Blois is easy to get around: avenue Jean-Laigret is the main street leading south from the gare SNCF to place Victor-Hugo and the Château, and past it to the town centre. The gare routière is directly in front of the gare SNCF, with buses leaving four or five times a day for Cheverny and Chambord. The tourist office, on rue de la voute du Château, the Château esplanade (April–Sept Tues–Sat 9am–7pm, Sun & Mon 10am–7pm; Oct–March Mon–Sat 9.30am–12.30pm & 2–6pm, Sun 9.30am–12.30pm; tel 02.54.90.41.41, www.loiredeschateaux.com), organizes hotel rooms for a small fee and has information on day coach tours of Chambord and Cheverny. Regional information is available online at www.chambordcountry.com. Bikes can be rented from Cycles Leblond, 44 Levée des Tuileries (tel 02.54.74.30.13) or Amstercycles, 7 rue du Dr Desfray (tel 02.54.56.07.73).There are decent hotels to be found in Blois, but nothing outstanding.
Pages in section ‘Arrival’: Hotels, Hostel and campsite.
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