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Arrival, information and accommodation
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The
gare SNCF
is on place de l'Europe, 1500m south of the town centre, with frequent buses to
place Clemenceau
, at the entrance to the old town, and to the
gare routiA?re
on place Mal-Joffret, two blocks south (tel 04.94.12.55.12). The modern HyA?res-Toulon
airport
is between HyA?res and HyA?res-Plage, 3km from the centre (tel 04.94.00.83.83), to which it's connected by a regular shuttle. The
tourist office
is next door to place Mal-Joffre in the Rotunde Jean-Salusse, on avenue de Belgique (July & Aug daily 9am-8pm; rest of year Mon-Fri 9am-noon & 2-6pm, Sat 10am-4pm; tel 04.94.65.18.55, fax 04.94.35.85.05).
Bikes
and
mopeds
can be rented from Holiday Bikes, on chemin du Palyestre, between the airport and the
gare SNCF
(tel 04.94.38.79.45,
www.holidaybikes.com
).
Hotels
in the old town include the
HA?tel le Soleil
, on rue du Rempart (tel 04.94.65.16.26, fax 04.94.35.46.00; 220-300F/a?¬34-46), in a renovated house at the foot of the parc St-Bernard, and the smaller
HA?tel du Portalet
, 4 rue de Limans (tel 04.94.65.39.40, fax 35.86.33; 160-220F/a?¬24-34). One kilometre from L'Almanarre beach,
La QuA©bA©coise
, on avenue Amiral (tel 04.94.57.69.24, fax 04.94.38.78.27; 300-400F/a?¬46-61; half-board obligatory in July & Aug), is a quiet and very pleasant hotel on the wooded slopes of Costabelle, with a pool and sea views. There are any number of
campsites
on the coast. Two smaller ones are
Camping-Bernard
, a two-star in Le Ceinturon (tel 04.94.66.30.54; closed Oct-Easter), and
Clair de Lune
, avenue du Clair de Lune (tel 04.94.58.20.19; closed mid-Nov to Jan), a three-star one on the Presqu'A?le de Giens. Other useful information
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