The part of Nancy you're likely to want to see extends to no more than a ten- or fifteen-minute walk either side of rue Stanislas, the main axis and shopping street connecting the gare SNCF and the principal place Stanislas. The tourist office, on the south side of place Stanislas in the Hôtel de Ville (April–Oct Mon–Sat 9am–7pm, Sun & hols 10am–5pm; Nov–March Mon–Sat 9am–6pm, Sun 10am–1pm; tel 03.83.35.22.41, www.ot-nancy.fr), is well stocked with information about both the city and region, and organizes the petit train touristique, a frequent 45-minute guided tour of the town (May–Sept; €6; departure from place de la Carrière), as well as several other themed visits of the town. Regional buses depart from rue de l'Île de Corse and boulevard d'Austrasie, both on the eastern side of town. Internet access is available at the excellent e-café, 11 rue des Quatre-Eglises (€0.09 per min).Reasonable accommodation is not hard to find in Nancy. There are plenty of hotels visible from the station, and signs directing you to most of the others – all are within ten to fifteen minutes' walk of the station. For somewhere special out of town, try the Château d'Adoménil near Lunéville, 37km southeast by the A33 autoroute (tel 03.83.74.04.81, www.relaischateaux.fr/adomenil; over €150; closed Sun out of season); it has seven beautifully furnished rooms overlooking water, orchards and a home farm, and its small restaurant is highly rated (cheapest menu €40; carte upwards of €70).
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