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Whether you arrive at the
gare SNCF
or
gare routiA?re
next door, you'll find yourself on avenue de la RA©publique, which is bisected at right angles by avenue Charles-de-Gaulle, which in turn leads to the wide square of the Champs-de-Mars and into the old town. The
tourist office
is at 2 av de Charles-de-Gaulle (Easter-Sept Mon-Sat 9am-noon & 2-6pm, Sun 10am-noon & 3-6pm; Oct-Easter Mon-Fri 9am-noon & 2-7pm, Sat 9am-noon; tel 03.85.86.30.00, fax 03.85.86.80.49).
There is a good choice of accommodation in Autun. Opposite the station, the HA?tel de France , 18 av de la RA©publique (tel 03.85.52.14.00, fax 03.85.86.14.52; under 160F/a?¬24), and Commerce et Touring , 20 av de la RA©publique (tel 03.85.52.17.90, fax 03.85.52.37.63; 160-220F/a?¬24-34; closed Jan; reasonable restaurant from 65F/a?¬9.91), are both decent and inexpensive. For something a bit more upmarket, there are a couple of old coaching inns just off the Champs-de-Mars: the magnificent St-Louis , 6 rue de l'ArbalA?te (tel 03.85.52.21.03, fax 03.85.86.32.54, www.amadeusprop.com ; 400-600F/a?¬61-91), where NapolA©on slept; and the comfortable HA?tel Moderne et de La TA?te Noire , opposite at 3 rue de l'Arquebuse (tel 03.85.86.59.99, fax 03.85.86.33.90; 160-220F/a?¬24-34; restaurant from 85F/a?¬12.96). There's also a campsite just across the river on the road to Saulieu, Camping Pont d'Arroux (tel 03.85.52.10.82; Easter-Oct).
In addition to the hotel
restaurants
, there are a couple of brasseries on the Champs-de-Mars, but the best option, in the bottom corner by the HA?tel de Ville, is the innovative
Chalet Bleu
, 3 rue Jeannin (tel 03.85.86.27.30; closed Mon evening, Tues & Feb 6-22), which, though expensive A la carte, has a weekday menu at 85F/a?¬12.96 and a very good-value one at 120F/a?¬18.29. Other useful information
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France,
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