Crossed by the most beautiful wild river in France, the Val de Loire and Forêt d’Orléans offers a wealth of opportunities for swimming and water-based leisure activities.
Looking for something refreshing to do?
First of all, take advantage of your stay in the Loire Valley and Orléans Forest to take a boat trip, or hire canoes and stand-up paddles.
Then head off to the Etang de la Vallée leisure centre in the Forêt d’Orléans or the swimming pool for a swim with family or friends. Enjoy a picnic on the beach at the Etang de la Vallée leisure centre.
You’ll be thrilled by a traditional boat trip with Les Passeurs de Loire in Sigloy.
Aboard the Aigrette, admire the sunset over the Loire during a picnic cruise at dusk.
Hire a kayak and paddle down the Loire between Sully-sur-Loire and Orléans with Absolument Canoë or Destination H²O.
Take advantage of the Etang de la Vallée at Combreux to try your hand at stand-up paddle or Canadian canoeing. With its beach and shady trees, it’s the ideal place to spend a day with the family.
Swimming is supervised throughout the summer.
Looking for places to swim in the Loire Valley and Orléans Forest?
In summer, the Fay-aux-Loges swimming pool opens its heated outdoor pools, surrounded by lawns and play areas.
The Jargeau swimming pool is open all year round and offers indoor aquagym and aquabike classes. Teach your children to swim or discover swimming with mini flippers.
Finally, in Châteauneuf-sur-Loire, the brand-new, completely redesigned pool complex will open its doors in November 2020.
The Loiret has a large number of leisure centres, swimming pools and aquatic centres, some of which are open all year round.
