The main tourist office is on place de la République in Le Château (July–Sept daily 9.30am–12.30pm & 2.30–7pm; Oct–June closed Sun; tel 05.46.47.60.51, fax 05.46.47.73.65), also the location of a couple of affordable restaurants. St-Pierre's tourist office is on place Gambetta (June–Aug Mon–Sat 9am–7pm, Sun 10am–1pm; Sept–May Tues–Sat 9.15am–12.30pm & 2–6pm; tel 05.46.47.11.39, fax 05.46.47.10.41). Bikes are available in St-Pierre from Lespagnol, rue de la République, and from Lacellerie Michel, rue Maréchal-Foch.Well-priced accommodation on the Île d'Oléron can be had at Les Tamaris in the port of St-Denis (tel 05.46.47.86.04, fax 05.46.75.73.08; €30–40), at the Hôtel de la Petite Plage à Domino, rue de l'Océan, St-Georges (tel 05.46.76.52.28; €40–55) and at L'Albatross, 11 bd du Dr-Pineau, St-Trojan-les-Bains (tel 05.46.76.00.08, fax 05.46.76.03.58; €40–55; closed Oct–Feb). There are campsites all over the island: at La Brée, where the best beaches are, there's Pertuis d'Antioche (tel 05.46.47.92.00), 150m from the beach off the D273. Further down the east coast, Signol at Boyardville (tel 05.46.47.01.22) is pleasantly sited near pine forests. If you want to stay a week or so, you could rent a holiday apartment, easy enough outside of July and August; ask for a list at any of the tourist offices, or contact the Agence Centrale Oléronaise (tel 05.46.75.32.53). Places to eat abound on the island, and St-Pierre has the greatest choice of restaurants and brasseries. One place worth mentioning is in La Cotinière: at L'Écailler, 65 rue du Port (tel 05.46.47.10.31; mid-Nov to Jan closed Sun & Mon), you can have a slap-up, super-fresh seafood meal facing the port from €22.86.
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