A refreshing break
SPOTS AND LOCATION IDEAS
Here’s a list of spots and ideas for places to cool off in Orléans!
Parks and gardens
FOR A LITTLE SHADE
Orleans parks and gardens offer plenty of shade right in the city centre… Here are 7 addresses where you can take shelter from the sun :
- La Source Floral Park
- Charpentry garden
- Garden of the Hotel Groslot
- Pasteur Park
- Garden Jacques Boucher
- Garden Hélène Cadou
- Garden of Plants
Head for the La Source Floral Park if you want to spend a good part of the day there! Bring your picnic and enjoy the natural surroundings.
This summer, the Jardin de l’Hôtel Groslot, the Jardin des Plantes and the Parc Pasteur are open until 10pm, so you can enjoy the freshness of these wooded areas.
OUTDOOR POOLS AROUND ORLÉANS
Here’s the list of outdoor swimming pools in Orléans and the surrounding area! Take a dip in the water or swim a few laps… The choice is yours!
L’O aqualudic centre in Orleans
Orleans La Source water sports complex
Poutyl swimming pool in Olivet
Le Cube complex in La Ferte Saint-Aubin
Municipal outdoor swimming pool in Meung-sur-Loire
Moustache Orleans ice cream
A must
Change your mind about ice cream, get a moustache ! That’s the ice cream parlour’s motto!
Exotic insolence, rose petals, explosive sweets, stracciatella, tiramisu… there’s no shortage of original tastes at Glaces Moustache!
3 rue Jeanne d’Arc
On the spot or to take away
Monday and Tuesday from 12.30pm to 9pm
Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday from 12.30pm to 10.30pm
Saturday from 1pm to 11pm
10% discount on all orders with the CityPass Orleans Val de Loire.
B. GLACIER
Authentic Bourbon vanilla pods, Guyaquil dark chocolate, Sologne honey… so many authentic flavours to discover without delay!
8 rue des Albanais
12pm to 7pm Tuesday to Saturday
10% discount on all orders with the CityPass Orleans Val de Loire.
Gourmet and fresh moments
CHÀ+ TEA BAR ORLEANS
More of a bubble waffle or bubble tea? Then you’ve come to the right place! Here, tea is religion…
Bubble tea, a blend of tea and your choice of fruit flavouring, will give you a refreshing moment! The bubble waffle is a waffle topped with sweets and ice cream… it’s up to you to choose what you want to put in it!
A PIANO IN A TEAPOT
A vegan tea room where plants are king… Tartelette tatin, English cake, chocolate almond brownie or iced maté make up the menu!
Authentic cuisine, a cosy atmosphere and a menu to die for… Would you like something else?
NATURE WALKS
From the Pointe du Courpain to the banks of the Loiret at Olivet, discover all the tourist cycling routes around Orleans, sheltered from the heat and sun!