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112 | DESTINATION GUIDES<br />
Alicante<br />
Spain<br />
a lively pub with a<br />
cool atmosphere and<br />
a dark interior, just<br />
a step or two from<br />
Benidorm’s Levante<br />
Beach. Excellent beers<br />
are served on tap and<br />
friendly staff make for<br />
a pleasant evening.<br />
LIVE MUSIC<br />
Bentley’s Bar (Paichi<br />
Centre, Moraira) A<br />
great venue for live<br />
music throughout<br />
the week, Bentley’s<br />
Bar attracts a young<br />
crowd who fl ock to see<br />
the local bands that<br />
play regular gigs.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Penelope (Avenida<br />
de la Communidad<br />
Valenciana) Located<br />
on Benidorm’s disco<br />
strip, Penelope thumps<br />
out music until the<br />
early hours. Great DJs,<br />
sounds and lasers<br />
will keep you going<br />
throughout the night.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP Alicante’s<br />
famous department<br />
store El Corte Inglés<br />
stands on the Avenida<br />
Maisonnave. Here<br />
you can buy almost<br />
anything from chic<br />
perfumes and colognes<br />
to fashionable leather<br />
goods, electronics<br />
and crystalware. A<br />
smart restaurant and<br />
café off er refreshments<br />
between forays.<br />
SEE From 6–10<br />
November Alfaz<br />
del Pi celebrates its<br />
patronal fi esta with<br />
colourful processions,<br />
fl oral off erings, and<br />
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fi reworks. There’s<br />
lots to see so<br />
take a camera.<br />
GO Check out the<br />
Fountain Square in<br />
Polop and drink a<br />
glass of wine at a<br />
nearby bar as you<br />
watch dozens of<br />
artesian fountains<br />
named after local<br />
towns bringing water<br />
down from the sierras.<br />
ESCAPE Take<br />
a trip up into the<br />
Sierra Aitana behind<br />
Benidorm to visit the<br />
old Moorish village<br />
of Finestrat. Stroll<br />
around the narrow<br />
streets with their<br />
tiny shops selling the<br />
village’s traditional<br />
bread and glazed<br />
fruit and check out<br />
the famous hanging<br />
houses overlooking<br />
the valley. Follow the<br />
tourist trail sponsored<br />
by the local council.<br />
NO WAY!<br />
Spain has over<br />
8,000km of beaches.<br />
Danny Collins<br />
PUEBLO<br />
ACANTILADO<br />
★ ★ ★ ★ ★<br />
With a cliff -side<br />
location, the relaxed<br />
Pueblo Ancantilado<br />
has unbeatable<br />
views over the<br />
Costa Blanca. From<br />
€40, book at<br />
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Almería<br />
Spain<br />
DIALLING CODE +34<br />
CURRENCY €<br />
FLY FROM<br />
London (LGW)<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
TAXI<br />
Pre-book your taxi<br />
at easyJet.com.<br />
A local taxi costs €13.<br />
Route 20 goes<br />
to the centre.<br />
Visit the Europcar<br />
desk for special<br />
easyJet rates.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €30 Asador<br />
Calle Mayor (12 Calle<br />
General Segura, tel:<br />
950 239 772) Delicious<br />
tapas are served free<br />
with every drink. If<br />
you’re thirsty, dinner<br />
will cost you nothing.<br />
Otherwise, choose<br />
from a traditional<br />
Spanish menu with<br />
barbecued meats and<br />
local fried fi sh.<br />
EXCLUSIVE<br />
Costa Sol (58 Paseo<br />
Almería, tel: 950<br />
236 665) A luxurious<br />
hotel restaurant with<br />
a wide and varied<br />
menu presented in<br />
a formal setting. The<br />
sea bream is highly<br />
recommended.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Baviera<br />
(10 Calle Tenor<br />
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Iribarne, tel: 950 273<br />
008) As well as the<br />
tasty fi sh and seafood<br />
tapas that are served<br />
up with any drink<br />
you choose, the main<br />
draw here is the<br />
local wine, which is<br />
strong and lively.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Port of Spain (50<br />
Calle Reina) Get your<br />
toes a’tapping to the<br />
cool jazz played here,<br />
one of the city’s most<br />
chilled-out bars.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SEE One of Spain’s<br />
favourite solo<br />
artists, David Bisbal,<br />
is playing at the<br />
Teatro-Auditorio in<br />
Roquetas de Mar<br />
on 9 November.<br />
Tickets to see the<br />
charismatic singer,<br />
who is something<br />
of a pin-up, start at<br />
€30 (2930 Boulevard<br />
Adolfo Lopez Mateos,<br />
teatroauditorio<br />
roquetas.org).<br />
NO WAY!<br />
The Encarnación<br />
cathedral in the<br />
Old Town was<br />
constructed in the<br />
16th century after<br />
an earthquake<br />
reduced the previous<br />
church to rubble.<br />
The extraordinary<br />
building of today is<br />
more fortress than<br />
place of worship.<br />
There are turrets<br />
and areas once<br />
used to mount<br />
cannons, which<br />
were used to<br />
repel the raids<br />
of Corsair pirates<br />
David Jones<br />
Amman<br />
Jordan<br />
DIALLING CODE +962<br />
CURRENCY JOD<br />
FLY FROM<br />
London (LGW)<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
Pre-book your taxi<br />
at easyJet.com.<br />
A local taxi costs €25.<br />
The bus takes 50<br />
minutes from the<br />
airport. Tickets: €3.<br />
Visit the Europcar<br />
desk for special<br />
easyJet rates.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €30<br />
Tawaheen Al-Hawa<br />
(Wasfi al-Tal Road,<br />
tel: 06 534 9986)<br />
Authentic and<br />
delicious Arabic food<br />
served in a relaxed<br />
traditional setting.<br />
In hot weather,<br />
meals can be taken<br />
outside under the<br />
shade of a Bedoiun<br />
tent. Particularly<br />
renowned for<br />
great mezze.<br />
EXCLUSIVE<br />
La Maison Vert<br />
(Shmeisani, tel: 06<br />
568 5746) A French<br />
restaurant with the<br />
emphasis on fi ne<br />
dining. The food is<br />
gourmet and the<br />
décor sophisticated,<br />
yet the atmosphere<br />
is deliberately<br />
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relaxed. When the<br />
weather is warm,<br />
meals can be served<br />
on the sundeck.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Time<br />
Out Sports Bar<br />
(Kempinski Hotel,<br />
Abdul Hamid<br />
Shouman Street, tel:<br />
07 9610 5571) Head<br />
to this chilled-out<br />
sports bar for bigscreen<br />
TVs to watch<br />
the big events going<br />
on in the sporting<br />
world while you sip a<br />
cool beer. For those<br />
less interested in the<br />
week’s goals, there<br />
are pool tables, too.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Terminal (7th Circle,<br />
tel: 07 9521 2566)<br />
Head to Terminal<br />
for live music, DJ<br />
nights and live sports<br />
coverage on the big<br />
screen. Get there on<br />
a Thursday for<br />
a night of rock.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
GO Visit the citadel’s<br />
ancient ruins. Not<br />
only is it a fantastic<br />
historic spot, but the<br />
views over Amman are<br />
spectacular, and it’s an<br />
ideal way to get your<br />
bearings for a day’s<br />
exploration of this city<br />
built on seven hills.<br />
NO WAY!<br />
Archeologists believe<br />
that there have<br />
been people living<br />
in Petra since at<br />
least 1500BC, making<br />
it one of the most<br />
important historic<br />
cities in the world.<br />
Huw J Williams<br />
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