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48 Desert 

Adventure 

Discover Jordan’s 

carefully preserved 

natural beauty 

58 A Bit of 

Piste and Quiet 

Get away from it all 

on a cross-country 

skiing trip 

64 The Algarve’s 

Unseen City 

Take the time to 

enjoy Faro’s often 

overlooked appeal 

68 Beyond 

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In search of the 

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80 Shooting 

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86 Solar Flair 

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92 Knit Where? 

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CONTENTS 

THE BUZZ 

11 The coming month in pictures 

14 Gossip from across the network 

17 Amsterdam in bloom 

18 The world’s top snow athletes hit Tignes 

20 Punk is alive and spitting in Berlin 

22 Exploring the Channel Islands 

24 A new way to see the Austrian Alps 

26 St Patrick’s Day in Belfast 

28 Hotel news, reviews and off ers 

30 Book ahead and don’t miss out 

33 Join the onion eaters for a Catalan calçot 

34 Take the ultimate coff ee break in Sweden 

39 Open the menu on Italy’s culinary capital 

106 Route map and destination guides 

LAST WORD 

183 Meet the crew 

184 Passenger info 

186 España 

187 Italia 

188 Suisse/Schweiz 

189 Deutschland 

190 France 

191 UK 

192 Business travel 

194 Glaswegian comedian Des McLean 

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Destinations Editor Amy Dennis 

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CONTENTS 

THE BUZZ 

11 The coming month in pictures 

14 Gossip from across the network 

17 Amsterdam in bloom 

18 The world’s top snow athletes hit Tignes 

20 Punk is alive and spitting in Berlin 

22 Exploring the Channel Islands 

24 A new way to see the Austrian Alps 

26 St Patrick’s Day in Belfast 

28 Hotel news, reviews and off ers 

30 Book ahead and don’t miss out 

33 Join the onion eaters for a Catalan calçot 

34 Take the ultimate coff ee break in Sweden 

39 Open the menu on Italy’s culinary capital 

106 Route map and destination guides 

LAST WORD 

183 Meet the crew 

184 Passenger info 

186 España 

187 Italia 

188 Suisse/Schweiz 

189 Deutschland 

190 France 

191 UK 

192 Business travel 

194 Glaswegian comedian Des McLean 


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EDITORIAL & ART 

Editor Steven Watson 

Art Director Neil Smith 

Deputy Editor Claire Martin 

Destinations Editor Amy Dennis 

Picture Editor Lisa Jacobs 

Executive Creative Director Michael Keating 

Fashion Editor Nino Bauti 

Sub-Editor Matt Glasby 

Destinations Sub-Editor Jo Williams 

Production Manager Antonia Ferraro 

easyJet Brand Livery Executive 

(General Contact for Magazine) Natalie Yeung 

Flight Bookings easyJet.com 

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Group Publishing Director Mark Duke 

Publisher Phil Castle 

Associate Publisher Tara Brady 

European Sales Team Sheenagh Baxter-Martin 

Betty Encinales, Manuela Festa, 

Nishan Gumani, Katja Kunka, 

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La primavera ya está llegando y es 

el momento perfecto para hacer 

una escapada. easyJet continua 

creciendo y ahora volamos a más de 130 

destinos diferentes a través de más de 500 

rutas. Madrid abre nuevas rutas a Venecia, 

Nápoles y Burdeos y también conectará las 

ciudades francesas de Toulouse y Nantes. 

easyJet ha estado siempre 

comprometida con las necesidades de sus 

pasajeros y desde que me uní a la compañía 

el año pasado hemos multiplicado nuestros 

esfuerzos para mejorar nuestro servicio. 

Sobre todo, hemos invertido en mejorar 

nuestra puntualidad y hemos visto un gran 

avance. Seguimos focalizados en volar a 

aeropuertos principales, desde los que no 

se pierde más tiempo ni coste que salir 

del aeródromo. De hecho, volamos a más 

aeropuertos principales en las rutas más 

importantes que cualquier otra compañía, 

y todo ello lo hacemos con una tripulación 

amable y unos precios económicos. 

Disfruta de tu vuelo y esperamos volver a 

verte pronto. 

La primavera sta arrivando ed 

è perfetta per una pausa last 

minute. Il network di easyJet sta 

continuando a espandersi e ora copre più 

di 130 destinazioni con più di 500 rotte. 

Madrid avrà nuovi voli per Venezia, Napoli 

e Bordeaux, e a breve sarà disponibile il 

collegamento tra Tolosa e Nantes. 

easyJet si è sempre impegnata nei 

confronti dei suoi passeggeri e, da quando 

sono entrata a far parte della Compagnia lo 

scorso anno, abbiamo raddoppiato gli sforzi 

per migliorare il nostro servizio. Abbiamo 

soprattutto investito nella puntualità e 

stiamo assistendo a dei reali progressi. 

Il nostro obiettivo rimane quello di farvi 

volare nei principali aeroporti, che non 

hanno maggiori tempi di percorrenza o 

costi più elevati per raggiungere il centro 

città, rispetto a quelli più lontani. Infatti 

voliamo da più aeroporti principali e sulle 

rotte più richieste rispetto a qualsiasi altra 

compagnia, e lo facciamo con uno staff 

cordiale e tariff e davvero competitive. 

Vi auguriamo un buon volo e speriamo di 

rivedervi presto a bordo dei nostri aerei. 

Le printemps approche, et c’est 

le moment idéal pour s’off rir un 

séjour de dernière minute. Et 

pour vous proposer toujours plus de choix, 

nous continuons d’étendre notre réseau, 

dorénavant fort de 130 destinations et 

500 lignes. Avec notamment plusieurs 

ouvertures depuis Madrid, que ce soit vers 

GREETINGS | ENJOY THE FLIGHT 

Welcome/Bienvenido/Bienvenue/Benvenuto/Willkommen 

SPRING IS NOW approaching and with 

winter behind us it’s the perfect time to 

consider a last-minute break. You could 

explore an exciting city destination or 

experience the sights and sensations 

of somewhere totally new. easyJet’s 

European fl ight network is continuing 

to expand and we now fl y to over 130 

diff erent destinations via more than 500 

routes. This month we have added some 

completely new destinations; Bologna in 

Italy and Amman in Jordan, both accessible 

from Gatwick later this month. Amman 

is an especially exciting new destination, 

steeped in rich history and home to worldfamous 

sights like Petra and the Dead 

Sea. Madrid will have new routes fl ying to 

Venice, Naples and Bordeaux and we will 

also be connecting the two French cities of 

Toulouse and Nantes. 

easyJet has always been committed to 

its customers, and since I joined last year 

we have redoubled our eff orts to improve 

the way we serve you. We are constantly 

looking at ways to make your travel 

experience easier, and we are committed 

to giving you open, relevant information via 

text, email and at the airport. During the 

severe weather we sent 200,000 texts to 

allow our passengers to plan their travel 

and help as much as we could. Above all we 

have invested in improving our punctuality 

and we are seeing real progress. We remain 

focused on fl ying you to main city airports, 

which don’t have the longer travel times 

or higher costs of more out-of-the-way 

airfi elds. In fact, we fl y between more main 

airports on popular routes than any other 

carrier, and we do so with friendly crew and 

great value fares. 

We hope you enjoy the fl ight and we look 

forward to fl ying you again soon. 

Venise, Naples ou Bordeaux, et la nouvelle 

liaison entre Toulouse et Nantes. 

Depuis que j’ai pris la direction d’easyJet 

l’année dernière, nous avons redoublé nos 

eff orts pour améliorer la qualité de notre 

service. Nous avons particulièrement 

investi sur la ponctualité, et nous notons 

une réelle amélioration. Comme toujours, 

notre objectif reste de vous emmener vers 

les aéroports principaux, accessibles bien 

plus rapidement et à moindre coût que les 

aérodromes éloignés. La preuve : easyJet 

est la compagnie aérienne qui opère le plus 

de vols entre les aéroports principaux et sur 

les lignes les plus prisées. Et toujours à des 

prix extrêmement compétitifs. 

Je vous souhaite un bon vol, en espérant 

vous accueillir de nouveau à bord très 

prochainement. 

Der Frühling steht vor der Tür, die 

ideale Gelegenheit für einen Last- 

Minute-Trip! easyJets europäisches 

Streckennetz expandiert weiter und wir 

fl iegen jetzt über 130 unterschiedliche Ziele 

auf mehr als 500 Strecken an. Von Madrid 

wird es neue Strecken nach Venedig, Neapel 

und Bordeaux geben, und wir werden die 

beiden französischen Städte Toulouse und 

Nantes miteinander verbinden. 

easyJet hat sich immer für seine 

Kunden engagiert, und seit ich letztes 

Jahr dazu gekommen bin, haben 

wir unsere Bemühungen nochmals 

verdoppelt, um unseren Service für Sie zu 

verbessern. Vor allem haben wir uns für 

die Verbesserung unserer Pünktlichkeit 

eingesetzt und wir sehen einen echten 

Fortschritt. Wir halten daran fest städtische 

Hauptfl ughäfen anzufl iegen, welche nicht 

die längeren Reisezeiten oder höheren 

Kosten abgelegener Flugfelder mit sich 

bringen. Vielmehr fl iegen wir zwischen 

mehr Hauptfl ughäfen auf mehr beliebten 

Flugstrecken als jede andere Fluglinie 

und das tun wir mit einer freundlichen 

Besatzung und günstigen Preisen. 

Wir hoff en, Sie genießen den Flug, und 

wir freuen uns, Sie bald wieder zu fl iegen! 

Carolyn McCall OBE 

easyJet Chief Executive 

If you have any thoughts or suggestions, 

email us at carolyn@easyJet.com 

For any queries or further information, 

visit easyJet.com 

Turn to pages 183–192 for the 

latest easyJet news. 


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BUZZ 

Las Fallas 

VALENCIA 

Firecrackers at dawn mark the fi rst 

day of Las Fallas, Valencia’s epic fi re 

festival (15–19 March). Giant papiermâché 

models of public fi gures are 

stuff ed with fi reworks and blown up, as 

the city’s neighbourhoods compete to 

put on the most impressive pyrotechnic 

displays. fallasfromvalencia.com 



Madeira 

Flower Festival 

MADEIRA 

For an island known for its breathtaking 

natural beauty, it’s not surprising that one 

of the best events in the local calendar 

celebrates the environment. The Flower 

Festival (5–8 May) sees the whole of 

Funchal transformed into a patchwork 

quilt of gorgeous fl ora and fauna. 

madeiratourism.org 


Feria de Abril 

La Pasqua 

ROME 

Celebrations don’t come much bigger than Easter 

(la Pasqua) in Rome. On Good Friday (22 April) the 

Colosseum is lit with crosses of burning torches. 

Holy Saturday (23 April) involves a beautiful 

candlelit vigil in St Peter’s Basilica, and Easter 

Sunday (24 April) sees thousands crowd St Peter’s 

Square for a joyous mass – all overseen by the 

Pope. How’s that for grand? rome.info 

SEVILLE 

Seville’s April Fair (3–8 May), an extravagant weeklong 

fi esta in southern Spain, actually started off as 

CORBIS 

a humble agricultural event. Now visitors to the city 

© 

can enjoy fl amenco dancing, brightly lit fairgrounds 

and non-stop music. turismo.sevilla.org PHOTOS

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holiday home, or do you own 

commercial property in the UK? 

If so, did you know you could reclaim some of the purchase price 

back from the taxman and reduce your future tax bills? 

HM Revenue and Customs have allowed 

Capital Allowances on property since 

1878. In December 2008 the legislation 

was redefi ned, and it is by using this 

updated legislation that we could help 

you reduce your tax bill or even claim 

money back, by claiming your rightful 

entitlement to tax allowances. 

The legislation may be about to change 

however so you need to act quickly 

before it’s too late. 

You’ll be wondering why you 

haven’t read about this in the press. 

Unsurprisingly, HMRC didn’t spend any 

money on advertising this to ensure 

you made your claim. 

You’ll also be wondering why your 

accountant hasn’t told you about it. 

This is because it is a very specialised 

area, spanning surveying and 

accountancy, and the vast majority of 

accountants do not carry out this work. 

If you pay income tax on income from 

any source, whether on a PAYE or 

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income to reduce your tax bill! This 

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We will work with you to review the 

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If you let your furnished holiday 

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Act now to get your claim in to 

HMRC before the legislation 

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THE BUZZ | WORD OF MOUTH 

A Dog’s Life Up in Smoke 

We all know that dogs are man’s best 

friend, but would you ditch your mates 

to take your pooch to the pictures? 

That’s what happened at Stockholm’s 

Pet Fair in January. The event kicked off 

with a screening of Marmaduke, a fi lm 

about a Great Dane, playing to a cinema 

packed with 200 dogs and their owners. 

The screening came as canine experts 

announced that they now believe dogs 

can see in colour, rather than just black 

and white as was previously thought. The 

jury is still out on whether they can fully 

appreciate Hollywood’s 3D eff ects. 


Spain has fi nally joined the rest of Western 

Europe and banned smoking in all its public 

spaces. Smoking is now forbidden in all 

bars and restaurants, on live broadcast 

TV, in airports and near hospitals or 

school playgrounds. But bar owners 

have complained that the tough laws will 

devastate their businesses, and some have 

started up their own protest groups. One 

restaurant in the northern city of Pontevedra 

has parked a van outside its premises 

complete with a table, chairs and heater, 

and enough room for six to eat, drink, 

and puff away as much as they please. 

ITALY 

Bin the Bags 

STOCKHOLM ASTURIAS LONDON 

Eco warriors have been railing against 

Europe’s dependency on plastic bags 

for ages –the UN Environment 

Programme estimates that they 

account for the deaths of 100,000 

marine mammals every year. In January 

Italy took decisive action, becoming the 

fi rst country to completely ban shops 

and supermarkets from giving out 

polythene bags. Once one of the largest 

consumers of plastic bags (the country 

used about a fi fth of all the plastic bags 

in Europe – the equivalent of 300 a year 

per person), Italy is expected to save 

180,000 tonnes of C02 emissions from 

this one decision alone. 

Charity Run 

One London charity has come up with 

a novel way to motivate runners by making 

them feel good on the inside as well as the 

outside. The Good Gym is based in East 

London and pairs a runner with someone 

less mobile in their area. Good Gym 

members jog to their partner’s house, run 

errands such as delivering groceries or 

tidying the garden, have a chat, and then 

get jogging again. Runners have to commit 

to one good deed a week – lots of people 

already run races to raise money for charity, 

but Good Gym off ers a much more handson 

way to help. thegoodgym.org

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PARIS 

A Piece of Art 

The Art Exchange, the 

world’s fi rst art stock 

exchange, has been set up 

by A&F Markets in Paris 

with the aim of opening this 

elitist world up to everyone. 

The idea is that even if you 

don’t have the cash to buy 

an original canvas, you can 

still own a piece of an iconic 

painting. “Clients will be 

able to see the selection of 

BUCHAREST 

Plenty of us curse 

the taxman for taking 

away a chunk of our 

hard-earned cash each 

month, but government 

offi cials in Romania 

are feeling uneasy 

about a new law. The 

artworks out there, as well 

as the price and volume of 

the shares available,” says 

Pierre Naquin, founder of 

A&F Markets. The market 

opened with Francesco 

Vezzoli’s The Premiere of 

a Play That Will Never Run 

(pictured above), valued 

at €135,000 with shares 

starting at €10 each. 

aexchange.net 

Toil and Trouble 

legislation means that 

witches, astrologers 

and fortune tellers are 

now recognised as 

self-employed workers, 

and have to hand over 

16% of their income 

to the government. 

The bill was almost 

passed last year, but 

senators worried about 

vexing the country’s 

psychic community 

put it on hold. Romania 

has a long history of 

superstition – President 

Traian B ă sescu often 

wears purple when he 

needs important votes 

to go his way, because 

he believes that the 

colour has the power 

to ward off evil spirits. 

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Blooming Lovely 

AMSTERDAM 

Slowly but surely, spring is 

shaking off winter’s grey 

skies and early morning 

frost, and nowhere is 

the change of season 

more spectacular than 

Keukenhof in Lisse. Just 

35km from Amsterdam, 

the 32-hectare garden is 

packed with some seven 

million fl owers from March 

until May each year, and on 

this grassy stage there’s 

one clear star of the show: 

the tulip. In fact, tulips 

make up more than half 

of the fl owers on display, 

with 100 diff erent varieties 

lovingly planted in intricate 

patterns and hundreds of 

diff erent shades. It’s 

a unique spectacle that 

has attracted more than 

44 million visitors since 

it opened in 1949. 

Each year Keukenhof 

celebrates a diff erent 

theme, and this year 

the chosen topic is 

Germany, Land of Poets 

and Philosophers. The 

centrepiece will be 

a glorious, 23m-long 

fl ower mosaic of Berlin’s 

Brandenburg Gate, created 

with 100,000 bulbs. The 

mosaic was planted in 

early October and will 

reveal itself when the 

park opens at the end 

of this month. 

Keukenhof is 

consistently voted one 

of the top attractions in 

Europe, and it’s as devoted 

to its fl owers as ever. Yes, 

there are tulip-shaped 

lollipops and other assorted 

kitsch, but if you climb the 

windmill at the centre of the 

garden you’ll be genuinely 

taken aback by the layers 

of sensational colours. If 

you get the chance, time 

your trip for 16 April when 

the famous Flower Parade 

winds a 40km route north 

from Noordwijk to Haarlem, 

passing through Keukenhof 

in the afternoon. 

From 24 March–20 May; 

keukenhof.nl 

THE BUZZ | TRAVEL NEWS 

CALENDAR 

THIS MONTH 

3–13 MAR 

Geneva International 

Motor Show 

GENEVA 

This is the most popular car show 

in Europe, with more than 700,000 

visitors fl ooding through the doors of 

the Geneva-Palexpo each year. Join 

them to have a sneak peek at the 

motoring world’s latest models and 

accessories. salon-auto.ch/en 

3–9 MAR 

Cologne Carnival 

COLOGNE 

Each March the residents of Cologne 

put on their craziest costumes and 

welcome visitors to party at one of 

Europe’s biggest street festivals. The 

city buzzes with parades and dancing 

for a whole week, all lubricated with 

strong local beer. koelnerkarneval1.de 

7–21 MAR 

Le Printemps 

des Poètes 

PARIS 

The French capital welcomes in the new 

season with this annual celebration 

of poetry. Schools, cafés, museums 

and other venues throughout the city 

play host to debates, exhibitions and 

competitions dedicated to all things 

poetic. printempsdespoetes.com 



X Hits the Spot 

GENEVA 

After a hugely successful debut last 

year, the Winter X Games Europe returns 

to Tignes from 16–18 March. Ski and 

snowboarding contests don’t get much 

bigger than this multimillion-dollar 

ESPN TV spectacular, and the three-day 

festival will bring the world’s best snow 

athletes to the French Alps. Battling it 

out on custom-built courses in front 

of more than 60,000 spectators (plus 

a TV audience spanning 160 countries), 

the competitors will be going all out to 

make their mark. 

“When I fi rst started snowboarding, 

it was all about the X Games,” explains 

British snowboarder and three-time 

Winter X Games gold medallist Jenny 

Jones. “This was the competition 

that people aspired to, and to get 

a medal was something I had wanted 

to achieve for years.” 

Jones is just one of the 150 specially 

selected riders who will be competing 

on the superpipe (a halfpipe that’s 


240m long, 19m wide and 7m high) 

and slopestyle course (an 800m-long 

piste featuring a combination of rails 

and giant kickers) built in a spectatorfriendly 

location right in the heart of Val 

Claret. “The atmosphere is brilliant as 

loads of people come out to support,” 

she continues. “The height some of the 

skiers get in the superpipe is awesome 

and the double-cork tricks in the 

slopestyle are incredible to watch.” 

But the competition is just a small 

part of the many activities on off er to 

visitors. The X Fest Village at the base 

of the courses will play host to a wide 

variety of free entertainment, including 

fi lm screenings, autograph-signing 

sessions, skateboard displays, bars, live 

music and after-show parties all hosted 

by the likes of Quiksilver, Oakley and 

Sony Ericsson. And, of course, freestyle 

snowmobiling displays in the evenings 

– your chance to experience the unlikely 

sight of a snowmobile doing a back fl ip. 

winterxgameseurope.com Ed Andrews 

CALENDAR 

THIS MONTH 

10–12 MAR 

Milan Clown Festival 

MILAN 

It might be better known as one of 

Europe’s most stylish cities, but this 

month Milan is the place to be if you want 

to clown around. With free performances 

in churches, theatres and on street 

corners, not to mention a chapiteau 

(“big top”), visitors can expect belly 

laughs aplenty. milanoclownfestival.tk 

18–27 MAR 

MaerzMusik 

BERLIN 

This festival of contemporary music is 

renowned for its eclectic, experimental 

approach. This year the theme is 

sound and image, with a wide range 

of fi lms, light shows and cutting-edge 

visuals accompanying the tunes. 

berlinerfestspiele.de 

26 MAR 

Oxford & Cambridge 

Boat Race 

LONDON 

Starting life in 1829 as a simple bet 

between school friends, the boat race 

is now an English sporting institution. 

Thousands line the banks of the Thames 

to catch a glimpse of the rowers – get 

there early and stake out a spot on 

Putney Bridge. theboatrace.org 

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Punk & Politics 

BERLIN 

If you visited Berlin’s 

Alexanderplatz last year, 

you may well have seen 

the photo exhibition that 

stood in the square to 

mark 20 years since the 

fall of the Wall. One of 

its most striking images 

showed a Volkspolizei 

offi cer questioning a surly 

teenager with a mohawk 

and ripped jeans, a shot 

made all the more poignant 

by the fact that it was taken 

in exactly the same spot in 

1980, when punk rock was 

at its emphatic peak. 

The thrashing riff s, 

outrageous hairstyles and 

shocking piercings that 

go hand-in-hand with the 

punk scene were frowned 

upon in the UK, the US 

and practically everywhere 

else they popped up. But 

punks in East Germany 

risked much more than 

disapproval. The Stasi 

(State Security) feared 

that punk posed a threat 

to the GDR (German 

Democratic Republic), 

persecuting its proponents 

and denouncing them as 

enemies of the state. Yet the 

Stasi’s anger only spurred 


on the renegades, 

who found that it 

was an exciting time 

to rebel for those 

who had the guts. 

Punk & Disorderly, 

Berlin’s annual punk 

festival, is a celebration 

of the ethos that so 

profoundly changed the 

city – revolution dovetailed 

with rock 30 years ago, and 

the results moulded the 

Berlin we know today. Marc 

Nickel, a passionate punk 

since the movement fi rst 

hit Germany, started the 

event some 11 years ago. 

“Me and my friends were all 

growing up in West Berlin 

back in the late 1970s, but 

we always stayed in touch 

with people behind the Iron 

Curtain through the punk 

scene,” he says. “In the East, 

punks expressed a new 

youthful rebellion, but it was 

very political too – the Stasi 

spied on East German punk 

bands and fans.” 

Nickel believes that Punk 

& Disorderly is more than 

just a way to pay respects 

to a faded musical era, it’s 

a chance to inspire the next 

generation of fans. “We 

started the festival in the 

days when punk was falling 

out of fashion. We felt we 

wanted to do this festival, 

as fans, to keep the scene 

alive. We now get 6,000 

people in each night – it’s 

grown massively.” 

This year’s event, held 

at the Astra Kulturhaus 

in Kreuzberg, will boast 

screeching sets by 

bands from all over the 

world. British hardcore 

act Deadline will appear 

alongside American retropunks 

The Traditionals and 

the home-grown talents of 

Bad Co. Project. 

Unsurprisingly, Nickel 

can’t wait. “What makes 

it special is that people 

from all over the world 

get together. Berlin has 

this massive alternative 

subculture, and a legendary 

underground nightlife, so 

it’s a perfect place for 

Punk & Disorderly.” 

1–3 April, punk-disorderly.de 

Chris Beanland 

CALENDAR 

NEXT MONTH 

2–9 APR 

Princess Sofi a 

Yachting Regatta 

MAJORCA 

Each year more than 600 boats and 

1,000 sailors gather in the Balearic 

Islands to compete in one of Spain’s 

biggest yachting regattas. The speed, 

skill and sheer number of boats 

guarantees an outstanding spectator 

event. trofeoprincesasofi a.org 

2–17 APR 

Istanbul International 

Film Festival 

ISTANBUL 

This annual fi lm festival showcases 

Turkey’s burgeoning movie talent. 

Some 235 fi lms will be screened, 

selected from a mix of fi rst-time 

showings, international work and 

cinema classics. iksv.org 

4–9 APR 

Snowbombing Festival 

INNSBRUCK 

Back for its 12th riotous year, the 

Snowbombing Festival has a reputation 

for being the biggest party on the 

slopes. This year the musical line-up 

includes The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim 

and drum’n’bass/rock crossover act 

Pendulum. Prepare to ski all day and 

dance all night. snowbombing.com 

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Walk 

This Way 

Pack your walking boots 

for a sensational new tour 

of the Channel Islands 

JERSEY 

The Channel Islands are one of Britain’s 

most picturesque outposts. A place of 

romantic sunsets, idyllic country lanes 

and dramatic seascapes, it’s easy to see 

why visitors have been coming here for 

years to soak up the unique Anglo-French 

atmosphere. Now it’s even easier to discover 

the islands’ most attractive corners, thanks 

to the Channel Islands Way (CIW). 

A 185km route that circumnavigates 

Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Herm and Sark, 

off ering some breathtaking views along the 

way, the CIW was the brainchild of Jersey 

man and Blue Badge walking guide Arthur 

Lamy (arthurthebluebadgeguide.com), who 

spent fi ve years stringing it together. 

“My self-imposed mission was to get 

as many people as possible exploring the 

fabulous and diverse coastline that the 


Channel Islands enjoy,” enthuses Lamy. 

“And without any false diplomacy, I have to 

say that the whole route is great. The islands 

are broadly similar, but each has its own 

charm, its own micro-culture, and its own 

fl ora and fauna as well.” After witnessing 

the vast golden sands of St Ouen’s Bay on 

Jersey and the jade-green waters of Dixcart 

Bay on Sark – both so unlike any other 

Clockwise from here, 

Jersey’s Portelet 

Bay, Gorey Harbour, 

an intrepid hiker 

British scenery that it’s easy to forget you’re 

still in the UK – I’m inclined to agree. 

There are already a number of serious 

walkers vying to be the fi rst to complete the 

route when it opens this spring. To do so 

will require several ferry journeys and up to 

two weeks, but Lamy believes the majority 

of walkers won’t undertake the entire route 

– the CIW is long, but it’s really not about 

racking up the miles. 

Designed to be accessible to all types of 

walker, the route is divided into sections 

of approximately 3km–6.5km, each with 

a bus stop, car park, pub or café at either 

end. It might be a far cry from Britain’s 

mighty hikes such as the Pennine Way and 

Off a’s Dyke Path, but the CIW promises 

to be an accessible, beautiful trek that 

visitors will be happy to try. 

Alf Alderson

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BLISTER PACK 

STRETCH YOUR LEGS WITH 

A WALK ON ONE OF THESE 

TRAILS, NEW FOR 2011 

➳ South Loch Ness Trail 

INVERNESS 

What better way to 

spot Nessie than on the 

48km South Loch Ness 

Trail, which opens this 

spring? The walking isn’t 

too demanding, giving 

you all the more time 

to keep an eye on the 

water for mysterious 

movements, and to 

enjoy the magnifi cent 

SPLIT 

This new 21km route is 

hardly long distance, but 

it will still provide you with 

a good day’s walk through 

the heart of the beautiful 

Croatian National Park 

Plitvice Lakes, which has 

been included on the 

UNESCO list of World 

Heritage Sites since 1979. 

Although better known 

➳ Great Stones Way 

BOURNEMOUTH 

It seems strange that it’s 

taken until 2011 for the 

powers that be to create 

a walking trail between the 

World Heritage Sites of 

Stonehenge and Avebury. 

The 60km-long Great 

Stones Way opens later this 

month, and passes through 

the bucolic landscapes 

of the Wiltshire Downs, the 

Highland scenery along 

the way. The trail is also 

open to horse riders and 

mountain bikers, and it’s 

hoped that eventually it 

can be extended to link up 

with the Great Glen Way 

on the north side of the 

loch to create a complete 

circumnavigation of 

Loch Ness. 

visitlochness.com 

➳ Corkova Uvala Trail 

for its 16 spectacular 

waterfalls and beautiful 

lakes, the region also has 

some pristine forests, 

which the Corkova Uvala 

Trail passes through. 

The 9km-long Plitvice Trail 

is a well-signed option 

through the forest that 

off ers fantastic views 

without too much exertion. 

np-plitvicka-jezera.hr/en 

Vale of Pewsey, Salisbury 

Plain and the Avon Valley, 

providing a combination 

of incredible vistas and 

world-famous prehistoric 

archaeology. Fit walkers 

should be able to manage 

it in a day, but for a gentler 

alternative, try the 21km 

ramble from Casterley 

Camp to Stonehenge. 

visitwiltshire.co.uk


On Top 

of the 

World 

SALZBURG 

Standing more than 

3,000m above Lake Zell 

and Hohe Tauern National 

Park is the white-tipped 

peak of Kitzsteinhorn, 

a mountain and glacier that 

off ers deep powder snow 

all year round. With 138km 

of ski runs and 53 cable 

cars and lifts, Kitzsteinhorn 

has been a favourite with 

skiers since Austria’s fi rst 

glacier lift started running 

here in 1966. But now a new 

development is opening it 

up to a fresh audience. 

“The Austrian Alps 

are a miracle of nature,” 

says Dr Norbert Winding, 

explaining why he became 

involved in PeakWorld 

3000, a project that 

showcases the area’s 

incredible beauty. As the 

director of Salzburg's 

Natural History Museum, 

Winding is accustomed 

to bringing nature to the 

people, but with this new 

project he aims to take 

the people to nature. 


Perched at the 

top of Kitzsteinhorn, 

PeakWorld 3000 

comprises a cinema, 

gallery and restaurant. 

But you won’t fi nd 

the latest Hollywood 

blockbusters showing up 

here – like everything else 

at PeakWorld 3000, the 

cinema is dedicated to 

Zell Am See’s landscape. 

The inaugural screening is 

Kitzsteinhorn: The Nature, 

a short fi lm that tells the 

story of the mountains in 

the surrounding area. 

The 360m-long 

gallery will open in June, 

housing fi ve exhibitions 

and including an outdoor 

viewing platform that 

provides visitors with the 

sort of breath-taking vistas 

that are usually only seen 

by dedicated Alpinists and 

expert climbers. 

It’s this incredible 

beauty (and the year-round 

snow) that prompted the 

women’s US ski team to 

name Zell Am See-Kaprun 

their European training 

base last season. Olympic 

shredders such as Lindsey 

Vonn and Julia Mancuso 

kicked back at the resort 

in between events, and 

Vonn declared it her “home 

away from home”. Winding 

and his colleagues hope 

that PeakWorld 3000 

can convince many more 

visitors to do the same. 

PeakWorld 3000’s viewing 

platform and gallery will 

open this summer 

Shelley Jones 

CALENDAR 

NEXT MONTH 

9 APR 

Grand National 

LIVERPOOL 

The world-famous race at Aintree brings 

Britain to a standstill every year, and 

makes for a thrilling day out. But the 

race is only half the fun – afterwards, 

the party takes over Liverpool’s city 

centre, as winners celebrate and 

losers commiserate in the pubs 

and bars. aintree.co.uk 

25 APR 

Festa di San Marco 

VENICE 

St Mark is Venice’s patron saint, and the 

public holiday held in his honour on 

25 April features a full programme of 

festivities. This is the day when men 

present their love with a single red rose, 

and in the evening gondolas race in 

St Mark’s Basin. veneziasi.it 

28 APR–2 MAY 

Cathedral Quarter 

Arts Festival 

BELFAST 

Belfast’s beautiful cathedral quarter 

plays host to this alternative festival 

of comedy, live music, theatre and 

art. Visitors are encouraged to 

participate in unusual workshops, 

ranging from African drumming 

to fi lm-making. cqaf.com 

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Belfast 

Craics Up 

 


 

 

If Dublin is the traditional home 

of St Patrick’s Day, Belfast is its 

unruly northern neighbour. With 

a world-class music scene and more 

quality pubs than you could hope 

to crawl around in a week, 

it’s the perfect place to join the 

celebrations this month… 

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Europa Hotel 

To start your St Patrick’s Day in style, 

stop by the Europa. It has long been 

the place in Belfast to rub shoulders 

with the great and the good – Bill and 

Hillary Clinton famously stayed here. 

With fi ne dining and a piano bar, it’s 

also a great way to fi nish the evening, 

well away from the crowds. 

Great Victoria Street, 

tel: +44 (0)28 9027 1066 

2 

The Crown 

Liquor Saloon 

Belfast is full of historic pubs but The 

Crown is one of its greatest. Owned 

by the National Trust, it was one of the 

UK’s most spectacular gin palaces 

and remains an ideal place to toast St 

Patrick. Restored to its former glory, it 

hosts a thriving blues music scene. 

46 Great Victoria Street, 

tel: +44 (0)28 9024 3187 

3 

Kelly’s Cellars 

There’s some competition for the 

title of Belfast’s oldest pub, but Kelly’s 

Cellars can claim to be the city’s 

oldest continually licensed premises. 

Built in 1720, the low ceilings and 

pleasing gloom make it feel as though 

things haven’t changed much since 

then, so it’s the perfect spot for an 

authentic Irish pint. 

30 Bank Street, 

tel: +44 (0)28 9032 4835 

4 

The John 

Hewitt Bar 

When you’ve worked up an appetite, 

head for The John Hewitt. Based in 

Belfast’s trendy Cathedral Quarter, 

it won Best Gastro Pub 2010 at 

the Northern Ireland FATE Awards. 

