PARIS: GENERAL INFO
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-TOURIST OFFICES
-EMERGENCY NUMBERS
-CREDIT CARDS
-INTERNET CAFES
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EMBASSIES
- SPECIAL EVENTS
Pariscope and L'Officiel (in French)
contain information on gigs, theatre and what's on, for an
English language version try Paris Free Voice (available from
American Church). The best time to visit Paris is in spring
(March to May). Summers are busy with tourists and hot sticky
weather. Autumn is pleasant, and in winter many cultural events
are held but schools are also on holidays.
TOURIST OFFICES
Main tourist office, 127 Aves des Champs.Elysèes (8e; metro Charles de
Gaulle-Etoile), near the Arc de Triomphe. Open 9am to 8pm, winter Sundays 11am
to 6pm. Tel. 01 4952 5354 or 01 4429 1212 (English).
http://www.paris-touristoffice.com/index_va.html
Tourist branch offices in all train stations (except Gare Saint Lazare). Closed
on Sunday.
Eiffel Tower branch (May-September only), ph 01 45 22 15
AJF - Hostelling Information, 119, rue Beaubourg, métro: Beaubourg, tel.
01 42778780
Train Information, tel. 01 53209090, http://www.sncf.fr/
RATP Information, (Public tranport information in English), tel. 08 36684114, http://www.ratp.fr/index.eng.html
Eurostar Information, Gare du Nord, tel. 08 36353539, http://www.eurostar.com/
Poste Restante, 52, rue du Louvre, 75001 Paris, métro: Chatelet-les-Halles
American Church, 65, Quai d'Orsay, 75007 Paris, métro: Invalides
Excellent notice boards if you are looking for work or a place to live in Paris.
The free publications FUSAC and the Paris Free Voice are also avaliable here.
tel. 01 47050799
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EMERGENCY NUMBERS
Hotel Dieu hospital (metro Citè), tel. 01 42 34 82 34, north side of Place
du Parvis Notre Dame (4e). The emergency room (service des urgences) is open
24 hours.
Assistance Publique (public health service)
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CREDIT CARDS
American Express, 11 Rue Scribe (9e), metro Auber or Opèra, tel. 01 47
77 77 07, http://www.americanexpress.com
Banque de France, 31 Rue Croix de Petits Champs (1er, metro Palais Royal-Musèe
du Louvre), open weekdays 9.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 4pm. Tel. 01 42 92 22
27
Bureaux de change, all six major train stations, open daily to 7pm
Bureaux de change, Aerogare terminals Orly (Orly-Sud) and Roissy-Charles de Gualle
open till 11am
Mastercard/Eurocard Lost card hotline tel. 01 45678484, http://www.mastercard.com
Diners Club, Lost card hotline tel. 01 47627500, http://www.dinersclub.com/
Visa International, Lost card hotline 0800 901179
JCB Card, Lost card hotline, tel. 01 42860601, http://www.jcb.co.jp/
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EMBASSIES
Australian, 4 Rue Jean Rey, 15e (metro Bir Kaheim), Tel. 01
4059 3300
Canadian, 35 Ave Montaigne, 8e (metro Alma
Marceau or Franklin D Roosevelt), Tel. 01 4443 2900
New Zealand, 7ter Rue Lèonard de Vinci
16e (metro Victor Hugo), Tel. 01 4500 2411
UK Consulate, 16 Rue d'Anjoy, 8e (metro Concorde),
tel. 01 4451 3100 or 01 4266 2979
USA Consulate, 2 Rue Saint Florentin, 1er
(metro Concorde), tel. 01 431223 or 01 43 12 49 48
Irish, 4 rue Rude,
75016 Paris, (métro Argentine), tel. 01 44176700
South African, 59, Quai d'Orsay, 75007 Paris,
(métro Invalides), tel. 01 53592323
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INTERNET CAFES
Cafè Orbital, 13 Rue de Mèdicis (6e), (metro Odèon), open
10am to 10pm, Tel. 01 4325 7677, http://www.orbital.fr/
The Web Bar, 32 Rue de Picardie (3e), (metro Filles du Calvaire), open 11.30am
to 2am, Tel. 01 4272 6655, email: webbar@webbar.fr, http://www.webbar.fr/
France Telecom's Cyber Espace, 35 Rue du Cherche Midi (6e), corner Blvd Raspail.
Cyber Café Latino, 13, rue de l'Ecole Polytechnique, 75005 Paris, (métro
Maubert Mutualité), tel.01 40518694, http://www.cybercafelatino.com/
Cyber Cube, 5, rue Mignon, (métro Odéon or Saint Michel), tel.
01 53103050, http://www.cybercube.fr/
Cyberzen @ Café, 85, rue Amerlot, (métro Sébastien Fraoissart),
tel. 01 53367613
High Tech Café, Centre Commercial Tour Montparnasse, (métro Montparnasse-Bienvenue),
tel.01 45386761
Jardin d'Internet, 79, boulevard Saint Michel, (RER Luxembourg), tel. 01 44072220
Planet Cyber Café, 73, rue de Vaugiraud, (métro Pasteur)
Station Internet Rive Gauche, 37, rue du Cherche Midi, (métro Sèvres
Babylone, Rennes or St Placide), tel. 01 40511757, http://www.internet-rivegauche.com/
Travel Café, 2, rue d'Alleray, (métro Vaugiraud), http://www.abcvoyage.com/travelcafe.html
ZoWeZo, 37, rue Fontaine, (métro Blanche or Pigalle), tel. 01 40230071
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SPECIAL EVENTS
All major holidays are celebrated in Paris including Bastille Day on July 13
and 14. For fuller details on these holidays go to the festivals
page.
Free organ concerts are held at Notre Dame on Sunday at 5.30pm
For details on weekly events look at Pariscope and L’Officiel des Spectacles
(this is in French only).
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