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Place de la Reunion, nominally the centre of town, is five minutes' walk north of the
gare SNCF
. The
tourist office
is on the way at 9 av Foch (July & Aug Mon-Sat 9am-7pm, Sun 10am-noon; Sept-June Mon-Fri 9am-7pm, Sat 9am-5pm; tel 03.89.35.48.48, fax 03.89.45.66.16,
www.ot.ville-mulhouse.fr
). As for
accommodation
, rooms are generally overpriced in Mulhouse, but the following hotels are comfortable and affordable:
St-Bernard
, 3 rue des Fleurs (tel 03.89.45.82.32, fax 03.39.45.26.32; 160-220F/€24-34), with Internet access in the "library" in the foyer;
de Paris
, 5 passage de l'Hotel-de-Ville (tel 03.89.45.21.41, fax 03.89.36.08.31; under 160F/€24);
Schoenberg
, 14 rue Schoenberg, behind the station (tel 03.89.44.19.41, fax 03.89.44.49.80; 160-220F/€24-34); and
Central
, 15-17 passage Central (tel 03.89.46.18.84, fax 03.89.56.31.66, under 160F/€24-300F/€46). The
HI hostel
is at 37 rue de l'Illberg (tel 03.89.42.63.28, fax 03.89.59.74.95; bus #1 or #2, stop "Salle des Sports"), and also has facilities for camping. There is a pleasant
campsite
,
Camping de l'Ill
, on rue Pierre-de-Coubertin, near the suburb of Dornach, 4km from the city centre on the banks of the River Ill (tel 03.89.06.20.66; closed Oct-March); take bus #7 from place Porte-Jeune.
As at Colmar and Strasbourg, Mulhouse's Alsatian restaurants are none too cheap, but there are plenty of them - look for the outdoor terraces full of tourists. The Creperie Crampous Mad , 14 impasse des Tondeurs (tel 03.89.45.79.43; closed Sun; menu 50-100F/€7.62-15.24), is a good standby. For a really good seafood meal, try Le Bistrot a Huitres , 2 rue Moenschberg (tel 03.89.64.01.60; closed Sun & Mon; menus from 130F/€19.82). You can drown your sorrows at Gambrinus , 5 rue des Franciscains, north of place de la Reunion (tel 03.89.66.18.65; menu 45-150F/€6.86-22.87), which boasts over thirty beers on tap and offers simple dishes to wash them down with.
At the beginning of August you can see some of the vintage cars from the Musee de l'Automobile in gear as part of a
Grande Parade
, and in late August, Mulhouse hosts the region's hottest
jazz festival
(festival dates and information: tel 03.89.45.63.95,
www.alsacom.com/jazz-a-mulhouse
). To find out what's going on at other times of the year, get hold of a copy of
Mulhouse Poche
, the free
listings
quarterly, or
Mulhouse Echo
, also free. The tourist office should be well stocked with both of these. Other useful information
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