View of the Loire from the Saint George Bridge

The view over the Loire from the George V bridge, in Orléans

The George V bridge offers a magnificent perspective over the Loire and the quays of Orléans. The Orléans audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this privileged viewpoint over the royal river, its banks and the silhouette of the town, one of the finest panoramas of the town.

The panorama over the royal river

The bridges, old or new, always allow to take a step back and to have a fine overall view. From the top of the George V bridge, you thus enjoy a magnificent perspective over the Loire, the longest river of France, and over the town of Orléans that stretches along its banks. The gaze embraces the wide course of the river, its changing waters according to the seasons, its sandbanks and its islands, its green banks and the line of the quays lined with fine buildings, dominated by the silhouette of the cathedral of Sainte-Croix and the bell towers of the town. It is one of the finest viewpoints over Orléans, that reveals the intimate and historic link between the town and its river, the one that made its prosperity and shaped its landscape. The Loire, classified as UNESCO world heritage in the part of the Loire Valley, offers here all its wild and peaceful beauty. The view is particularly magnificent at sunset, when the light is reflected on the water. A belvedere over the river and an exceptional panorama, the view over the Loire from the George V bridge is a fine stop of the discovery of Orléans.

What to see

Here you enjoy, from the George V bridge, a magnificent perspective over the Loire, the longest river of France, and over Orléans that stretches along its banks; the gaze embraces the wide course of the river, its sandbanks and its islands, its green banks and the line of the quays, dominated by the cathedral, in the setting of the Loire Valley classified by UNESCO, magnificent at sunset. The view over the Loire is a belvedere of Orléans. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The view over the Loire is admired from the George V bridge, in the heart of Orléans, reachable on foot. It is an open-air viewpoint, freely accessible. The perspective is particularly magnificent at sunset, when the light is reflected on the river. You discover it by crossing the bridge.

What can you see from the George V bridge in Orléans?

A magnificent perspective over the Loire, the longest river of France, and over Orléans that stretches along its banks: the wide course of the river, its sandbanks and its islands, its green banks and the line of the quays lined with fine buildings, dominated by the silhouette of the cathedral of Sainte-Croix, in the setting of the Loire Valley classified by UNESCO, magnificent at sunset.

Where to admire the view over the Loire in Orléans?

From the George V bridge, in the heart of Orléans, in France.