Chartres

I am planning to spend a week in Paris in Sept. 2008. What would be the best way to make a side trip to see Chartres cathedral .I am not big on tours and would like to spend the time there on my own schedule.

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You can take the train from Paris, and chart your own schedule.

Or, you can book one of the bus tours like Cityrama or Pariscape, they cost a lot more than the train, but don%26#39;t misled by the term %26quot;tour%26quot;. They basically take you there and take you back, and you are on your own for several hours to see and do whatever you wish. There is no %26quot;tour%26quot; per se.

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A visit to CHARTRES is one of the easiest do-it-yourself daytrips you can do from Paris. It%26#39;s almost a %26#39;..no-brainer..%26#39;. It%26#39;s pretty much as simple as making your way to Gare Montparnasse in Paris, taking a SNCF / TER train to CHARTRES (70 mins---25,80€ r.t.). Exit CHARTRES station, look up for the spires of Chartres Cethedral and walk 6-10 minutes up the hill to the cathedral and the old quarter of the city. The Chartres Tourist information office is just to the left of the Cathedral. They offer a pretty good free brochure for self-directed walking tour of the city...as well as other tourist information. The noted lecturer, Malcolm Miller also does tours of Chartres Cathedral.

SNCF Train Schedule Info--

www.voyages-sncf.com/dynamic/_SvHomePage…

CHARTRES Info--

http://www.ville-chartres.fr/site/index.php

http://www.chartres-tourisme.com/

http://www.chartres.com/

http://www.agglo-chartres.fr/

http://www.chartres-csm.org/

diocese-chartres.com/cathedrale/…guieng.htm

http://www.moulindeponceau.fr/

http://www.lavieillemaison.fr.st/

www.bw-grand-monarque.com/indexflash_gb.html

http://www.centre-vitrail.org/en/index.php

www.galerie-du-vitrail.com/english/index.php

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Thanks for info.

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