Owned by the Belfast Unemployed 

Resource Centre, it’s also a popular 

venue for live Ulster-Scots music. 

51 Donegall Street, 

tel: +44 (0)28 9023 3768 

5 

Carnival Parade 

The carnival parade is Belfast’s main 

St Patrick’s Day event. Starting 

from Belfast City Hall at noon and 

winding its way to Custom House 

Square, the event features acrobats, 

pipers and performers, as well as 

local community groups. The theme 

this year is the environment, so the 

parade will be aiming to turn Belfast 

green in more ways than one. 

Belfast City Hall, Donegall Square 

6 

St Patrick’s 

Day Concert 

The annual St Patrick’s Day concert 

kicks off at 1pm with a line-up of 

traditional music and dance, before 

headliners Stacey Solomon and 

Lemar take to the stage and the 

pre-teen screaming starts. The 

concert is free and entry is fi rst 

come fi rst served, so get there 

when the gates open at noon to 

stand a chance of seeing the show. 

Custom House Square 

7 

McHugh’s 

Another of the competitors for the 

oldest pub crown, McHugh’s is based 

in Belfast’s oldest building. Not that 

you’ll get much sense of history on 

St Patrick’s Day – the location 

on Queen’s Square, just around 

the corner from the concert venue, 

means its three fl oors will be 

packed with partygoers until late. 

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an unexpected oasis: a forest lake-themed 

relaxation centre boasting a pool, sauna, 

gym and Jacuzzi, plus exquisite views of the 

city’s medieval Old Town, with cocktails 

available on demand. It’s a fi ne way to wind 

down after a day’s hectic networking. 

Tallinn is a thriving hub of 21st-century 

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ISTANBUL 

Built in 1874 for Sultan Abdülaziz, this 

marble hotel was one of the Ottoman 

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20th century it had fallen into disrepair, 

and in the 1970s it was abandoned, local 

residents turning its sunken gardens into 

a popular public swimming pool. 

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of Europe’s most sumptuous hotels, 

personifying Istanbul’s high society. 

It sits just north of the Golden Horn 

in Istanbul’s belle-époque European 

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The décor dovetails with the hotel’s 

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cluster of luxury shops, the Çıra˘gan 

Palace boasts several top-notch 

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serves classic Turkish and Ottoman 

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MUNICH The Leonardo Royal 

Hotel in Munich opened earlier 

this year, a 424-room modern 

hotel that has a 1,800m 2 

conference room and a stunning 

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700 guests. The trendy Vitruv 

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MADRID For an elegant break 

in the heart of the Spanish capital, 

the 19th-century NH Palacio de 

Tepa, which opened at the end 

of last year, is a luxurious choice. 

Ideally located in Madrid’s arty 

Las Letras district, the hotel is 

within walking distance of the 

Prado Museum, the Reina Sofi a 

Art Centre and the famous Plaza 

Mayor and Plaza Santa Ana. The 

redesign of the original mansion 

preserved its original features, but 

all 85 rooms now feature the latest 

high-tech touches, including Wi- 

Fi and iPod speakers. From €159, 

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VIENNA Sofi tel has pulled off 

a coup with the new Sofi tel Vienna 

Stephansdom. The brainchild of 

renowned architect Jean Nouvel, 

this cutting-edge hotel has 

multicoloured video ceilings and 

a living wall made up of 20,000 

different species of plants. To 

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6–9 JULY 

Ironman Lanzarote 

LANZAROTE 

Most visitors to the Canaries 

settle for sitting on the beach 

and taking the occasional dip 

in the sea, but how would you 

fancy swimming 3.8km, cycling 

180km and running 42.2km 

around Lanzarote? Widely 

regarded as one of the toughest 

triathlons in the world – and 

it’s not as if the easiest one is 

a synch – Ironman Lanzarote 


Optimus Alive! 

LISBON 

Named after its sponsor 

– a telecoms company, 

not a Transformer – this 

Portuguese music festival 

takes place from 6–9 July 

in Oeiras, just outside 

Lisbon, and has something 

for everyone, however 

eccentric. Its inaugural 

year saw Pearl Jam and 

the Beastie Boys partying 

like it was 1997 rather 

than 2007; 2008 pitted 

(race day is 21 May) is an 

incredible feat of endurance 

that takes at least nine hours 

to complete. If you can live 

without the kudos, sunburn and 

$75,000 prize money, there 

are enough ancillary treats – 

a pasta party to build up those 

essential carbs, fi reworks, even 

Ironman Kids – to tire out the 

most dedicated spectators. 

ironmanlanzarote.com 

Bob Dylan against Rage 

Against The Machine; The 

Prodigy scared the pants 

off the Dave Matthews 

Band in 2009; and 2010 

went (comparatively) 

underground with Skunk 

Anansie and Biff y Clyro. 

With Coldplay, Foo Fighters 

and Chemical Brothers 

(pictured) all confi rmed, 

2011 should be huge – all 

the more so since ticket 

prices remain comparatively 

tiny at €129 for a four-day 

pass. optimusalive.com 

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Planning something 

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few months? Make 

a note in your diary 

and get to one of 

these events 

3–18 JUNE 

Holland 

Festival 

AMSTERDAM 

Eclecticism is the watchword at this 

citywide celebration of music, theatre 

and dance, a fi xture on the local cultural 

calendar since 1947. Previous alumni 

range from opera singer Maria Callas 

to avant-garde composer Frank Zappa, 

and the pick-and-mix programming 

shows no sign of abating this year. 

The festival opens with Christoph 

Schlingensief’s Mea Culpa, an opera 

inspired by its composer’s terminal 

cancer. Things get more upbeat with 

Fela! (pictured), a Tony award-winning 

tribute to political activist and Afrobeat 

pioneer Fela Kuti (produced by Jay-Z 

and Will Smith, no less), and Human 

Music Box, a pop-tinged homage to 

1920s German cabaret infl uenced by 

Kurt Weill and Kate Bush. Talk about 

a variety show. hollandfestival.nl 

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Track down a calçotada for a true taste of traditional Catalan dining 

TUCKING INTO BURNT onions 

might not sound like the most 

appetising lunch, but it’s worth 

catching the end of the calçot 

season this month to experience 

a true culinary ritual. The sweet, 

leek-like onions are blackened 

on a barbecue or open fi re and 

served throughout winter across 

Catalonia, creating strong feelings 

(and plenty of messy faces) 

wherever they’re eaten. 

But this is no ordinary meal. 

The consumption of calçots is 

called a calçotada, and is usually a 

lunchtime aff air. The feast begins 

with wine, bread and around 

20 calçots per person, charred, 

tender and traditionally served 

steaming on a clay roofi ng tile. 

Twenty may seem like a lot 

Onion Eaters 

(especially given that calçots are 

usually eaten as a starter), but 

Pedro Fuentes Castillo, owner of 

Restaurant L’Antic Forn (28 Calle 

Pintor Fortuny, tel: +34 (0)93 

412 0286) says that he’s used to 

serving up many more than that. 

Fuentes Castillo also says that 

diners should stand up to eat, 

dipping their calçots in creamy 

romesco sauce before tilting their 

heads back and lowering the lot into 

their mouths. It’s great fun but not 

the most practical way to eat an 

onion, and most restaurants furnish 

diners with bibs and plastic gloves 

to protect them from the worst 

of the mess. 

Once the tile has been cleared, 

the main course begins. Barbecued 

meats such as lamb, rabbit and 

butifarra sausages are brought 

to the table, along with grilled 

vegetables and white beans. When 

diners begin loosening their belts 

THE BUZZ | TASTE BUDS 

a notch, waiters know it’s time to 

bring out the cava, desserts and 

coff ee. All of this feasting will set 

you back about €30 per person, 

making a calçotada a thoroughly 

reasonable indulgence. 

You’ll fi nd calçots served in 

restaurants all over Barcelona 

and the surrounding countryside, 

but the best place to eat them 

is Valls, a town just over an hour’s 

drive from Barcelona. Valls is the 

birthplace of the calçot tradition, 

and a calçot festival is held here 

every January, complete with a 

calçot-eating contest. Consuming 

calçots is more than a meal – it’s an 

event, a traditional way to celebrate 

winter, family, friends and, of 

course, those long, green onions. 

Regina Winkle-Bryan 

MARCH 11 | TRAVELLER | 33 

PHOTO © TIM WHITE


Fika 

Seeker 

For the Swedes, coff ee is 

more than a drink – it’s 

a way of life. And the best 

place to experience that 

life is in one of Gothenburg’s 

independent cafés 

UNTIL 2010 THERE were no branches of 

Starbucks in Sweden, but that doesn’t 

mean the Swedes don’t thirst after coff ee. 

On the contrary, Sweden consistently ranks 

among the world’s biggest coff ee-drinking 

countries (usually outdone only by Finland), 

and the fi ka, or coff ee break, is a national 

institution. To see the fi ka in action, head to 

Gothenburg, the city generally reckoned to 

be Sweden’s coff ee capital. Hang around 

its independent cafés, and it won’t be long 

before you see the obsession at fi rst hand. 

“If we want to meet up we’ll say, ‘Let’s 

have a fi ka!’” says Gothenburg resident 

Lena Larsson as she orders her favourite, 

a cappuccino and an apple bun, in Mauritz 

Kaff e (2 Fredsgatan, tel: +46 (0)31 806 

971). “In some countries people usually 

meet in the pub, but here we’re more likely 

to catch up over coff ee and a bun.” Larsson 

agrees that Gothenburg is Sweden’s 

coff ee centre, with even more high-quality, 

independent coff ee shops than Stockholm. 

Maybe it’s because it’s a university town 

(students are reliable café customers) that 

the cobbled streets are now chock-full 

of espresso bars, and the Old Town still 

houses places such as Le Petit Café 

(2 Haga Nygata, tel: +46 (0)31 127 191), 

all chintzy wallpaper and vintage chairs. 

To experience it for yourself, follow 

Larsson’s example and start in Mauritz 

Kaff e, the city’s longest-running coff ee 


shop. “I opened this place 34 years ago,” 

says Tord Mauritz Wetter, the charismatic, 

white-haired owner/manager. “But this is an 

old company,” he adds, as if three decades 

of business made him a newbie. “My great 

grandfather, Mauritz Svensson, started 

importing coff ee to Gothenburg in 1888. 

We’re still doing the same, importing from 

Ethiopia, East Africa and Indonesia, but 

whereas he was selling to shops, we serve 

it here.” Wetter says that the popularity of 

coff ee in Sweden started with King Charles 

XII. “He went on a trip to Turkey and there 

he learned to love coff ee. By 1800 or so, 

because of him, coff ee became a big thing 

in Sweden. And now it’s very big.” 

Wetter bakes his own bread and fruit 

buns on the premises, and customers can 

also buy beans here. Like many in the trade, 

Wetter believes in roasting and grinding your 

own beans at home, and sells them in their 

raw, green state. Speaking to him it quickly 

becomes clear that leaving ground coff ee to 

sit around is a no-no: “Old coff ee loses all of 

the natural aromas!” I dip my hand into the 

pile of beans that are about to be ground for 

the espresso machine; they’re toasty-warm, 

having emerged from the small roasting 

oven just moments earlier. 

IN THE EARLY 1970S Wetter took a trip 

to Rome and brought the espresso bar 

concept back to Gothenburg. “We imported 

the Italian way of making coff ee, so to 

speak,” he laughs. To the uninitiated, that 

means no seats, just high tables at which to 

drink your espresso fast, Roma-style. “So 

we were the fi rst,” he continues. “Some 20 

years later, in the 1990s, the other coff ee 

bars came along, like da Matteo.”

PHOTOS © TIM WHITE 

Left, Le Petit 

Café, one of the 

Old Town’s oldschool 

options 


Clockwise from top 

left, Adam at Doppio, 

Mauritz Kaff e, da 

Matteo’s bakery, Café 

Kringlan, Bar Centro 



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FOR A COFFEE 

IN GOTHENBURG 

It’s a short walk from Mauritz to one of 

da Matteo’s three locations, tucked away 

off the hip little shopping street of Viktoria 

Passagen (14 Södra Larmgatan, tel: +46 

(0)31 774 2881). It’s bigger than Mauritz, 

and bright white with a fast-paced feel. If 

the queues are longer than usual today, it’s 

because the staff are celebrating the 15th 

birthday of this branch by giving away free 

cappuccinos to a grateful crowd. Overseeing 

the throng is manager Pernilla Gard, a 

25-year-old star of the Swedish coff ee 

scene. She competes as part of Sweden’s 

National Barista Team, which triumphed in 

2010’s Nordic Barista Cup. “Hopefully we 


➳ BAR ITALIA 

These second-generation Italians couldn’t 

be more passionate about their coff ee bar. 

They haven’t closed for a single day in fi ve 

years of business, and the staff say they get 

together for lunch even on their days off . 

7 Prinsgatan 

will win again in August 2011 and make it to 

the world championships,” says Gard, who 

also off ers me a tour of da Matteo’s nearby 

micro-roastery and bakery. 

She introduces Per Nordby, the roast 

master, who shyly confi rms that it’s his 

name on many of the award certifi cates 

lining da Matteo’s walls. “Meeting our 

suppliers is important,” explains Gard. “So 

Per has been out to Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda 

and Brazil, and I have gone to Ethiopia. We’re 

a small business buying in small quantities, 

but we try to create a direct relationship with 

the farmers in the countries that supply us 

and make sure they get what they deserve.” 

➳ CAFE HUSAREN 

Husaren’s cinnamon buns are the size of 

your head, and popular with students 

as a nutritionally questionable alternative 

to a proper meal. Great coff ee, but Husaren 

lacks the quirkiness of other Old Town cafés. 

28 Haga Nygata, tel: +46 (0)31 136 378

PHOTOS © TIM WHITE 

➳ CAFE KRINGLAN 

They don’t come any cuter or cosier than 

this tiny Old Town café packed with the 

young and the beautiful. The counter is piled 

high with pastries and the benches covered 

with handmade cushions. 

13 Haga Nygata, tel: +46 (0)31 130 908 

Sweden may well trace its coff ee history 

back to the 19th century, but, says Gard, 

“In the past fi ve years the coff ee culture in 

Gothenburg has really taken off .” Like Wetter, 

she recommends a DIY approach: “Have 

your own grinder at home, and make sure 

the beans haven’t been roasted for too long. 

If they’re too dark, they’ve lost their aroma.” 

Walking through the da Matteo roasting 

house, Gard shows off the huge industrial 

roasting machine. “This is a new type of 

roaster; we’re one of the fi rst in Europe 

to have it,” she says proudly. “It’s the 

Loring SmartRoast – one of the most 

environmentally friendly machines.” 

➳ CIGARREN 

Bringing together two of Sweden’s greatest 

passions – drinking good coff ee and 

smoking good tobacco – this small café 

dedicates half of its fl oor space to a vast 

cigar humidor. 

6 Järntorget, tel: +46 (0)31 141 560 

Environmental responsibility is a factor 

throughout the Gothenburg coff ee scene, 

and the subject crops up again at Doppio 

(7 Krokslättsgatan, tel: +46 (0)31 425 666) 

while speaking to Australian co-owner/ 

manager Adam Norman. 

“In Australia I found some places were 

concentrating on how the coff ee was 

sourced almost to the exclusion of what 

it actually tasted like,” says Norman, in 

between operating an espresso machine 

and chatting with regulars in fl uent Swedish. 

“We have Fairtrade coff ee here and it tastes 

excellent. I want coff ee to be Fairtrade and 

full-bodied, so I’ve worked hard to make 


➳ BAR CENTRO 

Lots of local coff ee lovers maintain that 

Bar Centro, a sparse, no-nonsense 

espresso bar, serves the tastiest coff ee 

in Gothenburg. It’s certainly up there 

with the best of them. 

31 Kyrkogatan, tel: +46 (0)31 711 0027 

Clockwise from far 

left, no-nonsense 

Bar Centro, Swedishstyle 

fi ka treats, the 

environmentally 

conscious Doppio, 

Tord Mauritz Wetter, 

a 34-year veteran of 

Gothenburg's thriving 

café scene 

sure that winning the moral high ground has 

never taken the focus away from the taste.” 

For Norman, making money isn’t the 

primary appeal of running a coff ee shop, 

an attitude that chimes well with the 

Gothenburg lifestyle. “We didn’t want to 

just be the owners counting the money. 

We wanted this to be a place people come 

to because of how it makes them feel. In 

Sweden, I fi nd there’s more emphasis on 

the spirit in which you do things, rather than 

how much money you make doing them.” 

Great coff ee, ethically sourced and expertly 

prepared? That’s the Swedish way. 

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MENU 

The real taste of Bologna 

First of all, a warning. Visitors to Bologna should know that asking for a dish of spaghetti 

Bolognese in most of the city’s restaurants will result in plenty of withering looks, but not 

a lot to eat. In fact, the dish that’s a fi rm favourite at family dinners the world over just 

doesn’t exist in its so-called home town. But don’t panic – you can rest assured that you 

won’t miss its meaty, tomatoey goodness for long. 

Widely considered the Italian capital of gastronomy, Bologna is currently enjoying 

a remarkable revival of its historic culinary traditions. As many as 27 authentic recipes 

for local dishes have been registered at the city’s Chamber of Commerce, housed in the 

delightful 13th-century Palazzo della Mercanzia, and there are historic food shops and 

restaurants dotted throughout town. Family-run for generations, these old-style trattorias 

rub shoulders with a new breed of restaurants and delicatessens where every last detail has 

been carefully crafted for your culinary delight. 

We’ve put together a menu of our favourite Bolognese specialities, along with tips on where 

to try or buy them. So loosen your belt, and prepare to enjoy… 

ANTIPASTO 

Mortadella 

Sublime in sandwiches, Bologna’s famous aromatic sausage is also irresistible on its own, 

either fi nely sliced or chopped into cubes. Often known simply as “Bologna”, this slowcooked 

sausage dates back to Roman times when myrtle was used for fl avour. During the 

Middle Ages more spices were added, and it became a favourite at court banquets. Word of 

the city’s sausage spread across the generations, and it was fi rst exported to America and 

the rest of Europe as early as the 17th century. 

A good place to try mortadella and other authentic local delicacies is the recently opened 

restaurant Magnabulàgna (2B Via de Pepoli, tel: +39 051 234 126), just off Piazza Santo 

Stefano, one of Bologna’s most attractive squares. Or, if you’d like to prepare it yourself, 

buy it from Tamburini (1 Via Caprarie, tel: +39 051 234 726), a historic, family-run deli that 

continues to thrive 150 years after it was founded. 


PHOTOS © GETTY, PHOTOLIBRARY 


PRIMI 

Tortellini & tagliatelle 

Pride of place on the Bologna dinner table goes to deep, yellow pasta. While the 

commonplace tagliatelle al ragù (ribbon pasta with meaty sauce) was the inspiration behind 

spaghetti Bolognese, tortellini in brodo (meat-fi lled pasta in broth) is generally reserved for 

special occasions. Both varieties have been around for more than fi ve centuries and have 

curious origins: a sensual contemplation of the female navel supposedly resulted in the 

delicate shape of tortellini, while tagliatelle was invented in the 15th century for society lady 

Lucrezia Borgia’s wedding feast, inspired by her luscious hair. 

The role of sfoglino – skilled pasta maker – is much sought after and there’s a waiting list 

for the professional courses run by TV chef Alessandra Spisni at her Vecchia Scuola 

Bolognese cookery school (49 Via Malvasia, tel: +39 051 649 1576, lavecchiascuola.com). 

The half-day introduction to pasta courses can still be booked at the last minute though. 

SECONDI 

Carrello dei bolliti con salsa verde 

When it comes to the main course there’s not quite such a consensus of opinion, but 

old-school votes go to the carrello dei bolliti (trolley of mixed, boiled meats). In traditional 

trattorias like the family-run Da Bertino (55 Via Lame, tel: +39 051 522 230) an old-fashioned 

stainless-steel serving trolley containing steaming cuts of meat cooked in broth is wheeled 

to your table and sliced in front of you. All sorts of sauces are off ered too, the most popular 

being salsa verde, made to a time-honoured recipe with parsley, capers, anchovy and garlic. 

Another tasty main course that’s also a registered recipe is cotoletta alla Bolognese: a slab of 

veal topped with ham and Parmesan, coated in breadcrumbs then fried in butter. 



CONTORNO 

Friggione 

Ideal with bolliti and delicious alone, this sumptuous side dish – a smooth and creamy 

blend of white onions and tomatoes, slow-cooked in lard – is a real treat for the taste buds. 

While the offi cial recipe, which dates from 1886, calls for a high proportion of onion, 

today’s chefs tend to use rather more tomato than their predecessors, and some even 

add red pepper for a deeper colour and more of a tang. Tucked away down a tiny alley near 

the market, Trattoria Gianni (18 Via Clavature, tel: +39 051 229 434) is a great 

choice for authentic friggione, and all the other dishes mentioned in our menu. 

DOLCE 

Certosino 

Yet another recipe that dates back several centuries – at least to medieval times, when 

it was known as panspeziale – this fruitcake was later named after the 18th-century monks 

of the Certosa monastery, who baked it for the future Pope Benedetto XIV. Made with 

a dense mix of candied fruit, almonds, pine nuts, chocolate and cinnamon, it’s always been 

considered a typical Christmas food, but in recent years local bakers have made it all year 

round. There are two Paolo Atti bakeries in central Bologna (7 Via Caprarie, tel: +39 051 220 

425 and 6A Via Drapperie, tel: +39 051 233 349), both of which sell certosino in souvenir 

boxes based on the original design used around a century ago. 

VINI 

Not as well known for its wines as some other Italian regions, Emilia Romagna is steadily 

making a name for itself. So, what to drink with a traditional meal? For starters, go for 

a light and lively Pignoletto. This crisp white is also considered ideal with tortellini, but when 

it comes to the robust fl avours of the meaty main course, most Bolognese diners would opt 

for a full-bodied Sangiovese, while a glass of Albana Passito with a chunk of certosino will 

round off the meal perfectly. Albana is the region’s only wine to bear the DOCG guarantee 

and is the fi rst Italian white to gain such a prestigious European hallmark. 

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The beauty of Neukölln is that it still hasn’t 

become as expensive as the trendier 

suburbs of Mitte or Prenzlauer Berg, 

and yet its restaurants and bars are just 

as fun as any of Berlin’s more famous 

neighbourhoods. Take Maria Mulata, 

tucked away down a side street just off 

Sonnenallee. From the outside you might 

easily assume this was just another 

Spanish restaurant, but step inside and 

you’ll discover a cosy yet modern hideaway 

that’s a long way from the traditional tapas 

bar – comics cover the walls and diners can 

relax in leather armchairs as they eat. 

The tapas is delicious, covering 

a broad range from the traditional (both 

the chorizo and the patatas bravas with 

aioli deserve special mention) to the more 

inventive (make sure you try the dates 

wrapped in bacon). But don’t stop with our 

Spring 

PARIS 

The French capital’s latest outpost of 

culinary cool is not for picky eaters – 

there’s no à la carte at Spring, and don’t 

even think about asking for a vegetarian 

option. Instead, the restaurant off ers one 

set menu at lunch (€38) and another 

at dinner (€64), with Chicago-born 

Daniel Rose’s chef-knows-best method 

kicking seasonality up to a whole new 

level. Scouring Paris’s food markets for 

inspiration, Rose creates unrepeatable 

one-off s, such as smoked tomatoes, 

thyme sorbet and peachy pink veal. 

They’re proving pretty popular – you’ll 

need to reserve seats for lunch a week in 

advance, and for dinner two to three 

months earlier than that. 

If your forward planning doesn’t stretch 

that far, pop down to Spring’s wine bar, 

Buvette. Open in the evenings only, the 

bar doesn’t take reservations and the wise 

arrive at 7pm sharp. It’s a little more rustic, 

and diners are encouraged to order tapas- 


recommendations – the staff are incredibly 

friendly and will be more than happy to 

suggest their favourites from the menu, 

along with wine to match. 

All dishes are well priced and many 

come in at under €5, so it’s easy to see 

why Maria Mulata is so popular with 

style plates at their own pace, such as thinly 

sliced lomito bellota (Spanish dry-cured 

sausage, €9) or sizzling seared apricots 

stuff ed with unctuous duck (€8). 

Or, if you’d rather eat elsewhere, opt for 

a gourmet picnic from Spring Boutique, 

just down the street (52 Rue de l’Arbre Sec). 

There’s a charcuterie and cheese counter, 

Berlin’s Spanish community. Its lively, 

friendly atmosphere will draw you in, but 

you’ll keep coming back because the 

portions are big and the prices are small. 

88 Wildenbruchstrasse, Neukölln, 

tel: +49 (0)163 918 9597, mariamulata.de 

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and the shelves are lined with chutneys, tins 

of sea urchin roe and mind-blowing Jean- 

Charles Rochoux chocolate bars. Almost 

every bottle of wine has a tasting price, 

meaning you can sip a glass at the bar, 

then buy a bottle to take home. 

6 Rue Bailleul, tel: +33 (0)1 4596 0572, 

springparis.fr Kathryn Tomasetti 

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Potsdam – City of Film 2011 

Movie history has been written in Potsdam-Babelsberg for nearly 100 years. Names such as 

Marlene Dietrich and Fritz Lang stand for the past; Natalie Portman and Quentin Tarantino 

are representative of the present day studios. The Babelsberg Film Park, as a theme park, is 

both stage and shop window of this media city. In the oldest museum of fi lm in Germany, 

the visitor can learn more about the people both in front of and behind the camera. 

The ‘2011 – City of Film’ theme year will be celebrating Potsdam with a plethora of events 

such as Film Locations of the Month, the espionage fi lm night on the Glienicke Bridge 

(photo) and lots of other different attractions besides. 

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PRAGUE! 

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Great atmosphere, fantastic people, lots of fun. 

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As winter thaws, one of Europe’s best-loved cities, the Czech 

capital of Prague, is preparing to spring back into life. 

FOR YEARS, PRAGUE has been one of 

the most visited tourist destinations, with 

millions coming to enjoy its remarkable 

history and architecture and rich selection 

of culture and entertainment. In addition 

to the largest historical city reserve listed 

in the UNESCO World Heritage list, Prague 

boasts many other attractions. In spring 

and summer, the city parks and historical 

gardens are open; the Vltava River is 

traversed by sightseeing steamboats; and 

cultural institutions have full programmes, 

guaranteeing an unforgettable visit. 

Festive atmosphere 

The beginning of the tourist season has 

traditionally been associated with Easter. 

For the entire month of April, the Old Town 

Square blossoms into a colourful garden, 

with Easter goodies, traditional crafts and a 

festive atmosphere. 

A walk round the well-preserved historical 

city centre is a must. The so-called Royal 

Way is the coronation procession route 

that Czech kings took from the Old Town to 

Prague Castle, and this is still where the most 

impressive views of Prague’s monuments 

can be enjoyed. The palace gardens – newly 

restored thanks in part to an initiative of Prince 

Charles – are also worth visiting. 

Entertainment for everybody 

An evening jazz cruise down the Vltava 

River is a remarkable experience. Or you can 

travel by steam boat to the largest Zoo in the 

Czech Republic, in Troja, whose inhabitants 

include a male gorilla, Kiburi, and a 

Rothschild giraff e cub born earlier this year. 

Prague is also renowned for its 

rich cultural life. The 66th year of the 

international music festival Prague Spring 

is worth seeing, with a festive presentation 

of Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 as its highlight. 

Lovers of classical music will enjoy the third 

year of the Easter Festival. And pop music 

fans will appreciate the United Islands of 

Prague music festival, held on the Vltava 

River’s islands and embankments. 

Sports-lovers will not lack for excitement 

either, with biking, horseback-riding and 

tennis and, for the golfers, 17 courses 

located within 50 km of Prague. 

FESTIVALS 

EASTER FESTIVALS 

Classical and jazz 

music focused on 

spiritual pieces 

associated with Easter. 

Prague, 19–30 April 

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PRAGUE SPRING 

The oldest Czech 

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ensembles and soloists. 

Prague, 12 May–4 June 

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Prague, 23–25 

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Prague, 21 August–4 

September 2011, 

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greatest hits. 

Prague, Prumyslový 

palác, 27 May 2011, 

www.suziquatro.com 

BRYAN ADAMS 

The American rocker 

and 1970s-80s icon 

is coming to play her 

greatest hits. 

Prague, O2 Arena, 

19 June 2011, 

www.bryanadams.com 

EXHIBITIONS 

THE GOLDEN SIXTIES 

An entertaining look at 

this period which led 

to the occupation of 

Czechoslovakia. 

Prague, Vítkov National 

Monument, until 15 May 

2011, www.zlatasedesata.cz 

KAREL ŠKRÉTA 

(1610-1674): HIS 

TIME AND WORK 

An exhibition of the 

works of the most 

important Czech 

Baroque painter. 

Prague, Wallenstein Riding 

Hall, until 10 April 2011, 

www.skreta.cz

PHOTO © MATTHEW TELLER 

NEW 

ROUTE 

LEADING 

THE WAY 

FORWARD THINKING AND 

ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY, 

JORDAN IS EMERGING AS 

A SURPRISE STAR OF 

SUSTAINABLE TOURISM 

MATTHEW TELLER 

FEATURES | AMMAN 



Right, the Dana Valley 

nature reserve. Previous 

page, the Siq canyon at 

the ancient city of Petra 

WHEN YOU THINK of eco-tourism you 

might dream of an Algarve eco-village, 

trekking in the Alps, or whale watching in 

Scotland. You probably wouldn’t think of 

a holiday in one of the world’s most waterpoor 

nations, where around 90% of the land 

is classifi ed as arid desert. But then I’ve been 

visiting Jordan for more than 15 years, and 

it still manages to surprise me. 


The Middle East is coming late to the 

eco-tourism party. While showy Gulf 

destinations trumpet the latest mega 

scheme, little Jordan has been quietly 

getting on with developing environmentally 

friendly, sustainable tourism from the 

grass roots up. At the vanguard has 

been the country’s Royal Society for the 

Conservation of Nature, or RSCN. 

Founded in 1966 to regulate hunting, the 

RSCN campaigned throughout the 1970s 

and 1980s on behalf of the Arabian oryx, 

an endangered desert antelope brought to 

the edge of extinction by hunting. In the 

process it slowly transformed itself into an 

organisation of dedicated conservationists. 

Today the RSCN forms one of the 

region’s most determined and effective

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green lobbies, pressing the Jordanian 

government for preservation of the country’s 

fragile – and shrinking – natural habitats. 

Since the 1990s it has expanded into 

sustainable tourism as a way to support its 

conservation goals, gaining international 

recognition in October 2010 when the Wild 

Jordan tourism unit won the Guardian 

newspaper’s Ethical Travel Award. 

It’s worth dropping by the Wild Jordan 

information centre, located just a stroll from 

Rainbow Street, Amman’s buzziest district 

of bookshops and craft outlets. Perched 

among historic, century-old villas on the 

slopes of Jabal Amman – jabal means hill, 

and this city has lots of them – its lively 

Wild Jordan Café (Othman bin Affan Street, 

tel: +962 (0)6 463 3542) is a lovely place to 


JORDAN 

HAS QUIETLY 

DEVELOPED 

ITS OWN 

SUSTAINABLE 

TOURISM FROM 

THE GRASS 

ROOTS UP 

stop. The café does sensational drinks and 

smoothies – don’t miss the fresh-pressed 

frozen lemonade with mint – and is also 

one of the few places in Amman to make 

a selling point of its organic food, with 

ingredients sourced locally. You can book 

wilderness excursions around Jordan, learn 

more about the RSCN’s conservation work, 

and pick up craft items and handmade 



silver jewellery at the Nature Shop. But the 

rear terrace is the real draw: visit at sunset 

for amazing panoramic views of the city. 

Yet 21st-century green thinking doesn’t 

stop at the city limits. A three-hour drive 

south of Amman lies the ancient “lost city” 

of Petra, once capital of a trading empire 

that stretched into Syria and Arabia. Even 

here, among tombs and temples carved into 

a hidden mountain valley, environmental 

awareness is having an impact. For years 

the authorities struggled to provide suitable 

toilet facilities within this vast, dusty 

UNESCO-protected site. Technology 

has, thankfully, caught up: today, as you 

stroll between the monuments, you’ll 

spot environmentally friendly eco-toilets 

distributed discreetly along the main path. 

But it’s in Jordan’s less-visited wilderness 

areas that you can start to get under the skin 

of this unsung eco-destination. Distances 

are small, landscapes are varied and there’s 

a good infrastructure for rural tourism. Only 

75km north of Amman, the modest market 

town of Ajloun stands amid dense forests 

at 1,000m above sea level: up here the air is 

fresh and the scenery is green and beautiful. 

Ajloun’s 800-year-old castle, built by 

Saladin’s armies to defend against the 

Crusaders, is a popular attraction, visible for 

miles around silhouetted on a hilltop. Here, 

you can spend a fi ne afternoon roaming 

around its old rooms and climbing stone 

staircases to emerge at the highest point 

of the ruins for a spectacular view over the 

orchards, olive groves and country villages. 

It may have slipped your attention, 

but 2011 is International Year of Forests, 

so it’s the perfect time to book a stay in 

the RSCN’s Ajloun Forest Reserve (from 


JD59; tel: +962 (0)6 463 3589, rscn.org.jo), 

outside the town. Quiet country lanes lead 

to the reserve buildings, set in the heart of 

rolling Mediterranean woodland – mainly 

evergreen oak, with pistachio, carob and 

wild strawberry trees among the olives. 

WHEN I ARRIVED, Louai Al-Nimry, 

tourism manager at the reserve, was 

waiting to welcome me with a glass of 

sage tea and a run-through of the reserve’s 

fauna, which includes some very European 

names (foxes, badgers and wild boar) 

alongside wildcats, striped hyena and 

Asiatic jackals. Roe deer, previously extinct 

here, now roam freely within the reserve. 

