march-2012

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Rome
Italy
Sant’Eustachio is an
old and atmospheric
café. There are a
number of “best coff ee
bars in Rome” and
this is certainly one of
them. It serves some of
the very best espresso
and cappuccino in the
city and sells its own
brand of beans. Buy an
espresso and knock
it back standing at
the bar in traditional
Italian fashion.
LIVE MUSIC Casa
del Jazz (55 Viale di
Porta Ardeatina, tel: 06
704 731) Casa is run
by the city council and
puts on performances
by local as well
as internationally
renowned jazz artists.
It also gives lots of
space to up-andcoming
musicians.
LATE & LIVELY
Supperclub (20 Via
Ciro il Grande) A very
trendy modern club in
a crumbly old building
near Largo Argentina
in the city centre. Great
for late-night drinking,
dancing and hanging
out in the slightly
risqué Rouge Bar.
THIS MONTH
SHOP RoseDany
Jeans Store is a longestablished,
family-run
and reasonably priced
casual clothes shop
specialising in jeans,
jackets and T-shirts
on the edge of hip and
trendy Campo de’ Fiori
(128 Via die Baullari).
SEE The Guercino
1591–1666 –
Masterpieces from
Cento and from
Rome exhibition at
the National Gallery
of Ancient Art in the
Palazzo Barberini aims
to highlight the major
works in the career of
Francesco Barbieri –
Guercino’s real name.
The title refers to
Guercino’s birthplace
of Cento, just north
of Bologna. Palazzo
Barberini is open from
9am until 7pm except
Mondays. Tickets: €10.
GO The Baths of
Diocletian were the
largest in Rome and
in the 16th century,
Michelangelo built a
convent on their ruins.
Its magnifi cent central
cloister is packed with
hundreds of Roman
statues, making it a
must-see site (79 Via
Enrico de Nicola).
ESCAPE Monti
Simbruini Park is
the largest park in
the Lazio region and
is only 60 minutes
from Rome. A haven
for ramblers and
sightseers, its seven
historic towns and
mountain villages are
medieval citadels built
on rocky outcrops, with
only a few hundred
inhabitants each.
NO WAY!
The weird and
extravagant Caligula
was mad about gold.
He gave it to dinner
guests, showered
people in the streets
with it, and liked
rolling around in piles
of it himself.
Alan Goldwater
Salzburg
Austria
DIALLING CODE +43
CURRENCY €
FLY FROM
Bristol, Liverpool,
London (LGW, LTN)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
TAXI
Pre-book your taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €30.
Trains run to the
Hauptbahnhof
station. Tickets: €9.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Zipfer (12 Sigmund
Haff nergasse, tel:
0662 840 745) The
typical Salzburg
LOW KEY
Pier 17 (48
Alpenstrasse, tel:
0662 632 124) Have
a glass of Campari
and enjoy the Italian
fl air and atmosphere
of this café. Should
olives not be enough,
ask for some pasta.
atmosphere of this old
tavern attracts tourists
and locals alike. Go
for the breaded and
fried chicken fi llet
with tartare sauce
and potatoes.
EXCLUSIVE
Gmachl (35
Dorfstrasse, tel: 0662
452 124) The interior
of this family-run
restaurant is as
refi ned as the chef’s
culinary creations. The
bull steak in cognac
and cream sauce
and raspberry crème
brûlée are exquisite.
AFTER DARK
LATE & LIVELY
Shamrock Irish Pub
(12 Rudolfskai, tel:
0662 841 610) Located
in the city centre, this
pub is popular for the
live-music events and
a jolly local crowd who
enjoys good lager.
THIS MONTH
GO Enjoy a sunny
March day at the
beautiful gardens of
the baroque palace
Mirabell. Fountains,
labyrinths and
colourful fl owerbeds
make the gardens one
of Salzburg’s most
beautiful sights.
NO WAY!
Most of the city,
including the dome,
was severely damaged
during the bombings
in 1944. A complete
destruction was
prevented by a
peaceful surrender
to American troops
in 1945.
Uros Urosevic
Santiago de
Compostela
Spain
DIALLING CODE +34
CURRENCY €
FLY FROM
Geneva
FROM THE
AIRPORT
TAXI
Pre-book your taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €20.
A bus goes to
the centre every
half hour. Tickets: €3
single; €5 return
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30 Caney
(5 Alfredo Brañas, tel:
981 559 603) Located
on the ground fl oor
of the Araguaney
Hotel, Caney off ers a
variety of tastes and
textures with a touch
of creativity. A couple
of house suggestions:
black rice with
cuttlefi sh and baby
scallops with jamon.
EXCLUSIVE El
Pasaje (54 Rúa do
Franco, tel: 981 557
081) Said to be the
oldest restaurant in
central Santiago, El
Pasaje serves a good
sample of the most
celebrated products
in Galician cuisine:
seafood and beef.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
El Santiagués (1
Praza da Quintana,
tel: 981 566 738) This
is a proper Spanish
all-purpose café-bar.
You can come here
for breakfast, a cheap
lunch, afternoon
coff ee with a sweet
bite or a cocktail at
night. A simplisitc bar,
the location is perfect.
LATE & LIVELY
Avante (4 Cantón
de San Bieito) In
terms of music and
atmosphere, this
is what you call an
off -the-beaten-track
bar. Try it if you want
to get away from
mainstream pop
music. It is supposed
to be a meeting
point for Galician
nationalists.
THIS MONTH
GO The
magnifi cence of the
Cathedral means that
the annex Gelmírez
Palace often goes
unnoticed, but it is
well worth a visit.
Originally built in the
12th century, it speaks
a lot about the power
of the clergy in the
Middle Ages.
NO WAY!
A couple of bars in
town, such as Fonte
Sequelo and Retablo,
can still prepare
a queimada, the
traditional Galician
drink that is set
afl ame just before
serving. It has to be
ordered in advance.
Pablo Carballo