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Casablanca<br />
Morocco<br />
DIALLING CODE +212<br />
CURRENCY MAD<br />
FLY FROM<br />
Lyon, Madrid,<br />
Milan (MXP),<br />
Paris (CDG)<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
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TRAVELLER<br />
Just<br />
Dessert<br />
A SUGAR-COATED<br />
GUIDE TO AMSTERDAM’S<br />
BEST SWEET TREATS<br />
Pre-book your taxi<br />
at easyJet.com.<br />
A taxi costs MAD250.<br />
Trains depart<br />
every hour<br />
to Casa Voyageur.<br />
Tickets: MAD60.<br />
Visit the Europcar<br />
desk for special<br />
easyJet rates.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €30 Fresh<br />
& Co (2 Rue Théophile<br />
Gautier, tel: 0522 260<br />
081) A selection of<br />
sumptuous, tastefully<br />
composed salads,<br />
sandwiches, wraps<br />
and quiches, the<br />
organic-rich menu<br />
caters for both the<br />
greedy and the health<br />
conscious. Prices are<br />
oh-so-reasonable, and<br />
ingredients top quality.<br />
EXCLUSIVE Ocean<br />
View Cabestan (90<br />
Route de la Corniche,<br />
tel: 0522 391 190)<br />
Book a table at this<br />
gorgeous seafood<br />
restaurant, which has<br />
been popular since<br />
opening in 1965. With<br />
Where to fi nd early snow<br />
Party like it’s 1969 in Berlin<br />
Art at the Hadron Collider<br />
Our network’s best Xmas gifts<br />
An ode to Thessaloniki<br />
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jaw-dropping views,<br />
mouth-watering<br />
dishes and welcoming<br />
hospitality, diners<br />
come back time and<br />
time again.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Trica (5<br />
Rue Moutanabbi, tel:<br />
0522 491 565) Inspired<br />
by New York’s Tribeca<br />
area, the trendy Trica<br />
restaurant has a very<br />
popular stand-up bar,<br />
which is the perfect<br />
hangout for preclubbing<br />
drinks or just<br />
meeting with friends.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Urban Villa (Royal<br />
Club Equestre d’Anfa,<br />
Ain Diab) At Urban Villa<br />
you can start early at<br />
the pool tables, then<br />
graduate to the bar and<br />
fi nally the dancefl oor,<br />
where there’s often<br />
live music playing.<br />
The edgy décor and<br />
smiley people keep this<br />
a lively yet down-toearth<br />
option.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
GO Admire the French<br />
art deco architecture<br />
while strolling the<br />
city centre. Many<br />
buildings are in need<br />
of repair, but you<br />
can still appreciate<br />
their beauty.<br />
NO WAY!<br />
Romans were<br />
producing wines in<br />
Morocco centuries<br />
ago, and the tradition<br />
continues. Weather<br />
conditions and soil<br />
quality in the Meknes<br />
region make its wines<br />
particularly delicious.<br />
Cara Warkentin<br />
Catania<br />
Italy<br />
DIALLING CODE +39<br />
CURRENCY €<br />
FLY FROM<br />
London<br />
(LGW)Milan (MXP),<br />
Paris (CDG)<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
TAXI<br />
Pre-book your taxi<br />
at easyJet.com.<br />
A local taxi costs €20.<br />
Route 457 leaves<br />
every 20 minutes<br />
stopping in the centre.<br />
Tickets: €1.50.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €30<br />
Ristorante Fratelli<br />
La Bufala (24 Via<br />
Giacomo Puccini, tel:<br />
095 313 105) This<br />
is one of the many<br />
restaurants and<br />
pizzerias recently<br />
opened all over Italy by<br />
La Bufala brothers, an<br />
old Neapolitan family.<br />
Advice: do not miss the<br />
superb antipasti.<br />
EXCLUSIVE<br />
Taverna dei Conti<br />
(43 Via Guglielmo<br />
Oberdan, tel: 095<br />
310 035) This is a<br />
tiny restaurant with a<br />
great reputation in the<br />
city. Expect amazing<br />
