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Arrival, information and accommodation
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The
gare SNCF
is ten minutes' walk southeast of the city centre at the end of avenue Feucheres, which leads down from Esplanade Charles-de-Gaulle, with the
gare routiere
(tel 04.66.29.52.00) just behind in rue Ste-Felicite (access through the train station). There's a
tourist office
annexe in the train station (July & Aug Mon-Sat 9.30am-12.30pm & 2-6pm, Sun 9.30am-12.30pm & 1.30-3.30pm; rest of year Mon-Fri 9.30am-12.30pm & 2-6pm; tel 04.66.84.18.13), and a main tourist office at 6 rue Auguste, by the Maison Carree (July & Aug Mon-Wed & Fri 8am-8pm, Thurs 8am-9pm, Sat 9am-7pm, Sun 10am-6pm; rest of year Mon-Fri 8.30am-7pm, Sat 9am-7pm, Sun 10am-6pm; tel 04.66.67.29.11,
www.ot-nimes.fr
).
There are several decent hotels : clean and economical Cat Hotel , at 22 bd Amiral-Courbet (tel 04.66.67.22.85, fax 04.66.21.57.51; 160-220F/€24-34), is a travellers' favourite, while de Provence , at 5/7 square de la Couronne (tel 04.66.76.04.92, fax 04.66.36.77.99; 160-220F/€24-34), has excellent amenities, such as cable TV, for its price. The old-fashioned but rather delightful Hotel Lisita , at 2bis bd des Arenes (tel 04.66.67.66.20, fax 04.66.76.22.30; 220-300F/€34-46), is popular with visiting bullfighters, and another attractive alternative is the Central , at 2 place du Chateau, close to the Protestant church (tel 04.66.67.27.75, fax 04.66.21.77.79; 300-400F/€46-61). More upmarket is the atmospheric Royal , near the Maison Carree at 3 bd Alphonse-Daudet (tel 04.66.67.28.36, fax 04.66.21.68.97; 300-400F/€46-61), while the Imperator Concorde , on quai de la Fontaine (tel 04.66.21.90.30, fax 04.66.67.70.25; 400-500F/€61-76), is the top of the pile - and an old favourite of Hemingway's.
There's an attractive
HI hostel
with tent space on chemin de la Cigale, 2km northwest of the centre (tel 04.66.23.25.04, fax 04.66.23.84.27); take bus #2 direction "Ales/Villeverte" from the
gare SNCF
to stop "Stade" - the last bus goes at 8pm. The municipal
campsite
(tel 04.66.38.09.21) is on rte de Generac, 5km south of the city centre, beyond the new Stade Costieres and the
autoroute
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