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The
tourist office
is on boulevard de la RA©publique (July & Aug Mon-Sat 9am-12.30pm & 1.30-6.30pm, Sun 10.30am-12.30pm & 3-6pm; rest of year Mon-Sat same hours, Sun 10am-noon; tel 03.85.48.37.97, fax 03.85.48.63.55,
www.chalon-sur-saone.net
), and gives out excellent listings and a 5F/a?¬0.76 map. The
gare SNCF
is just five minutes' walk away at the end of avenue Jean-JaurA?s.
The most attractive hotel in town is undoubtedly the St-Jean , right on the river bank at 24 quai Gambetta (tel 03.85.48.45.65, fax 03.85.93.62.69; 220-300F/a?¬34-46). For something a little cheaper, there's HA?tel au Vendanges de Bourgogne , 21 rue du GA©nA©ral-Leclerc (tel 03.85.48.01.90; 160-220F/a?¬24-34), with charming rooms and a crA?perie downstairs; Nouvel HA?tel , 7 av Boucicaut (tel 03.85.48.07.31, fax 03.85.48.86.42; 160-220F/a?¬24-34) - from the station turn left at the end of avenue Jean-JaurA?s and left again; and the Central , 19 place de Beaune (tel 03.85.48.35.00, fax 03.85.93.10.20; 160-220F/a?¬24-34). The hostel has closed down - ignore the building that is still there. Camping de la Butte (tel 03.85.48.26.86), 3km east of town in St-Marcel, is accessible on bus #9; if you're walking, cross either Pont St-Laurent or Pont J.-Richard and head east.
The nicest places to
eat
are in rue de Strasbourg on the island across Pont St-Laurent. Try the
A?le Bleue
at no. 3 (tel 03.85.48.39.83), whose speciality is seafood (from a modest 89F/a?¬13.57),
Le Bistrot
at no. 31 (tel 03.85.93.22.01; closed July & Aug; from 79F/a?¬12.04) or
La Pierre Vive
at no. 7, one of the few vegetarian restaurants in the area (tel 03.85.93.39.01; closed July & Aug; from 60F/a?¬9.15).
El Ranch
at no. 52 serves huge Mexican meals from 68F/a?¬10.37. There's also an Indian and a Chinese restaurant in the street, some places where you grill your own meat at the table, such as
Le Braseiro
, plus some late-night
bars
, including the
Boogie Blues Bar
in the cross-street, rue d'Uxelles. In the centre, the place for cafA©s is place St-Vincent, with its lovely half-timbered houses, and not a single plastic chair in sight.
CafA© Meridien
is right by the bridge, one of the few cafA©s with a river view. For picnic supplies, there are food
markets
on rue aux FA?vres and place St-Vincent between 8am and noon on Friday and Sunday. Other useful information
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