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The
tourist office
, 2665 boul du Royaume in the Centre des CongrA?s (mid-June to early Sept daily 8am-8pm; early Sept to mid-June Mon-Fri 8am-noon & 1.30-4.30pm; tel 548-4004 or 1-800/561-9196,
ville.jonquiere.qc.ca
), has information on the town, and in summer there's a smaller office at 3885 boul Harvey (same hours).
Buses
terminate at 2249 rue St-Hubert (tel 547-2167) and
trains
arrive at the VIA Rail station (tel 1-800/361-5390,
www.viarail.ca
). Allo-Stop's
ride-sharing
office is at 2370 rue St-Dominique (tel 695-2322,
www.allo-stop.com
).
If you decide to stay, the HA?tel Jean Dequen , 2841 boul du Royaume (tel 548-7173; $60-80), is cheap and reasonable, but all amenities are available at the Holiday Inn Saguenay at no. 2675 on the same street (tel 548-3124 or 1-800/363-3124; $80-100). You can also stay at the stately 1911 Auberge Villa Pachon , 1904 rue Perron (tel 542-3568 or 1-888/922-3568; $100-125), which was the private manor where VIPs from the Price company stayed; its very expensive restaurant has an excellent reputation.
For
eating
,
Le Puzzle
, 2497 St-Dominique, is a fun place with cool decor;
Les PA?tes Amato
, 2655 boul de Royaume, has coffees, pasta and Italian desserts to die for; and, more expensive,
L'Amandier
, 5219 chemin St-Andre (tel 542-5395), is out of town but worth the trip for the bizarre dining room of carved plaster and wood. The
bars
along rue St-Dominique - including
Le Puzzle
and
Le Zinc
- are all a good laugh. Other useful information
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