Bike rental Aymard, 80 rue Guillaume-Puy; Transhumance Voyages, 52 boul St-Roch (also scooters and motorbikes).

 

Boat trips Grands Bateaux de Provence, allée de l'Oulle (tel 04.90.85.62.25, bateaugpb@aol.com ), offering year-round trips upstream towards Châteauneuf-du-Pape and downstream to Arles; two-week advance booking recommended.

Car rental ADA, 23 bd St-Ruf (tel 04.90.86.18.89); Hertz, 2a av Montclar (tel 04.90.14.26.90); Rent a Car, 130 av Pierre Sémard (tel 04.90.88.08.02); Sixt, 3 av St-Ruf (tel 04.90.86.06.61).

Changing money Chaix Conseil, 43 cours Jean-Jaurès and place Carnot; automatic exchange at CIC, 13 rue République, and Caixa Bank, 64 rue Joseph-Vernet.

Emergencies Doctor/ambulance tel 15 or Médecins de Garde (tel 04.90.87.75.00); hospital, Centre Hospitalier H.-Duffaut, 305 rue Raoul-Follereau (tel 04.90.80.33.33); night chemist, call police at bd St-Roch (tel 04.90.16.81.00) for addresses.

Internet Cyber Highway, 30 rue des Infirmières ( cyberhighway@wanadoo.fr ); Le Pomme Bleue , 5 place des Carmes (tel 04.90.14.00.15).

Laundry 9 rue du Chapeau Rouge; 27 rue Portail-Magnanen; 113 av St-Ruf.

Police 10 place Pie (tel 08.00.00.84.00).

Post office Poste, cours Président-Kennedy, Avignon 84000.

Swimming pool Piscine de la Barthelasse on the Île de la Barthelasse (May-Aug 10am-7pm).

Taxis place Pie (tel 04.90.82.20.20).