in Montargis.
All these are to be explored at the rhythm of your desires
in order to revive the great moments which worked an intense
past.
IN THE COUNTRY OF
FRESH WATERS
Freshness of the banks where weaken the willows, lazy water,
wild islands on Loire stripping of the sand banks, ports and
channels which are revealed in the detour of a walk. In Loiret,
ground of all the reflections, water is never very far from
you. It
draws intimate contours of a paradise for the fishermen, the
in love ones with soft navigation on the channels, and the
contemplative ones. Each one of its events is a stopover.
The channels on which one plays the role of a captain while
passing the locks on board barges or tour boats are an irreplaceable
experiment. The Bridge-channel of Briare, monumental with
its 662 meters, projects its metal reflections on the side
Channel in Loire .the channels of Loing and Briare in the
east, and the channel of Orleans, make our department a universe
of freshness and silence. If you prefer water in movement,
test your address in canoeing, on Loire and Loiret, a river
which gave its name to the department and which takes its
source from the floral garden of Orleans. And so that the
relaxation is complete why do not you stroll on the edges
of this river of Loiret in Olivet where you will be able to
admire the water mills. Immediate enbarking!
BLOW OF THE HEART
FOR THE CITY
The Towns of inspiration, historical cities, cities
be lived are as many escapades which in all seasons, are welcome
halts. The superb Orleans which nests in a loop of Loire,that
is intimate and alive at the same time with its old district,
its Renaissance frontages, its private mansions, its collections
of art and its parks of pleasure with sumptuous flowerings.
A city where the countryside is never far,in large coloured
markets where each one is found. It still testifies to the
memory of Jeanne d' Arc, a heroin who is celebrated each year
by all the city. Other environments await you in Montargis,
that is the Venice of Gâtinais and its network of small
rivers, or also in Gien, fatherland of earthenware,and in
Beaugency, that is an important stage in Val de Loire with
its Renaissance castle and its medieval lanes, as well as
in Pithiviers that is the gluttonous one or in the Châteauneuf-sur-Loire
which revives the great hours of the boatmen of Loire. Also
discover the Ferté-Saint-Aubin downtown in Sologne
or also Louis that is a charming town loaded with history,and
marked by the memory of its resistants who are honoured in
an enthralling museum.
Festivals
Close the eyes and imagine: Jeanne d' Arc
sparkling in her armour, who crosses the town of Orleans on
her horseback... Everywhere the past is told through the multiple
festivals which celebrate the great pages of history. The
Johannic festivals in spring of course, but also the spectacles
of sound and light in Beaugency, Ferrières, Cléry-Saint-André
or Meung-sur-Loire, as well as the local festivals which perpetuate
since always an intact rural tradition... You would better
go to the pumpkin fair in Saint Brisson on Loire or the asparaguses
fair inTigy, the festival of the rhododendrons in Châteauneuf-sur-Loire
or the rose trees fair in Bellegarde! Make of your stay a
moment apart and be involved in the festival of the carnival
of Jargeau or discover the great talents that illuminate the
international festival of music in Sully-sur-Loire or of jazz
in Orleans.
Recherche
It
draws intimate contours of a paradise for the fishermen, the
in love ones with soft navigation on the channels, and the
contemplative ones. Each one of its events is a stopover.
The channels on which one plays the role of a captain while
passing the locks on board barges or tour boats are an irreplaceable
experiment. The Bridge-channel of Briare, monumental with
its 662 meters, projects its metal reflections on the side
Channel in Loire .the channels of Loing and Briare in the
east, and the channel of Orleans, make our department a universe
of freshness and silence. If you prefer water in movement,
test your address in canoeing, on Loire and Loiret, a river
which gave its name to the department and which takes its
source from the floral garden of Orleans. And so that the
relaxation is complete why do not you stroll on the edges
of this river of Loiret in Olivet where you will be able to
admire the water mills. Immediate enbarking!
cities
be lived are as many escapades which in all seasons, are welcome
halts. The superb Orleans which nests in a loop of Loire,that
is intimate and alive at the same time with its old district,
its Renaissance frontages, its private mansions, its collections
of art and its parks of pleasure with sumptuous flowerings.
A city where the countryside is never far,in large coloured
markets where each one is found. It still testifies to the
memory of Jeanne d' Arc, a heroin who is celebrated each year
by all the city. Other environments await you in Montargis,
that is the Venice of Gâtinais and its network of small
rivers, or also in Gien, fatherland of earthenware,and in
Beaugency, that is an important stage in Val de Loire with
its Renaissance castle and its medieval lanes, as well as
in Pithiviers that is the gluttonous one or in the Châteauneuf-sur-Loire
which revives the great hours of the boatmen of Loire. Also
discover the Ferté-Saint-Aubin downtown in Sologne
or also Louis that is a charming town loaded with history,and
marked by the memory of its resistants who are honoured in
an enthralling museum. 
sparkling in her armour, who crosses the town of Orleans on
her horseback... Everywhere the past is told through the multiple
festivals which celebrate the great pages of history. The
Johannic festivals in spring of course, but also the spectacles
of sound and light in Beaugency, Ferrières, Cléry-Saint-André
or Meung-sur-Loire, as well as the local festivals which perpetuate
since always an intact rural tradition... You would better
go to the pumpkin fair in Saint Brisson on Loire or the asparaguses
fair inTigy, the festival of the rhododendrons in Châteauneuf-sur-Loire
or the rose trees fair in Bellegarde! Make of your stay a
moment apart and be involved in the festival of the carnival
of Jargeau or discover the great talents that illuminate the
international festival of music in Sully-sur-Loire or of jazz
in Orleans. 
