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Practicalities
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Information on Amboise and its environs is available at the
tourist office
on quai du GA©nA©ral-de-Gaulle, on the riverfront (mid-June to mid-Sept daily 9am-8pm; rest of year Mon-Sat 9am-12.15pm & 2-6.30pm, Sun 10am-noon & 2-4pm; tel 02.47.57.09.28, fax 02.47.57.14.35). Some of the town's
hotels
are overpriced, but worth trying are the central
Lion d'Or
(tel 02.47.57.00.23, fax 02.47.23.22.49; 220-300F/a?¬34-46; half-board compulsory in season) and
Belle Vue
(tel 02.47.57.02.26, fax 02.47.30.51.23; 220-300F/a?¬34-46), both on quai Charles-Guinot, just below the chA?teau. You could also try the pleasantly decorated, good-value
Chaptal
, 13 rue Chaptal (tel 02.47.57.14.46; 160-220F/a?¬24-34), or the more expensive, but thoroughly romantic
Vieux Manoir
, 13 rue Rabelais (tel 02.47.30.41.27, fax 02.47.30.41.27,
www.le-vieux-manoir.com
; 600-800F/a?¬91-122), run by an American couple. At the budget end of the scale, there's a good
campsite
on the island across from the castle, the
A?le d'Or
(tel 02.47.57.23.37), with a
hostel
, the
Centre Charles PA©guy
(tel 02.47.57.06.36; reception 3-8pm; closed Mon all year & Sun in winter), next door.
Bikes
can be rented from Cycles Richard, 2 rue Nazelles (tel 02.47.57.01.79).
The
restaurants
in town don't stay open beyond 10pm. Try the dependable
Lion d'Or
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menus from 66F/a?¬10.06), or the crA?peries on the approach to the chA?teau:
CrA?perie Anne de Bretagne
, 1 rampe ChA?teau (closed Thurs) and
CrA?perie L'Ecu
, at 7 rue Corneille (closed Sun & Mon during term-time). A cheap, hearty lunch can be had at 50 rue Rabelais, where a small working-man's cafA© offers a 50F/a?¬7.62 menu. Other useful information
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