Orleans Attractions

Orleans is a beautiful town, and the capital of the Loire Valley is famous for two reasons: Joan of Arc and the 'Chateaux' in the region, France. It is located 120 kilometer south-west of the French capital, Paris. This place is world famous for its sites. It is located on the Loire River. It is a home of various attractive places. It attracts visitors and tourists from various parts of the world. It provides you a fabulous nightlife. You can have a good nighttime with your family, friends and lovers. Various pubs, discos, operas, good friends bar and queens head Pub are there. There are luxurious and budgeted shopping options for visitors. French market and Riverwalk mall are main shopping centers there. You can easily access hotels and resorts to stay where enjoy delicious local foods and drinks. The city is not large so by foot is the best way. Many bike rental stations allow you to use a bike from point A to B at low fares.

Some of the main attractions of the town are:

• Aquarium of the Americas is a most beautiful aquarium having many kinds of amazing fishes.
• Street Scene Gallery is a great place for unique architecture and its history.
• Audubon Zoo with beautiful flora and fauna.
• Louisiana Children's Museum is a place where is a lot of fun and enjoyment for children..
• Musee Conti Wax Museum is dedicated to the peoples who devoted a lot to built New Orleans.
• You can enjoy boating in Mississippi river.
• The city celebrates Joan of Arc during the first week of May with parades, demonstrations, a "medieval market" and sound and light shows.
• Visiting the castles and houses along the Loire river is a great day trip from Orleans.
• Visit to the Museum of Fine Arts having the best collections of arts and noteworthy collection of pastels.
• The Festival of the Loire in autumn is a fun 5 day event which sees hundreds of boats and sailors gather at the port.

There are three ways to access this wonderful place:

• One way to get to Orleans by plane is to fly into either one of the two Paris Airports.
• The trip by car will only be slightly more than and hour, Take the A10 motorway south-west from Paris.
• Get to town by train is the easier and fastest way. The best travel option to visit there is to take the Eurostar from St. Pancras International in London. The journey will take around 4 hours.