Louai’s enthusiasm is infectious; born and 

raised in the adjacent village of Orjan, he 

explained how he’d rejected job offers from 

big hotels to come back to the countryside. 

This kind of attitude permeates the 

whole place. All the food served at dinner 

and breakfast is locally produced, from the 

yoghurt and goat’s cheese to the chicken, 

fresh-baked bread, wild herbs and fruit jam. 

One of the reserve’s many walking trails 

leads to Rasoun village, where I stopped 

in at the Soap House, an RSCN project to 

employ local women making luxury olive-oil 

soap. Manager Rima Hamzat showed me 

around, explaining how village families are 

benefi ting from this new source of income. 

“Before this project we didn’t do anything,” 

she told me. “Now our girls are able to study 

at university and have work in our village.” 

Far to the east, in Jordan’s open, stony 

deserts, the Azraq oasis, which attracts 

migrating birds in their thousands, is now 

protected as a wetland habitat, home to 

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an Arabian oryx, the 

Azraq wetlands, Aljoun’s 

800-year-old castle PHOTOS

AZRAQ OASIS 

ATTRACTS MIGRATING 

BIRDS IN THEIR 

THOUSANDS, AND IS 

NOW A PROTECTED 

ENVIRONMENT 




unique fauna from water buffalo to tiny, 

silver killifi sh. The RSCN has converted an 

old British army fi eld hospital into tourist 

lodgings, bringing in a local Chechen 

family to prepare home-cooked meals for 

overnight visitors from their repertoire 

of folk recipes. Azraq’s traditional salt 

industry has been decimated, and the 

RSCN has been working against a 

backdrop of economic depression to help 

local women produce craft items for sale in 

nature shops around Jordan, giving them 

an alternative source of local income. 

It’s a classic RSCN way of working – 

conservation married with socio-economic 

development. As conservationist Chris 

Johnson explains: “This is how we try to 

work – to make sure the people dependent 

on the land are the main benefi ciaries of 

alternative livelihood programmes. We 

go in as equals, as partners.” 

I SWUNG SOUTH towards the RSCN’s 

fl agship scheme at Dana, a previously 

overlooked village in the mountains 

above Petra. For the past 15 years a project 

to protect a tract of land centred on the 

majestic Dana Valley has won international 

acclaim, not least for its success in 

pioneering responsible tourism. 


Clockwise from here, 

Dana village, one of its 

residents, carved cave 

façades at Petra 

“THE PEOPLE 

DEPENDENT 

ON THE LAND 

ARE THE MAIN 

BENEFICIARIES” 

Dana consistently takes your breath 

away. From the low-key guesthouse at the 

top of the valley (from JD59; tel: +962 

(0)3 227 0497, rscn.org.jo), designed by 

Jordanian architect Ammar Khammash in 

the local style, to the solar-powered Feynan 

eco-lodge (from JD67; tel: +962 (0)6 464 

5580, feynan.com), with no electricity or 

road access, guests are guaranteed a unique 

experience. Virtually all of the tourismrelated 

jobs, from tour guides and rangers 

to managers, cooks, receptionists, cleaners 

and shop staff are taken by local villagers, 

so more than 800 people benefi t directly 

from Dana’s success. 

ONE OF THE most beautiful walks leads 

up to the eloquently named Shag ar-Rish, 

or “Canyon of the Feathers”. Setting off 

with twinkle-eyed nature guide Abu 

Yahya, we rambled amid fl ower-fi lled 

meadows, surrounded by the rocky domes 

that characterise the Dana heights. As we 

reached a pass and began to climb into 

the Canyon of the Feathers, Abu Yahya 

explained why the place was so named: 

not for the raptors that soared overhead, 

but for the sharp pinnacles of rock that 

fl ank the gorge, like feathers. The summit, 

dotted with evidence of settlement by 

the Nabateans – the people who built 

Petra, just 40km to the south – offered 

stupendous, silent vistas. 

This is what Jordan does so well these 

days: low-impact, sensitively developed, 

sustainable tourism, referred to in the 

trade as “soft adventure”, but always 

with that sense of grass-roots inspiration. 

Local tour operators are starting to cater 

for this growing market – three of the 

most noteworthy are Terhaal (terhaal. 

com), Sarha (sarha.jo) and Petra Moon 

(petramoon.com), all of whom offer 

hiking, trekking, mountain biking and 

various other exploratory trips into 

Jordan’s wilderness areas. 

As Ali Hasasseen, a local nature guide 

based at Feynan, explained: “If you follow 

the community’s way – their tradition and 

religion – you can create opportunity while 

preserving your culture. This is what we are 

doing. I love my work!” 


Amman from London Gatwick. 

See our Jordan Basics on page 56. 


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JORDAN BASICS 

QUICK FACTS 

FULL NAME 

The Hashemite 

Kingdom of Jordan 

AREA 

92,300km 2 

POPULATION 

6.4m 

LANGUAGE 

Arabic (English is 

widely spoken) 

CAPITAL 

Amman 

PHONE COUNTRY CODE 

+962 

TIME 

GMT+2 in winter, 

GMT+3 in summer 

CURRENCY 

Jordanian dinar 

(known as “JD”) 

STORY OF A NATION – THE JORDAN TIMELINE 

6000 BC 

The world’s oldest 

surviving statues are 

produced in a Neolithic 

settlement at Ain 

Ghazal on Amman’s 

northeastern outskirts – 

tall, androgynous fi gures 

with large, painted eyes. 


1200 BC 

After leading the 

Israelites through the 

wilderness, Moses 

climbs Mount Nebo, 

southwest of Amman, 

to view the Promised 

Land. He dies on the 

mountain. 

HAVE A WORD (OR TWO) 

Although Jordan’s offi cial language is Arabic, pretty much everyone connected 

with tourism can speak English (and often a handful of other languages as 

well), so you’re unlikely to have trouble getting your message across. However, 

mastering a few basic phrases will score you brownie points with the locals. 

HELLO (INFORMAL) MAR-HA-BA 

HELLO (FORMAL) ASSA-LA-MWA-LAY-KOOM 

GOOD MORNING SA-BAH-IL-KHAYR 

GOOD AFTERNOON/EVENING MA-SA-IL-KHAYR 

THANK YOU SHOO-KRUN 

GOODBYE MAA-SALAM-EH 

DON’T MIX THEM UP! 

AMMAN (AMM-AN) CAPITAL CITY OF JORDAN 

OMAN (OH-MAAN) ARABIAN COUNTRY NEAR DUBAI 

106 AD 

The Nabatean kingdom, 

with its capital at 

Petra, is absorbed into 

the Roman Empire. 

Petra enters a golden 

age of culture and 

sophistication. 

661 

After the Prophet 

Muhammad’s death 

in 632, the Umayyad 

dynasty establishes 

itself in Damascus, 

building palaces and 

hunting lodges as 

retreats in the desert. 

1100s 

Invading Christian 

armies from Europe – 

the Crusaders – build 

castles in Jordan to 

fortify their occupation, 

only to suff er expulsion 

by local resistance 

forces under Saladin.

GETTING 

AROUND IN 

AMMAN 

Amman was originally built on seven 

hills, but it now sprawls across a wide 

area. In general, east Amman is poorer 

and less developed, so you’re likely 

to spend most of your time in west 

Amman, where almost all the hotels are 

located. The map opposite won’t get 

you from A to B, but it should at least 

give fi rst-time visitors a rough idea of 

where the major areas are and how they 

relate to one another. Happy exploring! 

SWEIFIYA 

A glamorous quarter of fashion 

boutiques and shopping malls. 

AIM FOR ➳ WAKALAT STREET 

ABDOUN 

Head to this ritzy, upscale area for 

restaurants, cafés and bars. 

AIM FOR ➳ ABDOUN CIRCLE 

SHMEISANI 

This district of banks and offi ces has 

some popular pavement cafés. Take 

a trip up here and rub shoulders with 

local workers on their break. 

AIM FOR ➳ ELIA ABU MADI STREET 

1870s 

Persecution of Muslims 

in Russia leads to waves 

of refugees entering 

Syria and Jordan, with 

many settling in the 

then-abandoned Roman 

ruins at Amman. 

1917 

Prince Faisal and British 

offi cer TE Lawrence (of 

Arabia) launch the Arab 

Revolt, successfully 

ejecting Ottoman 

Turkish armies from 

the Arab lands of the 

Middle East. 

JABAL AMMAN 

A broad, hilly area of villas, apartment 

blocks, offi ces and embassies, marked 

by numbered traffi c intersections from 

1st to 8th Circle. Off 1st Circle is a string 

of sociable, buzzy cafés with a pleasant 

neighbourhood vibe – well worth a stop 

on your travels around the city. 

AIM FOR ➳ RAINBOW STREET 

JABAL AL-WEIBDEH 

A quiet, residential neighbourhood 

which is home to lots of churches and 

cultural institutions, including Jordan’s 

National Gallery. 

AIM FOR ➳ PARIS SQUARE 

1967 

Israel invades and 

occupies Jordanianheld 

territory on the 

West Bank of the River 

Jordan, including holy 

sites in Jerusalem and 

Bethlehem. 

1994 

King Hussein of Jordan 

and Israeli prime 

minister Yitzhak Rabin 

sign a full peace treaty. 


JABAL AL-QALA’A 

“Citadel Hill” looms high above 

Downtown, topped by the remains of 

a Roman temple and an early Islamic 

palace complex. 

AIM FOR ➳ THE CITADEL 

DOWNTOWN 

This is without doubt the heart of 

the city. You’ll fi nd the Roman theatre 

and antiquities here, as well as the 

souks and the bustling street life that 

comes with them. Any trip to Amman 

should include at least one visit to this 

popular area. 

AIM FOR ➳ KING FAISAL STREET 

A NOBLE DYNASTY 

JORDAN IS OFFICIALLY “THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN” (OR “HKJ” ON CAR BUMPER 

STICKERS). THE HASHEMITE DYNASTY ORIGINALLY RULED MECCA, THE HOLIEST CITY IN 

ISLAM, BUT NOW COMPRISES JORDAN’S ROYAL FAMILY. THE CURRENT KING, ABDULLAH II, 

IS THE 43RD-GENERATION DIRECT DESCENDANT OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD. 

1999 

On the death of King 

Hussein, his eldest son 

accedes to the throne as 

King Abdullah II. 


FEATURES | GENEVA | MORZINE 

LATERAL 

THINKING 

LEAVE THE LIFT QUEUES BEHIND AND DISCOVER 

THE FREEDOM OF CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING 


WILL HIDE




THE SNOW LAY crisp and fresh, and there 

wasn’t a cloud in the sky. Only a weird, 

high-pitched yelling marred a perfect 

winter’s day in the Alps as I swooshed along 

a path lined with fi r trees. For a few blurry, 

disconnected seconds I couldn’t tell where 

this terrible sound was coming from. Then 

I realised the noise was me. 

Some may have called it the pathetic 

scream of a big girl’s blouse who, having hit 

a patch of ice, was actually speeding up 

rather than slowing down or stopping. 

I prefer to think of it as a manly whoop, 

designed to alert the elderly French 


gentleman in front of me that his pleasant 

stroll was about to be rudely interrupted. 

And so it was that I found myself fl at on 

my backside calling out, “Je suis desolé, 

monsieur!” while said French gent, having 

dived into a bank of snow, picked himself 

up and dusted off the crust of powder that 

covered him from head to foot. 

We were in Morzine-Avoriaz, close to the 

point where France meets Switzerland near 

Geneva, to go cross-country skiing. If you 

imagine that this is a sport that’s all about 

effortless gliding along snowy trails, think 

again – there hadn’t been very much “cross” 

YOU CAN 

BE ALONE 

ON A TRAIL 

WHILE THE 

DOWNHILL 

PISTES ARE 

CROWDED 

to our day, and instead we’d covered lots of 

ups and downs. They don’t mention that in 

the brochures, but I was determined that the 

hills (and the ice patches) wouldn’t put me off. 

Cross-country skiing is a great way of 

shaking off that tired, lethargic feeling we all 

get after surviving the depressing greyness 

of January and February. And it makes for 

a fantastic workout too – would you rather be 

down your local gym at lunchtime watching 

sweaty Brian from accounts on the cross 

trainer, or out in the mountains under rich 

blue skies getting some proper exercise? It’s 

also a good way of cleaning out the mental 

cobwebs. There’s something clarifying about 

being in the mountains, like being able to 

breathe again after a heavy cold, and I fi nd it 

a great time to plan ahead and set fresh goals. 

On a more practical level, cross-country 

skiing beats downhill because the skis and 

boots you wear are much lighter than the 

clodhoppers you need if you want to be 

the next Bode Miller. But be warned – crosscountry 

skis are much narrower (just 5cm

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wide) and they’re not clipped in at the heel, 

so they do take some getting used to. 

In the past I had only tried “classic” 

cross-country skiing – a kind of backwards/ 

forwards shuffl e where your skis are set 

in tracks, which is generally easier for 

beginners to pick up but also relatively slow. 

This was my fi rst time trying the “skating” 

style – quicker but also requiring more 

physical effort, as you shift your weight 

from side to side like rollerblading each 

time you push off. It’s no wonder pro crosscountry 

skiers have thigh muscles the size 

of a small Balkan nation and form part of 

the tiny group of people who actually look 

good in brightly coloured Lycra. 

I, on the other hand, was wobbling along 

wishing I’d turned down that extra helping 

of sticky toffee pudding, and thinking that 

maybe a few laps around the park at home 

would have been a good idea before coming 

out here. I was having a lesson with local 

instructor François Petitjean and brother 

and sister Christian and Erika Rose from 

New York, who were over on holiday and 

taking a break from downhill. 

“What’s the most important thing to 

remember?” asked Petitjean as we hopped 

off the gondola in the Super Morzine area. 

“Looking cool?” I suggested, as a group 

of hip snowboarders clattered past. 

“Non,” came the deadpan reply. “It’s the 

snow plough.” Which, as I was to discover, 

was a very fair point. 

After our fi rst exercises, which seemed 

to mimic the waddle of a penguin, we 

were progressing quickly, though my lack 

of fi tness showed compared to my two 


GOING THE 

DISTANCE 

➳ STRAP ON YOUR SKIS 

FOR EUROPE’S BIGGEST 

CROSS-COUNTRY SKI RACE 

Do you fancy yourself as a cross-country 

ski star? Or maybe just an enthusiastic 

amateur? Then head over to the woods 

near St Moritz in Switzerland this month 

for the race of the year. Thousands 

of people take part in the Engadin 

Skimarathon, one of the world’s biggest 

cross-country ski events, and this year’s 

takes place on 13 March. 

The competition began in 1969, and 

now more than 14,000 people from 35 

nations come together to complete 

the 42km course. As long as you’ve 

registered it’s open to all, so there’s a 

good mix of seasoned pros and newer 

skiers of all ages. A bonus is that the 

valley in which the race takes place is 

known for its good weather, with an 

average of 322 days of sunshine per year. 

All in all, it’s a great day out whether 

you’re taking part or just watching. 

engadin-skimarathon.ch 



CROSS- 

COUNTRY 

SKIERS 

DON’T NEED 

TO WAIT 

FOR LIFTS 

younger classmates, especially going uphill. 

In fact, if there had to be a low point of the 

day it came while being overtaken on 

a path by an arthritic Labrador as Erika 

and Christian scooted quickly upwards. 

By contrast, the high point was lunch on 

the sunny terrace of Chez Lenvers (Place 

Centrale, tel: +33 (0)4 5074 0130) in Avoriaz: 

a plate of tartifl ette (potatoes, cream, bacon 

and reblochon cheese) accompanied by 

a large, steaming glass of vin chaud. 

During the afternoon things started to 

click. There are almost 100km of crosscountry 

tracks in this area, so you really can 


have the back country to yourself even when 

the pistes are crowded. And while ski and 

boot hire average a very reasonable €11 a day, 

you don’t even necessarily need a lift pass 

– Morzine’s network of free shuttle buses 

can drop you at the start of the best tracks, 

for example at the bottom of the Vallée de 

la Manche. Group lessons with the French 

Ski School (esf.net/en) start at €55 a day 

including lunch, so it makes an affordable 

option if you want to take a break from 

throwing yourself downhill. 

Over the next few days my style 

improved, although I didn’t see any overall 

hardening of my thigh muscles into the 

sort of shape that would send the female 

population of the Alps into a collective 

swoon. I will defi nitely be back next year to 

give myself a boost through the winter, but I 

think I’ll be returning to my favoured classic 

style rather than skating, which should at 

least allow elderly French gentlemen to enjoy 

their afternoon walk without the risk of 

serious bodily harm. 

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FEATURES | FARO 

FOR MOST PEOPLE who visit the 

Algarve, Faro is little more than an 

airport terminal. Each year tourists 

land, grab their bags and hurtle towards 

Portugal’s sun-soaked beach resorts 

without so much as a second thought for 

this charming medieval port. But if you’re 

prepared to go against the fl ow and do 

some exploring, you’ll discover a historic 

city with plenty to entertain sun-seekers 

on their way to or from the beach. 

Flying into the airport, you can’t 

help but notice the long line of highrise 

buildings that runs through the 

city. But don’t be put off – the Cidade 


FARO FROM 

THECROWD 

OFTEN OVERLOOKED BY HOLIDAYMAKERS, THIS SMALL BUT 

COSMOPOLITAN PORT IS WAITING TO BE DISCOVERED 

STEVEN VICKERS 

Velha (Old Town) is picture-perfect, 

with its intricate buildings, ancient 

chapels and winding cobbled streets 

making it an ideal place to explore the 

city’s fascinating history. The Museu 

Arqueológico (Praça Afonso III, tel: +351 

289 897 400) is one of the oldest and 

most beautiful cultural institutions 

in Portugal. Nestled in a domed 16thcentury 

convent, it’s home to a peaceful 

cloister and, in a nod to Faro’s maritime 

history, a remarkable Roman mosaic 

depicting Neptune, the god of water. 

Incredibly, it was only uncovered in 

1976 during restoration work. 

Another relic of old Faro is the Sé, 

or cathedral, its unlikely mishmash of 

gothic, baroque and renaissance styles 

telling the story of the city’s past. The 

Great Earthquake of 1755 left much 

of the original 13th-century structure 

in ruins, and the other sections were 

simply added over time, resulting in an 

unusual building that was never part 

of any architect’s plan. The best way 

to appreciate it today is by following 

the scent of chocolatey, freshly roasted 

coffee beans into the sun-dappled Largo 

da Sé, a broad, cobbled plaza that’s 

lined with rows of fragrant orange trees.

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Sipping an espresso in a shady corner of 

the square, you can properly take in the 

half-whitewashed building and ponder 

the city’s lucky escape. 

Unlike many other towns in the 

Algarve, Faro wasn’t too badly damaged 

by the earthquake, and it escaped 

the ensuing tsunami thanks to the 

vast swathes of sand and mud that 

protected it from the sea. The natural 

sand barriers that stand between Faro 

and the Atlantic are still around, and 

from spring onwards locals go down 

there to swim, sunbathe and unwind. 

The most popular, and the only one 

you can drive to directly, is Praia de 

Faro, a huge spit of golden-yellow sand 

that’s bounded by gentle waves on one 

side and a tranquil blue lagoon on the 

other. Stop in at Camané (tel: +351 289 

817 539), an intimate little gourmet 

restaurant that sits next to the beach, 

to enjoy specialities such as rice with 

razor clams and a magnifi cent lobster 

stew. The food is fi t for a king – and not 

just metaphorically either – the Spanish 

monarch is one of a growing list of 

celebrities who’ve dined here. 

If you want to get even further away 

from the crowds, head to the Porta 


Nova pier. From here you can take 

a ferry across to the sublime Ilha 

Deserta (ilha-deserta.com), part of the 

breathtakingly beautiful Ria Formosa 

National Park. The most southerly island 

off Portugal’s mainland, this deserted 

haven stretches for almost 10km, with 

little more for visitors to do than enjoy 

a leisurely stroll along the boardwalk, 

languish in the sun, or watch the local 

birdlife – including fl amingos and terns 

– from the pristine beaches. If you go 

now before the summer rush you’re likely 

to have the whole island to yourself. Take 

a picnic or eat at the eco-friendly 



O Estaminé restaurant (tel: +351 917 811 

856) – it’s the only one on the island, and 

the chef creates some of the freshest fi sh 

dishes you’ll ever taste from his solarpowered 

kitchen. 

Back in Faro, the food is just as 

inspiring. The locals are serious about 

eating, and there are countless familyrun 

restaurants hugging the edges of the 

twisting pedestrian streets. Uphill from the 

marina, great icy cabinets of freshly caught 

seafood reel people into one of Faro’s oldest 

and best. Adega Dois Irmãos (14 Largo 

Terreiro do Bispo, tel: +351 289 823 337) 

was opened by two brothers (the dois 

irmãos) in 1925, and it was serving hearty 

local dishes long before mass-market 

tourism hit the Algarve. 

Another distinctive – but very different 

– fl avour of the region comes from Faro’s 

deliciously sweet cakes and pastries. The 

city has a huge selection of sweet-smelling 

pastelarias selling pastéis de nata (custard 

tarts), bolos (small cakes) and many other 


naughty treats. Gardy (16 Rua de Santo 

Antonio, tel: +351 289 824 062) is widely 

regarded as one of the best – choose your 

pastry at the glass counter before taking 

a seat at one of the tables sprawled along 

the pavement to enjoy your food. 

ONCE FED AND CAFFEINATED you’ll be 

ready to set out again, and as you wander 

through the city you won’t fail to notice 

the bold blue-and-white azulejo tiles 

decorating the buildings. Apparently 

these glazed tiles were fi rst introduced to 

Portugal by the Moors, who believed in the 

notion of horror vacui – quite literally, the 

fear of empty spaces. As a result, churches 

across Portugal were transformed into 

ornate and elegant patchworks covered 

with elaborate tiled designs. Seek out the 

Igreja de São Francisco on Largo de São 

Francisco, a 17th-century church in the 

Old Town, and marvel at the mesmerising 

panels that cover its walls, depicting the 

life of St Francis. 

Clockwise from left, 

Portuguese-style fried 

sardines, the Museu 

Arqueológico, Largo da 

Sé and the cathedral, 

Faro’s tranquil marina. 

Previous page, the Ria 

Formosa lagoon 

Today many of these beautiful buildings 

have been put to new uses, so they aren’t 

just for looking at. An even older church, 

the tiny 16th-century Italianate Jesuit 

Colégio de Santiago Maior, was stripped 

of its original interior and reopened as 

a theatre in 1843. The Teatro Lethes, as it’s 

now known (59 Rua de Portugal, tel: +351 

289 820 300), has gained a reputation as 

Faro’s cultural hotspot, offering a varied 

programme that covers everything from 

children’s shows to dance festivals. 

It only takes a few days to uncover Faro’s 

treasures, but this compact, sophisticated 

city packs a punch. As appealing as it might 

be to head straight for the beach, Faro 

offers a rare chance to soak up the sights, 

smells and sounds of old Portugal 

– try it and you won’t be disappointed. 


Faro from eight destinations. 



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FEATURES | MARRAKECH 

PLAYED OUT AGAINST a backdrop of 

vibrant cultural colour, the late Marrakech 

afternoon is like nothing else on earth. The 

souks are packed with bargains and bustle; 

the people cloaked in hooded djellaba 

robes. Bundles of wool carpets from the 

High Atlas mountains are stacked up next 

to dazzling brass trays inscribed with the 

names of God, baskets of dried damask 

roses and mounds of pungent incense 

and antimony, and the endless shops are 

crammed with treasures from the remotest 

reaches of the desert. 


This is the Marrakech that lures 

countless visitors each year; the city of 

snake charmers, the crème de la crème 

of the exotic East. It’s irresistible and 

enchanting, a realm that bewitches all 

of those who set eyes upon it. 

But if you can extract yourself from 

the labyrinthine medina there’s another 

Marrakech to be found. Elusive, yet equally 

alluring, it was laid out during the French 

Occupation and is called Guéliz. This new 

town is misunderstood by most visitors, 

who take it at face value. But dig down 

below the surface and the rewards – both in 

terms of culture and style – are astonishing. 

By obsessing over the old medina, many 

visitors miss out entirely on the hip new 

face of the Pink City. A wild mix of galleries, 

restaurants, bars and boutiques, Guéliz 

attracts the big names in couture. And for 

every Jean Paul Gautier and Yves Saint 

Laurent there are dozens of others – some 

Moroccan, some from elsewhere – whose 

work is touched by the desert magic. 

Take a left off Avenue Mohammed V 

down a slim alleyway, and you come

Gare de Marrakech, 

Avenue Mohammed VI 

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across a cluster of understated galleries 

and boutiques. Among them is the atelier 

of a British-born Moroccan known to all 

as Yahya (61 Rue de Yougoslavie, Passage 

Ghandouri, Magazin 49-50, tel: +212 

(0)524 422 776), whose brass appliqué 

lamps hang in palaces and pleasure 

domes the world over. Self-effacing, with 

an unmatched eye for detail, Yahya 

continues the tradition of artistry for which 

Morocco has been known for centuries. 

Next door is the gallery of designer 

Kenza Melehi (61 Rue de Yougoslavie, 

Passage Ghandouri, Magazin 41, tel: 

+212 (0)524 422 641), whose kaftans 

– worn by royalty and style icons alike 

– are works of art in their own right. 

Fashioned in dazzling colours and lavish 

textiles, Melehi’s work is infl uenced by 

a lifetime of travel, her haute couture 

crafted with the same mesmerising 

detail as Yahya’s lamps. 


A stone’s throw away, on Avenue 

Mohammed V, is another emporium of 

excellence: Place Vendôme (141 Avenue 

Mohammed V, tel: +212 (0)524 435 263). 

A treasure trove of leatherwork, it also taps 

into the traditional know-how of Moroccan 

master craftsmen, selling saddles, belts 

and suede jackets of extremely high quality. 

Continue on to Rue de la Liberté and you’ll 

come across Atika Chaussures (34 Rue de 

la Liberté, tel: +212 (0)524 436 409), a tiny 

store that sells the kind of suede driving 

shoes popularised by Tod’s, but for a 

fraction of the price. 

TO PROPERLY APPRECIATE Guéliz it’s 

important to seek out the local’s eye view. 

Café du Livre (44 Rue Tarik ibn Ziad, tel: 

+212 (0)524 432 149) is the ideal place to 

start. A bookshop and café tucked away 

in the courtyard of Hotel Toulousain, 

behind the site of the old market, its

Intersection Avenue 

Mohammed V and Rue 

de la Koutoubia 

FAR LEFT & RIGHT 

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(£17) from American 

Apparel; khaki shorts 

(£135) from DKNY; 

espadrilles (£40) from 

Kurt Geiger; hat (£135) 

from Lock & Co Hatters; 


Persol at Sunglass Hut; 

scarf (£36) from Ted 

Baker at House of Fraser; 

bracelets (£150 each) 

from Tateossian at House 

of Fraser 

LEFT & BELOW 

Blue checked shortsleeved 

shirt (£178) 

from Dolce & Gabbana 

at Matches; blue jersey 

T-shirt (£52) from Acne 


white shorts (£129) 

from DKNY; boots (£185) 

from YMC; sunglasses 

(£230) from Persol at 

Sunglass Hut; scarf 

(£140) from Jil Sander at 

Browns; bag (£360) from 

Jaeger; watch (£180) 

from Luke 1977


appeal runs far beyond the shelves of used 

books and free Wi-Fi. This is a place where 

you can slip into local life, relaxing into the 

rhythm of the neighbourhood. 

Another excellent place to watch 

Guéliz life go by is the legendary Café les 

Négociants (Avenue Mohammed V, tel: 

+212 (0)524 435 782). A pavement eatery 

par excellence, it stands at the heart of the 

district and serves glasses of tar-like café 

noir. Sit there for half an hour and waves 

of street sellers, shoe cleaners and 

mendicants weave between the tables, 

gently vying for your attention. 

But Guéliz isn’t just for the casual 

consumer. Over the past decade, it has 

erupted on to the style scene, and boasts 


galleries, bars and restaurants that would 

be the talk of the town even if they were in 

London, New York or Shanghai. Eclectic 

and modern, Gallerie Rê (Résidence Al 

Andalous III, Angle Rues de la Mosquée 

et Ibn Toumert no 3, galeriere.com) is 

patronised by art lovers from Morocco 

and beyond. An invitation to one of its 

viewings is as sought after as one of Willy 

Wonka’s golden tickets, and it’s a sure place 

to rub shoulders with fashionable locals 

and the international jet-set. 

One of the fi nest places to dine is 

the Table du Marché (4 rue de Temple 

Hivernage, tel: +212 (0)524 424 100), where 

chef Christophe Leroy conjures magic with 

local produce found, as the name would 

suggest, in Marrakech’s markets. Another 

gem, the Grand Café de la Poste (Boulevard 

El Mansour Eddahbi, tel: +212 (0)524 

433 038), is a local favourite and offers 

extraordinarily stylish cuisine with prices 

that won’t break the bank. 

After dinner, there’s no shortage of 

places to drink and dance. The Yellow Sub 

(82 Avenue Hassan II, tel: +212 (0)672 569 

864) attracts the international crowd with 

its Beatles-inspired psychedelia, while Jad 

Mahal (10 Rue Haroune Erracid, tel: +212 

(0)524 436 984) offers a fusion of exotic 

Moroccan and Indian styles. The crosscultural 

entertainment continues at Le 

Comptoir Darna (Avenue Echouhada, 

tel: +212 (0)524 437 702), with

Left and below left, 

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below, Avenue 

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(£39) from Thomas Pink 

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lounge bars, secluded patios and dance 

extravaganzas blending the best of 

Marrakech and Paris. 

As the fi rst rays of dawn light break 

across the desert horizon, where better 

to rest your head than in one of the 

new town’s iconic hotels? The jewel in 

the crown when it comes to superlative 

Marrakech hospitality is La Mamounia 

(Avenue Bab Jdid, tel: +212 (0)524 388 

600, mamounia.com). Recently reopened 

after renovation, it was here that Winston 

Churchill brought President Roosevelt to 

paint during World War II, and it’s still 

the best place in town to spot celebrities, 

whether they’re reclining by the pool or 

browsing its chic boutiques. 

To stay in the heart of Guéliz, take 

a room in Hotel La Renaissance (89 

Boulevard Zerktouni, tel: +212 (0)524 


337 777). Just across from Négociants, 

it makes for a fantastically central base 

and offers wonderful views of the city 

– its Mediterranean restaurant boasts 

spectacular vistas across the rooftops 

to the High Atlas mountains beyond, 

and the bar is the highest in Marrakech. 

In a world opened up by air travel, 

Marrakech is far more than just another 

name on an airport departures board. 

It’s a city of interwoven layers that are 

testament to the centuries of travellers 

who have passed through. And as your 

plane ascends into the cobalt-blue sky, the 

only question is when you’ll be back again. 


Marrakech from eight destinations. 




DIRECTORY | MARRAKECH

FEATURES | ZURICH 

WITH ITS IDYLLIC 

lakeside setting, fl awless 

public transport and 

well-paid workforce, Zürich 

is regularly named the best 

place in the world to live. 

Analysts comb through millions of 

pieces of data on crime, employment, 

green spaces and more, and consistently 

fi nd Switzerland’s biggest city at the top 

of the ratings. 

All of which makes it sound very 

boring. But it’s not. A formerly downat-heel 

industrial area called Zürich 

West – only a few blocks from the 

quaint Old Town but divided from it by 

the main railway line – has been turned 

into a world capital of contemporary 

art. Galleries started moving into 

and around an old brewery building 

called the Löwenbräu in the 1990s, 

and now the area is buzzing with bars, 

restaurants and desirable apartments. 

The New York Times has compared 

the area to East Berlin or London’s 

Shoreditch, and as word spreads, Zürich 

is becoming renowned as one of the 

world’s great art cities. 

The scene has grown organically 

over the past 20 or so years, but it’s 

about to receive a major boost thanks 

to the renovation of the Löwenbräu, 

which will add major new gallery 

spaces and residential apartments 

when it reopens in 2012. As Zürich 

prepares to enter the next stage of its 

artistic development, we caught up 

with some of the city’s most important 

gallery owners to fi nd out why the city 

is becoming just as famous for its art 

as it is for its banks. 


SHOOTING 

GALLERIES 

THE REGENERATION 

LEE CHESHIRE VÉRONIQUE HOEGGER 

OF A RUN-DOWN 

INDUSTRIAL AREA IS 

TURNING ZURICH 

INTO ONE OF THE 

WORLD’S FOREMOST 

CENTRES FOR 

CONTEMPORARY ART


➳ BEATRIX RUF 

DIRECTOR, KUNSTHALLE ZURICH 

“I’m so looking forward to moving 

back to the Löwenbräu. We moved out 

for a couple of years while it was being 

renovated and extended, but when 

we go back we’ll have new exhibition 

spaces, a bookshop and better offi ces. 

It will be a long-term home for the 

arts. My original plan for while we 

were homeless was to show work in 

temporary spaces around Zürich, 

but the city found us an abandoned 

museum. Our fi rst exhibition opened 

in January and we’ll be here until next 

year. All the redevelopment in Zürich 

West is moving the centre of the city – 

for a long time Zürich has been seen as 

an international but moderately sized 

place. These changes will make it feel 

more like a big city.” 

➳ AFTER THE ART... “My old favourite 

– now everybody’s favourite – is the 

Kronenhalle restaurant (4 Rämistrasse, 

tel: +41 (0)44 262 9900). It has original 

artworks by Picasso and Chagall 

hanging on the walls, and when 

smoking was banned in Zürich last year 

they opened up a fumoir on the fi rst 

fl oor. That’s where we all hang out.” 

