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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 />

TAXI<br />

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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TAXI

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