Saint James Chapel and the Hotel Garden

The Chapel of Saint-Jacques and the garden of the mansion, in Orléans

The garden of the Hôtel Groslot offers a fine view over its rear façade and shelters the Chapel of Saint-Jacques. The Orléans audio-guided tour stops here, with respect, to evoke this peaceful setting of greenery and this religious vestige, in the decor of the towers of the cathedral.

The garden and the preserved chapel

The gardens of the mansion offer a privileged access and a fine view over the rear façade of the Hôtel Groslot. With its well-kept lawns and the towers of the cathedral of Sainte-Croix that stand just behind the building, you have there a charming setting to immortalise. But the garden also shelters a precious witness of the religious heritage: the Chapel of Saint-Jacques. This former medieval chapel, vestige of a more important building today disappeared, was safeguarded and installed in this peaceful setting, where it is now preserved and highlighted. With its Gothic architecture, its ornate windows and its old character, it brings a note of history and spirituality to the garden. This ensemble, that mixes the careful greenery, the elegant Renaissance residence and the religious vestige, in the perspective of the towers of the cathedral, composes one of the most charming and photogenic corners of the centre of Orléans. It is a place of calm and beauty, away from the bustle, ideal for a pause over the visit. A peaceful garden and a religious vestige, the Chapel of Saint-Jacques and the garden of the mansion are discovered with respect.

What to see

Here you enjoy, with respect, the garden of the Hôtel Groslot, that offers a fine view over its rear façade, its careful lawns and the towers of the cathedral that stand behind; it shelters the Chapel of Saint-Jacques, a former medieval Gothic chapel safeguarded and installed in this peaceful setting, that brings a note of history and spirituality to one of the most charming corners of the centre. The Chapel of Saint-Jacques and the garden of the mansion are a peaceful setting of Orléans. It is a stop to be discovered with respect.

Practical information

The garden of the Hôtel Groslot and the Chapel of Saint-Jacques lie behind the Hôtel Groslot, near the cathedral, in the heart of Orléans, reachable on foot. The garden is generally freely accessible during opening hours; the chapel is admired in this setting. It is best to check the hours before coming.

What does the garden of the Hôtel Groslot shelter in Orléans?

It offers a fine view over the rear façade of the Hôtel Groslot, its careful lawns and the towers of the cathedral, and shelters the Chapel of Saint-Jacques, a former medieval Gothic chapel, vestige of a disappeared building, safeguarded and installed in this peaceful setting, that brings a note of history and spirituality.

Where are the Chapel of Saint-Jacques and the garden of the mansion in Orléans?

Behind the Hôtel Groslot, near the cathedral, in the heart of Orléans, in France.