Kunsthalle Zürich, currently 

at Museum Bärengasse, 20-22 

Bärengasse, tel: +41 (0)44 272 1515, 

kunsthallezurich.ch 



“YOU CAN’T 

COMPARE 

ZURICH TO 

PLACES LIKE 

LONDON 

OR BERLIN – 

IT’S A MUCH 

SMALLER CITY” 

➳ PETER KILCHMANN 

FOUNDER, GALERIE PETER KILCHMANN 

“The move to our new gallery is going 

very well – everything is coming 

together and it will open on 15 April. 

It’s in a converted industrial building 

in a district called Maag Areal, not far 

from the Löwenbräu building, where 

we were before. They used to make big 

screws here for ships – it’s one of only 

two buildings that remain, so it’s listed. 

It’s in a modernist Bauhaus style, and 

slightly curved. 

“When we moved to Zürich West 

more than 15 years ago it was very run 

down, and lots of the shops were closed. 

It was in a diffi cult situation at the 

beginning of the 1990s. The authorities 

legalised drugs in a part of Zürich, 

and addicts from all over Switzerland 

came to the area. But in the mid-1990s, 

the music scene and party scene took 

over. The Löwenbräu opened, and that 

brought the art galleries here. People 

realised it was a really central area that 

had been neglected.” 

➳ AFTER THE ART... “The place where 

all the artists go to hang out is Café 

Odeon (2 Limmatquai, tel: +41 (0)44 

251 1650) – it’s quite stylish, with art- 

nouveau decoration and unusual large 

red banquettes.” 

Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Diagonal 

Building, 21 Zahnradstrasse, tel: +41 

(0)44 278 1010, peterkilchmann.com 


➳ FLORIAN BERKTOLD 

DIRECTOR, HAUSER & WIRTH ZURICH 

“Despite having galleries in London and 

New York, Hauser & Wirth still feels very 

much a Zürich-based organisation. Much 

of our identity comes from our Zürich 

roots. When we started in the 1990s, it was 

a very exciting time here. You can’t compare 

Zürich to places like London or Berlin – it’s 

a much smaller city. A lot of the attraction 

is what is offered here: the beautiful setting 

by the river, the lively bars and restaurants. 

“When the Löwenbräu reopens next 

year, it will be much improved. In the 

meantime we have moved to Hubertus 

Exhibitions, in a residential area just across 

the railway tracks from Zürich West, along 


with the Migros Museum and the Bob van 

Orsouw gallery. We wanted to stay together 

and not disperse across the city. We wanted 

to keep the energy, which is the unique 

thing that came from being in the brewery.” 

➳ AFTER THE ART... “A fun place to go 

is the Helsinki Klub (35 Geroldstrasse). 

There are live bands there every weekend 

and it’s a great place to hang out and have 

a drink. It’s a stone’s throw from the 

railway, right by the tracks.” 

Hauser & Wirth Zürich, Hubertus 

Exhibitions, 199a Albisreiderstrasse, 

tel: +41 (0)44 446 8050, hauserwirth.com 




➳ NICOLA VON SENGER 

FOUNDER, GALERIE NICOLA VON SENGER 

“I started my gallery 22 years ago. 

I’m originally from Zürich and I was 

fascinated by a gallery owner called Bruno 

Bischofberger, who showed work from 

people such as Andy Warhol. He impressed 

me so much that I decided to go to London 

to study at Sotheby’s. 

“We’ve moved around. For a long time 

we were in the nice part of Zürich, but we 

thought it was important to be where all 

the other exhibitions are – to be part of the 

synergy. It’s good for visitors to come and 

see two or three museums and galleries in 

one place. Here in Zürich we have more 

galleries per person than any other city 

in the world. That means there is strong 

competition between us, which helps keep 

the quality high.” 

“IN ZURICH 

WE HAVE MORE 

GALLERIES 

PER PERSON 

THAN ANY 

OTHER CITY 

IN THE 

WORLD” 

➳ AFTER THE ART... “One of my favourite 

places is a church called Grossmünster 

(Zwingliplatz), which has two towers you 

can climb up for a fantastic view of our 

cute city. The lake is also worth visiting. 

There is a place called Utoquai down by the 

lake, where Helmut Newton did a lot of his 

work. You feel like you’ve walked into one of 

his photographs.” 

Galerie Nicola von Senger, 275 

Limmatstrasse, tel: +41 (0)44 201 8810, 

nicolavonsenger.com 


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THIS YEAR SPAIN WILL BECOME 

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occupies a surface 

area of 1,500km 2 

IT’S NOT JUST TOURISTS who can’t get 

enough of southern Spain’s year-round sun. 

Europe’s leading energy and construction 

companies are keen to stake a claim in 

Spain’s fast-growing solar thermal energy 

market, which has overtaken the US to 

become the world’s largest. 

Mention solar power and most people 

think of photovoltaic (PV) panels, which 

convert light directly into electricity using 

silicon cells. But solar thermal energy 

is different, and represents a relatively 

untapped renewable source – at least 

in Europe. Solar thermal energy plants 


use mirrors to concentrate sunlight and 

generate heat, which is then used to 

produce electricity from a turbine just 

like in a conventional power station. 

Thanks to generous subsidies, PV panels 

are a common sight on rooftops and in 

so-called solar farms – and not just in sunny 

Spain. In fact in 2009 Germany overtook 

Spain to become the world’s biggest PV 

market. But the big problem with PV panels 

is that they produce little electricity on cloudy 

days – and none at night. 

In contrast, solar thermal plants have 

built-in storage so they can keep producing 

electricity when clouds block the sun and 

at night. And, unlike wind energy, which 

has grown to be Spain’s third-largest power 

source, solar thermal plants can store energy 

that isn’t immediately used, feeding it into 

the grid when needed. That makes solar 

thermal energy a more fl exible alternative to 

other renewable energy sources, even though 

it is currently more costly. 

“The grid operators like solar thermal 

power far more than PV or wind power,” says 

Paul Coffey, chief operating offi cer of RWE 

Innogy, the renewables division of German 

energy giant RWE. Utilities are warming

to solar thermal plants because, both on 

the balance sheet and on the ground, they 

perform much like conventional power 

plants. But the costs of building these 

plants are steep – around €300m for 

a 50MW plant – so it makes sense that 

investors are keen to get the best energy 

return by positioning solar thermal plants 

in southern Europe, where the sun’s rays 

are hottest and cloudy days are rare. 

ONE SUCH SITE is the Tabernas desert 

near Almería, an area that Sergio Leone 

fans will recognise as the location for 

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DAY, SOLAR 

THERMAL 

CAN DELIVER 

DOUBLE THE 

POWER OF 

A PV PLANT” 

several of his spaghetti westerns. But 

the cowboys have moved on, and today 

Tabernas is home to the Plataforma 

Solar de Almería, a Spanish-German 

solar energy research facility set up in 

the 1980s. Over 20,000m 2 of mirrors 

are installed on its 100-acre site and 

there’s a huge solar furnace that would 

do a James Bond movie proud. 

Just an hour’s drive inland from 

Tabernas is the equally futuristic 

Andasol complex, its 600,000 mirrors 

glinting in the sun. Occupying a surface 

area of 1,500km 2 – the equivalent of 


BIG ON 

RENEWABLES 

As governments look for cost-eff ective 

alternatives to fossil fuels and nuclear, 

Europe’s renewable energy projects are 

getting increasingly ambitious… 

➳ ITALY 

The largest photovoltaic solar plant 

operating in Europe is at Montalto di 

Castro, 90km outside Rome. The 

85MW plant was built in four phases, 

with the fi nal two completed in 

December 2010. 

➳ GERMANY 

It’s not as sunny as Spain or Italy, but 

Germany is home to Europe’s secondlargest 

PV plant. It is at Finsterwalde in 

the eastern state of Brandenberg, and 

this three-phase facility has a combined 

capacity of 81MW. 

➳ UK 

Scotland has Europe’s largest onshore 

wind farm. The 140 turbines currently 

working at Whitelee Wind Farm in East 

Renfrewshire generate 322MW. Another 

75 turbines are to be added by 2012, 

taking the expanded capacity to 539MW. 

➳ UK 

Gwynt y Môr is Europe’s largest off shore 

wind farm project, although it is still 

under construction 18km off the North 

Wales coast. When completed in 2014 

it will produce 580MW. In 2020, the 

off shore wind prize will pass to the 

Dogger Bank project, which will 

produce 9,000MW of wind power 

from a sandbank 200km off the 

east coast of England. 

➳ NORTH AFRICA 

By far the biggest renewable energy 

project conceived in Europe is Desertec, 

a hugely ambitious initiative to source 

15% of Europe’s electricity from solar 

energy plants scattered across the 

Sahara by 2050, transmitting the energy 

to Europe via undersea cables. The 

€400bn project is still at the planning 

stage and faces formidable technical 

and political obstacles. 



210 football pitches – Andasol will become 

Europe’s largest commercial solar energy 

site when its third and fi nal plant, Andasol 

3, starts operating this year. Around 

500 workers helped construct Andasol 3, 

and 50 permanent jobs will be created 

when its turbines start spinning this year. 

That’s good news for the local economy – 

the Andalucía region has one of the highest 

unemployment rates in Spain. 

The science behind these costly plants 

is deceptively simple. More than 80km of 

trough-like mirrors arranged in 300 rows 

focus the sun’s rays on to horizontal tubes, 

through which a special fl uid circulates. 

The fl uid heats to 400°C and then passes 

through a heat exchanger to generate steam. 

As in a traditional power plant, the steam 

drives a turbine and generates the electricity. 

If too much heat is produced, the excess is 

used to heat liquid salts in storage tanks. 

This stored heat can then be fed back into 

the system when it’s cloudy or at night. 

“Theoretically, we can run the plant for 

24 hours a day during the summer,” says 

Frank Dinter, RWE Innogy’s head of solar 

power. It will probably only run from 8am 

to 12pm as that’s when electricity prices are 

highest, but it’s this ability to programme 

Andasol’s output like a conventional power 

plant that is one of the key attractions of 

solar thermal energy. Another is the greater 

effi ciency of a solar thermal plant: “On 

a good day, solar thermal can deliver more 


“THE PLANT 

CAN RUN 24 

HOURS A DAY” 

than double the electricity of a PV plant [of 

the same size],” argues Dinter. “That’s why 

we decided to stop developing PV plants.” 

SPAIN IS CLEARLY serious about solar 

thermal power. Of all the EU member 

states it is the most enthusiastic in 

supporting the technology, and while the 

country’s deep economic crisis recently 

forced the government to reduce the 

massive subsidies previously paid to 

renewable energy producers, the solar 

thermal sector escaped lightly. Indeed, 

the loudest howls of protest have come 

from private investors who put their 

money into huertas solares – solar farms 

that use ground-mounted PV panels. 

Left, Andasol 3 uses 

80km of troughshaped 

mirrors to 

turn sunshine into 

clean, storable energy 

These projects were promoted as getrich-quick 

schemes in local newspapers, 

but now face tariff cuts of up to 45%, 

while wind energy has also had its wings 

clipped by 35% cuts on the price of windgenerated 

electricity, according to Spain’s 

revised renewable energy law. 

In fact, the new law has brought clarity 

– and a fresh sense of urgency – to solar 

thermal projects still on the drawing board. 

That’s because the law guarantees them 

generous tariffs for 25 years that cannot 

be retroactively reduced. Based on projects 

that have been approved, industry trade 

body Protermosolar predicts that by 2013 

Spain will have 60 solar thermal plants 

generating a combined 2,500MW of power. 

But to benefi t from the generous tariffs 

and unblock investment in the sector, 

the legislation requires that, once approved, 

solar thermal projects need to be ready 

to start operating within 36 months. 

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THE 

EAGLE 

HAS 

LANDED 

International businessman Derrick Campbell 

has turned knitwear company Lyle & Scott around, 

rejuvenating its image – and its bank balance 

THE ROSY-CHEEKED SCOT sitting across 

the table in his suit and tie doesn’t look 

particularly rock’n’roll. In fact, as he sips 

a cappuccino in one of Carnaby Street’s 

trendier bars, Derrick Campbell looks more 

like a strict presbyterian headmaster than 

the man behind one of Britain’s coolest 

clothing companies. 

But it’s because of 53-year-old Campbell 

that Lyle & Scott, a Scottish fi rm once 

famous for frumpy golf jumpers worn by 

the likes of Nick Faldo, has been adopted 

by hipsters such as the Arctic Monkeys, 

Kasabian, Alexa Chung and Pete Doherty. 

And with the credibility has come cash 

– when Campbell became Lyle & Scott’s 

managing director in 2004 it was trading 

at a loss of £2m (€1.7m) a year. Last year, it 

turned over £40m. 

“We were lucky in a way,” he says with 

a shy smile. “When I became head of the 

company, the products we were making 

– the close-fi t V-neck jumper and the 

STEPHANIE THEOBALD 

cardigan with the eagle logo – suited the 

style of the rock bands of the time. The 

more geeky, nerdy thing became cool.” 

But luck is only half the story. “I knew 

that the company had to change, so we 

plundered the archives and came up with 

a look we called Vintage, which combines 

the romance of the past with the edgy 

aesthetic of the present. It’s for young 

men and women who want both.” 

He later came up with a similar 

collection called Heritage for the 40-plus 

male, cleverly cut to help give older wearers 

a more fl attering fi gure. The changes broke 

with the company’s past, but in a way 

Campbell’s innovations were entirely in 

keeping with the aims of William Lyle and 

Walter Scott when they fi rst set up shop in 

1874. Scottish knitwear factories had been 

churning out hosiery for years, but Lyle and 

Scott realised there was a growing market 

in quality underwear for the increasingly 

wealthy middle classes. 




Their product line developed 

throughout the 19th and early 20th 

centuries, until in the 1950s the company 

changed direction and went into women’s 

clothing, which included making cashmere 

garments for Christian Dior. Then, in 

the late 1960s, it was all change again – 

this time into golf clothes. By the time 

Campbell became MD in 2004, it was 

time for another shift in direction. 

ONE ADVANTAGE CAMPBELL has over his 

19th-century predecessors is his ability to 

travel – he lives a genuinely international 

life, and says that the jet-setting helps 

with his job. Every Monday morning he 

commutes from his home in Paris to the 

Lyle & Scott head offi ce in London, and then 

on Friday evenings he either heads back 

to Paris, or fl ies up to Edinburgh and then 

drives 50 minutes to Hawick in the Scottish 

Borders, where the factory still makes all of 

Lyle & Scott’s lambswool jumpers. 

“I think being an international traveller 

has kept my eye for trends fresh,” he says. 

“It’s easier to see the differences when you 

live in two cities. I love coming to London 

because you pick up trends. Londoners 

are more free about how they dress – 

women take more risks and men are more 

adventurous.” But he’s quick to add that 

he’s not convinced he’d want to live in 

London, as it’s “very expensive” and “much 

more speedy” than Paris, the city where he 

has set up home. 

Thirty years ago, when Campbell joined 

Lyle & Scott’s Hawick offi ce as a junior 

with a degree in modern languages, he 

hired a French intern, Laurence. They were 

soon romantically attached, and when she 


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was offered a job at L’Oréal in Paris in the 

early 1990s, she and Campbell decided to 

leave Hawick for the snappy sophistication 

of the French capital. They now have 

a three-year-old son, Max, and Campbell 

has become “an insatiable traveller”. 

He even enjoys the Monday morning 

commute from Paris to London: “I’m wide 

awake and refreshed, and I’m also an hour 

ahead of everyone because of the time 

difference so I get ahead on my emails.” 

The independent life of the international 

commuter clearly suits him well, a fact he 

attributes to his Caledonian roots. “I’m 

very resourceful, and I think that comes in 

Clockwise from left, Lyle 

& Scott’s Archive range, 

Vintage, Derrick Campbell 

part from being brought up in the Scottish 

Borders,” he explains. “I did a lot of hill 

walking, horse riding and skiing when 

I was younger, which would take me off 

into the countryside on my own. It’s good 

to be a team player in business but selfsuffi 

ciency is also useful.” 

HE’S BEEN LIVING in the same room 

of the same Knightsbridge hotel for the 

20 years he’s been doing the weekly 

journey, and stays in touch with home 

by speaking to Laurence and Max every 

morning and evening – in French. “Max 

has started to correct my pronunciation,” 

he laughs. While he enjoys his time in 

both London and Paris, he has no doubt 

about his favourite place to be. “My heart 

will always be in Scotland,” he says with 

a twinkle. “I love going back to Hawick 

because there’s a complete unawareness 

of what’s on trend. I fi nd sanity there and 

a genuine wholeheartedness about people.” 

And with that, Campbell fi nishes his 

cappuccino and he’s up and out of the 

coffee bar. The polo shirt with the eagle 

logo on the breast is becoming as easily 

recognisable a badge of casual cool as 

a Fred Perry or Ralph Lauren shirt. 

With a new line of golf-themed knitwear 

out this spring he’s aiming to narrow the 

gap on the competition even further – 

and still get home for the weekend.

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Delegates explain why MIPIM remains the 

world’s most important real-estate event 

THE GLOBAL DOWNTURN has made 

its presence felt across many sectors of the 

real-estate industry, but at this month’s 

MIPIM event in Cannes it will very much 

be business as usual. If the turn-out 

for 2010’s event was anything to go by, 

MIPIM 2011 will be thronging, with more 

than 17,000 participants all intent on 

networking, investing or showcasing new 

projects and products. 

“From an international perspective, 

MIPIM is the most important event 

for the real-estate industry,” says Peter 

Rhodes, MD of MIPIM organiser Reed 

MIDEM UK. “It’s the only event that 

brings together so many developers, 

politicians and investors. Everyone is there 

to do business so it’s ideal for getting that 

meeting with someone who normally 

wouldn’t have time to see you.” 

Despite the economic crises that have 

hit several European countries over 

the past few years, there are plenty of 

LAURA LATHAM 

positive changes taking place within the 

commercial and residential sectors, as 

well as several grand public projects being 

showcased by delegates from America to 

Azerbaijan. We asked a few of this year’s 

visitors what they are hoping to achieve. 

➳ GARY YARDLEY 

INVESTMENT DIRECTOR 

CAPITAL & COUNTIES UK 

“This year we’ll be using MIPIM to launch 

the masterplan for London’s new Earls 

Court redevelopment. Designed by Sir 

Terry Farrell, the project comprises 77 acres 

of mixed-use retail, leisure, employment 

and residential opportunities in a prime 

London site, and we feel that MIPIM is 

the ideal venue to showcase this scheme 

to stakeholders and a global audience of 

potential investors and partners. 

“There’s no denying that the 

international real-estate market has had 

a torrid time over the past two years, but


Left, the Venezia 

Lifestyle Center is 

a beacon of exciting 

urban planning 



most people in the industry are looking for 

a serious way to move forward. Despite the 

downturn, London has remained strong and 

people are still keen to invest here, so we’re 

looking forward to attending, especially as 

this year the UK is the country of honour.” 

➳ RON BAKKER PARTNER 

PLP ARCHITECTURE UK 

“Our fi rm has been attending MIPIM since 

it started and we’ve seen it move from being 

a purely European event to one that attracts 

people from the US, Middle East and Asia. 

This suits us very well as we have also grown 

as a practice to cover a more global market. 

“I’ve always found MIPIM a good place to 

catch up with people I know in the industry 

and now it’s also a good forum for meeting 

new clients or partners. It has become the 

key event for the international real-estate 

industry to generate business development. 

“It’s a great place for the exchange 

of ideas, a showcase for what diff erent 

companies are working on and who is 

looking to invest. It gives us a chance to see 

what else is happening, what’s new or where 

the emerging regions are.” 

➳ BEST OF BRITISH 

This year the UK is MIPIM’s 

country of honour, which 

means there will be a series 

of conferences and events 

dedicated to exploring its 

investment opportunities. 

In addition to panel-led 

discussions and meetings 

on the UK real-estate 

market, there will be 

presentations from major 

UK cities, private-sector 

fi rms and government 

development agencies. 


➳ GOING GLOBAL 

Dr Nouriel Roubini, 

professor of economics at 

New York’s Stern School of 

Business, will address the 

conference about the global 

economic outlook and its 

implication for the realestate 

industry. Dr Roubini is 

a highly regarded economist 

and US government advisor, 

who was one of the few 

people to predict the 

current economic crisis. 

Don’t miss it. 

➳ DENIS TERSEN CEO 

PARIS REGION ECONOMIC 

DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FRANCE 

“Our role is to generate investment from 

overseas investors and enterprises in Paris 

and its surrounding regions, so MIPIM is 

hugely important to us as a way of reaching 

a broad base of international businesses. 

“We can provide information on all of 

Paris’s regions, so we can help companies 

identify the locations with the best realestate 

options, transport links and 

facilities for them. 

“We’re aiming to promote Paris as 

somewhere for sustainable building and 

green technology. We’re also a region 

that off ers a high level of creativity and 

innovation, technological and scientifi c 

research. Explaining all of this is easier 

through face-to-face contact with people. 

“Both the private and public sectors 

have had a bad time over the past few years, 

so we’re likely to see more partnerships 

between the sectors now. It’s also useful 

to show that government can play a part 

in generating development, and that plans 

need to be put in place for the long term.” 

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➳ AND THE REST 

Other highlights include 

workshops about moving 

into emerging markets, 

country and industryspecifi 

c presentations, 

and the prestigious MIPIM 

awards ceremony. One of the 

projects everyone is buzzing 

about is the new Venezia 

Lifestyle Center (pictured 

overleaf), an urban shopping 

and offi ce centre just 

outside Venice, which is 

due to open in March 2012. 

➳ MARKUS NEURAUTER MD 

RAIFFEISEN EVOLUTION AUSTRIA 

“As a commercial and residential developer 

we work across 11 countries in Europe and 

have been attending MIPIM since 2004. 

We’re sending eight delegates this year, and 

will be joining the Austrian stand. MIPIM is 

a good chance to meet new contacts in the 

real-estate industry and present projects for 

investment opportunities. 

“We have several projects in the pipeline 

right now but SkyTower is probably the 

most spectacular. This offi ce block is going 

to be the tallest building in Bucharest and 

is part of an urban development in the 

northeast of the city. I think 2011 will be 

the year when the markets, especially 

in central and south Eastern Europe, will 

start to grow again.” 

➳ JOHN WRIGHT 

DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL ACCOUNTS 

VACANT PROPERTY SPECIALISTS UK 

“This is the fi rst year we’ve attended 

MIPIM. We decided to take a stand this year 

because we feel our business, which off ers 

security solutions to vacant commercial 

premises, is ready to expand – the downturn 

has caused more retail and business units 

to become empty and there’s potential for 

growth. We have a presence in the US and 

most areas of Europe but feel it would be 

useful to show what we do to a wider global 

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“MIPIM is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to 

expand our portfolio, build relationships and 

explain our business model to people who 

don’t yet know about the services we can 

off er. It also gives us the chance to see 

what potential there is in new markets. 

I think 2011 will see an increase in the need 

for property-management services such as 

ours in other countries.” 

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Aberdeen 

UK 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Chi Bar & 

Restaurant (9 Belmont 

Street, tel: 01224 622 

010) Share a platter with 

a pal here or choose a 

dish from the extensive 

menu. Once you’ve 

satisfi ed your appetite, 

wander through 

to the well-stocked 

bar for a cocktail. 

EXCLUSIVE 210 

Bistro (210 South 

Market Street, tel: 

01224 211 857) Enjoy a 

fi ne-dining experience 

here. The chefs are 

sure to cook up a real 

treat using the fi nest 

local produce, and with 

an extensive wine list 

chosen by renowned 

wine merchant Graham 

Donaldson, there’s a 

wine to suit all dishes. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY The Dutch 

Mill (7 Queens Road, 

tel: 01224 322 555) 

The Dutch Mill is a 

family-run hotel bar and 

restaurant in the West 

End. Choose your tipple 

from the well-stocked 

bar and enjoy the cosy 

surroundings, or head 

to the conservatory. 

LATE & LIVELY Dusk 

(51 Langstane Place) 

One of the trendiest 

nightspots in the city, 

Dusk’s cocktail list is 

sure to have something 

to tantalise your taste 

buds. Alternatively, ask 

the mixologists to shake 

up something new. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Emlou Fashion 

Boutique is a women’s 

store in the heart of the 

city. Bridging the gap 

between high street and 

designer, with brands 

such as Almost Famous, 

Ben Sherman and Ruby 

Rocks (The Galleria, 

Langstane Place, 

tel: 01224 588 905). 

GO Celebrate the fi nest 

cuisine as chefs serve 

seasonal spring dishes 

from rustic bistro to 

fi ne dining. Off ering 

something for every 

pocket, Dine on Deeside 

is guaranteed to fi re up 

gastro imaginations and 

tickle the taste buds. On 

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Aberdeen granite was 

used to build London’s 

Waterloo Bridge and 

the terraces of the 

Houses of Parliament. 

Beverley Tricker 

Agadir 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Ibtissam 

(Place Tamri, Talborjt) 

Ibtissam serves fresh 

Moroccan and Italian 

dishes at low prices. 

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Mozartstube (24 

Avenue des FAR, tel: 

0528 824 564) It’s an 

unexpected treat to 

fi nd delicious European 

cuisine in this classy 

little Austrian restaurant 

tucked away off the main 

thoroughfare of Agadir. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Camels 

(Front de Mer) Camels 

is situated on arguably 

the most popular 

stretch of Agadir’s new 

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a hot day on the beach. 

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Factory (Boulevard du 

20 Août) If you’re looking 

to be cool and hip, 

hang out at the Factory. 

Regular live bands and 

DJs play until 4am. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Banana Beach 

provides a backdrop for 

the colourful produce of 

the Wednesday market 

in the village of Aourir. 

GO With its upmarket 

bars, restaurants, cafés 

and shops, the marina 

provides a beautiful 

setting to idle away your 

day. With an impressive 

backdrop leading to 

the Kasbah, it’s well 

worth a visit. 

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Mint tea, a refreshing 

Moroccan beverage, is 

made from green tea 

with the addition of 

mint leaves and enough 

sugar to satisfy a sweet 

tooth for a month or so. 

Anne Imisliou 

KENZI 

EUROPA 

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This hotel is situated 

in the heart of Agadir, 

in a modern complex 

of elegant rooms 

with warm décor. 

Breakfast included. 

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Spain 


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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €15 La Cava 

del Albir (5–8 Cami 

de la Cantera, tel: 

966 864 705) Try the 

smoked salmon, crab 

or spicy hot chorizo 

sausage on crispy 

fresh bread for a light 

but tasty lunch at 

this newly opened 

smart tapas bar 

and restaurant. 

UP TO €30 

Al Fresco (9 Carretera 

de Benidorm, Finestrat 

Pueblo, tel: 965 878 

478) The Al Fresco 

restaurant surprises 

with its creative 

Mediterranean cuisine. 

The specialities, 

including pork and 

fi sh dishes, are 

served with exquisite 

sauces, while the wine 

list also delights. 

D’Els Artistas 

(6 Plaza de la Iglesia, 

tel: 96 584 1269) 

Swiss chef Roland 

Broggi cooks 

traditional French 

dishes with his own 

classical touch. Try the 

Coquille Sant Jacque 

(scallops) or boned 

turbot in morel sauce. 

UP TO €50 El 

Cortijo (Urbanización 

Maryvilla, Calpe, tel: 

965 832 933) Head 

outside here to eat 

on the Andalucianstyle 

patio in the 

garden. Guests can 

enjoy masterfully 

presented Basque- 

French cuisine 

accompanied by fi ne 

regional wines. 

EXCLUSIVE 

Nuevo Alcázar 

(2 Calle Argentina, 

Urbanización 

Panorama, La Nucía, 

tel: 965 873 208) Four 

dining areas around 

a Moorish patio with 

tinkling fountains set 

the scene for a venue 

serving a magnifi cent 

mix of French, Belgian 

and Mediterranean 

cooking by master chef 

Javier Boccalandro. 

Scampis Alcázar, trio 

of fi sh, Chateaubriand 

and rack of lamb 

will all delight. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Bar 

Penelope (Levante 

Promenade, Benidorm) 

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Great for watching 

glorious sunsets over 

the Old Quarter. 

LIVE MUSIC Blues 

(Levante Beach, 

Benidorm) Located 

at the south end of 

Levante Beach, this 

venue features cool 

blues with horns 

wailing well into the 

night. After-hours jam 

sessions bring out the 

best of the local jazz 

talent. Don’t forget 

your clarinet. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Zodiac (Calle Gerona, 

Benidorm) A club-café 

with acts including 

comedians, artists, 

impressionists and 

even hypnotists. 

Open until 5am 

with good music and 

plenty of laughs. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Visit Altea’s 

beachside market, 

which takes place 

every Tuesday. One 

of the largest on the 

Costa Blanca, the 

market sells everything 

from fruit and 

vegetables to home 

furnishings, clothing 

and leatherwork. 

SEE The Costa Blanca 

celebrates Las Fallas 

from 16–19 March, 

which is traditionally 

when huge bonfi res 

were lit to celebrate 

the end of winter 

darkness. Now the 

festivities see huge, 

humorous effi gies 

of politicians and 

celebrities burned 

in the streets amid 

singing and dancing. 

The best and biggest 

Fallas is in Valencia, 

but all towns celebrate 

with huge fi rework 

displays. This is an 

event not to be missed. 

GO Spend a lazy 

day chilling out on 

the sands of beautiful 

La Cala bay in 

Finestrat. There’s 

good, sheltered 

swimming, and 

plenty of restaurants 

and bars for a relaxed 

alfresco meal in 

the springtime sun. 

ESCAPE Take a 

Jeep safari into the 

hinterland of the Costa 

Blanca. You’ll drive 

in a professionally 

led convoy to visit 

ancient villages 

lost in time, and 

lunch on traditional 

country fare. 

NO WAY! 

Don Quixote, 

considered to be the 

fi rst modern novel, was 

written by the Spaniard 

Miguel de Cervantes. 

Danny Collins 

PUEBLO 

ACANTILADO 

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 

Suspended on a 

spectacular cliff , and 

with the best views of 

the coast, this resort 

recreates the fl avour of 

typical Costa Blanca. 



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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Arrecife 

(Calle Cala Higuera, 

San José, tel: 950 

380 425) Arrecife 

has a varied menu, 

which includes 

budget-priced 

combination dishes 

such as chicken 

breast with chips, 

salad and fried egg. 

There are also some 

great Mediterranean 

specials, such as 

rabbit in garlic, 

paella and fresh fi sh. 

EXCLUSIVE Hotel 

Catedral (8 Plaza de 

la Catedral, tel: 950 

278 178) Set in the 

heart of the Old Town, 

this stylish hotel is 

the place to come for 

high-end meals in 

a formal setting. 

Booking is advisable. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY 

El Emigrante (55 Calle 

Correos, San José, tel: 

950 380 114) A quiet 

bar with restaurant 

attached in the very 

chilled-out village of 

San José. Chew on 

the free tapa which 

comes with each 

beer and listen to 

the local tittle tattle. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Guarapo (3 Plaza 

Antonio González 

Egea) A bar in the party 

zone at the heart of 

the Old Town, near the 

cathedral. The DJ spins 

dance and disco hits 

until the early hours. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP The central food 

market off Calle Aguilar 

de Campo is bustling. 

It’s a great place to 

stroll to to see a bit of 

real Spain, as well as 

pick up a few bargains. 

SEE The line-up for the 

11th Musicas del Alma 

festival in San Javier 

includes Steve Lukather, 

guitarist, singer and 

songwriter for Toto, on 

12 March. Tickets for 

all concerts at Parque 

Almansa cost €10 and 

are available from the 

town hall box offi ce 

(jazz.sanjavier.es). 

NO WAY! 

The highest mountain 

on the Iberian 

peninsula, Mulhacén 

(3,478m), and the 

third-highest peak, 

Veleta (3,394m), both 

lie in the Sierra Nevada 

mountain range to 

the west of Almería. 

David Jones 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €15 

Maoz Vegetarian 

(1 Muntplein, tel: 020 

420 7435) There 

are branches of this 

self-service falafel salad 

bar all over Europe and 

the US, including Times 

Square in New York, 

but this is where the 

franchise started in 1991. 

The tasty pitta bread 

pockets are wholesome, 

fi lling and cheap as chips 

(which, by the way, are 

also available). 

UP TO €30 Barça (30 

Marie Heinekenplein, 

tel: 020 470 4144) 

Situated in the trendy 

de Pijp neighbourhood, 

this uncharacteristically 

large tapas bar and 

restaurant can brighten 

the darkest of drizzly 

days, with its wide 

selection of hearty 

Iberian classics and its 

well-priced wine list. 

EXCLUSIVE 

Lion Noir (28 

Reguliersdwarsstraat, 

tel: 020 627 6603) 

This glamorous new 

restaurant has taken 

discretion to the point 

of anonymity; the lack 

of signage and all-black 

storefront give it the air 

of a private members’ 

club. Inside you’ll fi nd 

quirky art, good-looking 

staff and a sublime 

menu that incorporates 

a lot of meat. The 

oysters are fresh 

and fabulous, so order 

at least a few. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY 

Café Schiller 

(24A Rembrandtplein, 

tel: 020 624 9846) 

Situated on Rembrandt 

Square (check out the 

statue in the middle), 

this handsome building 

is a relatively quiet 

place to stop off for a 

drink before a night at 

the gorgeous art-deco 

Tuschinski cinema 

nearby. Service is as 

bright and breezy 

as the café itself. 

LIVE MUSIC 

Heineken Music Hall 

(590 Arena Boulevard, 

tel: 0900 687 4242) If 

you’re lucky, you might 

get tickets to The Black 

Keys (18 March)


Amsterdam 

Netherlands 

or one of the other 

many fantastic acts 

playing this month. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Chupitos (25 

Zieseniskade) This 

recently opened shooter 

bar is Amsterdam’s 

fi rst, and the aim 

was to recreate the 

vibe of similar spots 

in Barcelona. Down 

a chupito (“shot” in 

Spanish) named after a 

cult legend such as Bob 

Marley and Che Guevara. 

