The gare routière and gare
SNCF are situated a short way
southeast of the cathedral
district, and face the mammoth
"hypercentre" that
shelters the Centre International
de Congrès. 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-Jaurès
(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
Musée des Beaux-Arts and the Musée
du Gemmail. Information on Tours
and the surrounding region can be
found online at www.tourism-touraine.com
.
