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Arrival, information and accommodation
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If you arrive at the
gare SNCF
or
gare routiA?re
(tel 04.71.09.25.60), facing each other in place MarA©chal-Leclerc, you'll find yourself barely a ten-minute walk from the central place du Breuil and the
tourist office
(July & Aug Mon-Sat 8.30am-7.30pm, Sun 9am-noon & 2-6pm; rest of year Mon-Sat 8.30am-noon & 1.30-6.15pm, Sun 10am-noon; tel 04.71.09.38.41, fax 04.71.05.22.62,
www.ot-lepuyenvelay.fr
), with the
ComitA© DA©partemental du Tourisme
at 12 bd Philippe-Jourde (June-Aug Mon-Sat 8.30am-7.30pm, Sun 9am-noon & 2-6pm; rest of year Mon-Sat 8.30am-noon & 2-6pm; tel 04.71.09.38.41).
Le Puy doesn't have a superabundance of
hotels
, so it's wise to book ahead in peak season. Three to try on boulevard MarA©chal-Fayolle, the main boulevard connecting the station and place Breuil, are the clean and pleasant
Dyke HA?tel
, at no. 37 (tel 04.71.09.05.03, fax 04.71.02.58.66; 220-300F/a?¬34-46), the basic
RA©gional
, at no. 36 (tel 04.71.09.37.34; under 160F/a?¬24), and the rather handsome old
RA©gina
, at no. 34 (tel 04.71.09.14.71, fax 04.71.09.18.57,
www.hotelrestregina.com
; 300F/a?¬46-700F/a?¬107; restaurant from 85F/a?¬12.96). Alternatively, there's the
Bristol
, at 7 av Foch (tel 04.71.09.13.38, fax 04.71.09.51.70; 220-300F/a?¬34-46), with a restaurant offering an excellent regional set menu from 90F/a?¬13.72. For those watching the pennies, there's a good
HI hostel
at the attractive
Centre Pierre-Cardinal
, 9 rue Jules-VallA?s (tel 04.71.05.52.40, fax 04.71.05.61.80), just off rue Lafayette, in the heart of the old town.
Campers
should head for the municipal
Camping d'Audinet
, near the River Loire in the northeast corner of town. Other useful information
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