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Arrival and information
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The
gare routiere
and
gare SNCF
are situated a short way southeast of the cathedral district, and face the mammoth "hypercentre" that shelters the Centre International de Congres. Some trains, including most TGVs, stop at
St-Pierre-des-Corps
, an industrial estate outside the city. Frequent shuttles link the two stations (about 8min) or you can take bus #2 or #3 from St-Pierre-des-Corps to place Jean-Jaures (15min). The huge and excellent
tourist office
is close by, on the corner of rue Bernard-Palissy and boulevard Heuteloup (May-Sept Mon-Sat 8.30am-6.30pm, Sun 10am-1pm & 3-6pm; Oct-April Mon-Sat 9am-12.30pm & 1.30-6pm, Sun 10am-1pm; tel 02.47.70.37.37, fax 02.47.61.14.22,
www.ligeris.com
), and sells a
museum pass
(
carte multi-visites
; 50F/€7.62) that lets you into eight major sites, including the Musee des Beaux-Arts and the Musee du Gemmail. Information on Tours and the surrounding region can be found online at
www.tourism-touraine.com
. Other useful information
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