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114 | DESTINATION GUIDES More free monthly guides available at traveller.easyjet.com<br />
Asturias<br />
Spain<br />
DIALLING CODE +34<br />
CURRENCY €<br />
FLY FROM<br />
Geneva,<br />
London (STN)<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
TAXI<br />
Pre-book your taxi<br />
at easyJet.com.<br />
The fare to Oviedo is<br />
€50; Gijón €45; and<br />
Avilés €23.<br />
The Express bus<br />
runs hourly from<br />
6am–10pm to Oviedo<br />
and Gijón. Tickets:<br />
€7.50. There are<br />
less frequent buses<br />
to Avilés (alsa.es).<br />
Tickets: €1.40.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €30 Bajo<br />
Cero (20 Avenida de<br />
Galicia) Dine at this<br />
stylish bistro with<br />
modern décor, which<br />
serves an excellent<br />
value three-course<br />
lunchtime set menu<br />
of typical local fare.<br />
EXCLUSIVE La<br />
Pondala (Dionisio<br />
Cifuentes, Somió,<br />
Gijón, tel: 985 361 160)<br />
Asturian to the bone,<br />
this award-winning<br />
restaurant’s reputation<br />
is based on a century<br />
of success. Try the<br />
house speciality, hake<br />
with clams, or its<br />
famous roast beef.<br />
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<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY<br />
Coctelería del Centro<br />
Niemeyer (Avenida<br />
del Zinc, Ria de Avilés,<br />
tel: 984 833 086)<br />
The top of the tower<br />
of the new Niemeyer<br />
Centre is undoubtedly<br />
the coolest place for<br />
an evening drink in<br />
Avilés. From 6pm sip<br />
an innovative Asturianinspired<br />
cocktail with<br />
impressive views.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Café Bar Bambara<br />
(9 Marqués de San<br />
Esteban, Gijón, tel:<br />
985 347 887) Siesta<br />
all day and fi esta<br />
all night: the beat<br />
goes on until 5am in<br />
Gijón’s most popular<br />
dancing venue.<br />
NO WAY!<br />
Foreign visitors to<br />
Avilés this August<br />
increased by 95%<br />
compared to the same<br />
period last year and<br />
84.7% more Spanish<br />
tourists hit town.<br />
Karen Thomas<br />
AMAGÜESTU<br />
FESTIVAL<br />
SEE Don’t miss the<br />
festival held during<br />
the second and<br />
third weekends of<br />
November in Avilés.<br />
Locals celebrate<br />
autumn by roasting<br />
chestnuts in the<br />
open air.<br />
Athens<br />
Greece<br />
DIALLING CODE +30<br />
CURRENCY €<br />
FLY FROM<br />
Berlin,<br />
Edinburgh, London<br />
(LGW), Manchester,<br />
Milan (MXP), Paris<br />
(ORY), Rome<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
TAXI<br />
Pre-book your taxi<br />
at easyJet.com. A<br />
local taxi costs €35.<br />
Proastiako<br />
and metro line<br />
trains service the city.<br />
Tickets: €8 single.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €30 Dafni<br />
(86 M Alexandrou,<br />
Bournazi, tel: 210 577<br />
3721) This taverna<br />
puts a modern twist<br />
on tradition and is<br />
always busy, so book<br />
in advance or be<br />
prepared to wait.<br />
EXCLUSIVE<br />
GB Roof Garden<br />
(Syntagma Square &<br />
Panepistimiou Street,<br />
tel: 210 333 0000)<br />
On the summit of<br />
the Grande Bretagne<br />
Hotel, this has the best<br />
address and one the<br />
best views in Athens,<br />
especially if you’re<br />
seated at a table on the<br />
balcony. The fantastic<br />
food compliments<br />
the views.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Gazarte<br />
(32–34 Voutadon<br />
Street, Gazi, tel:<br />
210 346 0347) The<br />
industrial décor fi ts<br />
nicely with the view<br />
of the old gasworks<br />