It attracts a young 

crowd, and the staff 

aren’t averse to cocktailstyle 

showmanship. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Amsterdam 

has more than its fair 

share of independent 

jewellery designers, 

but Artwear Jordaan 

on Brouwersgracht 

treads the line between 

fancy and fanciful, with 

colourful trinkets galore 

(tel: 020 845 5317, 

artwearjordaan.com). 

SEE If you’re in town 

during the fi rst week 

of this month, and like 

your music loud and 

experimental, check 

out the annual 5 Days 

Off festival at Paradiso. 

It’s fast becoming 

one of Europe’s best 

electronica events 

(5daysoff .nl). 

GO One of 

Amsterdam’s 

southernmost districts, 

Rivierenbuurt boasts 

plenty of buildings from 

the Amsterdam school 

of architecture and two 

beautiful parks. If the 

weather’s bad, check 

out what’s going on 

in the mammoth RAI 

convention centre 

(22 Europaplein). 

ESCAPE If getting 

out of the city is more 

than you can manage 

on a short stay, a 

diff erent taste of the 

Netherlands can be 

found just a few steps 

away from the bustling 

Spui. The Begijnhof is 

a secluded sanctuary 

dating from the 

Middle Ages. Originally 

intended as a retreat 

for religious women, it 

remains a beautiful spot 

for quiet contemplation 

to this day. 

NO WAY! 

Amsterdammers think 

nothing of a spot of 

inner-city horse riding. 

Half way down one 

of the city’s busiest 

roads, the Hollandsche 

Manege equestrian 

centre has been in 

business for more 

than 125 years. 

Mark Smith 

UP TO €50 

Toscanini (75 

Lindengracht, tel: 020 

623 2813) Dishes on 

the menu are made 

entirely from organic 

and ethically sourced 

ingredients. Fine 

homemade pasta is 

the star here. 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Basoglu 

Balık Restaurant 

(Meltem Mahallesi, 4 

Kapalı Halk Pazarı, tel: 

0242 237 8328) Select 

your own fi sh from 

Basoglu’s stall adjacent 

to the restaurant. This is 

where the locals gather 

for a meal; it’s very 

reasonably priced, 

and there’s fast and 

effi cient service. 

EXCLUSIVE 

Ristorante Verona 

(Ramada Plaza Antalya, 

22 Fevzi Çakmak 

Caddesi, tel: 0242 249 

1111) Á la carte Italian 

cuisine of this quality 

is a rarity in Antalya. 

Verona off ers a varied 

menu with great pasta, 

pizza, seafood and main 

course meat dishes to 

satisfy any palate, all 

accompanied by an 

especially good wine list. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Uzaklar 

(223A Eski Lara Yolu, 

irinyalı Mahallesi) Enjoy 

a good martini in a 

congenial lounge-bar 

atmosphere. This 

bar supports a great 

selection of imported 

beverages and also 

off ers low-key jazz. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Indigo’s Pub (Ramada 

Plaza Antalya, 22 Fevzi 

Çakmak Caddesi, tel: 

0242 249 1111) Midweek 

this is the only place to 

hear good jazz and blues. 

If you’re into oldies, 

the same band will stir 

your memories and 

heartstrings on Friday 

and weekend nights. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Rasayana is an 

organic store off ering 

all things healthy, from 

herbal teas and organic 

grains to scented oils 

and soaps (Bahçelievler 

Mh, Pamir Caddesi, 54 

Hamitbey apartments). 

GO Visit the Suna-Inan 

Kıraç Kaleiçi Museum 

or the Yivli Minaret and 

Ulu Mosque near the 

harbour, in the Old City 

of Kaleiçi within Antalya. 

Fishermen off er boat 

trips to view waterfalls 

along the beautiful coast. 

NO WAY! 

Antalya was supposedly 

founded in 150BC, but 

recent excavations at 

Dogu Garaji point to a 

more likely date in the 

third century BC. 

Jon Stigner 

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and €23 Avilés. 

The Express bus 

runs hourly from 

6am–10pm to Oviedo 

and Gijón. Tickets: 

€6.35. Buses to Avilés 

cost €1.35. 




BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Calleja 

Real (12 Calle Alfonso 

VII, tel: 984 830 104) 

This new restaurant 

has just opened on a 

well-known bar-hopping 

street in Avilés. The 

venue is cosy and 

warmly decorated. Split 

a few mouthwatering 

fi sh dishes and a bottle 

of wine with friends. 

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Restaurante Diego (23 

Avenida Galicia, tel: 985 

508 579) This top-notch 

restaurant near the 

seaside resort of Salinas 

opened in 2007 and 

continues to produce 

excellent fi sh dishes 

such as monkfi sh or 

octopus. The chef, Diego, 

has introduced a new 

concept, off ering haute 

cuisine on a set menu. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Los Tres 

Tenores (20 Calle 

Galiana) One of the 

most popular, smart but 

laidback wine bars on 

the town’s main drag 

in the Old Quarter. It’s 

a great place to have 

a pre-dinner drink. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Barlovento (12 Marqués 

de San Esteban, Gijón) A 

great stomping ground 

in Gijón’s lively club area 

on the Poniente beach. It 

stays open until 7am and 

a long galley-style bar 

keeps the drinks fl owing. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Kit yourself 

out with stylish gear 

by famous designer 

Adolfo Dominguez at 

one of a number of his 

boutiques in the region 

(7 Covadonga, Gijón). 

SEE Banned during 

the Franco years, 

Asturians celebrate 

Antroxu (carnival) with a 

vengeance. Party week 

this year is from 2–9 

March, and festivities 

include fl amboyant 

fl oats, fancy dress and 

gastronomic indulgence. 

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On the Thursday before 

Ash Wednesday (3 

March) it’s a deep-rooted 

Asturian tradition for 

comadres (female 

friends) to get together 

for a celebratory drink. 

Karen Thomas

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Cabrio 

(34–36 Kastorias Street, 

Votanikos, tel: 210 348 

0000) The colourful and 

modern café-restaurant 

in the Athinais arts 

centre has a small but 

well-executed menu with 

multi-ethnic overtones. 

EXCLUSIVE 

Funky Gourmet (13 

Paramythias Street, tel: 

210 524 2727) Always 

on the cutting edge 

of culinary art, chefs 

Hiliadaki, Bantis and 

Roussos have taken 

a few pointers from 

across the Atlantic and 

produced their own 

table-top desserts at 

this restaurant. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY The Kinky 

Café (24 Megalou 

Alexandrou Street) 

The name says it all. 

The erotic ambience 

is reinforced by the 

artwork on the walls and 

the suggestively named 

drinks on the menu. 

Defi nitely X-rated. 

LATE & LIVELY D.C. 

(30–32 Iera Odos Street, 

Gazi) This mainstream 

club is decorated to look 

like a street with the 

walls of the buildings 

removed, letting you 

see parts of a garage, 

a kitchen, a living room 

and a school library. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Block colours, 

animal appliques and 

clothes as collage: the 

Heel Shop is 100% 

Greek and fun – it’s all 

about discovering the 

child within (11 Irakleitou 

Street, heelshop.gr). 

SEE The exhibition 

Obsessions & Intimacy, 

featuring work by 

Austrian artists, will 

be on display at the 

B&M Theocharakis 

Foundation for the 

Fine Arts and Music 

throughout the month (9 

Vassilissis Sofi as Avenue, 

tel: 210 361 1206). 

NO WAY! 

March coincides with 

Orthodox Lent, which 

is a much stricter aff air 

than in most of Europe. 

Apart from chocolate, a 

decent Lent fast bans all 

types of meat, eggs and 

dairy products, except 

“bloodless” seafood 

such as shellfi sh. 

Eva Webster 

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Trains service the 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €15 La Divina 

(5 Carrer d’Ataulf, tel: 93 

180 6940) Tucked out of 

sight in the Barri Gotic, 

this suave little barrestaurant 

serves tasty 

Euro-Iberian and Tex-Mex 

cuisine at friendly prices. 

During lunch (1–4pm), 

take advantage of the 

three-course menú del 

día for under €10. 

UP TO €30 Mesón 

David (63 Carrer de 

Carretas, tel: 93 441 

5934) Classic Spanish 

dishes from every 

region of the country 

have found their way 

on to the menu of this 

superb restaurant. 

Basque hake, Navarran 

trout and Galician stews 

are all served in huge 

portions – suffi ce to say 

no one leaves Mesón 

David hungry. 

UP TO €50 I Buoni 

Amici (193 Carrer 

Casanova, tel: 93 

439 6816) With its 

quirky décor, intimate 

atmosphere and 

delicious pasta, it’s no 

surprise this is one 

of L’Eixample’s most 

popular Italian eateries. I 

Buoni Amici also serves 

a mean steak if you fancy 

something more meaty. 

EXCLUSIVE 7 Portes 

(14 Passeig Isabel II, 

tel: 93 319 3033) A 

Barcelona icon since 

1836, the stately 7 Portes 

has seen generations 

of genteel Barcelonans 

pass through its seven 

doors for wonderful 

seafood and rice dishes. 

The paella is legendary. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Cervecería 

Jazz (44 Carrer de 

Margarit, tel: 93 443 

3259) A tremendous fi nd 

in the earthy district of 

Poble Sec, this bar has 

little to do with jazz but a 

lot to do with tasty beers 

and ales from around 

the world. The perfect 

antidote to another night 

of bland big-brand lager. 

LIVE MUSIC La Cova 

de les Cultures (12 

Carrer de l’ Ángel, tel: 

93 237 5260) This selfstyled 

“laboratory of 

art” is located in Gracia 

and throws on several 

concerts each month, 

typically ethnic jams by 

established musicians. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Manchester Bar (5 

Carrer de Milans) A 

cult fave among the 

alternative crowd, the 

“Manchester” part of the 

bar’s name is a clue to its 

soundtrack: Joy Division, 

Stone Roses and Oasis 

all feature heavily. A great 

place to start or end any 

pub crawl in El Gotico. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Wawas has a 

smorgasbord of gifts 

on display, from fridge 

magnets by local artists 

to tapas cookbooks and 

even the odd calendar. 

Needless to say, all are 

better than a T-shirt 

saying “My sister went 

to Barcelona...” 

(14 Carrer de Carders, 

wawasbarcelona.com). 

SEE It’s not quite 

Rio, but the Sitges 

Carnival (3–9 March) 

is nonetheless one 

HOTEL 

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fantastic party. Everyone 

descends on the coastal 

resort in fancy dress 

and dances on the 

streets until dawn. The 

35-minute train ride 

from Barcelona will 

seem a lot easier going 

out than coming back 

with a sore head. 

GO The area above 

El Borne, known as La 

Ribera, is a perfect place 

to discover a quiet slice 

of Barcelona for yourself. 

Amid the narrow lanes, 

scenic squares and 

locally patroned cafés 

and bars, the splendid 

Palau Música Catalana 

rises up in all its redbrick 

Modernisme splendour 

(11 Carrer de Sant 

Pere Més Alt). 

ESCAPE The sacred 

mountain of Montserrat 

is one of the most 

popular day trips from 

Barcelona, thanks to its 

dramatic jagged rock 

face rising over the 

Benedictine Santa Maria 

abbey. The latter houses 

the famous 12thcentury 

Black Virgin 

statue and one of the 

oldest printing presses 

in the world. Trains 

leave frequently from 

Barcelona embarking on 

the hour-long journey. 

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visit to Palau Música 

Catalana in 1960, local 

rebels treated him to a 

rendition of a regional 

hymn in Catalan, a 

language the dictator 

had made illegal. Franco 

responded by having the 

perpetrators arrested. 

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UP TO €30 

NessunDorma (3 Via 

Fiume, tel: 080 522 

8825) A good, reliable 

lunch spot that serves 

a wide selection of 

pastas and local dishes. 

You won’t fi nd anything 

too fancy here, just 

good cheap grub. 

EXCLUSIVE Rococò 

(18 Via Ciaia, tel: 080 

483 4754) Set inside 

a stunning 1,400-yearold 

building, this 

restaurant is superb. 

The menu covers all 

tastes and the wine list 

is very healthy indeed. 

After dinner, retire to 

the piano bar for an 

Amaro or two. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Vinagre 

(47 Via Camillo 

Rosalba, tel: 080 504 

2844) Slightly off 

the beaten track, this 

excellent wine bar 

makes up for the trek 

with its good food. A 

cool, chilled-out place 

to kick off the evening. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Smaila’s Bari (154 

Via Principe Amedeo) 

Smaila’s is open from 

12.30am to 4am most 

nights of the week. 

Entrance is usually 

free, but on Saturdays 

the club sometimes 

hosts live acts and 

there’s a charge. 

Music-wise, it’s a bit 

of a mishmash – you 

can’t be sure quite 

what you’ll get – but 

that all adds to the fun. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Only a twominute 

walk from 

the Old Town, Borgo 

Murattiano and the 

surrounding area is 

a shoppers’ paradise. 

All the fashion 

boutiques and other 

Italian stalwarts can 

be found here. 

GO Visit Polignano a 

Mare, 38km from Bari. 

The ancient seaside 

town is stunning and 

has some of the best 

fi sh restaurants in 

Puglia. The Church of 

Santa Maria Assunta 

is a national treasure, 

as is the local historic 

art collection in the 

Presepe Chapel. 

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The beautiful Old 

Town of Bari claims 

to have the longest 

seafront in Italy. 

Max Keep 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €15 Paul (62 

Rue des Clefs, Colmar, 

tel: 03 8924 1662) 

Cosy, dependable Paul 

is ideal for a coff ee, 

croissant or light meal 

at any time of the day. 

UP TO €30 

Restaurant 

Unterlinden (2 Rue 

des Unterlinden, 

Colmar, tel: 03 8941 

1873) Just next to the 

fantastic Unterlinden 

Museum, this quaint 

spot is one of the best 

places in the city to try 

fl ammekueche, the 

Alsatian version of pizza. 

UP TO €50 Der Vierte 

König (20 Blumenrain, 

Basel, tel: 06 1261 

5442) Next door to 

Basel’s luxurious Drei 

Könige (Three Kings) 

hotel, Der Vierte König 

(The Fourth King) 

off ers mid-priced 

cuisine at its best. With 

a rustic but stylish 

interior, an excellent 

menu and the best 

wine list of any Basel 

restaurant in its class. 

This is a local highlight. 

EXCLUSIVE St 

Alban-Eck (60 St 

Alban-Vorstadt, Basel, 

tel: 06 1271 0320) 

This little jewel is 

situated in a charming 

street parallel to the 

Rhine. The cuisine 

is imaginative 

and includes such 

temptations as cold 

melon and mint 

soup, grilled steak 

with chanterelles and 

chocolate souffl é 

on pistachio sauce. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Charlie’s 

Bar (26 Rue de la Sinne, 

Mulhouse, tel: 03 8966 

1222) This bar, with 

authentic art-nouveau 

décor and piano music 

from 1920s Paris, is the 

perfect place to start 

the evening with a glass 

of chilled Champagne. 

LIVE MUSIC Cargo 

Bar (46 St Johanns- 

Rheinweg, Basel, tel: 

06 1321 0072) Basel’s 

best-loved alternative 

to the larger venues. 

Three nights a week, 

this bar fi lls to capacity 

and spills out on to 

the riverbank as jazz 

and rock acts keep 

the neighbours up. 

LATE & LIVELY 

The Annex (14 

Binningerstrasse, Basel, 

tel: 06 1564 6600) 

Fridays see relaxed 

reggae nights, while 

Saturdays feature 

house and guest DJs 

at the most exclusive 

garage in Basel. It’s 

one of the gems in 

the cluster of clubs 

around Basel Zoo. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP The masks, 

drums and piccolos 

of Basel Fasnacht 

(carnival) are 

BASEL 

FASNACHT 

GO Starting on 14 

March, with 72 hours 

of music, drinking, 

dancing and lots of 

fun, the Fasnacht is 

the event of the year. 

More than 12,000 

people take part each 

year (fasnacht.ch). 

wonderfully original, 

but you won’t make 

yourself popular making 

off ers to the locals on 

the street and there 

are no touts selling 

knock-off s. If you 

really want to take a 

sample home, consider 

respectfully inquiring 

at one of the boutiques 

that make them, 

such as Larveatelier 

d’Frau Fasnacht (30 

Blotzheimerstrasse). 

SEE Baselworld 

(24–31 March) is the 

world’s leading watch 

and jewellery show, 

with more than 2,100 

exhibitors from 40 

countries, and 94,000 

visitors in 2010. 

Fascinating if you know 

your Patek Philippe from 

your Rolex, rather dull 

if you never expect to 

have an extra €10,000 

to blow on diamonds 

(baselworld.com). 

ESCAPE Mulhouse’s 

carnival may not be 

as famous as Basel’s, 

but it does happen 

the week before, so if 

you’re in town from 

11–13 March check 

out the parades 

and fun (carnavalmulhouse.com). 

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Certainly Switzerland’s 

most spectacular 

winter rite, Chienbaese 

in Liestal (13 March) is 

a fi re parade in which 

men, women and 

children carry giant 

fl aming brooms and 

fl aming wagons through 

this small city – the 

youngest participant is 

off ered a prize! 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €15 Boojum 

(73 Botanic Avenue, 

tel: 028 9031 5334) 

This informal Mexican 

restaurant is the 

perfect spot if you 

fancy a quiet bite at 

lunch or dinner. The 

food is extremely 

fresh and the service 

is super-fast. A branch 

has also just opened in 

the city centre. 

UP TO €30 

McCracken’s (4 Joy’s 

Entry, tel: 028 9032 

6711) Tucked away just 

off the High Street, 

this stylish bar is a 

great place for a hearty 

lunch. The menu is 

pretty varied and the 

staff also serve a mean 

pint of Guinness. 

UP TO €50 La Boca 

(6 Fountain Street, 

tel: 028 9032 3087) 

If you’re in the mood 

for a good steak, why 

not check out this 

Argentine-inspired 

restaurant. The food is 

reasonably priced and 

the restaurant has 

a terrifi c atmosphere. 

EXCLUSIVE CoCo 

(7–11 Linenhall Street, 

tel: 028 9031 1150) 

Since it opened just 

over a year or so ago, 

this trendy eatery has 

quickly established 

itself as one of the 

places to be seen. 

The décor is pretty 

funky and the 

restaurant is located 

close to many of the 

city’s nightlife hotspots. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Ryan’s 

Bar & Grill (116–118 

Lisburn Road, tel: 028 

9050 9850) This 

small but perfectly 

formed bar is an 

ideal spot for a quiet 

drink. It has a cosy 

atmosphere and never 

seems to get too 

crowded. There is 

also an excellent 

restaurant upstairs. 

LIVE MUSIC The 

Black Box (18–22 Hill 

Street, tel: 028 9024 

4400) Located in the 

heart of the arty part 

of town known as the 

Cathedral Quarter, this 

über-cool live music 

venue has played host 

to some of the best 

up-and-coming bands 

throughout the land. 

LATE & LIVELY 

The Northern Whig 

(2–10 Bridge Street, 

tel: 028 9050 9888) If 

you’re just getting your 

bearings in the city, 

the Northern Whig is 

a great place to base 

yourself. It’s busy most 

nights of the week 

and attracts a pretty 

diverse crowd. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP These days, 

no visit to Belfast is 

complete without a trip 

to the mega shopping 

centre Victoria Square. 

As well as being home 

JURYS INN 

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Even more stylish 

after its recent 

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trendy Belfast break. 




to a host of designer 

stores, there’s also 

a free viewing dome 

which gives you a 

great view of the city 

(1 Victoria Square, 

tel: 028 9032 2277). 

SEE Although St 

Patrick’s Day has 

traditionally been 

a low-key aff air in 

Belfast, recently the 

celebrations have 

become more high 

profi le. On 17 March 

this year there will be 

a parade from the 

City Hall to Custom 

House Square leaving 

at noon, followed by 

a free concert. 

GO Often described 

as Belfast’s Notting 

Hill, Ormeau Road is a 

great place to eat and 

drink. It’s dotted with 

fantastic inexpensive 

restaurants and great 

traditional bars. The 

Errigle Inn comes highly 

recommend for a pint 

and Soul Food is great 

for a spot of lunch. 

ESCAPE Less than 

an hour’s drive from 

Belfast, the beautiful 

seaside town of 

Portaferry is well worth 

a visit. Enjoy a pint in 

one of the many bars, 

then take the short 

ferry ride across to the 

equally charming town 

of Strangford. 

NO WAY! 

Belfast’s Sirocco 

Works invented air 

conditioning, and 

the city’s Royal 

Victoria Hospital was 

the world’s fi rst air 

conditioned building. 

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Ulster Tatler 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €15 Ohlàlà 

Tartes-shop (18 Mainzer 

Strasse) On a street 

where squatters once 

battled police sits a 

pretty little shop run by 

a young French lady who 

bakes beautiful fresh 

quiches and sweet tarts 

every morning. Perfect 

for lunch after the nearby 

weekend Boxhagener 

Platz market. 

UP TO €30 Bar- 

Celona (2 Hannoversche 

Strasse, Mitte, tel: 030 

282 9153) This was the 

fi rst tapas bar to open 

in the eastern half of 

the city following the fall 

of the Berlin Wall, and 

it still pleases a wellheeled 

clientèle 

with its off erings of 

tempting Spanish 

delicacies and wines. 

UP TO €50 Gat 

Kitchen (81–82 

Mauerstrasse, tel: 030 

2067 1747) In 

a new Spanish designer 

hotel tucked away down 

a side street not far from 

Checkpoint Charlie, 

this retro yet futuristic 

little eatery actually 

serves some delicious 

Catalonian-style dinners 

conceived by trendy 

Spanish chefs Paula 

and Flip. The menu is a 

mix of seafood, which is 

normally hard to fi nd in 

Berlin, and quality meats 

such as entrecôte, 

served with good 

Spanish and German 

wines. Reservations 

are recommended. 

EXCLUSIVE Paris 

Moskau (141 Alt-Moabit, 

Tiergarten, tel: 030 394 

2081) Hidden in a 

small, half-timbered 

house in Tiergarten 

Park, near the massive 

new central station, 

this elegant yet 

unpretentious treasure 

boasts a winning 

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AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Tajik 

Tearoom (1st fl oor, 1 

Am Festungsgraben, tel: 

030 204 1112) This is 

the perfect place to 

stop after a stroll 

through the historical 

centre of Berlin. Take off 

your shoes and recline 

on cushions as you 

sip on tea from a 

samovar (teapot) in 

this ornate café just off 

Unter den Linden. 

LIVE MUSIC Kaff ee 

Burger (60 Torstrasse, 

Mitte, tel: 030 2804 

6495) This charming 

venue – a pub whose 

look hasn’t changed 

much since the 

Communist era – hosts 

intimate concerts 

most nights of the 

week and turns into 

a pretty raucous dance 

club after midnight, 

especially at the 

monthly hedonistic 

Russendisko parties. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Kleine Reise (8 

Spreewaldplatz) This 

Irish-run club below 

a hostel in the middle 

of Kreuzberg aims to 

be a haven for eclectic 

electronic music-lovers 

looking for a relaxed 

and fun-loving houseparty 

atmosphere. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Berlin Story 

was the fi rst bookshop 

catering to tourists 

on Unter den Linden. 

A far cry from the 

many tacky souvenir 

shops on Berlin’s main 

boulevard, this store 

THE MOST FAMOUS 

IRISH PUB IN BERLIN 

stocks hundreds 

of Berlin-related 

books in English and 

other languages 

(26 Unter den Linden, 

berlinstory.de). 

SEE The global 

theatre sensation Blue 

Man Group has an 

ongoing Berlin show 

at Potsdamer Platz. 

No German-language 

skills are required 

to marvel at these 

mad, blue-skinned 

entertainers 

(tel: 018 054 444, 

bluemangroup.de). 

GO Schloss 

Charlottenburg in 

the far west of the 

city was built by the 

Hohenzollern family 

as a country residence 

in the 17th century. Go 

inside and marvel at 

the ornate, baroque 

interiors – including 

a porcelain cabinet 

housing thousands 

of exquisite objects. 

The large formal 

gardens and park 

surrounding the palace 

are perfect for a stroll. 

ESCAPE The Garden 

Kingdom of Dessau- 

Wörlitz is a huge area of 

landscaped parks and 

palaces built in the 18th 

century. The UNESCO 

World Heritage Site is 

about an hour-anda-half 

drive south 

west of Berlin 

(gartenreich.com). 

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green city, with around 

one-third of the city 

composed of forests, 

parks, gardens, 

rivers and lakes. 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 La 

Cidrerie Hernani (29 

Avenue Maréchal Joff re, 

tel: 05 5923 0101) This is 

a typical cider restaurant, 

with big wooden tables. 

Meat, fi sh and vegetable 

dishes and as much 

cider as you can drink 

are the order of the day. 

EXCLUSIVE La Ferme 

de Bassilour (Rue 

Burruntz, tel: 05 5941 

9085) If you’re in a big 

group, this is a unique 

experience. Help the chef 

create your gourmet 

dishes in this 16thcentury 

farmhouse, then 

dine on the perfectly 

executed dishes. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Le Royalty 

(13 Place Clémenceau) 

Le Royalty has an ideal 

central location, with 

British décor, where you 

can watch the world 

go by over a coff ee or 

cocktail. Popular with 

locals and tourists alike. 

LATE & LIVELY Le 

Bar Jean (5 Rue des 

Halles, tel: 05 5924 

8038) A very busy bar 

frequented by a lively 

crowd of locals drinking 

sangria and cocktails 


THIS MONTH 

GO For a relaxing spa 

experience, head to 

Spa Kémana. Owned by 

international rugby star 

Serge Betsen, there’s 

an extensive range of 

treatments available (3 

Carrefour d’Hélianthe). 

NO WAY! 

Napoléon III and Empress 

Eugénie built their 

holiday palace in Biarritz 

in 1854. The original 

palace burnt down in 

1870, but was rebuilt as 

the Hôtel du Palais. 

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SHOP This food 

market is a treat for all 

the senses. Buy some 

fresh cheese, fruit 

and cold meats for a 

picnic. Stop off at Chez 

Etienne – the popular 

market café for a midmorning 

coff ee. 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 

Restaurante Lasa (3 

Calle Diputación, tel: 94 

424 0103) A trendy little 

bar in the city centre, 

where a good selection 

of tasty tapas and a set 

lunchtime menu draw 

in the customers. 

EXCLUSIVE 

Restaurante Artagan 

(2 Plaza Moyua, tel: 94 

416 2200) Set within 

the Carlton Hotel, 

exquisite Artagan serves 

traditional Basque 

cuisine at its best. Wash 

down your meal with 

one of the great regional 

wines on off er. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Old Tavern 

(3 Rodríguez Arias, 

tel: 94 415 0744) 

A quaint and traditional 

English-style pub with 

a respectable selection 

of beers and a friendly, 

laidback atmosphere. A 

good place to start the 

night with the locals. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Café Boulevard (3 

Arenal, tel: 94 415 3128) 

Recently reopened 

after an extensive 

renovation, this stalwart 

is one of Bilbao’s most 

emblematic meeting 

points. Open until late 

at the weekends, there’s 

no surprise as to why 

it’s such a popular place 

with locals and visitors. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP El Mercado 

de la Ribera, next to 

the river, is reportedly 

the biggest indoor 

market in Europe. Fresh 

produce is delivered 

daily – from fruit and 

vegetables, meat and 

fi sh to cheeses, sweets 

and much more (every 

day except Sundays). 

SEE The carnival 

parades fl oat through 

various parts of the 

city centre from 

4–8 March. Check the 

posters for related 

events, such as 

concerts and street 

theatre, and join in the 

fun and dress up. 

NO WAY! 

Athletic Club Bilbao 

is the only premier 

division football club 

in Europe with a noforeign-players 

policy 

– in fact, they don’t 

have any players 

from outside the 

Basque country! 

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UP TO €30 The 

Oriental (The Mailbox, 

128–130 Wharfside 


9988) Its canalside 

location, opulent décor, 

attentive service and 

a wide range of Thai, 

Malaysian and Chinese 

dishes make The Oriental 

a popular option. More 

unusual highlights 

include salt and chilli soft 

shell crab or squid. 

EXCLUSIVE Bluu Bar 

& Restaurant (Islington 

Gates, Summer Row, 

tel: 0121 236 9013) 

Serving everything 

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lunches – brimming 

plates of roast meat and 

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AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Black 

Eagle Pub (16 Factory 

Road, tel: 0121 523 

4008) If you’re craving 

a quiet drink in a 

traditional pub, you can’t 

go wrong with the Black 

Eagle. This welcoming 

boozer dishes up hearty 

pub food and real ale. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Gatecrasher (182 

Upper Broad Street, tel: 

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and Saturday). 

THIS MONTH 

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SEE If you’re a fan 

of UK TV drama 

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New Alexandra Theatre 

could be the place for 

you. The amibitious 

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to bring 50 years of the 

soap opera to the stage. 

From 21–26 March 

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UP TO €30 E’ Cucina 

Senzanome (42A Via 

Senzanome, tel: 051 

275 0069) Low-cost, 

high-quality food is 

served at this quirky 

restaurant. Just decide 

on a menu of meat, fi sh 

or veg, then leave the 

details to the chef. 

EXCLUSIVE Al 

Pappagallo (3 Piazza 

della Mercanzia, tel: 051 

232 807) In a choice 

position, right by the 

two towers, this historic 

restaurant off ers a 

mouthwatering selection 

of local and creative 

dishes and an extensive 

wine list. The house 

lasagne is delicious. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Chez Baker 

(7A Via Polese) Bologna’s 

most historic jazz 

location draws musicians 

and enthusiasts from 

all over the world to its 

intimate cellar. Good 

local food is served too. 

LATE & LIVELY La 

Scuderia (2 Piazza 

Verdi, tel: 051 656 9619) 

In the heart of Bologna’s 

lively university district, 

this place occupies 14thcentury 

stables. Open 

from 8am, it comes into 

its own after dark. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Chocolates and 

sweets that look as good 

as they taste fi ll the oldfashioned 

shelves lining 

the walls at Gilberto. 

Downstairs there’s a wellstocked 

wine and liqueur 

section (5 Via Drapperie). 

SEE Head to the 

exhibition centre for 

Cosmoprof – one of 

the world’s premier 

beauty events. You’ll fi nd 

demonstrations of the 

latest techniques and 

products. From 18–21 

March (cosmoprof.com). 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Comptoir 

Cuisine (2 Place de la 

Comédie, tel: 05 5656 

2233) This recently 

opened bistronomique 

places an emphasis on 

seasonal produce and 

traditional recipes. Sit 

at the counter to watch 

the chefs at work, or 

linger on the terrace 

overlooking the opera. 

EXCLUSIVE Chez 

Greg – Le Grand 

Theatre (29 Rue Esprit 

des Lois, tel: 05 5631 

3030) Enjoy the best 

food that south west 

France has to off er in 

modern surroundings. 

Specialities include 

oysters from the nearby 

Bassin d’Arcachon 

and duck grilled over 

the chimney fi re. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Chez 

Pompon (4 Cours du 

Verdun, tel: 05 5652 

5492) A restaurant by 

day, this well-known local 

institution becomes a 

bar in the evening, often 

with DJs on Thursdays 

and Fridays. A popular 

spot for an aperitif. 

LATE & LIVELY Wine 

Not (20 Rue des Piliers 

de Tutelle) This new 

bar has something for 

everyone. Drop by at the 

end of the day for a glass 

of wine or Champagne, 

have dinner in the bistro 

or stay late for dancing. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP With a wonderful 

selection of classic toys, 

clothes and accessories 

for children, you’re sure 

to fi nd a gift for the little 

ones back home at Le 

Petit Souk (26 Rue du 

Pas Saint Georges). 

SEE The Salon des 

Vins des Vignerons 

Indépendants runs from 

11–13 March, where 

you get the chance 

to sample and buy 

wines from 12 French 

wine regions (Parc des 

Expositions, vigneronindependant.com). 

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Dating from the 1400s, 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Vesuvio 

(Seafront, Alum Chine, 

tel: 01202 759 100) 

Right on the beach, big 

and bustling Vesuvio 

packs in the punters for 

its traditional and fi lling 

Italian cuisine. The pizzas 

and Italian ice creams 

are a big hit with children. 

EXCLUSIVE Pebble 

Beach (Marine Drive, 

Barton-on-Sea, tel: 

01425 627 777) A few 

miles east of town, 

Pebble Beach is one of 

the most highly rated 

restaurants in the area, 

with dazzling sea views 

and sumptuous dishes 

such as seabass with 

tiger prawns in saff ron 

sauce and smoked duck 

breast. Don’t forget to 

leave time for a cocktail. 

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AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Sixty 

Million Postcards 

(19–21 Exeter Road, tel: 

01202 292 697) This 

cool and casual bar has 

big comfy sofas, cosy 

booths, board games, 

decent bar food and 

occasional live music. 

LATE & LIVELY 

The Old Firestation (36 

Holdenhurst Road, tel: 

01202 963 889) Set in 

a Grade II-listed former 

fi re station, this is a top 

student club, which also 

hosts a diverse array 

of DJ nights and live 

music. Past guests have 

included Scouting for 

Girls and Dizzee Rascal. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Check out the 

amazing, largely locally 

produced chocolates 

and confectionary 

at Priorys, a tiny 

traditional chocolate 

shop (1A Castle 

Street, Christchurch). 

SEE Chris Wood 

performs as part of 

the Bournemouth 

Folk Festival at the 

International Centre on 

12 March. Other diverse 

BIC highlights in March 

include The Circus 

of Horrors (6th), The 

Bootleg Beatles (10th), 

McFly (23rd) and the 

Moscow Ballet (28th) 

(tel: 01202 456 400). 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Gout 

d’Soleil (20 Rue Louis 

Blanc, tel: 02 9805 

3692) This is a great little 

Portuguese place serving 

dishes from around the 

Mediterranean as well 

as all your Portuguese 

favourites. Try the 

Brazilian-style cassoulet 

or the selection of tapas. 

