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Orléans

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85% of people who have been to Orléans think it's worth visiting. The most popular places in Orléans are Musée Des Beaux Arts, Rue De Bourgogne, and Cafe Brettonne. Orléans is featured on the list Top 5 French Cities.

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Untitled by janjanzen

Orleans is charming! My husband and I went there in February 2009 to visit our daughter who is a student at the University. I can’t wait to go back. It was beautiful even in winter. The cobblestone streets, the architecture, the River Loire… there is more I want to see and do. We enjoyed the Art Museum, the Natural History Museum, and the Museum of Jeanne D’Arc. The cathedral is breathtaking. There are many great places to eat – lots of ethnic restaurants… and the patisseries! There are no pastries like that in Kansas! It’s easy to get around in Orleans. We used the tram often, though we also walked a lot. I am looking forward to my return in July.

over 2 years ago

Untitled by tenthrune

The tourist books bash it (one says that it “pales pitifully” in comparison to other French towns), but it’s a good place. It was home for a month and it will be home again for another 10 or 11, but it’s a good tourist destination as well. The Cathédrale de Saint Croix is a piece of architecture considered comprable only to Notre Dame de Paris, but personally I think it’s even more impressive (and it is bigger). The old part of town is a collection of cobblestone streets, bars, and bakeries, and despite what the tourist books say, it definitely has character. Also, it’s a good home-base if you want to explore the chateaux along the river Loire, of which there are many.

over 4 years ago

Untitled by ryanmwill02

great place. stayed in a really nice, and cheap motel, walked everywhere. once in the old part of town it was a great place to visit. highly recommended!

over 5 years ago

au pair for two months by ohmylourdy23

its a nice town… not as fancy or touristy as Paris

over 6 years ago

i lived there by eiffelsuffren

i just lived and studied in Orleans during 20 years

over 6 years ago

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  • en.wikipedia.org Orléans is a city in north-central France, about 130 km (80 miles) southwest of Paris. It is the capital of the Loiret department and of the Centre region. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orl%C3%A9ans
  • travel.nytimes.com Introduction to Orleans by FROMMER'S November 20, 2006 Orleans is where the Narrow Land (the early Algonquin name for the Cape) starts to get very narrow indeed: From here on up -- or "down," in paradoxical local parlance -- it's never more than a few miles wide from coast to coast, and in some spots it's as little as 1 mile. All three main roads (routes 6, 6A, and 28) converge here, too, so on summer weekends, traffic can be fierce. (read article)
  • travel.nytimes.com Introduction to Orleans by FROMMER'S November 20, 2006 After suffering damage in World War II, many Orléans neighborhoods were rebuilt in dull styles, so visitors who hope to see how it looked when the Maid of Orléans (Joan of Arc) was here are likely to be disappointed. Today, this city of 200,000 has lost a lot of its importance to Tours, but signs of restoration bring hope for the future. (read article)
  • query.nytimes.com Wine, Warmth and Time: The Last of the Orleans Vinegars by WILLIAM GRIMES December 06, 2000 (read article)


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