fi sh and seafood<br />
dishes and friendly,<br />
knowledgeable<br />
staff . Local wines<br />
are available.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Platania<br />
Bar e Caff è (58 Via<br />
Cifali, tel: 095 439<br />
627) A family-run bar,<br />
Platania off ers indoor<br />
and outdoor seating.<br />
Delicious ice cream<br />
is available. If you are<br />
hungry, don’t<br />
miss the special<br />
weekend sandwiches.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Mithical’s (4 Via Gulli)<br />
Elegant and bizarre,<br />
this is the newest pub<br />
in the city. It off ers a<br />
young atmosphere and<br />
a great environment.<br />
Open until late on<br />
weekends; live music<br />
on Saturdays.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
GO The city of<br />
Taormina is an ancient<br />
Greek city, and the<br />
most famous Sicilian<br />
spot for foreigners.<br />
Come to admire<br />
historical buildings,<br />
archeological sites and<br />
a panorama to the sea<br />
and to Mount Etna.<br />
Alessandro Di Maio<br />
NO WAY!<br />
Palermo Football<br />
Team is to get a<br />
new stadium. The<br />
structure will host<br />
more than 35,000<br />
people. It will be the<br />
most expensive<br />
stadium in Italy,<br />
at a cost of €2m!<br />
DESTINATION GUIDES | 127<br />
Cologne<br />
Germany<br />
DIALLING CODE +49<br />
CURRENCY €<br />
FLY FROM<br />
Edinburgh,<br />
London (LGW)<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
Pre-book your taxi<br />
at easyJet.com.<br />
A taxi to Cologne is<br />
€25 and €40 to Bonn.<br />
S-bahn trains take<br />
you to Cologne.<br />
Tickets: €2.50.<br />
For Bonn, the<br />
bus leaves every<br />
30 minutes to one<br />
hour. Tickets: €7.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €30 Bei<br />
Oma Kleinmann (9<br />
Zülpicher Strasse,<br />
tel: 0221 232 346)<br />
Named for the<br />
legendary woman<br />
who ran it for decades,<br />
Bei Oma Kleinmann,<br />
is a stalwart of the<br />
studenty Kwartier<br />
Lateng and one of<br />
the best places to eat<br />
schnitzel in Cologne.<br />
EXCLUSIVE La<br />
Vision (2 Kaygasse, tel:<br />
0221 20080) Classic<br />
gourmet cooking<br />
comes with a side<br />
order of spectacular<br />
views at La Vision, on<br />
the 11th fl oor of the<br />
Hotel Wasserturm in a<br />
converted water tower.<br />
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AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY<br />
Klimperkasten<br />
(50–52 Alter Markt,<br />
tel: 0221 258 2132)<br />
The world’s fi rst<br />
self-playing tuba and<br />
accordion orchestra,<br />
a collection of historic<br />
games machines, and<br />
décor reminiscent<br />
of the roaring 1920s<br />
make Klimperkasten<br />
a genuine one-off in<br />
Cologne’s Old Town.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Underground<br />
Cologne (200<br />
Vogelsängerstrasse,<br />
Ehrenfeld, tel: 0221<br />
9542 9910) The<br />
gloriously grungy<br />
Underground is a<br />
legendary live venue<br />
specialising in rock<br />
and punk, but it’s also<br />
a club venue with DJs<br />
spinning everything<br />
from rap to indie or<br />
drum ‘n’ bass.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
GO Four free shuttle<br />
buses and one historic<br />
train zip between<br />
the 40-odd venues<br />
participating in<br />
Cologne’s Long Night<br />
of the Museums on 5<br />
November, when the<br />
city’s cultural hotspots<br />
will be swinging<br />
into the early hours<br />
(museumsnachtkoeln.de).<br />
NO WAY!<br />
Cologne is Germany’s<br />
television metropolis,<br />
with a bigger<br />
concentration of<br />
broadcasters than<br />
anywhere else in<br />
the country.<br />
Neville Walker<br />
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