Practical Information

Tourist offices:

Main office: 127, Avenue des Champs-Elysées. They have maps and metro leaflets, open daily 9am 8pm. For more information call: +33 (0)1 49 52 53 54 or see www.paris-touristoffice.com. There is an annexe of the tourist office at the Gare de Lyon (Mon - Sat 8am - 8pm) and a seasonal office by the Tour Eiffel (May - Sept. 11am - 6pm).

Emergency phone numbers:

Police: 17

Ambulance: 15

Fire: 18

Hospital:

SOS-Medecins, Tel. 01 47 07 77 77 or 01 43 37 77 77. They have 24hr medical help.

Post office2:

Main office: 52 rue du Louvre, open daily 8am - 7pm

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Gare du Nord

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The Gare du Nord (meaning Northern Station) is one of the six large terminus stations of the SNCF's main line network in Paris. It offers connections with several urban transportation lines (Paris Metro and RER), including the Eurostar train towards London. By number of travellers (around 180 million per year), it is the busiest SNCF station, and probably the third busiest train station in the world.

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Charles de Gaulle Airport

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Charles de Gaulle is France's major airport. It's located in Roissy, 25km north-east of Paris and serves as main hub for national carrier Air France.

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CNIT

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CNIT is a congress centre located in La Defense.

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Gare Montparnasse

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The Gare Montparnasse is a train station located in the Montparnasse area, in the XIVe arrondissement of Paris, France. The station is used for the trains to West and South West France, and the TGV to Tours, Bordeaux, Nantes. There is also a metro station. There is a high-speed travelator on trial. You have easy access to Orly airport.

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Gare Saint-Lazare

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Gare Saint-Lazare is a major railway station located in Paris, near the Opera House.

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Gare de Lyon

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The Gare de Lyon is a major railway station in Paris, France. It is named after the city of Lyon, the final destination of many of the long-distance trains departing from its platforms. In principle the station's SNCF services run to the south and east of France. The station also hosts regional trains, RER and metro lines.

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Orly Airport

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Orly Airport is located south of Paris and prior to the construction of Charles de Gaulle airport it was the main airport of Paris.

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Gare de l'Est

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The Gare de l'Est is one of the six large termini of the SNCF network at Paris. It is located in the Xe arrondissement, not far from the Gare du Nord, facing the boulevard du Strasbourg, part of the north-south axis of Paris created by Baron Haussmann. It is the largest and the oldest railway station in Paris.

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Gare d'Austerlitz

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The Gare d'Austerlitz (Austerlitz Station) is a railway station in Paris. It is situated on the left bank of the Seine in the southwestern part of the city, in the 13th arrondissement. Since the introduction of the TGV Atlantique — served by the Gare Montparnasse — Austerlitz has lost most of its long-distance southwestern services. It is used by some 25 million passengers annually, about half the number passing through Montparnasse.

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Le Bourget Airport

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Le Bourget Airport is located north east of Paris and is used only by business jets and general aviation.

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Palais des Congrès de Paris

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Convention Center localted near the Arc de Triomphe.

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url:	www.palais-congres-paris.fr