funnels that dominate<br />
the nightscape from<br />
the bar and the roof<br />
beside it. The walls are<br />
lined with bookshelves<br />
carrying luxury<br />
volumes, while the<br />
lower fl oor doubles<br />
as a bookshop and<br />
reading room.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Nipiagogeio (8<br />
Kleanthous Street &<br />
Elasidon, Gazi, tel: 210<br />
345 8534) This bar<br />
has two stages: one<br />
mellow and laidback<br />
in an open courtyard<br />
at the back, and one<br />
that can pretty quickly<br />
turn electric.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
GO Attica Park<br />
near Yalou, Spata, is<br />
a private zoological<br />
park on the outskirts<br />
of Athens that makes<br />
an ideal activity<br />
for young and old.<br />
Originally notable<br />
for its bird collection,<br />
the zoo has acquired<br />
an impressive<br />
array of large<br />
mammals, including<br />
some dolphins.<br />
NO WAY!<br />
Athens is possibly<br />
the oldest city in<br />
Europe, with signs<br />
of continuous<br />
settlement dating<br />
as far back as<br />
7,000 years ago.<br />
Eva Webster<br />
Barcelona<br />
Spain<br />
DIALLING CODE +34<br />
CURRENCY €<br />
FLY FROM<br />
Amsterdam,<br />
Basel-Mulhouse,<br />
Belfast (BFS), Berlin,<br />
Bristol, Dortmund,<br />
Geneva, Lisbon,<br />
Liverpool, London<br />
(LGW, LTN, SEN,<br />
STN), Lyon, Milan<br />
(MXP), Newcastle<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
TAXI Pre-book your taxi<br />
at easyJet.com.<br />
A local taxi costs €30.<br />
Trains service the<br />
Sants Estació.<br />
Tickets: €2.50.<br />
Visit the Europcar<br />
desk for special<br />
easyJet rates.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €15 Buenas<br />
Migas (6 Placa<br />
Bonsucces, tel: 93 318<br />
3708) Located on a<br />
shady plaza in Raval,<br />
try out Genovese<br />
focaccias, quiches,<br />
soups and cakes at<br />
the fi rst of the Buenas<br />
Migas cafés. Started<br />
by an Italian-British<br />
duo, the café’s success<br />
means they’re now<br />
dotted all over town.<br />
UP TO €30<br />
Sésamo (52 Carrer<br />
Sant Antoni Abat,<br />
tel: 93 441 6411)<br />
Something of a rarity,<br />
Sésamo is a vegetarian<br />
restaurant that boasts<br />
an avant garde sevendish<br />
tasting menu,<br />
including the likes of<br />
black cherry gazpacho,<br />
avocado tempura and<br />
roasted peach and<br />
hazel nut salad.<br />
UP TO €50 Big<br />
Fish (9 Carrer<br />
Comercial, tel: 93 268<br />
1728) Try this trendy<br />
but unpretentious<br />
restaurant nestled<br />
away in the back<br />
streets of El Born.<br />
They serve a mix of<br />
Mediterranean-style<br />
dishes, which are<br />
prepared with the<br />
fresh catch of the day<br />
and Japanese sushi.<br />
EXCLUSIVE Cinc<br />
Sentits (58 Carrer<br />
Aribau, tel: 93 323<br />
9490) Stylish Cinc<br />
Sentits matches<br />
local cuisine with<br />
international fl air.<br />
The tasting menu<br />
includes the likes of<br />
foie gras “coca” with<br />
balsamic-glazed leeks<br />
and mouthwatering<br />
Iberian suckling pig<br />
with hazelnut-glazed<br />
apple and botifarra<br />
(Catalan sausage).<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Cassette<br />
Bar (11 Carrer de l’Est)<br />
Head to Cassette<br />
Bar to mingle at this<br />
hipsters’ favourite in<br />
a seedy Raval side<br />
street, where you’ll<br />
fi nd trendy youngsters<br />
drinking beers and<br />
comparing body art.<br />
LIVE MUSIC<br />
Sala Monasterio (4<br />
Passeig Isabel II,
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