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Arrival, information and accommodation
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At Montauban's centre lies the exquisite
place Nationale
, with the cathedral ten minutes' walk to the south on the unattractive
place Roosevelt
, where you'll find the most convenient parking. From here rue de l'HA?tel-de-Ville leads directly to the Pont-Vieux and across the river to avenue de Mayenne, at the end of which is the
gare SNCF
. There's no central
gare routiA?re
, so you'll need to ask for
bus
information at the
tourist office
, on the northern corner of boulevard Midi-PyrA©nA©es by the hideous market square, place Prax-Paris (July & Aug Mon-Sat 9am-7pm, Sun 2-4pm; rest of year Mon-Sat 9am-noon & 2-7pm; tel 05.63.63.60.60, fax 05.63.63.65.12).
Montauban has a surprisingly poor choice of
hotels
. The attractive but rather worn
HA?tel du Commerce
, 9 place Roosevelt (tel 05.63.66.31.32, fax 05.63.03.18.46; under 160F/a?¬24-220F/a?¬34), offers the cheapest beds in the town centre, while the
HA?tel Mercure
, opposite at 12 rue Notre-Dame (tel 05.63.63.17.23, fax 05.63.66.43.66; 500-600F/a?¬76-91; restaurant from 85F/a?¬12.96), is getting into the luxury bracket - though some rooms are decidedly small. For a mid-range hotel, your best option is the
HA?tel d'Orsay
, 31 rue Roger-Salengro, outside the train station (tel 05.63.66.06.66, fax 05.63.66.19.39; 220-300F/a?¬34-46; closed second & third week of Aug & Christmas hols); it doesn't look much, but the rooms are comfortable enough and it has an excellent restaurant (closed Sun & Mon lunch; from 130F/a?¬19.82). Other useful information
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