Planning a trip to Rambouillet

Getting There -- Trains depart from Paris's Gare Montparnasse every 20 minutes throughout the day for a 35-minute ride. Information and train schedules can be obtained by contacting La Gare de Rambouillet, place Prud'homme (www.transilien.com; tel. 08-91-36-20-20). By car, take N10 southwest from Paris, passing Versailles along the way.

Visitor Information -- The tourist office is at 1 rue du Général de Gaulle (tel. 01-34-83-21-21; www.ot-rambouillet.fr).