fiogf49gjkf0d Bike rental
Amster Cycles, 5 rue de Rempart; Grammont Motocycles, 93 av de Grammont. Both closed Mon.
Books
English books from 2 rue du Commerce and 20 rue Marceau.
Car rental
Avis, gare de Tours (tel 02.47.49.21.49); Budget, 2 place de la Gare (tel 02.47.46.21.21); Europcar, 76 rue Bernard-Palissy (tel 02.47.64.47.76); Hertz, 57 rue Marcel Tribune (tel 02.47.75.50.00).
Chateaux tours
Service Touristiques de Touraine,
gare SNCF
(tel 02.47.05.46.09); Tour Evasion, 19 rue Edouard-Vaillant (tel 02.47.63.25.64). Tours from 100F/€15.24 (exclusive of entrance fees).
Cinema
Les Studios, 2 rue des Urselines (tel 02.47.20.27.00), shows the arty, obscure and old favourites in their original language.
City transport
Bus tickets: flat fare of 6.50F/€0.99 for an hour's journey. Route map from SEMITRAT on rue de la Dolve near place Jean-Jaures.
Exchange
In the
gare SNCF
, or 24hr automatic change machine on the wall of the Vinci centre on rue Bernard-Palissy. Most banks are on (or close to) place Jean-Jaures.
Internet
Le Cafe
, 39 rue Bretonneau (Mon-Fri 11am-2am, Sat & Sun 4.30pm-2am; tel 02.47.61.37.83).
Laundries
21-23 place Michelet; 56 rue du Grand-Marche; 45 rue Georges-Courteline.
Medical assistance
SOS Medecins (tel 02.47.38.33.33); SAMU (tel 15); Hopital Bretonneau, 2 bd Tonnele (tel 02.47.47.47.47); late-night pharmacy, phone police for address.
Police
70-72 rue Marceau (tel 02.47.60.70.69).
Poste restante
1 bd Beranger, Tours, France 37000.
Taxis
Groupement Taxis Radio Tours (tel 02.47.20.30.40).
Other useful information
for tourists (each section contains more specific sub-sections):
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