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164 | DESTINATION GUIDES More free monthly guides available at traveller.easyjet.com<br />
Naples<br />
Italy<br />
DIALLING CODE +39<br />
CURRENCY €<br />
FLY FROM<br />
Basel-Mulhouse,<br />
Berlin, Bristol,<br />
Edinburgh, Geneva,<br />
Ibiza, Liverpool, London<br />
(LGW, STN), Madrid,<br />
Majorca, Milan (MXP),<br />
Paris (ORY), Venice<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
TAXI<br />
Pre-book your taxi<br />
at easyJet.com.<br />
A local taxi costs €35.<br />
The shuttle<br />
stops at the train<br />
station and Piazza<br />
Municipio. Tickets: €4.<br />
Visit the Europcar<br />
desk for special<br />
easyJet rates.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €30 Brandi<br />
(1–2 Salita Santa Anna<br />
di Palazzo, tel: 081 416<br />
928) From Bill Clinton<br />
to Pavarotti, the walls<br />
of this friendly pizzeria<br />
are lined with famous<br />
faces. A plaque outside<br />
commemorates the<br />
invention of the Pizza<br />
Margherita here.<br />
EXCLUSIVE La<br />
Bersagliera (10–11<br />
Borgo Marinari, tel:<br />
081 764 6016) Fresh<br />
pasta and pastries<br />
are part of the primo<br />
Neapolitan cuisine you<br />
will fi nd here. Popular<br />
with locals for<br />
special occasions.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Teatro<br />
Sannazaro (157<br />
Via Chiaia, tel: 081<br />
418 824) Located<br />
along the popular<br />
Via Chiaia shopping<br />
street, this humble<br />
joint off ers some of<br />
the best peoplewatching<br />
in town.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Dug Out (6 Via<br />
Mergellina, tel: 081<br />
662 183) Dug Out is<br />
so named because the<br />
multilevel rooms of this<br />
trendy disco were dug<br />
right out of the ancient<br />
tufa stone hillside.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
GO Home to so<br />
many of the city’s<br />
attractions, such as<br />
Spaccanapoli and the<br />
Santa Chiara cloister,<br />
it’s no wonder that<br />
Naples’ historic city<br />
centre is a UNESCO<br />
World Heritage Site.<br />
Tui Cameron<br />
NO WAY!<br />
The poet Virgil<br />
allegedly hid a<br />
magical egg in the<br />
foundation of<br />
Naples’ Castel<br />
dell’Ovo (Egg<br />
Castle), which is<br />
how it earned that<br />
odd name.<br />
Newcastle<br />
UK<br />
DIALLING CODE +44<br />
CURRENCY £<br />
FLY FROM<br />
Alicante,<br />
Barcelona, Belfast<br />
(BFS), Bristol, Faro,<br />
Geneva, Ibiza, Majorca,<br />
Málaga, Malta, Menorca,<br />
Nice, Paris (CDG)<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
TAXI<br />
Pre-book your taxi<br />
at easyJet.com.<br />
A local taxi costs £18.<br />
The Metro<br />
goes to the city<br />
centre. Tickets: £2.70.<br />
Visit the Europcar<br />
desk for special<br />
easyJet rates.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €30 Café<br />
Paradiso (1 Market<br />
Lane, tel: 0191 232<br />
8923) A cosmopolitan<br />
menu, heavy on the<br />
Italian, but with<br />
strong infl uences<br />
from North Africa<br />
and Thailand and<br />
more than a hint of<br />
traditional English.<br />
EXCLUSIVE<br />
Grand Hotel (Grand<br />
Parade, Tynemouth,<br />
tel: 0191 293 6666)<br />
An aptly named<br />
hotel overlooking the<br />
rugged North Sea<br />
coastline. Dine in<br />
elegant surroundings,<br />
enjoying seafood<br />
specialities such<br />
as deep-sea John<br />
Dory with tiger<br />
prawns, lemon and<br />
parsley butter, and<br />
vanilla mash.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY The<br />
