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Sources of Information

Normandy Tourist
Board
Based in England, this
exceptionally helpful
team advises on travel,
accommodation, places
to visit, and contacts in
Normandy. There is also
a no-fee hotel booking
service. d The Old Bakery,
44 Bath Hill, Keynsham,
Bristol BS31 1HG • 0117
986 0386 • www.normandy
-tourisme.org

Newspapers
The International
Herald Tribune , published
daily in Paris, is available
on day of publication. The
pick of the local French
papers are Ouest-France
- a daily with separate
departmental editions -
and Paris Normandie .

• Eure: 3 rue du Commdt
Letellier, B.P. 367, Evreux.
02 32 62 04 27 • Manche:
Maison du Département,
rte de Villedieu, 50008 St-
Lô. 02 33 05 98 70 • Orne:
88 rue St-Blaise, 61002
Alençon. 02 33 28 88 71
• Seine-Maritime: 6 rue
Couronné, 76420 Bihorel.
02 35 12 10 10

Television
Most hotels subscribe
to multilingual cable and
satellite channels, which
vary the diet of French-
language broadcasting.

Local Tourist
Offices
All cities and most towns
have a state-run tourist
office. Some smaller
towns and villages have a
private Syndicat d'Initiative
(SI). You'll also find multi-
lingual information desks
at airports and main
railway stations.

Government
Tourist Offices
The French Government
Tourist Office (Maison de
la France) is a one-stop
shop for useful informa-
tion (see box) .

Radio
If the reception is
good enough, you can
listen to Voice of
America , which
broadcasts on 1197 kHz
AM, or the BBC World
Service and BBC for
Europe on 648 kHz AM.

Comité Régional
du Tourisme
Normandy's Regional
Committee for Tourism is
based in Evreux. Visit its
office for maps, guides
and information about
the region, or view its
website (see 6 below). d
Le Doyenné, 14 rue Charles-
Corbeau • 02 32 33 79 00
Comité
Départemental du
Tourisme
Each of Normandy's five
départements has its
own tourist office. All are
valuable sources of
information on travel and
accommodation, cultural,
sporting and leisure
activities, as well as
special interests. Consult
them when you are
planning your trip. d
Calvados: pl du Canada
14054 Caen. 02 31 27 90 30

Websites
The regional tourist
office and each of the
five departmental tourist
offices all have useful
websites; note that only
those for Normandy and
Manche are currently
available in English. d
www.normandy-tourism.org
• www.calvados-tourisme.
com • www.eure-tourisme.
com • www.manche-
tourisme.com • www.orne-
tourisme.com • www.seine-
maritime-tourisme.com

French Tourist
Offices
Australia
25 Bligh St, Level 22,
Sydney NSW 2000
• 02 9231 5244
France
25-7 rue des
Pyramides, 75001 Paris
• 08 92 68 30 00
United Kingdom
178 Piccadilly, London
W1V 9AL • 09068
244123 •
www.franceguide.com
USA
444 Madison Ave, New
York, NY 10022 • 212
838 7800

Minitel
Found in main post
offices and some hotels,
this useful telescreen
system gives access to a
wide range of information
from railway timetables
to phone numbers and
addresses of French
companies.

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