Day Trips from Paris - Paris - page 601

Sight Cathédrale Notre Dame
Place to Eat Le Saint-Hilaire
Place to Drink La Chocolaterie
Top Tip
Allow 1½ to two hours to walk the signposted circuit touristique (tourist circuit) taking in
Chartres' key sights. Free town maps from the tourist office also mark the route.
Getting There & Away
Train Frequent SNCF trains link Paris' Gare Montparnasse (€15.60, 55 to 70 minutes)
with Chartres, some of which stop at Versailles-Chantiers (€13.20, 45 to 60 minutes).
Need to Know
Location 91km southwest of Paris
Tourist Office ( GOOGLE MAP ; 02 37 18 26 26; www.chartres-tourisme.com ; 8-10 rue de la
Poissonnerie; 10am-6pm Mon-Sat, to 5pm Sun) Housed in the historic Maison du Saumon,
with an exhibition on Chartres' history. Rents 1½-hour English-language audioguide tours
(€5.50/8.50 for one/two) of the medieval city as well as binoculars (€2), fabulous for see-
ing details of the cathedral close up.