march-2012

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Fez
Morocco
DIALLING CODE +212
CURRENCY MAD
FLY FROM
Paris (CDG)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
TAXI
Pre-book your taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs
about 120MAD.
Buses run to
the train station
in the New City.
Tickets: 20MAD.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Restaurant
Marrakech (11 Rue
Omar el Mokhtar,
tel: 0535 930 876)
Moroccans and French
ex-pats swear by this
eatery in the new city.
Excellent local cuisine
abounds at reasonable
prices. Try the rich
chicken b’stilla,
a savoury pie.
EXCLUSIVE
Restaurant Le
Majestic (Royal
Tennis Club, tel: 0535
729 999) Go for
continental delicacies
at this modern
restaurant. Have
lunch on the beautiful
terrace surrounded
by rose beds, or go for
dinner and enjoy the
ambient music or live
jazz bands.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY Cafe
Kortoba (Derb
Boutouil) Deep in the
Medina on the edge
of the Qarawiyine,
this busy café is an
institution. Ice cream
and cakes washed
down with coff ee or
mint tea are de rigueur
as you watch all the
action on the street.
LATE & LIVELY
Jnan Palace Hotel
(Avenue Ahmed
Chaouki) Sink into
a comfortable leather
armchair for a drink
at Le Birdy bar before
strutting your stuff in
Le Phoebus nightclub
at this fi ve-star hotel.
NO WAY!
The most sacred
spot in Morocco, the
shrine of Fez’s founder
Moulay Idriss in the
centre of the Medina,
is undergoing a fullscale
restoration that
will take fi ve years
to complete.
Helen Ranger
PLACE
SEFFARINE
GO Lose yourself
in Place Seff arine:
artisans beating
copper and brass,
ancient buildings
around the square,
leafy plane trees
and a little café
(R’cif, Fez Medina).
Fuerteventura
Spain
DIALLING CODE +34
CURRENCY €
FLY FROM
Basel, Bristol,
Liverpool, London
(LGW)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
TAXI
Pre-book your taxi
at easyJet.com. A
local taxi to Corralejo
costs €60, Caleta de
Fuste: €15 and Costa
Calma: €90.
Route 3 goes to
Caleta de Fuste.
Tickets: €1.40. Route 6
buses to Corralejo run
every hour. Tickets: €4.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30 Casa
Manolo (13 Calle
Crucero Baleares,
tel: 928 866 575) For
traditional tapas, this
place is a must. Chef
and owner Manolo
oversees this friendly,
family-run restaurant
to which clients return
year after year.
EXCLUSIVE El Mar
(Aveneda Marítima
Corralejo, tel: 928 537
396) A sophisticated
restaurant right on
the seafront. Visit for a
stunning lunch on the
terrace in the sunshine,
or enjoy a romantic
evening watching
the moon shining
over the sea. Superb
menu specialising in
fresh fi sh. Great wine
selection. With its
welcoming, friendly
service, El Mar is
highly recommended.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
La Sirena (Hoplaco
Apartments, Corralejo)
Settle down in a
comfortable lounger to
watch the sun set from
this chilled-out bar
overlooking the beach.
LATE & LIVELY
Imagine (7 Calle
Lepanto, Corralejo, tel:
928 536 568) Select
what you want to hear
from the menu and
resident musician Eric
will perform his own
unique rendition. Just
look for the red guitar
signs in town.
THIS MONTH
SEE Corralejo
Carnival runs from
8–18 March. There’s
nightly entertainment
in town and a grand
parade on Saturday
17 March at 6.30pm.
NO WAY!
The Egyptian vulture
was likely established
around 2,500 years
ago on the island –
around the same time
as humans came and
colonised, too. Sadly
it’s now classifi ed as
endangered on the
International Union
for Conservation of
Nature’s Red List.
Penny Melville
Geneva
Switzerland
DIALLING CODE +41
CURRENCY CHF
FLY FROM
Alicante,
Amsterdam, Asturias,
Athens, Barcelona,
Belfast (BFS), Berlin,
Bilbao, Birmingham,
Bordeaux,
Bournemouth, Brindisi,
Bristol, Brussels,
Budapest, Cagliari,
Catania, Copenhagen,
Corsica (Ajaccio),
Corsica (Bastia), Crete
(Heraklion), Dubrovnik,
Edinburgh, Faro,
Glasgow, Hurghada,
Ibiza, Lisbon, Liverpool,
Leeds-Bradford,
London (LGW, LTN,
STN), Madrid,Majorca,
Málaga, Manchester,
Marrakech, Mykonos,
Nantes, Naples,
Newcastle, Nice,
Olbia, Paris (ORY),
Porto, Pristina,
Rome, Santiago de
Compostela, Sharm
El Sheikh, Split,
Stockholm, Tel Aviv,
Toulouse, Venice
FROM THE
AIRPORT
TAXI
Pre-book your taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs
about CHF50.
Trains go to
Cornavin station.
Pick up a free ticket
from the machine in
baggage reclaim, which
is valid for an hour.
A Swiss Transfer
ticket off ers
open returns on buses,
trains and boats across
the city. Buy onboard,
tickets: £95.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €15 Jame’s
Pub (64 Rue de
Monthoux, tel: 022 731
6310) Masquerading
as a pub, this Thai
delight is quite a fi nd.
Not only do they do a
tantalising tom yum
soup and a spicy
papaya salad but you’ll
also see Thai ex-pats
singing on the karaoke.
UP TO €30 Buvette
des Bains (30 Quai du
Mont-Blanc, tel: 022
738 1616) While thickskinned
swimmers visit
Bains de Pâquis all year
round, spring brings
new visitors to this
lakeside “spa”. The
restaurant off ers
traditional Swiss fare.
UP TO €50
Altitude (13 Route de
l’Aeroport, tel: 022 817
4609) You don’t have
to be travelling to enjoy
a tasty fl ight of fancy
here. Located in the
airport complex with a
runway view, Altitude’s
menu includes small
bites of smoked
salmon, charcuterie
and tender steaks.
EXCLUSIVE Tse
Yang (19 Quai du
Mont-Blanc, tel:
022 908 9081) The
modern Chinese menu
at Tse Yang off ers