The gare routière is awkwardly placed on quai de la République, and the gare SNCF further out still on quai Maréchal-Joffre – though it is on the main bus route, which circles Mont St-Clair (last bus about 7pm). Ferries for Morocco (1–2 weekly) and Mallorca (1–3 weekly) depart from the gare maritime at 4 quai d'Alger (tel 04.67.46.68.00). Be warned that hitching out of Sète is horribly difficult; you're better off taking a train or bus to the nearest town and trying from there. The tourist office, at 60 Grand'Rue Mario-Roustan (July & Aug daily 9am–8pm; Sept–June 9am–noon & 2–6pm; tel 06.12.57.46.32, www.ville-sete.fr), has a good array of English-language information.For accommodation, try Hôtel Family, right on the quayside at 28 quai de Lattre-de-Tassigny (tel 04.67.74.05.03, [email protected]; under €30), or the Grand Hôtel de Paris (tel 04.67.74.98.10; €30–40; closed Oct–April) at 2 rue Frédéric-Mistral. For somewhere more comfortable, there's the Belle époque splendour of the Grand Hôtel, 17 quai de Lattre-de-Tassigny (tel 04.67.74.71.77, www.sete-hotel.com; €40–55), and L'Orque Bleu at 10 quai Aspirant-Herber (tel 04.67.74.72.13; €30–40). The HI hostel (tel 04.67.53.46.68, fax 04.67.51.34.01) is high up in the town on rue Général-Revest. Campers should ask the tourist office for details of the numerous campsites in the area. There's a barrage of restaurants along quai Général-Duran, from the Pont de la Savonnerie right down to the fish market at the mouth of the pleasure port, all offering seafood in the €8–25 bracket. The Marée Bleu at no. 17 stands out, if only because they usually offer a free apéritif to pull in the punters. For a more upscale seafood meal, try La Galinette, 26 place des Mouettes (tel 04.67.51.16.77; closed Sun eve, Fri lunch & Sat lunch out of season; menus from around €35), on the north side of town.
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