november-2011

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Pisa
Italy
DIALLING CODE +39
CURRENCY €
FLY FROM
Berlin, Bristol,
London (LGW, LTN),
Paris (ORY)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
TAXI
Pre-book your taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €7.
CPT buses go
to the centre.
Route 3 stops at
Pisa Central. Tickets:
€0.80 (at the airport).
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30 Antica
Trattoria Il Campano
(19 Piazza delle
Vettovaglie, tel: 050
580 585) Friendly
owner and chef Gian
Piero is a huge fan
of the truffl e and it
shows at his charming
restaurant. Try it
with tagliolini pasta,
carpaccio of meat,
or with a fi llet steak.
EXCLUSIVE
Le Repubbliche
Marinare (8 Vicolo
Ricciardi, tel: 050
20506) A seafood
restaurant that pays
homage to Pisa’s
past as a maritime
republic. The menu
is as delectable as
it is varied, from the
seafood antipasto
to the main courses
featuring lobster,
swordfi sh, bass and
baby octopus.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY Bar/
Pasticceria Siciliana
(29 Via Garibaldi, tel:
050 970 146) After
dinner, have dessert
and a glass of prosecco
at this Sicilian bar. The
cannoli and cassata
siciliana (cream cake)
are heavenly.
LATE & LIVELY
Caff e Dell’Ussero
(27 Lungarno
Pacinotti) This historic
café started out as a
university haunt, but
is now frequented by
locals and tourists
alike. It gets noisy
and animated
when students and
professors engage
in lively debate.
THIS MONTH
SEE The Leaning
Tower in alabaster
is over one metre
long. Artistic alabster
craftsman have
spent three years
constructing it and
now it is being shown
to the public for free in
Volterra at the Salone
Espositivo of the
former Ospedale Civile
in Piazza San Giovanni.
NO WAY!
Historically Pisa has
always attracted
poets. English poet
Byron rhapsodized
of its beauty.
Silvia Falsaperla
Porto
Portugal
DIALLING CODE +351
CURRENCY €
FLY FROM
Basel-Mulhouse,
Geneva, London
(LGW), Lyon, Paris
(CDG), Milan (MXP)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
TAXI
Pre-book your taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €20.
Metro trains take
you to the centre.
Tickets: €1.50 single.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30 Casa
Agrícola (241–243
Rua Bom Sucesso,
tel: 22 605 3350) A
friendly atmosphere
is generated in this
wonderfully restored
building. Try the
smoked duck breast
with blackberry sauce.
EXCLUSIVE
Restaurante Dona
Filipa (Hotel Infante
Sagres, 62 Praça Dona
Filipa de Lencastre,
tel: 22 339 8500) This
opulent restaurant
off ers a fi ne mix
of Portuguese and
international dishes,
with quality service
and piano music.
AFTER DARK
LATE & LIVELY
Contagiarte (372 Rua
Álvares Cabral, tel: 22
200 0682) This place
is all about the music
and it goes on all
night long, with bands
blasting out jazz and
rock tunes.
THIS MONTH
SEE The ancient
town of Guimarães
is hosting its 20th
annual jazz festival
on 10–19 November.
The city is one of
Portugal’s treasures,
so will put on a great
show for the public.
Buy tickets before
the day of events
(ccvf.pt).
NO WAY!
Porto’s São Bento
railway station has
been voted by the
American Travel+
Leisure Magazine as
one of the 16 most
beautiful stations in
the world. The 19thcentury
masterpiece
includes 20,000
splendid azulejo tiles.
Joseph Guerra
LOW KEY
Café Majestic (112
Rua Santa Catarina,
tel: 22 200 3887)
This local institution
is one of Europe’s
most historic
coff ee houses.
Enjoy indulgent
chocolate cake.
Prague
Czech Republic
DIALLING CODE +420
CURRENCY CZK
FLY FROM
Amsterdam,
Bristol, London (LGW,
STN), Lyon, Milan
(MXP), Paris (CDG)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
TAXI
Pre-book your taxi
at easyJet.com. A
Cedaz van costs CZK90
per person.
Catch bus 119
to Dejvicka then
take the metro to the
city. Tickets: CZK26.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
U Pravdu (15 Zitna,
tel: 222 233 915) The
charming old-school
décor, complete
with wood panelling,
dusty bric a brac and
sepia photographs,
gives U Pravdu its
cosy, welcoming
atmosphere. The
hearty Czech cuisine
isn’t too bad either!
EXCLUSIVE
Allegro (Four
Seasons Hotel, 2A
Veleslavinova, tel: 221
427 000) Allegro is
the proud owner of
Prague’s fi rst Michelin
star. Serving exquisite
Mediterranean
fl avours with
traditional Czech
ingredients, it off ers
an impressive
dining experience.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY Erra (11
Konviktska, tel: 222
220 568) This chilledout,
gay-friendly café
is a real local’s haunt.
Make sure to head
downstairs to the cosy
cellar fi replace – it’s
the perfect place to
warm up on a chilly
autumn night.
LATE & LIVELY
Ocko Music Club (5
Kvetna 1640, Prague
4, tel: 773 299 992)
This classy club is
a good example of
the modern Czech
disco, with hired go-go
dancers to boot. Put
on your smartest shirt
and highest high heels
to fi t in with the crowd.
THIS MONTH
SEE Prague’s O2
arena will host several
exciting musical
events this month,
from the Transmission
dance music night
on 19 November,
to the symphonybacked
croonings of
George Michael on
14 November (460
Ocelarska, o2arena.cz).
NO WAY!
The degree symbol
on your Czech beer
doesn’t indicate
temperature, but rather
the amount of malt
extracted. Ten-degree
beers, such as a pale
lager, are typically the
lightest and sweetest.
Dana Dramowicz /
prague-life.com
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