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