Arrival, information and accommodation
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The gare SNCF is on place de l'Europe, 1500m south of the town centre, with frequent buses to place Clemenceau, at the entrance to the old town, and to the gare routière on place Mal-Joffret, two blocks south (tel 04.94.12.55.12). The modern Hyères–Toulon airport is between Hyères and Hyères-Plage, 3km from the centre (tel 04.94.00.83.83), to which it's connected by a regular shuttle. The tourist office is at the Forum du Casino, 3 av Ambroise Thomas (July & Aug daily 9am–8pm; Sept–June Mon–Fri 9am–noon & 2–6pm, Sat 10am–4pm; tel 04.94.01.84.50, www.ot-hyeres.fr). Bikes and mopeds can be rented from Holiday Bikes, at 10 rue Jean d'Agrève, near port Saint-Pierre (tel 04.94.38.79.45, www.holiday-bikes.com).Hotels in the old town include the Hôtel le Soleil, on rue du Rempart (tel 04.94.65.16.26, www.citotel.com; €40–55), in a renovated house at the foot of the parc St-Bernard, and the smaller Hôtel du Portalet, 4 rue de Limans (tel 04.94.65.39.40, fax 04.94.35.86.33; €30–40). Overlooking the port at Ayguade is La Reine Jane, (tel 04.94.66.32.64, reine.jane@wanadoo.fr; €55–70; closed Jan). There are any number of campsites on the coast. Two smaller ones are Camping-Bernard, a two-star in Le Ceinturon (tel 04.94.66.30.54; closed Oct–Easter), and Clair de Lune, avenue du Clair de Lune (tel 04.94.58.20.19; closed mid-Nov to Jan), a three-star one on the Presqu'Île de Giens.
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