EXCLUSIVE 

La Fleur du Sel (15 

bis Rue de Lyon, tel: 02 

9844 3865) The menu 

changes often at this 

sophisticated venue with 

classic décor and thick 

white tablecloths. Try 

the partridge in pastry, 

the veal with wild 

asparagus or the fi sh. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY La Maison 

Blanche (2840 Route 

Sainte-Anne-du-Portzic, 

tel: 02 9845 8210) 

This is a great place 

for a drink after a 

bracing walk along the 

promenade and, if you 

fancy it, a snack and a 

relaxed game of darts or 

petanque (bowls). 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Vinomania 

is a wine shop with a 

diff erence – open until 

11pm, it off ers free 

tasting and has boxes 

of the local vineyards’ 

fi nest (34 Quai Malbert). 

SEE Anticodes is a 

mixed performance 

arts festival that takes 

place simultaneously in 

Lyon, Paris and Brest. 

Performances range 

from cult to culture. From 

3 March (anticodes.fr). 

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British and the French, 

but has now been under 

French rule for more 

than four centuries. 

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LIVELY 

Le Tour du Monde 

(Port de Plaisance du 

Moulin-Blanc) Friday 

and Saturday nights 

see the crowd singing 

and dancing on the 

bar, and if there’s 

a big match on, this 

lot will be cheering. 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Notti 

Bianche (47 Via Arc 

Zaccaria, tel: 0831 339 

469) Extremely good 

value can be found at 

this simple yet elegant 

little restaurant. It prides 

itself on using totally 

Neapolitan ingredients 

and claims to serve the 

best pizzas in town. 

EXCLUSIVE 

La Poeta Contadino 

(21 Via Indipendenza, 

Alberobello, tel: 080 432 

1917) Tucked between 

stone arches and old 

farm walls, this ancientlooking 

restaurant oozes 

character. The cavatelli 

(pasta) and gnocchi are 

excellent, as are any of 

the seafood dishes. It’s 

simple, wholesome 

and full of locals. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Bar 

Garden (5 Via Martiri 

di Cefalonia) The chefs 

here make exceptional 

stuzzichini (appetisers) 

and the barman really 

knows how to mix his 

cocktails. A pleasant 

afternoon bar that 

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LATE & LIVELY 

Stone’s Café (Via 

Tevere, Torre Santa 

Sabina) This is a good 

bar to head to with its 

leather sofas, roaring 

fi res, good food and 

healthy selection of ontap 

beverages. DJs play 

at the weekends. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Shop on 

l’Appia dei Vini on a 

drive through several 

vineyard communes 

fi nishing in Brindisi. 

Visit Masseria Asciano, 

Coopir De Laurentis 

along with many more. 

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stop and you’ll be set for 

the rest of the holiday. 

SEE Head to Murgia 

Materana for a peek 

into the ancient Puglian 

past. Set in stunning 

countryside, here you’ll 

fi nd Neolithic history 

the likes of which you 

don’t get to see so close 

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Village Pottery (70 

Princess Victoria Street, 

tel: 0117 973 4343) Run 

by potter Jen Hamilton, 

this is a quirky mix of 

a studio, gallery and 

coff ee bar. Pop in for 

a cup of Fairtrade tea 

or coff ee and a slice of 

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UP TO €30 Las 

Iguanas (113 Whiteladies 

Road, tel: 0117 973 

0730) This is one of a 

chain of Latin-inspired 

restaurants and bars 

found up and down the 

UK, with mouthwatering 

food, the freshest 

ingredients and plenty of 

fl air from the staff . The 

signature dish, Xinxim 

Brazilian lime chicken, 

is apparently a favourite 

of football legend Pele. 

UP TO €50 Bordeaux 

Quay (V-Shed, Canons 

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A harbourside venue 

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converted warehouse on 

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Bordeaux Quay off ers 

the very best in seasonal, 

regionally sourced food 

and drink, for those 

wishing to experience 

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green south west. 

EXCLUSIVE The 

Orangery at Tortworth 

Court (Wottonunder-Edge, 

South 

Gloucestershire, tel: 

01454 263 000) The 

Orangery is committed 

to serving locally 

sourced produce, with 

much of it coming from 

the Tortworth Estate, 

right on the doorstep 

of this venue. Seasonal 

menus refl ect the best of 

modern British cuisine 

and are complemented 

by an accessible wine list. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY The Grain 

Barge (Mardyke Wharf, 

Hotwells Road, tel: 0117 

929 9347) This historic 

converted barge is 

a great place for a 

relaxed drink. Serving 

award-winning real ales, 

it’s also famed for its 

regular live music 

every Friday in the 

downstairs Hold Bar. 

LIVE MUSIC The Old 

Duke (45 King Street, 

tel: 0117 927 7137) A 

traditional Bristol pub 

that boasts friendly 

service and locally 

sourced ales. Catch 

world-class blues and 

jazz acts every night 

of the week, as well as 

Sunday lunchtimes. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Jongleurs Comedy 

Club (28 Baldwin Street, 

tel: 0870 011 1960) 

Shows run every Friday 

and Saturday followed 

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chapel, gardens and 

woodland make for 

an inspiring day of 

discovery. This year the 

new Home Farm visitor 

centre is open. The day 

out is just 20 minutes 

from Bristol. 

by an after-show disco 

until 3am. The venue 

off ers extensive dining 

options and the ground 

fl oor, Bar Eton, is the 

perfect place to meet for 

a pre-show drink. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Established 

in 1743, St Nicholas 

Market is the oldest and 

best-loved market in 

Bristol. The vibrant and 

buzzing marketplace 

can be found in the 

heart of the old city. 

Many visitors choose to 

pick up a few items here 

then head to the local 

parks for an alfresco 

snack (Corn Street). 

SEE All About Us – 

with over 50 new or 

signifi cantly enhanced 

exhibits – is an unusual 

celebration of all things 

human that helps people 

discover how amazing 

their brains and bodies 

are. Starts 10 March 

(At Bristol, Anchor Road, 

tel: 0845 345 1235). 

GO Southville is a 

popular spot to enjoy 

a relaxing drink and 

some great food. North 

Street is the centre of 

most of the activity, with 

many bars, cafés and 

restaurants buzzing 

with activity. The iconic 

Tobacco Factory can 

also be found in the area 

– a distinct red brick 

building, which is now a 

performance art space. 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €15 Le Pain 

Quotidien (16 Rue 

Antoine Dansaert, tel: 

02 502 2361) This is 

always a great place 

for brunch. You can 

sit around a 

communal table and 

order an assortment 

of pastries and 

dishes. This particular 

branch is the fi rst one 

that Alain Coumont 

opened in 1990. His 

objective was to open 

a place that makes 

organic bread in 

a traditional way. 

UP TO €30 

Darjeeling (160 Rue 

Stevin, tel: 02 230 1361) 

This restaurant off ers 

a wide variety of Indian 

dishes and is located a 

stone’s throw from the 

European quarter. 


Crèche des Artistes 

(21 Rue de la Crèche, 

tel: 02 511 2256) The 

food served at this 

Italian restaurant is 

fantastic throughout, 

but the black truffl e 

risotto deserves 

a special mention. 

The redbrick walls and 

extensive wine selection 

on display in wooden 

casks also give this 

place a pleasant rustic 

and warm atmosphere. 

EXCLUSIVE La 

Paix (49 Rue Ropsy- 

Chaudron, tel: 02 

523 0958) It’s never 

easy to get a table at 

chef David Martin’s 

Michelin-starred 

brasserie. It’s only 

open from Monday 

to Friday for lunch, 

and Friday evenings 

for dinner, and the 

length of the waiting 

list for reservations 

can be discouraging. 

But don’t give up 

hope! Persevere, try 

the Simmental beef, 

however, and you’ll 

understand why it’s 

worth the eff ort. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Monk 

(42 Rue St-Catherine, 

tel: 02 503 0880) 

With its defi nite pub 

feel, this Belgian 

brasserie is a great 

spot to begin the 

night and mingle with 

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the easy-going and 

diverse crowd. There 

are both non-smoking 

and smoking areas. 

LIVE MUSIC 

Madame Moustache 

(5–7 Quai au Bois à 

Brûler, tel: 04 8553 

4494) Tremendously 

popular since it 

opened in 2010, this 

venue manages to 

combine a bohemian 

atmosphere with 

great live music. Once 

the bands are done, 

DJs take over with 

an eclectic mix to 

make sure the party 

continues late into 

the night. 

LATE & LIVELY 

The Flat (12 Rue de 

la Reinette, tel: 04 

9590 3203) As the 

name of this bar 

indicates, the top 

fl oor is decorated to 

look just like a fl at. 

You can enjoy a 

cocktail while relaxing 

on the bed or even 

sit in the bath. The 

music pumps late 

into the night and 

drink prices are 

subject to stock 

exchange variations. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP With glazed 

arcaded storefronts 

and light pouring in 

through the glass roof, 

the Galeries Royales 

St-Hubert is defi nitely 

worth a stroll even if 

you’re not shopping. 

If you are, however, 

this 19th-century 

arcade has plenty of 

luxurious shops, cafés 

and restaurants. 

SEE Check out the 

European quarter 

 

 

near Schuman 

roundabout – 

the European 

Commission, Council 

and Parliament are 

all within a few 

minutes’ walk of each 

another. While you’re 

in the area, take 

a trip to the Royal 

Belgian Institute of 

Natural Sciences, 

which has a great 

exhibition called 

BiodiverCity on 

throughout March 

(29 Rue Vautier, 

naturalsciences.be). 

GO Meander 

in the Parc du 

Cinquantenaire 

and take a look at 

the triumphal arch 

erected in 1905. 

Around the park 

there are various 

museums and the 

city’s largest mosque. 

ESCAPE Head 

to Ghent and walk 

around its car-free 

area – the largest in 

Belgium – and you’ll 

soon fi nd out why it’s 

often said to be as 

beautiful as Bruges. 

Check out St Bavo 

cathedral and the 

church of St Nicholas. 

Once you’re done, 

hop on a tour boat 

and ask the guide 

about the city’s 

secrets. One of the 

best things about 

Ghent is that it’s 

barely 35 minutes 

by train from Brussels. 

NO WAY! 

Brussels truly is an 

international city – 

27% of the population 

are foreigners. 

Gaspard Sebag 

Bucharest 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Taverna 

La Zavat (16 Strada 

Popa Nan, tel: 021 252 

2956) Currently the 

city’s most talked about 

seafood restaurant, La 

Zavat is packed most 

evenings with small 

groups of friends sharing 

big plates of fi sh and 

seafood. There are also 

great salads and a fi ne 

selection of local wine. 

EXCLUSIVE Osho 

(19–21 Bulevardul 

Primaverii, tel: 021 568 

3031) At this butcher’s 

shop you can pick your 

chops or steak (all the 

meat is sourced in 

Romania), then send 

them to be cooked just 

how you like. Set in 

Bucharest’s swankiest 

neighbourhood, prices 

are high but value for 

money is guaranteed. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Divan (46– 

48 Strada Franceza, tel: 

021 312 3034) Possibly 

the hippest café in the 

Old Town, this place 

is usually packed with 

young locals drinking 

coff ee and cocktails and 

smoking hookah pipes 

from the comfort of 

some funky armchairs. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Kulturhaus (4 Strada 

Sf Vineri, tel: 021 313 

5592) This two-level 

arthouse club attracts 

a young, friendly crowd 

of party people. Expect 

a diff erent event each 

night of the week, 

from live rock and 

folk bands to DJs 

and themed parties. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Everything sold 

at Idelier – a one-stop 

shop for clothes, shoes, 

accessories and quirky 

bits and pieces – is 

made and designed in 

Romania (1 Bulevardul 

Lascar Cartagiu). 

SEE Casa Melik is 

the oldest house in 

Bucharest. Built between 

1750 and 1760, today 

it’s home to a museum 

dedicated to the 

Romanian early cubist 

artist Theodor Pallady 

(22 Strada Spatarului). 

NO WAY! 

Romania’s witches now 

have to pay tax following 

the introduction of a 

labour law that defi nes 

fortune-telling and 

astrology as professions. 

Craig Turp 


Budapest 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 APA Cuka 

(5 Horánszky Utca) APA 

Cuka is an arty space in 

a restored pipe factory 

that combines artists’ 

studios, a live music bar 

ART’OTEL 

BUDAPEST 

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True to its name, the 

Art’Otel adds a real 

arty fl avour to your 

trip, and has a superb 

location on the banks 

of the Danube. 



and a fun restaurant with 

a Hungarian menu. 

EXCLUSIVE 

Babel Delikát Étterem 

(1 Szarka Utca, tel: 

338 2143) While many 

restaurants near here 

are tourist traps, Babel 

is an exception. The 

food is contemporary, 

and the kitchen really 

shines with various 

tasting menus on off er. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Muvész 

Kávéház (29 Andrássy 

Utca) This coff eehouse 

is one of Budapest’s 

classic cafés, beloved 

among artists who come 

for the espresso. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Garzon Café (24 

Wesselényi Utca) A 

garzon refers to a type 

of tatty apartment. This 

bar, however, oozes 

shabby-chic style, and 

is a fun place to spend 

the evening. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP A Budapestbased 

Russian shoe 

designer sells her 

footwear creations at 

Siberia. She makes 

custom designs too 

(19 Wesselényi Utca). 

GO Check out where 

ruinpubs (Budapest’s 

retro pubs) fi rst started, 

at Fogas Ház at 51 

Akácfa Utca and Szimpla 

Kert at 14 Kazinczy Utca 

in the VI district. 

NO WAY! 

Unicum, the Hungarian 

herbal liqueur, is made 

from a top-secret recipe 

that contains more than 

40 diff erent herbs. 

Carolyn Bánfalvi


Cagliari 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Lo Spiedo 

Sardo (47 Via Palomba, 

tel: 070 492 202) Try 

the delicious Sardinian 

specialities served 

here, such as porchetto 

arrosto (sucking pig) 

and a great choice 

of excellent wines. 

Decorated with rustic 

handcrafts, it also boasts 

very friendly staff . 

EXCLUSIVE 

Ristorante Italia (30 

Via Sardegna, tel: 070 

657 987) Situated in 

the centre of town 

and founded in 1921, 

Ristorante Italia is 

simply unmissable, with 

its excellent ambience, 

fantastic service and 

even better food. The 

carpaccio di tonno 

(wafer-thin tuna slices) 

is unbeatable. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY La Sella 

del Diavolo (1 Fermata 

Poetto Beach, tel: 070 

373 686) This small café 

at one end of Poetto 

Beach is encased in 

glass walls so you can 

enjoy panoramic views, 

even on a rainy day. 

LATE & LIVELY K Lab 

(13 Via Cesare Battisti) K 

Lab is open throughout 

the whole winter season 

and is defi nitely one of 

Cagliari’s hottest places 

to experience Italian 

club culture. Dance the 

night away, with live 

DJs on Thursday and 

Saturday nights. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP At Serdiana, 20 

minutes from Cagliari, is 

Cantina di Argiolas, one 

of Italy’s top wineries 

and world-famous for its 

exquisite Turriga wine. 

Take away a few bottles 

from the lovely shop 

(28–30 Via Roma, tel: 

070 740 606). 

SEE The Sartiglia in the 

town of Oristano on 6–8 

March is a highlight not 

to be missed. Admire the 

processions of groups 

dressed in ancient 

costumes and the 

breathtaking masked 

horse riders that race 

down the narrow streets. 

NO WAY! 

Sardinia is known for an 

exceptionally high life 

expectancy. In fact, fi ve 

of the world’s 40 oldest 

people live in Sardinia. 

Dario Henke 

Casablanca 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Trica 

(5 Rue Moutanabbi, 

Guathier, tel: 0522 220 

706) A casual, everpopular 

Italian restaurant 

with décor inspired 

by New York’s trendy 

Tribeca area. Great beef 

carpaccio is served 

alongside plateloads of 

homemade pasta. 

EXCLUSIVE Basmane 

(Angle Boulevard de 

l’Ocean Atlantique et 

de la Cornice Ain Diab, 

tel: 0522 797 532) 

Experience sumptuous 

Moroccan cuisine and 

beautiful décor while 

being entertained 

by belly dancers. Go 

traditional with the 

lamb tagine or pigeon 

pastilla, which is 

defi nitely worth a try. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Lenôtre 

(86 Boulevard Moulay 

Rachid) Sample 

the mouthwatering 

delicacies of this classy 

café, while sipping on 

excellent coff ee or tea. 

LATE & LIVELY Le 

Carré Rouge (Hotel 

Dawliz, Boulevard de 

La Corniche, tel: 0522 

392 510) The local 

crowd here is young 

and glamorous. The 

roomy dancefl oor and 

international DJs keep 

clubbers coming back. 

THIS MONTH 

GO Parc Murdoch is one 

of the only maintained 

parks in Casablanca. 

Frequented year round 

by young and old alike, 

this park is a breath of 

fresh air in a noisy city. 

NO WAY! 

There are two diff erent 

types of taxi in Morocco: 

Petit and Grand. In 

Casablanca alone there 

are 8,000 petit taxis. 

Cara Warkentin 

HABBOUS 

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SHOP Ask anyone 

in Habbous to direct 

you to the olive 

market. Through a 

medieval archway, 

you’ll fi nd deep 

bowls piled high with 

dozens of diff erent 

types of olives. 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 

Strapizzati (20 Via 

Scammacca, tel: 095 

436 270) This tiny 

family-run pizzeria is 

located at the city gate 

and off ers huge tasty 

pizzas and the most 

traditional Sicilian dish 

pani cunzatu – warm 

bread, tomatoes, olive 

oil and oregano. 

EXCLUSIVE 

Ristorante Primo 

Piano (8 Via Antonio De 

Curtis, tel: 095 531 028) 

In an elegant setting in 

the historic centre of 

Catania, this exclusive 

restaurant off ers you the 

opportunity to enjoy 

a wide range of delicious 

dishes inspired by local 

and international cuisine. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Café 

Sauvage (1 Corso Italia, 

tel: 095 377 325) This 

is the most luxurious 

café in the city. It 

opened more than 

30 years ago, and 

quickly became a 

city institution. Try 

the house speciality, 

the latte di mandarla 

(almond milk). 

LATE & LIVELY 

Ceres Pub (19 Via San 

Giuseppe al Duomo, 

tel: 095 715 2294) 

Located in the city 

centre, by the university, 

this pub is frequented 

mostly by students. 

The atmosphere is 

cheerful and typically 

Sicilian, and foreign 

beers are available. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Foto T2 

Tramontana is the best 

photographic studioshop 

in the city. Here 

you can buy cameras, 

lenses and fi lm (15 Via 

Sant’Angelo Custode, 

tel: 095 347 951). 

GO Stadio Angelo 

Massimino is the city’s 

football stadium. You 

can’t beat the amazing 

atmosphere of a Catania 

Serie A match (Piazza 

Vincenzo Spedini, 

tel: 095 742 5707). 

NO WAY! 

Saverio Di Giacomo 

is a 31-year-old 

Sicilian man living in 

northern Italy. Last 

November, he walked 

for more than 

1,600km to get to 

Sicily to visit the grave 

of his grandfather. 

Alessandro Di Maio

Cologne 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 

Jonny Turista (74 

Mauritiussteinweg, tel: 

0221 240 7055) Grazing 

on tapas at Jonny Turista 

won’t break the bank – 

and there are German 

beers and Spanish wines 

to help wash it all down. 

EXCLUSIVE 

Ristorante Alfredo 

(3 Tunisstrasse, tel: 

0221 257 7380) The 

Michelin-starred cuisine 

at Alfredo is served 

with a side order of 

Italian arias. Chef 

(and trained baritone) 

Roberto Carturan off ers 

a six-course menu to 

accompany the opera. 

Exclusive Ladies Fashions 

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AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Beim 

Kölsche Jung (71 

Weyerstrasse) Keenly 

priced Gaff el or 

Reissdorf Kölsch, hearty 

regional cooking and 

live music make for 

a warm, traditional 

Rhineland welcome. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Artheater (127 

Ehrenfeldgürtel, tel: 

0221 550 3344) On 

Friday and Saturday 

nights, Ehrenfeld’s 

Artheater mutates 

from hip theatre space 

into one of Cologne’s 

leading temples of 

electronic dance music. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Inspired by the 

needs of Swiss cyclists, 

Freitag’s bags for men 

and women are stylish, 

distinctive and practical. 

Hip street Friesenwall 

is the place to get them 

(24 Friesenwall, tel: 0221 

2726 0880, freitag.ch). 

SEE Cologne’s carnival 

reaches its crescendo 

with masks, balls, live 

music and merriment. 

The highlight is 

the Rosenmontag 

procession on 7 March, 

when sweets and 

strüsjer (bouquets) are 

thrown from the fl oats 

(koelnerkarneval1.de). 

NO WAY! 

Men should leave their 

neckwear at home on 3 

March – Weiberfastnacht 

– since on this day of 

the carnival the women 

call the shots and it’s 

traditional for them to 

snip off the tie of any 

man caught wearing one. 

Neville Walker 

Copenhagen 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €15 

Agnes Cupcakes (2 

Sværtegade, tel: 3120 

6000) Copenhagen’s 

fi rst cupcake bakery 

off ers a delicious 

alternative to the 

traditional Danish 

pastry, as well as a 

selection of organic 

hot and cold drinks. 

UP TO €30 Frk 

Barners Kælder (8A 

Helgolandsgade, tel: 

3333 0533) Think good, 

old-fashioned Danish 

cooking piled on plates 

and served at tables with 

kitsch red chequered 

table cloths. The menu 

includes classics such 

as herring, calf’s liver, 

butter-fried plaice and 

apple cake. 

UP TO €50 Scarpetta 

(7 Rantzausgade, tel: 

3535 0808) Perfect 

for the indecisive, this 

Italian restaurant off ers 

a fi ve-course set meal, 

or you can pick from the 

extensive menu of small 

tapas-sized dishes. The 

painted white furniture, 

tiled fl oors and olive 

trees make for a light 

and airy atmosphere. 

Booking is essential as 

it’s always packed. 

EXCLUSIVE 

Restaurant Godt (38 

Gothersgade, tel: 3315 

2122) Chef Colin Rice 

and his wife Marie 

Anne run this intimate 

restaurant in the centre 

of town. A maximum of 

20 guests are spread 

over the two simply 

decorated fl oors, 

ensuring wonderfully 

attentive service and 

making this the perfect 

choice for a romantic 

date. The four- or 

fi ve-course lunch and 

dinner menus comprise 

European dishes 

concocted from local 

seasonal ingredients. 

An accompanying wine 

menu is also available. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Hviids 

Vinstue (19 Kongens 

Nytorv, tel: 3315 1064) 

The city’s oldest pub is 

the perfect bolthole for 

a cold March day, with 

its low ceilings, dark 

wooden interiors and 27 

varieties of Danish beer. 

LIVE MUSIC 

The Rock (45–47 

Skindergade, tel: 3391 

3913) As the name 


suggests, this centrally 

located venue will appeal 

to rock music fans as it 

hosts a mix of local and 

international rock and 

metal bands three or 

four nights a week. 

LATE & LIVELY K3 

(3 Knabrostræde, tel: 

3311 3784) Previously 

the popular gay club 

Pan, this venue now 

prides itself on the 

diversity of its clientèle 

who dance the night 

away to sets by various 

international and 

Danish DJs on the four 

dancefl oors. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Foodies visiting 

Copenhagen should 

head to Løgismose, 

a gourmet food and 

wine shop that, thanks 

to its obscure location, 

remains unknown to 

many locals. Everything 

is top quality from 

the fresh bread and 

cakes to the cheeses, 

seafood and impressive 

selection of wine 

and spirits from 

COPENHAGEN 

STAR HOTEL 

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 

Centrally located, in 

the heart of the city, 

with all major tourist 

attractions within 

walking distance this 

place is a real fi nd. 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

around the world 

(16 Nordre Toldbod). 

SEE Take a stroll 

around the lofty, lightfi 

lled rooms of Kunsthal 

Charlottenborg, where 

changing exhibitions 


artwork by Danish and 

international artists 

fi ll the walls and fl oor 

space. The bookshop 

and café are also worth 

a visit (2 Nyhavn). 

GO Linking swanky 

Frederiksberg with the 

more edgy Vesterbro 

is Værnedamsvej, a 

narrow street packed 

with great shops, cafés 

and restaurants. Spend 

an hour or so checking 

out the independent 

fashion boutiques, 

Benny’s fl orist and 

the delicatessens 

before treating yourself 

to a fresh juice at 

Granola or dinner at 

Les Trois Cochons. 

ESCAPE Fans of Out 

of Africa should take 

the train 25km north 

of Copenhagen to the 

Karen Blixen Museet, 

located in the house 

in which this famous 

author spent her entire 

life – except for her 

17 years in Africa. See 

rooms preserved in their 

original state, learn more 

about the author’s work 

and life and also enjoy 

the magnifi cent gardens 

(karen-blixen.dk). 

NO WAY! 

Denmark has 12.7 

million pigs compared 

to 5.5 million people, 

making it the greatest 

producer of pigs per 

capita in the world. 

Cathy Strongman


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UP TO €30 Big Bite 

(Benitses, tel: 26610 

71142) Enjoying a 

wonderful seafront 

location, the Greek and 

English-run Big Bite 

features local dishes 

as well as international 

fl avours, all homemade 

and in big portions. 

Kids can play safely 

on the beach in front 

of the veranda. 

EXCLUSIVE Corfu 

Sailing Club (Mandraki, 

Old Fortress, Corfu Town, 

tel: 26610 38763) Not 

exclusively for members, 

this classy restaurant 

occupies the sea wall 

beside yacht moorings. 

The French-trained 

chef presents local and 

international dishes 

with style and fl air. Try 

fried Camembert with 

cranberry sauce, then 

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steak in port, with crème 

brûlée for pudding. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Petrino Bar 

(Main Street, Gastouri) 

Occupying the ground 

fl oor of a small mansion 

in a traditional village 

setting, this bar displays 

great local character. 

Pop in for refreshments 

during a trip to the 

nearby Achillion Palace. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Ekati Night Club (Main 

Paleokastritsa Highway, 

Alikes) Corfu’s foremost 

bouzouki nightclub 

presents well-known 

artists singing Greek 

popular music. The 

show gets going – very 

loudly – after midnight. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Tourmouzoglou 

Bookshop has the 

island’s best selection of 

guidebooks, maps and 

foreign-language novels. 

Ask for John Waller’s 

Walking the Corfu Trail 

with Friends, Flowers 

and Food, a funny yet 

serious account of a 

hike along the Corfu Trail 

(47 Nikiforos Theotoki 

Street, Corfu Town). 

GO Join in celebrations 

on Clean Monday, 

the fi rst day of Lent 

(7 March). Many villages 

put on a procession and 

fi esta – Peroulades in the 

north west has one of the 

best. Take along a picnic 

and plenty of wine. 

NO WAY! 

Corfu’s carnival is 

reputed to be the best in 

Greece, and is closest to 

Venice’s celebrations. 

Hilary Paipeti 

Corsica 

(Ajaccio) 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Le 20123 

(2 Rue du Roi de Rome, 

tel: 04 9521 5005) This 

restaurant may look like 

a village square, with its 

water pump and parked 

Vespa, but Le 20123 

off ers country food. 

EXCLUSIVE L’Altru 

Versu (Route des 

Sanguinaires, tel: 04 

9550 0522) For total 

indulgence on this 

beautiful island, there’s 

only one place to go. 

One of the best places 

to dine out in Corsica. 

Go for an extravagant 

lobster or eat citrus 

pork medallions. The 

service is fantastic. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Au 

Grandval (2 Cours 

Grandval) Relax with 

a good drink at this bar 

underneath a large palm 

tree. While sipping your 

drink, gaze at the street 

photography from this 

area of Corsica. 

LATE & LIVELY 

La Place (Boulevard 

Lantivy) Downtown’s 

best discothèque, La 

Place, is the venue to 

party. The music is 

mainly techno and the 

clientèle is young. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP U Tilaghju, an 

artisan shop, is situated 

on Rue Forcioli Conti, 

close to the beautiful 

terracotta cathedral. 

Browse the lovely pieces 

of ceramic on sale. 

NO WAY! 

A visit to Ajaccio 

impressed the French 

artist Henri Matisse so 

much, it revolutionised 

his artistic ideas. 

Kimberley Chen 

FURNITURE 

MUSEUM 

SEE Musée de la 

Maison Bonaparte 

was once the home 

of the military leader 

Napoleon. There are 

many beautiful pieces 

of furniture on show 

(Rue St-Charles, 

tel: 04 9521 4389). 

Corsica 

(Bastia) 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Le Bosco 

(12 Quai des Martyrs 

de la Libération, tel: 04 

9558 0802) The only 

Lebanese restaurant 

on the island serves a 

huge variety of delicious 

mezze. Savour a piece 

of homemade baklava 

while watching the 

ferries go by. 

EXCLUSIVE 

La Corniche (San 

Martino di Lota, tel: 04 

9531 4098) La Corniche 

perches high on a hillside 

with spectacular views 

of the Mediterranean, 

about 10km north 

of Bastia. The menu 

includes Continental 

dishes served with 

a Corsican twist. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Le LVP 

Café (12 Rue Spinola, 

tel: 04 9531 2136) 

Sit back and relax 

with a glass of Pietra 

(Corsican chestnut 

beer) or local wine while 

admiring Bastia’s most 

picturesque port 

as the sun sets. 


Pinta (Port de Toga, tel: 

04 9534 2300) Dance 

the night away looking 

over the marina, enjoying 

regional beers and the 

fun-loving locals. This 

is one of Bastia’s staple 

nightspots, with live 

music at the weekends. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP At Les Grands 

Vins de Corse you’ll 

fi nd a good selection of 

Corsica’s fi nest wines, 

spirits and liqueurs, 

including wines made 

from Corsica’s unique 

grape varieties Nielluccio 

and Sciaccarellu (24 

Rue César Campinchi). 

SEE Bastia meets 

Moscow: take Musica 

Viva from Moscow, 

one of Russia’s most 

prestigous orchestras, 

add Laetitia Himo, an 

internationally acclaimed 

violoncellist from Bastia, 

and the result will be 

astounding. Catch it on 

25 March (Théâtre de 

Bastia, Rue Favalelli). 

NO WAY! 

Bastia was founded in 

1378 by the Genoese 

and was the capital 

of Corsica until 1791. 

The name comes from 

bastiglia, meaning 

“stronghold”. 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 

Ippokambos Ouzerie 

(3 Sofokli Venizelou, tel: 

2810 280 240) Locals 

fl ock to this city-centre 

favourite, a family-run 

ouzerie taverna serving 

mezze, fresh fi sh and 

great seafood. 

EXCLUSIVE Brilliant 

Gourmet Restaurant 

(15 Epimenidou 


959) Part of the Lato 

Boutique Hotel, this 

elegant restaurant with 

chic, modern décor 

off ers fi ne gourmet 

cuisine using local and 

Mediterranean fl avours. 

Think risotto with 

Cretan apaki smoked 

pork and chicken fi llet 

with mizithra creamy 

Cretan cheese. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Fashion 

Café (3 Korai and 

Perdikare Street) This 

café-bar has outdoor 

seating in the narrow 

streets in the heart of 

the city’s nightlife area, 

and is hugely popular 

with the young crowd. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Privilege (7 Doukos 

Beaufort) Privilege is 

back with a fresh new 

style. Dance the night 

away at this popular 

mainstream club playing 

dance, trance, hip 

hop, Greek music and 

everything in between. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Shop for 

fantastic Greek designer 

jewellery, watches and 

bags at Folli Follie in 


(23 Dedalou Street). 

GO For a lovely walk, 

head from Venizelou 

Square, strolling down 

25th August Street past 

the Venetian Loggia and 

St Titos church, admiring 

the Venetian mansions 

on the way. Continue 

down to the old port 

and the impressive 

Koules fortress. 

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Greece has the highest 

per capita consumption 

of olive oil in the world, 

and Cretans consume 

the most olive oil in 

Greece. The average 

Greek consumes more 

than 15kg a year, while in 

Crete that exceeds 20kg. 

Carol Palioudakis 

Cyprus 

(Larnaca) 

Cyprus 


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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Village 

Tavern (Pyla Road, 

Pyla Village, tel: 24 

645 900) Theo and 

Denise serve homecooked 

bar snacks 

and restaurant meals. 

There’s a good choice of 

Cypriot or international 

dishes, and a special 

menu for children. 

EXCLUSIVE 

Charmers Restaurant 

(75 Pigiale Pasa 

Avenue, tel: 24 624 

127) A pleasant and 

ever-popular seafront 

restaurant that serves 

excellent steaks – 

fresh fi sh is also on 

the menu. You have to 

try the ice-cream cake 

for dessert. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY The Only 

Café-Bar (7 Georgiou 

Photiou, Oroklini, tel: 

24 647 740) A wellpriced 

all-day breakfast 

is served here and 

happy hour keeps the 

locals, well, happy every 

day from 12–9pm. 

Free Wi-Fi and live 

international football 

are also available. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Club Memphis 

(15–17 Corner of Lordou 

Vironos and Grigori 

Axfentiou Avenue) 

Dance until 4am at 

Club Memphis, where 

exclusive nights and 

events lure in local 

and international DJs, 

playing a mix of soul, 

R’n’B, house and Greek 

hits. The dress code is 

super stylish. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Choose an 

unusual gift from the 

Oro Fino jewellery 

shop, whose aim is 

to present previously 

unseen jewellery in 

an atmosphere of 

poetry and surreal décor 

(26 Pavlou Valsamaki 

Street, tel: 24 654 666, 

orofi nojewellery.com). 

