French public holidays For personal safety information and useful These correspond to French national hol- numbers, pick up a copy of the Guide to idays or to holidays from the Christian Staying Safe in Paris, available in several calendar.Museums and monuments are languages from the Tourist Office infor- more likely to be closed on 1 January, mation centres and on PARISINFO.com. 1 May and 25 December. Be sure to check beforehand. 1 January: New Year’s Day. GETTING AROUND 22 April 2019: Easter Monday. 1 May: Labour Day. Metro - RER 8 May: 8 May 1945. 30 May 2019: Ascension Thursday. The Paris metro system, operated by the 10 June 2019: Whit Monday. RATP, is made up of 16 lines, each identifi- 14 July: Bastille Day. able by their number, colour and start/end 15 August: Assumption Day. destinations. The RER (rapid-transit train 1 November: All Saints’ Day. service), comprising (RATP and SNCF) 11 November: Armistice 1918. lines A, B, C, D and E, serves Paris and the 25 December: Christmas Day. surrounding region. These trains link up with the urban metro network and certain SNCF lines. The ‘ticket T+’ (€1.90) can be SAFETY used to travel on the metro, the RER (in Paris), the trams and buses as well as on certain connections (in Paris) within a Emergency services 90-minute period for buses and trams or • European emergency number 112 2 hours for metros and RERs. Tickets can be purchased at metro and RER stations, • SAMU (emergency medical service) 15 certain tobacconists and newspaper • Police/Emergency 17 kiosks. Outside zone 1 (Paris – CDG airport, Disneyland® Paris, etc.), the RER is subject • Fire service 18 to a different pricing system. First and last • Emergency number which can be metros: approx from 5.30am to 1.15am accessed by text or fax (for people with on weekdays. Friday, Saturday and eve of hearing or speaking difficulties) 114 public holidays: from 5.30am to 2.15am. IMPORTANT: if you have not validated your ticket, you are considered to be travelling Lost or stolen property without one and risk getting a fine. • Identity documents Information, timetables, prices, routes: If your documents are lost or stolen, report 34 24. www.ratp.fr www.transilien.com the incident to your nearest police station. Lost and found: 32 46 (€0.80/min). Be sure to keep hold of the receipt, which ‘Next Stop Paris’: the free RATP mobile app you may need for later proceedings. is available in 10 languages and provides a To locate your nearest police station, wealth of services to help you get around please contact: Paris by public transport, including a route Préfecture de police: 34 30 (€0.06/min). planner, practical information, maps, www.prefecturedepolice.interieur.gouv.fr timetables, phrase book and more. • Lost property office Préfecture de police: 36 rue des Morillons (15th).M Convention.o 34 30 (€0.06/min). Mon to Fri: 8.30am-4.30pm. 94 NOITAMROFNI LACITCARP