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124 | DESTINATION GUIDES<br />
Corsica<br />
(Ajaccio)<br />
France<br />
DIALLING CODE +33<br />
CURRENCY €<br />
FLY FROM<br />
Basel-Mulhouse,<br />
Geneva, London (LGW),<br />
Lyon, Paris (CDG)<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
TAXI<br />
Pre-book your taxi<br />
at easyJet.com.<br />
A local taxi costs €25.<br />
Route 8 buses<br />
go to the centre<br />
from 5.55am–11.15pm.<br />
Tickets: €4.50.<br />
Visit the Europcar<br />
desk for special<br />
easyJet rates.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €30<br />
Le <strong>2012</strong>3 (2 Rue du<br />
Roi de Rome, tel: 04<br />
9521 5005) The dining<br />
room is designed<br />
to give the clientèle<br />
the impression that<br />
they’re in a typical<br />
Corsican village. This<br />
restaurant may look<br />
like a village square,<br />
with its water pump<br />
and parked Vespa, but<br />
Le <strong>2012</strong>3 off ers quality<br />
country food.<br />
EXCLUSIVE L’Altru<br />
Versu (Route des<br />
Sanguinaires, tel:<br />
04 9550 0522) For<br />
total indulgence on<br />
this beautiful island,<br />
there’s only one place<br />
AEGEAN BLUE<br />
VACATIONS<br />
to go and that’s this<br />
beautiful restaurant.<br />
The waiters will guide<br />
you through the vast<br />
menu and wine list<br />
decisively. Go for<br />
an extravagant<br />
lobster or eat citrus<br />
pork medallions.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY<br />
Au Grandval (2<br />
Cours Grandval, tel:<br />
04 9521 1315) Relax<br />
with a good drink at<br />
this bar underneath a<br />
large palm tree. While<br />
sipping your drink,<br />
gaze at plenty of street<br />
photography in this<br />
area of Corsica.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
La Place (Boulevard<br />
Lantivy, Résidence<br />
Diamant II) Downtown<br />
Ajaccio’s best<br />
discothèque, La<br />
Place, is the venue to<br />
party until the small<br />
hours. The music is<br />
mainly techno and the<br />
clientèle is young.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SEE Musée de la<br />
Maison Bonaparte<br />
was once the home<br />
of the military leader<br />
and emperor of France<br />
Napoleon. There are<br />
many beautiful pieces<br />
of furniture, including<br />
an Italian commode<br />
studded with stones<br />
(Rue St-Charles).<br />
NO WAY!<br />
A visit to Ajaccio<br />
impressed the French<br />
artist Henri Matisse so<br />
much, it revolutionised<br />
his artistic techniques<br />
and ideas.<br />
Kimberley Chen<br />
Corsica<br />
(Bastia)<br />
France<br />
DIALLING CODE +33<br />
CURRENCY €<br />
FLY FROM<br />
Geneva,<br />
London (LGW),<br />
Lyon, Manchester,<br />
Paris (CDG)<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
TAXI<br />
Pre-book your taxi<br />
at easyJet.com.<br />
A local taxi costs €50.<br />
Catch the airport<br />
bus to the<br />
Préfecture. Tickets: €9<br />
Visit the Europcar<br />
desk for special<br />
easyJet rates.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €30<br />
Le Colomba (2 Vieux<br />
Port, tel: 04 9532<br />
7914) For delicious<br />
food, friendly service<br />
and a great view over<br />
Bastia’s Old Port, this<br />
is the place.<br />
EXCLUSIVE<br />
La Corniche (San<br />
Martino di Lota, tel:<br />
04 9531 4098) La<br />
Corniche perches<br />
high on a hillside with<br />
spectacular views of<br />
the Mediterranean,<br />
about 10km north<br />
of Bastia. The menu<br />
includes classic<br />
continental dishes<br />
served with a<br />
Corsican twist.<br />
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AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Bar<br />
Odeon (22 Rue Cesar<br />
Campinchi, tel: 04<br />
9531 0767) A place<br />
where the locals hang<br />
out. Come for an<br />
espresso or pastis and<br />
eavesdrop on some<br />
animated Corsican<br />
