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Passports and Visas

British visitors will need a full, valid passport to visit France, while other EU nationals use only a Nationa identity Card. Visas are not required. Visitors from Australia, Canada and the USA (among others) need a visa only if they plan to stay in France longer than three months.

Post and Telephone Services

Main post offices (La Poste, or PTT) are open from Monday to Friday from 8am to 7pm, and on Saturday mornings from 8am to noon. Smaller branch post offices are often closed at lunchtime between noon and 2pm, and usually close for the day at 4pm. Postage stamps may be bought from newsagents, tobacconists (tabac) and shops that sell postcards.

Refuge de la Lavey (Route 57)

Most public telephone kiosks take phone cards (cartes téléphonique) which are on sale at post offices, tobacconists and newsagents. On the reverse of each phone card a selection of access numbers is listed. Dial the number appropriate for the type of telephone being used (fixed line; mobile; public kiosk; or METEOR phone kiosk). You will then be given a number to press for the language required, and a recorded voice then instructs you to dial the PIN number of your specific card. You will be told how many units/minutes are available for your call, then instructed to dial the number required. Relax – the system is not as complicated as it may seem. Calls can be received at phone boxes showing a blue bell sign.