Our gite is located in the village of Mareau aux Bois (department 45), and on the edge of the state-owned forest of Orleans, the biggest state owned forest in France.
5 min from the motorway exit Escresnes/Pithiviers.
7 km of Pithiviers where there are local amenities : supermarket, bakery, petrol station...
30 km to Orleans : shops, Cathedral, Loire river, museums, restaurants,....
80 km to Paris (1 hour) : museums, shopping, theatre, airports, Disneyland Paris.

20 km to the Orleans-Donnery Golf Club
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20 km to Canal du Loiret / Loire river (last wild river in Europe)




Orleans forest (just outside the village)




8 km to Mr Eve Rose garden
10 min to sky activities (flight, parachuting, sky diving)
10 km to the reputed Castle
Horse riding (in the village)
80 km to Sancerre’s vineyards
Arboretum