conversation.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
L’Alba (Quai des<br />
Martyrs, tel: 04 9547<br />
0338) Open late and<br />
fi nishing even later,<br />
this venue is a perfect<br />
spot to round off a long<br />
night out. Dance till<br />
2.30am to great tunes<br />
in a lively environment.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
GO Many Bastiais<br />
are particularly fond<br />
of St Joseph, who<br />
is celebrated on 19<br />
March. Rendezvous<br />
at the church for<br />
Mass, followed by the<br />
procession through<br />
town and don’t miss<br />
out on the succulent<br />
panzarotti, a specialty.<br />
Stacy Jouve<br />
NO WAY!<br />
Corsica has had a<br />
tumultuous history,<br />
including a period<br />
when England’s<br />
King George III was<br />
also King of Corsica<br />
(1794–1796),<br />
before the French<br />
reconquered.<br />
Crete<br />
(Heraklion)<br />
Greece<br />
DIALLING CODE +30<br />
CURRENCY €<br />
FLY FROM<br />
Berlin, Bristol,<br />
Geneva, London<br />
(LGW, LTN), Madrid,<br />
Manchester, Milan<br />
(MXP), Paris<br />
(CDG), Rome<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
TAXI<br />
Pre-book your taxi<br />
at easyJet.com.<br />
A local taxi costs €14.<br />
Buses run every<br />
10 minutes to the<br />
centre. Tickets: €1.10.<br />
Visit the Europcar<br />
desk for special<br />
easyJet rates.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €30 Peri<br />
Orexeos (10 Korai<br />
Street, tel: 2810 222<br />
679) A small taverna<br />
housed in a renovated<br />
stone building on<br />
bustling, pedestrianonly<br />
Korai Street,<br />
serving Greek and<br />
Cretan cuisine with<br />
a modern twist.<br />
EXCLUSIVE Vetri<br />
(75 Dimokratias Street,<br />
tel: 2810 238 812)<br />
Enjoy sophisticated<br />
dining at this sleek<br />
restaurant, part of<br />
the fi ve-star Galaxy<br />
Hotel. Cretan dishes<br />
with gourmet tastes,<br />
LUXURIATE at the acclaimed Village Heights Golf Resort, Crete.<br />
With its unrivalled panoramic sea-views, indulgent spa treatments &<br />
neighbouring golf-course, coupled with spacious, tasteful apartments,<br />
it has all the elements that make for an unforgettable holiday.<br />
READER OFFER: Prices start FROM 80 EUROS per night, including full buffet-style breakfast (based on 2 people sharing a luxury one<br />
bedroom apartment). This offer is not available to existing ABV members. Members rates are available on request. Terms and Conditions apply.<br />
such as the rack of<br />
lamb with herbs and a<br />
feta crust, are served<br />
with attentive service.<br />
Reserve in advance.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Outopia<br />
(51 Handakas Street,<br />
tel: 2810 341 321) One<br />
of a row of popular<br />
pavement cafés,<br />
near the bottom of<br />
Handakas street,<br />
Outopia serves coff ee,<br />
drinks, cocktails and<br />
their very own special<br />
chocolate fondue.<br />
Open throughout the<br />
day, until late.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Iridanos (8 Androgeo<br />
& Perdikari, tel:<br />
2810 229 303) This<br />
welcoming venue gets<br />
livelier as the night<br />
goes on. Choose<br />
from two bars set<br />
over two fl oors.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SEE Greek<br />
Independence Day<br />
takes place on 25<br />
March. The national<br />
holiday marks the<br />
beginning of the end<br />
of Ottoman rule in<br />
1821. Catch the fanfare<br />
parade of school<br />
children and military<br />
<strong>march</strong> through the citycentre<br />
streets at noon.<br />
NO WAY!<br />
Greece became an<br />
independent nation<br />
in 1830 following the<br />
War of Independence,<br />
but Crete continued<br />
to battle the Ottoman-<br />
Turk occupation and<br />
wasn’t united with<br />
Greece until 1913.<br />
Carol Palioudakis<br />
+30 22410 49930 | www.aegeanblue.eu
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