SEE Larnaca’s 

Saturday-morning 

fruit and vegetable 

market is a real hive of 

activity and colour as 

Cypriot villagers sell 

their fresh, homegrown 

produce 

(Leontos Sofou Street). 

NO WAY! 

Larnaca town is home 

to seven diff erent 

museums, ranging 

from ecclesiastical and 

medieval to fascinating 

archeological collections 

on show to the public. 

Bev Orton Jennings 


Cyprus 

(Paphos) 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Tea For 

Two (Tombs of The 

Kings Road) This is one 

of the best cafés for 

international food in 

town, off ering friendly 

GREEN 

MONDAY 

SEE The 7 March 

marks the fi rst day 

of Lent in the Eastern 

Orthodox calendar. 

To celebrate, Cypriots 

hold picnics and have 

kite-fl ying events. At 

noon, head to Faros 

Beach in Paphos. 

service with indoor and 

outdoor seating. It does 

a good English breakfast. 

EXCLUSIVE Koi Thai 

& Japanese Restaurant 

(58 Poseidonos Avenue, 

tel: 26 813 456) Ultrachic 

and worth dressing 

up for, Koi serves a full 

range of delicious Asian 

cuisine with an emphasis 

on sushi, noodles, 

tempura, seafood and 

Thai curry dishes. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Balia 

Elektriki Cafe (8 

Vladimerou Herakleous, 

Ktima, tel: 26 222 157) 

Centrally located in the 

courtyard of the stylish 

Balia Elektriki Gallery, 

this chic venue serves a 

selection of coff ees, soft 

and alcoholic drinks. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Linekers (Bar Street) 

Dance until late every 

night at this lively bar, 

which attracts the 

young crowd. Resident 

DJs play the latest hits. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP At Avgoustinos 

Pottery you can take 

your pick from creative, 

original tableware and 

ornaments from one of 

the oldest potteries in 

Paphos (105 Makarios 

III Avenue, Yeroskipou, 

tel: 99 568 726). 

NO WAY! 

Cyprus has a 

multicultural history, 

and hidden away 

inland is a collection of 

beautifully preserved 

Venetian bridges built 

for the camel caravans 

in the 16th century. 

Lucie Robson/lintv.eu


Dalaman 

Turkey 


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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Ayytacc 

Café (14B Cumhuriyet 

Caddesi, tel: 0252 692 

4423) This snazzy café 

attracts a youthful mix 

of customers. Order 

a frothy cappuccino, 

as no alcohol is served, 

and enjoy a spot of 

people-watching. Open 

until midnight, it makes 

a great place to mingle 

with the local young 

and trendy crowd. 

EXCLUSIVE Cafe 

La Vie (Mara Mah, 

5 Salik sok, Dalyan, 

tel: 0252 284 4142) 

Tingle your taste 

buds at this fabulous 

restaurant. Enjoy a 

mouthwatering mixed 

grill and sip wonderful 

wines served with 

panache, while 

relaxing by the river 

running through 

the gardens. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Tesadüf 

(Ege Mah, 37 Kenan 

Evren Bulvarı, tel: 0252 

692 5914) Simply the 

best place in town to 

start your evening. 

Unwind to live local 

music while enjoying 

a delicious steak or 

freshly caught seabass 

in Dalaman’s newest 

hip location. 

LATE & LIVELY Jazz 

Bar (Cumhurriyet 

Mah, Göcek, tel: 0252 

645 1729) Finish the 

evening a-rockin’-anda-rollin’ 

until dawn to 

local and international 

hits played with 

style by a variety 

of live musicians. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Remember, 

sparkling diamonds 

are a girl’s best friend. 

Gürhan is the man to 

see if you want your 

rock set in 14-carat 

gold made to your 

own design (Gürhan 

Kuyumculuk, 47 

Atatürk Caddesi, 

tel: 0252 692 2842). 

GO Sea too cold? 

Then visit the natural 

thermal pool at Fevziye, 

where the water is 

a constant 27°C. 

The water is said to 

cure everything from 

psoriasis to sciatica 

(Gurukardı Mah, 

Kukurtlu su, Fevziye, 

tel: 0252 285 8219). 

NO WAY! 

The world’s oldest 

known shipwreck was 

found and excavated in 

Uluburun, just along the 

coast from Dalaman. 

Rod Harrison 

Dortmund 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Café 

Lotte (31 Dresdener 

Strasse, tel: 0231 5303 

1131) This delightful 

corner café with a 

Jugendstil fl oor serves 

tasty and healthy 

breakfasts, lunches and 

homemade cakes, and 

an incredible variety 

of hot chocolate drinks. 

EXCLUSIVE 

Palmgarten (200 

Hohensyburgstrasse, 

tel: 0231 774 0731) At 

the classy restaurant 

of the Hohensyburg 

casino, enjoy great 

seasonal food that 

comes with fantastic 

views over the valley 

and pay the bill with 

your winnings next door. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Las Salinas 

(9–11 Kleppingstrasse, 

tel: 0231 150 4434) To 

fi nd some Mediterranean 

holiday atmosphere in 

Dortmund, head to this 

trendy Spanish bar in the 

pedestrian area. Named 

after a beach in Ibiza, it 

doesn’t disappoint. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Freizeitzentrum West 

(20 Ritterstrasse, 

tel: 0231 177 820) A 

functional building 

behind the Dortmunder 

U complex is home to 

“Leisure Centre West”, 

which hosts the best 

rock, punk and indie 

music concerts and 

parties in the region. With 

260 events a year, there’s 

always something 

interesting on. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP If you’re in 

the market for quality 

second-hand CDs, 

DVDs, games and more, 

head to Andrä, which 

is one of Germany’s 

largest chain stores 

(54 Westenhellweg). 

SEE Dortmund’s streets 

fi ll up with thousands of 

cheerful revellers this 

month, as the annual 

carnival hits the city 

streets. It lasts for several 

days, with bars and cafés 

full of people in fancy 

dress – but the highlight 

is the Rosenmontag 

parade on 7 March. 

NO WAY! 

The world’s smallest 

carnival parade takes 

place annually in Unna, 

just east of Dortmund. 

Jeroen van Marle/ 

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UP TO €30 Watzke 

Ball & Brauhaus 

(1 Kötzschenbroder 


920) In the summer, 

seating along the Elbe 

River off ers views of 

the historic centre. In 

the winter, live music 

LATE & 

LIVELY 

Jazzclub Neue Tonne 

(15 Königstrasse) 

Subterranean vaulted 

digs are Dresden’s 

address for jazz. 

Local acts keep the 

connoisseurs and 

the come-latelys 

bopping their heads. 

animates the ballroom. 

Throughout the year, 

there’s traditional 

German food and beers 

brewed on-site. 

EXCLUSIVE Ontario 

(2 An der Frauenkirche, 

tel: 0351 4028 8660) 

It might seem odd to 

order braised caribou at 

a Canadian restaurant 

in the baroque heart 

of a German city, but 

delectability knows 

no borders here. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY 

Wohnzimmer (27 

Jordanstrasse, tel: 0351 

563 5956) The name 

of this café-bar-lounge 

means “living room”. 

With two fl oors of 

armchairs and sofas, 

you’re bound to fi nd 

enough loose change to 

cover the tab for all those 

ambrosian cocktails. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Then Der 

Senfl aden (The Mustard 

Shop) created cranberry 

cream horseradish, 

black beer mustard, 

fi g jam mustard and 

hundreds more varieties 

(79 Bautzner Strasse). 

SEE Dresden’s State 

Art Collection is divided 

among 13 museums, 

but the Green Vault 

holds Europe’s richest 

collection of treasures. 

NO WAY! 

What do beer coasters, 

daily paper, toothpaste 

and the bra – just to 

name a few – all have 

in common? They were 

all invented in the Free 

State of Saxony. 

Chris Bush


Düsseldorf 

Germany 


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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Curry 

(2 Hammer Strasse, 

tel: 0211 303 2857) 

Top-notch sausages, 

twice-cooked chips 

and a range of sauces 

from fruity curry to 

aioli ensure the simple 

and inexpensive fare at 

Curry is very chic. 

EXCLUSIVE 

Tafelspitz 1876 (42A 

Grünerstrasse, tel: 0211 

171 7361) A former cake 

shop reworked by Daniel 

Dal-Ben as a Michelinstarred 

gourmet 

restaurant, Tafelspitz 

1876 is the place to feast 

on goose liver praline, 

oxtail soup with rare ribeye 

steak or line-caught 

zander with warm Black 

Forest ham gelée. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Brauerei 

Schumacher (123 

Oststrasse, tel: 0211 828 

9020) You won’t get the 

Schumacher brewery’s 

traditional Düsseldorf Alt 

beer fresher than on the 

site where it’s brewed. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Anaconda Lounge (11 

Andreasstrasse, tel: 

0172 272 7252) Original 

1960s design meets 

cocktails and electro 

to create a club in 

miniature at Anaconda 

Lounge, open until 

5am on Fridays 

and for Saturday’s 

Elektromeisterei. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP This month 

the GDS international 

shoe fair is in town, but 

unless you’re a trade 

visitor you won’t get in. 

Head instead for Jerry’s 

Exclusiv, where you’ll fi nd 

luxurious Lobb footwear 

for men and fi ne Italian 

shoes for women (Kö- 

Galerie, 58 Königsallee, 

jerrys-exclusiv.de). 

SEE Carnival is known 

as the “fi fth season” 

here. It climaxes with 

Rosenmontag on 7 

March, when a giant 

parade makes its way 

through the city, and 

costumes and silliness 

are the order of the day 

(comitee-duesseldorfercarneval.de). 

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It was here in 1970 

that Ralf Hütter and 

Florian Schneider 

came together to form 

celebrated synthesizer 

pioneers Kraftwerk. 

Neville Walker 

Edinburgh 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €15 Illegal 

Jack’s South West Grill 

(113–117 Lothian Road, 

tel: 0131 622 7499) This 

is a big, plainly set-out 

eatery that gets its Tex- 

Mex style exactly right. 

It isn’t sophisticated, but 

it’s certainly fi lling, fresh 

and friendly, with the 

accent as much on the 

food as it is on being fast. 


Magnum Restaurant 

& Bar (1 Albany Street, 

tel: 0131 557 4366) The 

Magnum delivers strong, 

old-fashioned service 

and a Scottish menu 

that gives a modern 

twist to the suitably 

traditional element that’s 

in keeping with its New 

Town setting. Satisfyingly 

comfy dining on all levels, 

with a great wine list. 

UP TO €50 Calistoga 

Restaurant & Sideways 

Wines (70 Rose Street 

North Lane, tel: 0131 225 

1233) Bang in the heart 

of the New Town, but 

hidden away down a tiny 

lane, this is Californian 

dining of the kind that 

likes local sourcing and 

Pacifi c Rim fl avours. 

The choice isn’t vast so 

the attention to detail is 

strong, with the steamed 

bass particularly piquant. 

The wine list is long 

but aff ordable. 

EXCLUSIVE Castle 

Terrace (33–35 Castle 

Terrace, tel: 0131 229 

1222) It only opened 

last July, but a “rising 

star” in the 2011 

Michelin Guide marks 

out this uncluttered, 

sophisticated restaurant 

for future greatness. 

Chef and patron 

Dominic Jack holds true 

to mentor Tom Kitchin’s 

from-nature-to-plate 

philosophy, bringing 

techniques learned 

in starred French 

restaurants to 

Scottish produce. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Hyde 

Out (2 Fountainbridge 

Square, tel: 0131 221 

0632) A classy newstyle 

bar on the canal 

waterfront at Edinburgh 

Quay, where the bespoke 

designer trimmings are 

as noteworthy as the 

superior menu. A cool 

place to lounge with 

cocktails and fi ne wines. 

LIVE MUSIC 

Bannerman’s Bar (212 

Cowgate, tel: 0131 556 

3254) Barrel-vaulted 

ceilings don’t improve 

the acoustics of this 

vibrant haunt for local 

bands, but they help 

keep the enthusiasm 

levels high. There’s live 

music most evenings, 

for those who like it loud. 

LATE & LIVELY Pivo 

(2 Calton Road, tel: 0131 

557 2925) Edinburgh’s 

up-and-coming DJs 

display their mixing skills 

every night at this stylish 

and lively bar that’s open 

from 4pm to 3am. It’s 

a good central pre-club 

hangout, or a great place 

to stay all night. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Threadbare is an 

Aladdin’s cave of retro, 

kitsch and collectable 

clothing, tucked away 

in a basement at the 

bottom of Broughton 

Street. Perfect for a 

TEN HILL 

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hustle and bustle 

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unique bargain item 

to set off an outfi t – or 

a piece of designer 

cashmere (66A 

Broughton Street). 

SEE There’s sensuality 

all month at the Royal 

Lyceum Theatre, with 

Stella Quines’ genrebusting, 

sexy ensemble 

piece Age of Arousal 

until 12 March, and Sue 

Glover’s Marilyn – about 

Monroe and Simone 

Signoret – from 15 

March (Grindlay Street, 

tel: 0131 248 4848, 

lyceum.org.uk). 

GO South of the city 

centre, on the 41 bus 

route, Blackford Hill 

is home to the Royal 

Observatory and its 

visitors’ centre. One of 

the city’s better places to 

blow away the cobwebs, 

with stunning panoramic 

views of the city. 

ESCAPE Linlithgow, 

20 minutes east of 

Edinburgh by train, was 

a favoured stopping 

place for Scottish 

royalty on the road 

to Stirling. Linlithgow 

Palace was the nursery 

for Scottish royalty 

in the 16th century, 

including Mary Queen 

of Scots, although this 

impressive building in 

beautiful parkland is 

now largely ruined. 

NO WAY! 

Hyde Out’s toile 

wallpaper, originally 

designed for the 

Edinburgh International 

Festival, caused 

outrage with its realistic 

depiction of vagrants 

and drunks among of 

the city’s monuments. 

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Vilamoura €25, and 

Albufeira and Tavira €40. 

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destinations. 




BON APPETIT 

UP TO €15 Taberna 

da Maré (9 Travessa da 

Barca, Portimão, tel: 282 

414 614) Tucked away 

in the backstreets near 

the harbour, this cosy 

eatery is hard to fi nd, 

but worth it for tasty 

Algarvean home cooking 

at its best. Especially 

recommended are the 

bacalhau (cod) dishes 

and grilled sardines. 

Delightfully, it has 

hardly changed in 20 

years – there’s still no 

English menu. 

UP TO €30 Mussiene 

(Monte São José, 

Messines, tel: 282 339 

357) Get off the tourist 

trail to discover this 

hidden gem: a very 

modern take – with 

décor to match – on 

traditional Portuguese 

rustic cuisine, with 

highlights including 

black pig cheeks with 

mountain cheese, 

forest mushroom 

risotto and stewed 

partridge with polenta. 

Save space for 

the drunken pears 

for a delicious dessert. 

UP TO €50 

La Terrazza (Praça 

Vale do Lobo, tel: 289 

356 019) You’ll fi nd 

great pizza and pastas, 

a superb atmosphere 

and good old-fashioned 

Italian gusto in this 

family environment. Try 

the steak in brandy or 

red snapper with garlic 

for something with 

a kick. There’s also 

a good wine list. 

Zu Yi (Vilamoura 

Marina, tel: 289 302 

531) Great Chinese 

restaurants are hard 

to fi nd in the Algarve, 

but look no further 

than Zu Yi. Modern 

décor, harbour views, 

and a wide selection 

of favourites, from dim 

sum to crispy duck 

make this place 

a winner. 

EXCLUSIVE Fine 

Dining In Style 

(Estrada Vale do Lobo, 

Almancil, tel: 289 355 

534) Book a gourmet 

private dinner for 12 

at this upmarket 

catering specialists’ 

own dining facility, or 

impress your guests by 

getting the Michelintrained 

chefs to cook 

up a treat for a dinner 

party in your holiday 

villa. They bring in the 

food and wine, prepare 

and serve, and even do 

the washing up. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Casa Azul 

(Cacela Velha, Tavira) 

A rooftop patio café 

with comfy chairs 

and a roaring log fi re 

– the perfect winter 

hideaway in which 

to enjoy homemade 

desserts and fresh 

coff ee or a warming 

aperitif before 

a stroll to dinner. 

LIVE MUSIC 

Phoenix Nites (Rua 

des Goncalo, Lagos) 

Popular old-style 

nightspot with an 

eclectic choice of 

music, from live DJs 

and hip hop to rock 

and indie. The crowd 

is friendly and the 

party keeps going 

into the early hours. 

LATE & LIVELY Casa 

do Cerro (Cerro da 

Piedade, Albufeira) An 

exotic-themed club 

with a dramatic hilltop 

setting, bustling bar 

and pulsating music. 

Chill out with a sheesha 

pipe or cool off away 

from the crowds on 

one of the terraces – 

Algarve springtime 

should make the nights 

a little warmer by now. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP There’s a wide 

choice of holiday gift 

ideas at the upscale 

complex Vale do Lobo 

Shopping, including 

designer sportswear 

from Gant and Henry 

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Cotton, wine and 

gourmet food from 

Soares, and golfi ng 

accessories from 

Nevada Bob’s. Ladies 

can even get a new 

hairstyle and makeover 

at the beauty salon 

(tel: 289 353 000). 

SEE The week-long 

carnival festivities 

in the historic town 

of Loulé culminate 

in parades, street 

entertainment, fancy 

dress and all-night 

parties on Shrove 

Tuesday (8 March). 

GO Six of the Algarve’s 

36 top golf courses are 

in Vilamoura, making 

it an ideal destination 

for an off -peak golfi ng 

break. If you can tear 

yourself away from the 

greens, book a boat 

trip, shop for designer 

fashion or gifts, or stop 

for a sundowner and 

admire the fl oating gin 

palaces in the marina. 

ESCAPE Odeceixe 

on the Alentejo border, 

90 minutes away by 

car, is the Algarve’s 

furthest-fl ung outpost 

and one of its prettiest 

towns. Eat, shop and 

take photos, then 

blow away the cobwebs 

with a bracing walk 

on one of the two 

spectacular beaches. 

NO WAY! 

Portugal currently 

operates on GMT, 

but used Central 

European Time 

from 1966–76 and 

1992–96 in attempts 

to synchronise with 

neighbouring Spain. 

Paul Rouse/ 

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Fez 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Najmat 

Souafi ne (9 Oued 

Souafi ne) Dine on the 

roof terrace or under 

the arches of the old mill 

at this fusion restaurant 

that serves the freshest 

food with a light touch. 

RAMADA 

HOTEL 

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hotel in the centre 

of the old city with 

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and a superb spa. 

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EXCLUSIVE Dar 

Anebar (15 Derb 

el-Miter, Zenjfour) This 

infi nitely romantic riad 

restaurant will win 

your heart with its 

take on traditional 

Moroccan dishes. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Hôtel Les 

Mérinides (Borj Nord, 

tel: 0535 645 226) Head 

for the hotel terrace for 

a drink just as the sun 

sets. The views across 

the medina will have you 

spellbound as the call 

to prayer sounds out. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Consul Bar, Batha 

Hotel (Place de 

l’Independence, Batha, 

tel: 0535 634 860) Once 

upon a time this was the 

British consulate in Fez, 

but it’s now a great place 

to unwind with a beer. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Made in M is 

a stylish shop with a 

wide range of Moroccan 

goodies, including handembroidered 

cushions, 

tadelakt candleholders, 

argan oil, and the most 

delectable patisserie 

(Tala’a Kebira). 

GO Try a traditional 

hammam like the locals: 

get smothered in brown 

goo, scrubbed with a 

rough glove until you’re 

shiny, then massaged 

into a state of bliss. 

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The Water Clock near 

Bouanania Medersa 

once told the time with 

metal balls that were 

released from 12 little 

doors into brass bowls. 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Casa 

Manolo (13 Calle 

Crucero Baleares, 

tel: 928 866 575) For 

traditional tapas, this 

place is a must. Manolo is 

the chef and owner, and 

oversees this friendly, 

family-run restaurant. 

EXCLUSIVE La 

Terraza del Muelle 

(Carretera los Pozos, 

tel: 928 861 635) Enjoy 

the authentic taste of 

Fuerteventura’s local 

cuisine with fi ne-dining 

dishes. The foie gras 

salad and morcilla de 

Burgos (Burgos black 

pudding) come highly 

recommended. Great 

location overlooking the 

harbour in the capital. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY 

Bougainville (Calle 

la Iglesia, Corralejo) 

A central cocktail and 

wine bar overlooking the 

Old Town square. Come 

for a quiet drink to get 

your night started. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Bugaloo (2 Calle Hernan 

Cortez, Corralejo) A 

cosy bar with a fantastic 

welcome and a terrace 

that provides views out 

to sea. The owner, Frans, 

is Dutch, but the bar has 

an international feel, 

with a regular group of 

holidaymakers having 

a drink or two. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Visit the Floating 

Shop in the harbour at 

Caleta de Fuste, where 

you can buy great 

souvenirs and typical 

Canarian fare. 

SEE Corralejo Carnival 

takes place from 16–27 

March and culminates 

with a fantastic parade 

on Saturday 26th. The 

theme this year, to be 

followed in manner and 

dress, is old civilisations. 

NO WAY! 

The Egyptian vulture 

population of the Canary 

Islands was established 

around 2,500 years 

ago – around the same 

time as humans began 

to colonise the islands. 

For once, human 

activity assisted in the 

diversifi cation of 

the bird, now an 

endangered species. 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €15 Chez 

Leung (5 Avenue du 

Mail, tel: 022 321 8940) 

Pick up a great takeaway 

meal from this Asian 

fast-food eatery boasting 

an extensive menu of 

dishes, including many 

vegetarian options. 

UP TO €30 Outback 

Cafè (65 Route de 

Chêne, tel: 022 735 

6398) Carnivores 

who want something 

a little more daring 

than chicken or steak 

should check out the 

extraordinary Australian 

cuisine at the Outback 

Café. Kangaroo, alligator 

and ostrich are just a few 

of the choices available. 

UP TO €50 Al Cova 

(59 Rue du Rhône, 

tel: 022 310 1555) 

In the heart of the 

shopping and business 

district, this charming 

restaurant serves 

Sicilian specialities. 

EXCLUSIVE Le 

Farçon (Immeuble 

Kalinka, La Tania, tel: +33 

4 7908 8034) Hop over 

the French border to La 

Tania for a Michelinstarred 

treat. Le Farçon’s 

head chef, Julien Machet, 

off ers an embellished 

tasting menu or an 

inexpensive lunch menu. 

Dine while gazing out 

over some of the best 

scenery in the Alps. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Café du 

Lys (7 Rue de l’Ecole 

de Médecine, tel: 022 

328 7826) A Genevan 

institution, this is the 

perfect place for an 

apéro (early evening 

drink) and a tasty tapas 

snack in a relaxed 

setting. Also good for 

croissants and coff ee. 

LIVE MUSIC 

Alhambar (10 Rue de la 

Rôtisserie) On the outer 

edges of the Old Town, 

this place serves great 

cocktails and features 

up-and-coming local 

live acts with a dancejazz 

fl avour throughout 

the week. The Sunday 

brunch with bands is 

always a big hit, get in 

early to claim your seat. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Le Francis (8 Boulevard 

Helvétique, tel: 022 346 

3252) Across the lake at 

Rive, in the heart of the 

shopping and fi nancial 

district, you’ll fi nd this 

resto-club. Popular with 

a smooth crowd, it’s 

ideal for a meal followed 

by some dancing. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Rue des Paquis 

is perhaps the most 

eclectic area of Geneva, 

thanks to a wide mixture 

of hip shops, African 

and Asian food stores, 

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antiques, furniture and 

second-hand designer 

boutiques. A buzzing 

place during the day, 

it off ers a vast contrast 

to the big-name 

brands who line the 

pavements on the other 

side of the city. 

SEE Fondation Martin 

Bodmer celebrates all 

sorts of artistic printed 

matter. The stunning 

Mario Botta-designed 

space is home to some 

of the world’s most 

prized books and scrolls. 

The Humboldt travel 

diaries are a particular 

highlight (19–21 Route 

du Guignard). 

GO The city-centre Parc 

des Bastions is home to 

the famous Reformation 

Wall. Built between 

1909 and 1917, it depicts 

the main founders of 

Protestantism. Head to 

the park’s pretty pavilionstyle 

restaurant and 

watch locals play chess 

with life-size pieces. 

ESCAPE Lavaux 

Express is a stylish way 

to explore this pretty 

wine-growing region, 

which is also a UNESCO 

World Heritage Site. 

Trains leave from the city 

from Wednesday 

to Saturday; the journey 

through the Lavaux wine 

region lasts around one 

hour, with stops along 

the way (Montreux- 

Vevey Tourisme, 

tel: 021 962 8454). 

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Geneva is home to 

the largest public park 

bench in the world – the 

bench, at Promenade de 

la Treille, is 126m long! 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Ipanema 

(11 Ocean Village 

Promenade, tel: 216 648 

888) A popular family 

choice that’s famous 

for the inexpensive 

all-you-can-eat hot and 

cold buff et with plenty 

of choice, including 

smoked gammon and 

pineapple, BBQ ribs, 

chicken wings and 

pasta dishes. 

EXCLUSIVE 

Maharaja (5 Tuckey’s 

Lane, tel: 200 75233) 

The original Indian 

restaurant on the Rock 

has benefi ted from a 

classy refurbishment. 

The menu off ers a lavish 

selection of favourites, 

including tandooris, 

kormas, rogan josh and 

masala curries. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Captain’s 

Cabin (5 John 

Mackintosh Square, 

tel: 200 72633) This 

appropriately named 

watering hole has walls 

lined with seafaring 

pictures and an 

intimate, cosy interior. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Latino’s Cocktail Bar 

(21B Casemates Square, 

tel: 200 47755) Latino’s 

has a young vibe on 

Friday nights with live 

music, while Saturdays 

see a more mature 

crowd turn up for blues 

and jazz – as well as 

those killer cocktails. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Check out 

the hand-blown glass 

jewellery and décor at 

Gibraltar Crystal on 

Casemates Square. You 

can watch glass being 

blown and even design 

your own wine glass. 

The quality is superb 

and the list of past 

customers impressive. 

SEE The World War II 

tunnels may not be as 

well known as the Siege 

Tunnels, but they’re 

equally fascinating. 

They comprise a 

complex defense 

system hewn out of the 

rock marking where the 

Allied invasion of North 

Africa was planned. 

NO WAY! 

The extensive Siege 

Tunnels only form a 

fraction of the 70km of 

underground tunnels 

that have been dug out 

of the Rock during its 

tumultuous history. 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €15 Tattie 

Mac’s Bistro (61 Otago 


2282) This gem of an 

eatery is located in 

Glasgow’s West End, with 

a cosy atmosphere, great 

food and fab prices. The 

Bistro menu is excellent, 

with two- or three-course 

meals available. Tattie’s 

also has an express 

menu and fantastic 

à la carte, complemented 

by a wonderful selection 

of white and red wines. 

UP TO €30 Amore 

Ristorante Pizzeria 

(30 Ingram Street, tel: 

0141 553 0810) Since 

opening a few years 

ago, this restaurant has 

gone from strength to 

strength. Using locally 

and seasonally sourced 

meat and fi sh, the menu 

is simply delicious. 

Pizza, pasta, steak, veal, 

chicken, salads and 

seafood are all served 

in elegant surroundings 

by friendly staff . 

UP TO €50 Rab Ha’s 

(81 Hutcheson Street, 

tel: 0141 572 0400) 

A warm and welcoming 

bar, hotel and restaurant 

in a refurbished 

Victorian building right 

in the middle of the 

Merchant City. Try 

the homemade 

broths – delicious. 

EXCLUSIVE Rogano 

(11 Exchange Place, tel: 

0141 248 4055) A local 

institution, Rogano 

has been providing 

fabulous service to its 

customers – including 

some A-list celebs – 

for decades. Feast 

on perfectly prepared 

fi sh and seafood. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Bar 91 (91 

Candleriggs, tel: 0141 

552 5211) A wee gem 

of a bar to chill out in 

amid the Merchant City, 

Bar 91 is small and 

cosy with a complete 

lack of pretension. 

There are great day 

and night menus if 

you’re feeling peckish. 

LIVE MUSIC Brel 

(39–43 Ashton Lane, 

tel: 0141 342 4966) Set 

within converted stables 

and a coach house in 

the West End, Brel off ers 

quality Belgian food and 

beer. There’s also a live 

jazz and acoustic music 

programme at weekends 

and on the occasional 

Thursday night. 

LATE & LIVELY The 

Stand Comedy Club 

(333 Woodlands Road, 

tel: 0844 335 8879) 

Open seven nights a 

week, The Stand has 

a varied programme 


comedy featuring 

the best Scottish 

and international 

comedians. It’s a great 

night out, but book early. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Loch Lomond 

Shores is the gateway 

to Scotland’s fi rst 

National Park. It’s one 

of Scotland’s most 

spectacular visitor 

destinations, combining 

the beauty of the loch 

with fantastic leisure and 

shopping experiences. 

Here you’ll fi nd Jenners 

department store and an 

array of famous brands, 

including Ralph Lauren 

and Hugo Boss. You can 

MITCHELL 

LIBRARY 

SEE Aye Write! is 

Glasgow’s annual 

book festival, which 

takes place from 

4–12 March. The 

festival includes a 

mix of fi ction, poetry 

and prose, crime and 

debate (ayewrite.com). 

get to the area 

on bus services 204, 

205 and 215 from 

Glasgow city centre 

(Glassford Street), or 

by train from Queen 

Street Station. 

GO Fancy a fl utter? 

Shawfi eld Greyhound 

Stadium brings you 

the very best in racing 

and entertainment 

every Thursday, Friday 

and Saturday (doors 

open at 7pm). Other 

entertainment include 

the bars, a race-view 

restaurant, cafés and, 

of course, the 

lively bookmakers 

(Rutherglen Road, tel: 

0141 647 4121, shawfi eld 

greyhounds.com). 

ESCAPE Rabbie’s 

Trail Burners is a small, 

fi ve-star, multi-awardwinning 

tour company 

operating out of 

Glasgow. Rabbie’s off er 

a variety of one-day 

tours from Glasgow 

to various Scottish 

locations such as 

Loch Ness, Stirling and 

Oban (tel: 0131 226 

3133, rabbies.com). 

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The athletes’ 

village for the 2014 

Commonwealth 

Games in Glasgow 

will feature 

accommodation and 

facilities for 6,500 

competitors and 

offi cials. Afterwards, 

it will become a new 

residential community, 

including 304 private 

homes, 400 homes 

for rent and a new 

120-bed care home 

for the elderly. 

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Tickets: SEK150 return. 




BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 

Puta Madre (3 

Magasinsgatan, tel: 

031 711 8838) This new 

restaurant with a Latin 

American infl uence is 

currently on everybody’s 

lips. Try the beef-fi lled 

tortillas topped with 

tomatillo salsa and queso 

anejo (Mexican cheese). 

EXCLUSIVE Kometen 

(58 Vasagatan, tel: 031 

137 988) Established 

in 1934 as a housing 

experiment (the 

initiative failed), this 

building opened as a 

restaurant in 1938. The 

traditional Scandinavian 

menu has captured the 

hearts of the Swedish 

cultural elite. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Barsidan 

(7 Kungstorget, tel: 031 

139 290) This cosy bar 

has recently reopened. 

An extensive wine and 

Champagne list makes 

it the perfect place 

to start the evening. 

LATE & LIVELY Nivå 

(9 Kungsportsavenyn, 

tel: 031 701 8090) The 

latest tunes from the 

international club music 

scene played by worldrenowned 

DJs on several 

fl oors will keep you on 

your feet until 4.30am. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Filippa K is a 

Swedish brand defi ned 

by timeless simplicity 

and high-quality 

materials. Visit the shop 

in cosy Viktoriapassagen 

to update your 

spring wardrobe 

(14 Södra Larmgatan). 

NO WAY! 

The fi rst Volvo car 

was manufactured in 

Gothenburg in 1927. 

Hedvig Andersson 

ART 

EXHIBITION 

SEE Destination X at 

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includes lots of 

great contemporary 

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photographs and fi lms 

on the subject of travel 

(54 Södra Vägen, 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Dedo 

De Dios (Carretera 

Puerto de Las Nieves, 

tel: 928 898 581) Head 

here for fresh fi sh, 

with good service and 

atmosphere. Try the 

fi sh soup or the gambas 

al ajillo – sizzling prawns 

baked in garlic oil and 

spices – washed 

down with a bottle 

of cheap local wine. 

EXCLUSIVE La 

Aquarela (Aquamarina, 

Patalavaca, tel: 928 

735 891) Aquarela is 

an exquisite restaurant 

in every way. Its menu 

recommendations 

include the rolls of 

roast beef stuff ed with 

foie gras royale, and 

the sautéed lobster 

noisette. The excellent 

food is complemented 

by the outstanding 

wine cellar and 

spectacular views. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Wigwam 

Cocktail Bar (21 

Apartamentos Porto 

Novo, tel: 928 561 

413) Sip a cocktail in 

this warm, friendly 

bar, with a Native 

American theme and 

soft laidback music. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Pacha (16 Avenida 

Tirajana) Part of the 

world-famous group, 

Pacha in Playa del 

Inglés off ers top tunes 

in a fun atmosphere. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Calle Principal 

(Main Street) in 

Agaete is the ideal 

place to pick up unusual 

hand-crafted gifts 

or delicious fresh 

fruit and veg. A small 

fi shing village in the 

north, with narrow 

cobbled streets and 

pretty little houses, 

Agaete is popular 

with artists for its 

dramatic landscape 

and tropical fruits. 

SEE Carnival in 

March sees the 

usually quiet village of 

Maspalomas erupt in 

an explosion of fun 

and colour. Dress up, 

take to the streets 

and dance until dawn. 

NO WAY! 

