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Arrival and information
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The
gare SNCF
is on boulevard du Grand-Cerf, part of the ring-road system that encircles the base of the hill on which Poitiers is built. There is no
gare routiA?re
: out-of-town
buses
, run by Rapides de Poitou (tel 05.49.46.27.45,
www.les-rapides-du-poitou.fr
), leave from the train station. The
tourist office
is fifteen minutes' walk away at 8 rue des Grandes-A?coles off place du MarAİchal-Leclerc (July & Aug Mon-Fri 9am-7pm, Sat & Sun 9.45am-6.45pm; rest of year Mon-Fri 9am-noon & 1.30-6pm, Sat 9am-noon & 2-6pm; tel 05.49.41.21.24, fax 05.49.88.65.84,
www.mairie-poitiers.fr
), and will supply walkers with a guide to the regional opportunities: the
GR364
sets out from here, reaching the VendAİe coast via Parthenay.
Bikes
can be rented from Cyclamen, 49 rue ArsA?ne-Orillard (tel 05.49.88.13.25),
cars
from outlets near the train station on boulevard du Grand-Cerf, such as Citer at no. 48 (tel 05.49.58.51.58). Other useful information
for tourists (each section contains more specific sub-sections): |
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France,
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