Anson (Station Road,<br />
Wallsend, tel: 0191<br />
262 3012) A great<br />
place to relax and<br />
watch sport on the big<br />
screen, play pool or<br />
simply enjoy a decent<br />
pint with your good<br />
old-fashioned roast<br />
on a Sunday.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
The Apartment (28–<br />
32 Collingwood Street,<br />
tel: 0191 230 4114)<br />
This contemporary<br />
bar is a perfect fi t for<br />
the beautiful crowd.<br />
Add to that musicians,<br />
vocalists and cuttingedge<br />
DJs supplying<br />
easy-listening<br />
background sounds,<br />
and it’s possibly the<br />
chicest bar in town.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
GO The Ouseburn<br />
area of the city has a<br />
thriving art scene and<br />
some nice little pubs.<br />
The Cluny boasts live<br />
bands, while children<br />
will love Seven Stories,<br />
a gallery and archive<br />
celebrating children’s<br />
books (ouseburn<br />
newcastle.org).<br />
NO WAY!<br />
Newcastle United<br />
defender Billy<br />
McCracken invented<br />
football’s notorious<br />
off side trap back<br />
in 1908.<br />
Michelle Ord<br />
Nice<br />
France<br />
DIALLING CODE +33<br />
CURRENCY €<br />
FLY FROM<br />
Basel-Mulhouse,<br />
Belfast (BFS), Berlin,<br />
Bristol, Brussels,<br />
Edinburgh, Geneva,<br />
Liverpool, London<br />
(LGW, LTN, STN), Lyon,<br />
Newcastle, Paris (CDG,<br />
ORY), Rome<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
TAXI<br />
Pre-book your taxi<br />
at easyJet.com.<br />
A local costs €30.<br />
Bus 98 stops at<br />
Nice’s Old Town<br />
and the Gare Routière.<br />
Bus 99 heads to the<br />
Gare SNCF. Tickets: €4.<br />
Visit the Europcar<br />
desk for special<br />
easyJet rates.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €15 La<br />
Pizzaïola (10 Rue<br />
Marceau, Cannes, tel:<br />
04 3399 5799) One<br />
of the best pizzerias<br />
in Cannes. The<br />
restaurant’s speciality<br />
is pizza, but salads,<br />
pasta, fi sh and grills<br />
are also on the menu.<br />
UP TO €30 Le 20<br />
sur Vin (18 bis Rue<br />
Biscarra, tel: 04 9392<br />
9320) This petite<br />
pavement café off<br />
Avenue Jean-Médecin<br />
pairs stuff ed sea<br />
bream, beef tartare<br />
and platters of<br />
regional cheeses<br />
with excellent French<br />
wines, many available<br />
by the glass.<br />
UP TO €50 Don<br />
Camillo Creations<br />
(5 Rue des<br />
Ponchettes, tel: 04<br />
9385 6795) Chef<br />
Marc Laville puts<br />
an elegant spin on<br />
traditional Niçoise<br />
cuisine. There is a<br />
well-priced lunchtime<br />
menu and you’ll<br />
fi nd Asian spices<br />
woven into more<br />
complex dishes.<br />
EXCLUSIVE<br />
Auberge de la<br />
Madone (2 Place<br />
Auguste-Amulf,<br />
Peillon, tel: 04<br />
9379 9117) For fi ve<br />
generations, the Millo<br />
family have slaved<br />
over hot stoves.<br />
Lucky for you and<br />
me, they’re still<br />
serving their<br />
famous, authentic<br />
Provençal dishes.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Bar at<br />
the Grand Hotel (45<br />
La Croisette, tel: 04<br />
9338 1545) The oldest<br />
hotel on the Croisette<br />
has had a facelift. Its<br />
lounge bar is ideal for<br />
pre-dinner drinks<br />
and also off ers an<br />
intimate and relaxing<br />
piano-bar area.<br />
LIVE MUSIC Cave<br />
Romagnan (22 Rue<br />
d’Angleterre, tel: 04<br />
9387 9155) Local<br />
artists and musicians<br />
make up the clientèle<br />
of this great little<br />
watering hole.
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