Muids Chateau, La Ferte-Saint-Aubin
Turreted manor house built by a Scot
Built by a Scottish officer who was taken captive during the battle of Fontenoy and then fell in love with the region, this château sits in a huge 2,000 hectares of forested grounds.
With a feel of a traditional English manor house, this property has 22 bedrooms which have been authentically decorated. Each rooms has a bathroom, telephone, television and free WiFi.
The restaurant prepares local, fresh, seasonal dishes. The menus are reasonably priced and include a separate children's menu.
It has a pretty outdoor pool, tennis, mini golf and a 33 hectare park.
Sights nearby
Sights in La Loire
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Basilique de Clery
Taking its name from Valois history, the impressive Cléry basilica is of such size because purportedly a farmer dug up a statue of the Virgin Mary which was invested with miraculous powers. As a result, the location attracted the attention of King Philippe IV who funded the basilica's construction. It continued to attract royal patronage over the years and is the burial place of Louis XI.
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Hotel Cabu and Musee Historique et Archeologique de l'Orleans
The Hôtel Cabu was built in 1548 by the architect Jacques Androuet for Phillipe Cabu, an Orléans attorney. It is said that the mistress of Henry II, Diane de Poitiers, stayed here a year later. The Orléans Museum of History and Archaeology is now housed in this Renaissance brick hotel, charting the history of Orléans from the Roman period though to modern times. It's definitely worth a trip to this elegant building.
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Musee des Beaux-Arts
This museum houses an exuberant collection of fine arts and is possibly one of the best collections in France. It traces art from the 15th to the 20th century in its permanent collection, with works from Italian, Dutch, Flemish and French artists. It also has many temporary exhibitions which are worth visiting. It is one of the oldest museums in France.
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Cathedrale Sainte-Croix
The impressive Gothic cathedral in the centre of Orléans was built in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. It dominates the skyline of the city when viewed from afar. Jean of Arc famously attended mass in the cathedral in 1429 when the city was under siege from the English during the Hundred Years' War. A stained glass window in the cathedral depicts her story. There is a great view of the city from the top of the bell towers.
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Maison de Jeanne d'Arc
Understandably for a city whose history was changed by one 17 year old Jean of Arc, known locally as the "Maid of Orléans", there is a museum dedicated to the short time she spent in Orléans as well as to her wider life. Apparently Jean of Arc in fact stayed in a building located on the site of the museum.
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Centre de Jeanne d'Arc
The adjacent Joan of Arc Centre, founded in 1974, includes some impressive collections on Jean of Arc: books, pamphlets, engravings, films, documentaries and more. This is the place to pop in, or spend a day, if you want to really study the life and times of Jean of Arc.