The highest point on 

the island is Pozo de las 

Nieves, which stands 

1,949m above sea level. 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 MC2: Le 

Bistrot (4 Rue Paul 

Claudel, tel: 04 7600 

7954) Polish off a piece 

of theatre with a light 

gourmet supper at the 

Maison de Culture’s 

refi ned restaurant. 

EXCLUSIVE Le Mas 

Bottero (168 Cours 

Berriat, tel: 04 7621 

9533) Don’t miss the 

chance to visit this 

new restaurant, where 

100-year-old wisteria 

adds a rustic edge to the 

modern décor. Grenobleborn 

chef Nicolas 

Bottero trained under 

Alain Ducasse, and now 

his foie gras with quince 

and carpaccio of locally 

farmed trout excels 

in its own right. 

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AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Crêperie 

Blanc-Fontaine (2 Rue 

Blanc-Fontaine, tel: 04 

7646 9727) Celebrate 

Mardi Gras this month 

with a pancake with a 

regional twist – crêpe 

tartifl ette washed down 

with local cider. 


Druid’s Pub (3 Rue 

Diodore Rahoult, tel: 04 

3837 0885) Grenoble’s 

most popular Irish bar is 

the only place to be on St 

Patrick’s Day this month. 

Expect live music and 

the obligatory Guinness! 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP The perfect oldfashioned 

sweetshop, 

L’Abeille d’Or is fi lled 

to the brim with more 

than 50 kinds of 

sweet, chocolate and 

gingerbread, as well 

as honey made with 

pine, acacia and 

mountain fl owers 

(3 Rue de Strasbourg). 

SEE Showing this 

month at the Gustave 

Eiff el-built contemporary 

art centre Le Magasin is 

Jean Pigozzi’s collection 

of contemporary African 

art juxtaposed with his 

recent aquisition of 

500 works by young 

Japanese artists 

(155 Cours Berriat, 

magasin-cnac.org). 

NO WAY! 

In the fi rst century AD 

Grenoble was a tiny 

garrison town called 

Cularo. In the third 

century, under the 

emperor Gratien, it 

became Gratianopolis, 

then fi nally Grenoble. 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Tassajara 

(4 Eppendorfer 

Landstrasse, tel: 040 

483 801) With its 

moreish salads and 

superb grilled produce, 

this vegetarian eatery 

has been at the vanguard 

of eco-foods since 1976. 

EXCLUSIVE 

Tiefenthal (77 

Isestrasse, tel: 040 4696 

1672) In the heart of 

moneyed Harvestehude, 

this long-time favourite 

serves modern German 

dishes with seasonally 

fresh ingredients to the 

city’s chic clique. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Juli (114 

Schulterblatt, tel: 

040 4321 4696) With 

its waffl ed walls and 

beguiling retro-inspired 

interiors, this raw-boned 

candlelit spot is perfect 

for pre-prandial drinks. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Grosse Freiheit 36 (36 

Grosse Freiheit, tel: 040 

3177 7811) Tucked down 

a side street in the heart 

of St Pauli, this intimate 

music hall features an 

endless rota of nightly 

acts, including some 

very convincing Beatles 

cover bands. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP A storehouse 

of superlative interior 

furnishings, on a 

cobbled street just 

steps from Hamburg’s 

Fischmarkt, Stilwerk is 

a one-stop multilevel 

shopping mall, home 

to big names such as 

Poliform-Studio, Offi cina 

Alessi and ligne roset, 

as well as elusive and 

über-exclusive outlets 

such as Tobias Grau, the 

famous German lighting 

maestro (stilwerk.de). 

GO Tucked into the 

undulate hillsides of 

Holsteinische Schweiz, 

an hour from Hamburg, 

Plön is an attractive, 

cobbled market town, 

complete with a 

turreted 17th-century 

chateau overlooking its 

crystalline lake. 

NO WAY! 

The city’s 1,300seat 

Deutsches 

Schauspielhaus is one 

of Europe’s largest 

theatres and features 

busts of Goethe, Schiller, 

Lessing and Kleist. 

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Helsinki 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 

Kynsilaukka Garlic (22 

Fredrikinkatu, tel: 09 651 

939) A very charismatic 

place, seasoned to local 

taste with a pinch of 

eccentricity, Kynsilaukka 

plays tribute to garlic in 

its every guise. Don’t look 

any further if you can’t 

live without garlic soup, 

snails, cocktails, etc. 

EXCLUSIVE Olo (44 

Kasarmikatu, tel: 09 665 

565) Nominated Finnish 

Restaurant of the year 

2009, Olo specialises 

in top-quality Nordic 

cuisine. Signature dishes 

made with the best 

seasonal ingredients 

are served alongside 

perfectly matched wines 

from one of the best 

cellars in the city. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Cella (15 

Fleminginkatu, tel: 09 

768 430) In bohemian 

Kallio – without a doubt 

the cheapest area in 

town – Cella is one of 

the oldest bars around. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Teatteri (2 

Pohjoisesplanadi) Part 

of a top-class complex, 

this nightclub is a wellknown 

spot for the local 

in-crowd. The parties 

here are fun, hedonistic 

and last all night. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Helsinki 10 is 

worth checking out if 

you’re after vintage 

items, rare vinyl records 

or the world’s coolest 

clothing brands 

(3 Eerikinkatu). 

NO WAY! 

The text message, 

lactose-free dairy 

products and Linux 

computer operating 

system were all 

invented in Finland. 

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RAILWAY 

SQUARE 

GO This lively square 

can provide you with a 

whole host of choices 

– whether you’re 

looking for somewhere 

to eat, to sleep or do 

fi rst-class shopping. 

the Kiasma museum 

is nearby, too. 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Granada 

Bistro (Sheraton Road, 

Hadaba, tel: 010 003 

3464) Awesome 

views, especially 

by day, with a wide 

selection of local and 

international dishes 

– try the fajitas – plus 

a full drinks list and 

never-ending shisha! 

EXCLUSIVE Al 

Dente (Continental 

Resort, Village Road, 

tel: 065 346 5110) 

Superb décor, tasteful 

design and great 

service all complement 

the delicious pasta 

and other delicacies 

at Al Dente. Be 

warned – don’t fi ll up 

on the bread baskets, 

but with so many 

varieties, you’ll need 

iron-strong willpower. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Da Capo 

(School Street, Hadaba) 

Now in its new home, 

this delightful café has 

decent coff ee, fresh 

juices, and hot and cold 

snacks. People-watch, 

make new friends and 

catch up with old ones. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Cacao Bar (El Dahar, in 

front of Three Corners 

Empire, tel: 012 618 

4861) As addictive as 

chocolate, Cacao Bar is 

open late every evening. 

It has drink discounts, 

too, to lure in the crowds 

and really friendly staff . 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Ram Stores 

has pure tourist tat and 

everything you could 

possibly want to buy as 

a souvenir all under one 

roof, with fi xed prices. It’s 

the perfect place to get 

those silly mementos or 

a special gift (Esplanada 

Mall, Village Road). 

SEE March is coral 

spawning month. For 

about fi ve nights after 

the full moon in March, 

the coral releases its 

reproductive spores into 

the sea, creating colours 

and formations not seen 

at any other time of year. 

A night dive or snorkel 

is a must for ecologists 

and coral enthusiasts. 

NO WAY! 

The Khamsin is a hot 

southerly wind which 

blows in late winter to 

early summer. Its name, 

literally meaning “50” 

in Arabic, refers to the 

period in which the 

wind may blow. 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 L’Osteria 

(13 Herzog-Friedrich- 


400) Stop here to try 

the specialities of the 

diff erent Italian regions: 

swordfi sh carpaccio 

and grilled polenta 

strips with blue cheese 

and mushrooms are 

good choices. 

EXCLUSIVE Der 

Pavillon (4 Rennweg, 

tel: 0512 257 000) 

Duck breast on 

parsnip served with 

spinach and pine nut 

dumplings is just one 

of the chef’s delicious 

creations served at 

this restaurant. Go for 

the fried gorgonzola 

dessert, served 

with pear, nuts 

and vanilla sauce. 

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AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Capriccio 

(5 Museumstrasse, 

tel: 0512 561 776) This 

patisserie is an ideal 

place to have a piece of 

cake and warm up with 

a hot chocolate after 

sightseeing. The banana 

cake is a must. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Dejavu (8 Herzog Otto 

Strasse) Particularly 

lively during the skiing 

season, this R’n’B 

club attracts a mixed 

crowd from students 

to fortysomething 

entrepreneurs 

holidaying in the area. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP One of the 

traditional Tyrolean 

specialities is bacon 

– check out the little 

shop Speckladele and 

get some to bring back 

home. You won’t be 

able to resist the aroma 

once you’re there 

(4 Stiftgasse, 

tel: 0512 588 816). 

GO If you want to take 

a long walk but don’t 

want to go hiking in 

the mountains, head 

to Schloss Ambras. 

Situated on a hill above 

the city, the castle 

has gardens that are 

beautiful all year round 

(20 Schlosstrasse, 

tel: 0512 244 802). 

NO WAY! 

The collection of 

musical instruments at 

the Kunsthistorisches 

Museum originally 

comes from Schloss 

Ambras and contains 

Girolamo de Virchi’s 

famous cittern. 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 The Red 

Pepper (74 Bow Court, 

Church Street, tel: 01463 

237 111) This awardwinning 

coff ee and 

sandwich house boasts 

scrumptious breakfast 

and lunch menus, 

including fi lled rolls and 

paninis, baked potatoes 

and sandwiches with 

tasty fi llings. 

EXCLUSIVE The 

Mustard Seed (16 

Fraser Street, tel: 

01463 220 220) Set in 

a former 19th-century 

church, this restaurant 

has a beautiful riverside 

location. It serves an 

extensive menu of 

delights, including fi llet 

of halibut baked with 

pancetta wrapped in 

puff pastry with thyme. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Bar One 

(1 Academy Street, tel: 

01463 714 471) Enjoy 

a cocktail at this classy 

venue in the heart of 

the city. The extensive 

drinks menu has many 

cocktails, and the varied 

wine list has something 

for everyone. 

LATE & LIVELY Hush 

(57 Academy Street, 

tel: 01463 248 819) 

Sit back and relax or 

dance the night away at 

Hush, the city’s premier 

nightclub. It boasts 

fantastic DJs playing 

a variety of music, and 

a well-stocked bar. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Mania is a small 

boutique in the city 

centre with a fantastic 

range of women’s and 

men’s clothing. With 

a massive choice of 

the latest brands such 

as G-Star, Gio Gio and 

Lipsy, there’s sure to 

be something that 

takes your fancy 

(9 Drummond Street). 

GO A family-run 

business since 1797, 

Johnstons of Elgin is 

well worth a visit. 

Enjoy the fascinating 

heritage centre and 

take a tour around the 

factory to discover the 

traditional techniques 

used to make its 

renowned cashmere 

pieces (Newmill, Elgin, 

tel: 01343 554 099). 

NO WAY! 

Loch Ness contains 

more fresh water than 

all the lakes in England 

and Wales put together. 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 14 North 

(14 North Quay) 

This contemporary, 

environmentally 

conscious eatery prides 

itself on its use of fresh 

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local produce whenever 

possible. Order the 

queenies (scallops) off 

the menu made from 

recycled elephant dung. 

EXCLUSIVE Jurgens 

(Victory Court, Douglas, 

tel: 01624 660 557) 

Jurgens is a mecca for 

carnivores as it serves 

more than 20 diff erent 

types of meat. Exotic 

varieties, including 

ostrich, impala and 

bison, are its speciality, 

and animal prints 

dominate the décor. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY The Bridge 

(North Quay, Douglas, 

tel: 01624 675 268) Join 

the regulars enjoying an 

after-work pint in this 

laidback quayside pub. 

Its lunches are popular 

with local offi ce workers. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Amber (Chesterhouse 

Hotel, Douglas) 

Known for its live 

music at weekends, 

this basement bar 

showcases up-andcoming 

local bands. 

A DJ entertains till 1am. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Chocolates, 

candles, ceramics and 

skincare products are 

among the diverse 

range at MostlyManx, 

an artisan co-operative 

of local handicrafts (25 

Nelson Street, Douglas, 

mostlymanx.com). 

NO WAY! 

The island has the 

longest narrow-gauge 

steam railway in British 

Isles. It runs 26km, from 

Douglas to Port Erin. 

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SEE Expect 

contortionists, clowns, 

and people catapulting 

across the stage with 

Legenda, a show 

themed around the 

dreams of Rasputin. 


(Gaiety Theatre).

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Salad 

Station (189b Istiklal 

Caddesi, Beyoglu, tel: 

0212 243 0127) Choose 

from the widest range of 

salads you’ve probably 

ever seen – 36 toppings, 

26 premium toppings 

and 14 vinagrettes. 

EXCLUSIVE Supper 

Club (65 Muallim Naci 

Caddesi, Ortakoy, tel: 

0212 261 1988) This is 

the Istanbul branch of 

an international chain 

of free-and-easy food 

and music venues. 

The exclusive clientèle, 

Bosphorus views and 

creative menu make 

for a heady experience. 

 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Balkon (5 

Sehbender Sokak) A topfl 

oor bar with fantastic 

views over the city from 

the terrace, where a DJ 

plays the latest tunes. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Salon (5 Sadi Konuralp 

Caddesi, Sishane) Hip 

new performance space 

off ering an eclectic 

programme of pop, 

classical and jazz acts. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP La Cave is 

Istanbul’s fi rst and bestknown 

dedicated wine 

store. It stocks wines 

from all over Turkey (109 

Sıraselviler Caddesi). 

SEE Chinese artist Yao 

Lu photographs rubbish 

piles and reworks the 

results to look like 

Chinese paintings. 

Catch the results at 

Istanbul Modern gallery. 

NO WAY! 

Istanbul has 17,400 

taxis – one for every 

1.4km of road. 

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the heart of Istanbul’s 

historic centre. Relax 

in the plush and 

stylish surroundings. 

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UP TO €30 Halkett 

Pub & Eating House 

(Halkett Place, St Helier, 

tel: 01534 732 769) 

Recently refurbished, 

this busy town-centre 

restaurant, pub and 

disco serves wellprepared 

favourites 

such as American-style 

stack burger and 

battered fi sh and chips. 

There are 16 diff erent 

wines by the glass too. 

EXCLUSIVE Tassili 

(Esplanade, St Helier, 

tel: 01534 722 301) 

Part of the luxury Grand 

Jersey hotel, Tassili 

off ers an imaginative 

and luxurious menu. 

Even the ploughman’s 

at Tassili is no ordinary 

ploughman’s. Befi tting 

one of Jersey’s top 

restaurants, it includes 

bouton d’oc goat’s 

cheese, Jabugo ham, 

truffl ed quail’s egg, 

apple jelly and white 

balsamic mayonnaise. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY The Old 

Smuggler’s Inn (Le 

Mont du Ouaisne, St 

Brelade) Down a road 

leading to Ouaisne 

Beach, the inn is a 

favourite with real ale 

experts. The inn is said 

to have been created 

on the site of two 13thcentury 

cottages. 

LATE & LIVELY 

La Cala (22 Beresford 

Street, St Helier) Open 

seven days a week, 

La Cala is a clubber’s 

favourite as well as an 

attractive restaurant 

and piano bar. There’s 

also a terrace for when 

the weather is fi ne. 

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THIS MONTH 

SHOP St Helier’s 

historic Central Market 

receives the year’s fi rst 

crop of famous Jersey 

Royal potatoes this 

month. There are plenty 

of other vegetables, 

fruits, fi sh and fl owers 

on display too, as well 

as coff ee shops. 

SEE Top designers will 

be in Jersey from 7–13 

March for the annual 

Jersey Textile Showcase. 

There are workshops, 

talks and exhibitions 

around St Aubin (The 

Harbour Gallery, tel: 

01534 853 395). 

NO WAY! 

The US state New 

Jersey was named after 

the Channel Island 

because a Jerseyman 

was given the land in 

the 17th century. 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Pote tin 

Kyriaki (9 Peisandrou, 

Kos Old Town, tel: 22420 

48460) The town’s 

longest-running ouzerí 

off ers indoor seating 

and platters such as 

marathópita (fennel pie), 

kavourdisti (pork fry-up) 

and seafood, washed 

down by strong rakí. 

EXCLUSIVE Stadium 

(26 Vassileos Georgiou, 

tel: 22420 27880) An 

Italian-era seaside 

building now hosts 

Kos Town’s favourite 

chic, Mediterranean 

restaurant. Starters 

such as spicy chicken 

livers and manouri 

cheese and pinigouri 

salad are more creative 

than the grilled mains. 

Expect effi cient service 

and a wide wine list. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Aenaos 

(Platia Eleftherias) 

This little café, tucked 

into the base of the 

Defterdar Mosque, 

specialises in novelty 

hot chocolates, teas and 

coff ees, especially kafés 

sti hóvoli or Greek coff ee 

made over hot sand. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Fashion Club (2 Kanari 

Street, Dolphins Square) 

Going strong since the 

late 1980s, this huge 

venue converted from a 

former cinema gets 

a mixed crowd as well 

as the fashionistas 

predicted by its name. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP The Old Town 

is a great place to start 

your shopping. Meander 

around and you will 

fi nd all your holiday 

needs catered for, plus 

souvenirs and great 

local delicacies, such as 

honey. Most shops are 

open until 10pm, and 

after sundown there is 

a lovely atmosphere. 

GO Winter and spring 

are the best seafood 

seasons in Greece, owing 

to migratory patterns 

and fi shery laws. The 

fi shmongers will be fi lled 

with scaly fi sh, marinated 

ouzo seafood snacks 

such as limpets and the 

mysterious foúskes. 

NO WAY! 

The middle of Kos is 

so low-lying that from 

Kálymnos island to 

the north, you can see 

straight across to the 

peak of Níssyros islet 

south of Kos. 

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Krakow 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 

Marchewka z 

Groszkiem (2 Ulica 

Mostowa, tel: 012 430 

0795) You’ll fi nd this 

restaurant by the snazzy 

new footbridge that links 

Kazimierz with Podgorze. 

Expect homely 

Polish classics with 

a dash of 1930s style. 

EXCLUSIVE Szara 

Restaurant (6 Rynek 

Glowny, tel: 012 421 

6669) Sweep someone 

off their feet at this 

glamorous venue right 

on the square. A gothic 

vault provides a romantic 

backdrop, while the 

service is professional 

but not stuff y. 

 

 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Café 

Rekawka (4A Ulica 

Brodzinskiego, tel: 012 

296 2002) Worthy of the 

tag “hidden gem”, this 

café is on the side of the 

new footbridge between 

Kazimierz and Podgorze. 

Comfy armchairs prop 

up literary types. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Lodz Kaliska (15 Ulica 

Florianska) This is 

a kitsch labyrinth that’s 

brimming with mockbaroque 

chaise longues 

and pictures of nudists. 

Popular with trendy 

twentysomethings. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP The recently 

restored Sukiennice 

(Cloth Hall), which 

straddles the square, 

has stall after stall selling 

local knick-knacks from 

hand-carved chess sets 

to woollen slippers. 

GO The Podgorze 

district has recently 

gained a gallery of 

contemporary art 

(MOCAK) and a 

museum chronicling the 

Nazi occupation, both 

on the site of the former 

Schindler factory. A 

cluster of hip bars has 

emerged nearby too. 

NO WAY! 

Countless houses have 

whimsical sculptures – 

elephants, bells, lizards 

– over their entrances. 

Street numbers weren’t 

introduced to Krakow 

until the late 18th 

century, and these 

helped postmen 

fi nd their way. 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Sabbia 

d’Oro (1 Via Piano 

delle Donne, Belvedere 

Marittimo, tel: 0985 

88456) Sabbia d’Oro, 

between Diamante and 

Belvedere Marittimo, 

is known for its spicy 

infusion of traditional 

seafood dishes. If it’s 

available, try the peppercrusted 

swordfi sh. 

EXCLUSIVE 

Pimm’s (14 Largo 

Migliarese, Tropea) 

Consistently rated one 

of the best restaurants 

in Calabria, Pimm’s is an 

underground venue in 

Tropea’s historical centre 

that serves innovative 

seafood dishes 

such as sea urchin, 

smoked swordfi sh 

and stuff ed squid. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Le Volpi e 

L’ Uva (11 Via Garibaldi, 

Tropea, tel: 0963 

61900) Le Volpi e L’ Uva 

is a trendy wine bar in 

Tropea with friendly 

staff . It serves generous 

seafood antipasto 

dishes alongside good 

local wine. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Atmosfera (18 Via 

Donnici, Roccelletta 

di Borgia, tel: 0961 

955 150) Near the 

Scolacium ruins in 

Catanzaro, you’ll fi nd 

one of Calabria’s rare 

year-round clubs. 

Locals head here every 

weekend to meet up 

and have a drink with 

their friends. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Visit 

Casamaierà near 

Diamante for 

locally made liquor, 

marmalade and other 

Calabrese specialities. 

If you call in advance, 

you can tour the factory 

(80 Via Arieste, Maierà, 

tel: 0985 889 300). 

SEE If you’re near 

Civita in the Pollino 

Massif, stop by Museo 

Etnico Arbëresh (Ethnic 

Museum of Albanian 

Culture) for an insight 

into Calabria’s ancient 

Albanian history. 

NO WAY! 

According to legend, 

Scilla near Reggio 

Calabria was home 

to the mythological 

sea monster Scylla, 

made famous in 

Homer’s Odyssey. 

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Buses 22 and 23 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Sakura 

(106 Calle José Antonio 

Primo de Rivera, Arrecife, 

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structure and were 

a single island during 

the last Ice Age. Today, 

they’re separated 

by just 10km of water. 

tel: 928 597 638) This 

Japanese restaurant’s 

all-you-can-eat conveyor- 

belt menu off ers superb 

value for money at just 

€15 for dinner. 

EXCLUSIVE Quintins 

Restaurante (25G 

Avenida Juan Carlos I, 

tel: 928 515 755) 

Chef Finn O’Sullivan 

off ers superb modern 

European cuisine at his 

well-established eatery 

in Puerto del Carmén. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY One Bar 

(Marina Rubicón, Playa 

Blanca, tel: 928 349 930) 

One Bar is the perfect 

place to watch the sun 

go down while enjoying a 

beer or cocktail. 

LATE & LIVELY Aché 

Bar (Centro Atlántico, 

Puerto del Carmen) 

Dance the night away to 

salsa at this late-night 

bar. It doesn’t get 

busy until very late, 

so pace yourself. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP For some 

authentic Lanzarote 

surf wear, head to Santa 

– a local surfboard 

manufacturer and 

clothing brand. This 

outlet is in Playa Blanca 

(123 Calle Limones). 

SEE Carnival falls at 

the beginning of the 

month but the party 

goes on throughout 

March. Puerto del 

Carmén celebrates its 

carnival from 10–12 

March. Costa Teguise 

closes the festivities 

with its carnival, which 

climaxes on 27 March. 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Art’s Cafe 

Bar (42 Call Lane, tel: 

0113 243 8243) This 

bar-bistro is a popular 

spot with the young 

professional crowd. Make 

sure you try the Yorkshire 

plate for a true taste 

of the area, including 

Wensleydale cheese. 

EXCLUSIVE Vennell’s 

Restaurant (7 Silver 

Street, Masham, Ripon, 

tel: 01765 689 000) 

With two AA rosettes 

and mentions in the 

Good Food Guide, this 

is one restaurant to 

book in advance. Head 

chef Jon Vennell learnt 

his trade in the city’s 

top hotel restaurants. 

In 2005 he opened his 

own establishment, 

determined to serve 

fresh local produce 

handled with care and 

served sympathetically. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY The 

Cuthbert Brodrick 

(99 Portland Crescent, 

tel: 0113 204 8570) Not 

your usual chain bar, 

The Cuthbert Brodrick 

takes its name from the 

architect who designed 

Leeds Town Hall and 

the Corn Exchange. 

This bar serves great 

drinks, and you’ll fi nd 

a vibrant atmosphere. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Nation of Shopkeepers 

(27–37 Cookridge Street, 

tel: 0113 203 1831) 

Imported beers and 

real ales complement 

DJs and live bands once 

the sun sets. Nation of 

Shopkeepers is defi nitely 

the place to see urban 

hipsters and the indie set. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Aspecto is a 

menswear shop located 

in the city centre. Very 

friendly staff help 

you choose between 

diff erent brand names 

(1 Queen Victoria Street, 

aspecto.co.uk). 

GO The Hepworth 

Gallery will hold 

a collection of 40 

sculptures by local artist 

Barbara Hepworth, 

alongside works by 

international artists 

(hepworthwakefi eld.org). 

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in Leeds, with more 

ISDN lines per head of 

population than any 

other city in the world. 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €15 Cantina 

Lx Factory (103 

Rua Rodrigues Faria, 

Alcântara, tel: 21 

314 3399) Scarcely 

renovated, this old 

workshop in the creative 

Lx Factory area has a 

limited menu – it is, after 

all, a canteen – but it 

does good, cheap food in 

an amazing space. Much 

of the cuisine comes out 

from the huge oven in 

the centre of the room. 

UP TO €30 Passage 

to India (45 Avenida 

Praia da Vitória, tel: 21 

354 4073) Something 

of an oasis in an area 

that is gastronomically 

unpromising, this is a 

classy joint with cool 

décor and sophisticated 

service. It has a popular 

lunchtime buff et. 

Passage to India also 

has an extensive 

á la carte menu and 

decent wine list. 

UP TO €50 

Pap’Açorda (57–59 Rua 

da Atalaia, tel: 21 346 

4811) Right in the heart 

of Bairro Alto, this is the 

place to fi nd a bit of glam 

and glitz. The cuisine is 

a contemporary take on 

Portuguese classics. 

Be sure to book. 

EXCLUSIVE 

Restaurant Flores 

(Hotel de Bairro Alto, 

2 Praça Luís de 

Camões, tel: 21 340 

8252) A hotel restaurant 

bang in the centre of 

things that’s far more 

stylish than most and 

boasts an adventurous 

menu with variations 

on Portuguese and 

Mediterranean staples. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Botequim 

(79 Largo da Graça, 

tel: 21 888 8511) A 

legendary hang-out of 

artists and intellectuals, 

this small bar has 

recently reopened 

with food, drinks and 

a programme of music 

and poetry readings. 

LIVE MUSIC Casino 

Lisboa Arena Lounge 

(Alameda dos Oceanos, 

tel: 21 892 9000) 

This sparkling, glitzy, 

glamorous casino off ers 

some free treats too. 

The Arena Lounge has 


free concerts most 

nights starting at 9pm, 

mostly – but not always 

– featuring jazz. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Jamaica (6 Rua Nova do 

Carvalho, Cais de Sodre, 

tel: 21 342 1859) One of 

the old waterfront joints, 

once popular 

with seamen, Jamaica 

retains a whiff of its 

raffi sh past, but it’s 

now one of the best 

places to listen to 

reggae music in the city. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP A Outra Face da 

Lua continues to be the 

best downtown outlet 

for vintage clothes and 

other artefacts. It also 

boasts a pleasant café 

with tables outside. Just 

around the corner is an 

overspill warehouse with 

many cheaper treats for 

the less-discerning buyer 

(22 Rua da Assunção). 

SEE The New York 

gypsy-punk combo 

Gogol Bordello will be 

at the Campo Pequeno 

bullring on 7 March 

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Joan Wasser in her 

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Joan as Policewoman 

will be at the Lisbon 

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will be running in the 

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GO The Principe Real 

garden is one of the hubs 

of fashionable Lisbon 

life, and the surrounding 

streets and squares 

have lots to off er the 

casual stroller. As well 

as a host of classy 

bars, restaurants and 

designer shops, there’s 

also the stupendous and 

neglected delight of the 

botanical garden and 

the Patriarchal Reservoir, 

which has an entrance 

in the garden itself. 

ESCAPE Setúbal, 

Portugal’s third city, is 

under an hour from the 

capital. It may not be the 

most beautiful of cities, 

but it’s well situated and 

has plenty of attractions, 

including the Troia 

peninsula just a ferry 

ride away and the lovely 

Arrábida hills to the west. 

In the city itself, the only 

notable monument is the 

Manueline Monastery of 

Jesus, with its incredible 

twisted columns. 

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UP TO €15 

Mangetout (21–23 

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Mangetout is an ideal 

refuelling point, with 

porridge for breakfast 

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UP TO €30 Lunya 

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fi ne artisan Spanish 

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croquetas with Lake 

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Guide speaks well of 

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passion into the food, 

with emphasis on Sicilian 

country cooking. It’s half 

an hour from Liverpool, 

but you’re unlikely 

to be disappointed. 

EXCLUSIVE The 

Exchange (3 Thomas 

Steers Way, tel: 0151 708 

4200) Seasonal and 

local cuisine is a priority 

at one of the newest 

branches of the Hilton 

hotel chain, overlooking 

the historic Albert Dock. 

Try braised and roasted 

Pennine venison with 

mulled pear. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY The Beer 

House (Contemporary 

Urban Centre, 41–51 

Greenland Street) Close 

to the docks, the bar 

of this charity-run arts 

centre has a welcoming, 

lived-in atmosphere plus, 

an excellent selection 

of world beers and bar 

food. Profi ts help the 

socially disadvantaged. 

LIVE MUSIC The 

Zanzibar Club (43 Seel 

Street) The Zanzibar 

Club’s customers lend 

this small independent 

venue with an easy-going 

ambience. An intimate 

environment for 

watching live gigs from 

both established and upand-coming 

bands. 


Magnet (45 Hardman 


7560) Close to the 

city’s cultural quarter, 

the instinctive cool 

generated by The 

Magnet attracts the art 

crowd. Repose in velvetladen 

booths upstairs, 

or join the dancing 

and DJs downstairs. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Aside from 

continental produce, 

Delifonseca stocks 

a wide range of British 

foodstuff s, such as prizewinning 

local bacon 

and Stinking Bishop 

cheese. Both branches 

feature award-winning 

sandwiches to take 

HEYWOOD 

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This elegant hotel 

blends old with new, 

having once been the 

fi rst bank in the city, 

now providing a chic 

place to stay. From 

€78, book at hotels. 

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away and restaurants 

attracting rave reviews 

(12 Stanley Street). 

SEE The neo-classical 

Walker Art Gallery 

hosts an exhibition 

throughout the month 

featuring 60 stunning 

paintings spanning fi ve 

centuries and normally 

unseen in public. Works 

by Old Masters Rubens, 

El Greco and Delacroix 

are featured alongside 

those by impressionists 

Pissaro and Sisley 

(William Brown Street). 

GO Few manage to walk 

the length of Lark Lane 

without stopping at 

one of the myriad bars, 

restaurants and quirky 

independent shops 

inhabiting this attractive 

slice of south Liverpool, 

10 minutes by cab from 

the city centre. At one 

end is Sefton Park, 

which has undergone 

a multi-million 

pound regeneration. 

ESCAPE More than 

eight million visitors 

head for the rugged 

peaks and tranquil lakes 

of Cumbria every year. 

Created in the Ice Age, 

the Lake District is one of 

the UK’s most beautiful 

regions, with England’s 

highest mountain and 

deepest lake. Reach the 

southern slopes in under 

two hours from the city. 

NO WAY! 

The Royal Liverpool 

Philharmonic 

Orchestra was the fi rst 

to play underwater 

– performing below 

the River Mersey to 

celebrate the road 

tunnel’s 60th birthday. 

Gerry Corner 

Both events in 

Chelsea Old Town Hall, 

Kings Road, SW3 5EE 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Joe 

Pena’s Cantina y 

Bar (6 Cankarjeva, 

tel: 01 421 5800) For 

a Mexican vibe, make 

a beeline for this fun 

cantina. Enjoy cool 

cocktails and 

all manner of wraps 

and spicy sauces. 

EXCLUSIVE River 

House (31 Gallusovo 

Nabrezje, tel: 01 425 

4090) Recline by the 

river in the Old Town 

and enjoy a glass of 

excellent Slovenian 

wine as you savour 

pasta laced with 

Istrian truffl es or white 

fi sh freshly plucked 

from the Adriatic at 

one of the trendiest 

of the city’s more 

expensive restaurants. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Salon 

(23 Trubarjeva) Not as 

trendy as it once was, 

which makes this Old 

Town option is a great 

bolthole for a creamy hot 

chocolate or something 

with a bit more of an 

alcoholic hit as you kick 

off the evening. 

LATE & LIVELY Ultra 

Club (6 Nazorjeva) 

This is where the locals 

come to dance to 

happy house and trance 

sounds. Some decent 

local DJs and an upfor-it 

vibe help get 

the party started. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Midas is a 

fashion treasure-trove 

off ering great bargains 

for those looking to burn 

their euros. It describes 

itself as a “multidesigner 

store”. If you want to 

dress to impress for 

a night out, this is the 

place to stock up (3 

Ajdovsina, tel: 01 300 

4600, midas.si). 

GO Break south of 

the centre and enter 

another world, where 

old ladies tend their 

allotments and the river 

idles lazily by in Krakovo. 

There are some decent 

eating options here too. 

NO WAY! 

Slovenia has its very 

own tragic romantic 

poet. When not penning 

evocative words, Francè 

Preseren was wrapped in 

the passions and torture 

of unrequited love, as 

his dramatic statue on 

the city’s main square 

demonstrates. 

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UP TO €15 Chop’d 

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UP TO €30 Franco 

Manca (4 Market Row, 

SW9, tel: 020 7738 

3021) This cheap and 

cheerful restaurant in 

Brixton Market was 

considered a bit of a 

culinary secret among 

south London foodies 

until recently, but now 

folk from all across the 

capital – and beyond 

– make their own pizza 

pilgrimage to see what 

all the fuss is about. This 

small pizzeria’s winning 

formula is a combination 

of a light yet crisp 

sourdough base – 

prepared 20 hours 

before – and the giant, 

traditional woodfi red 

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UP TO €50 Balans 

(60–62 Old Compton 

Street, W1D, tel: 020 

7439 2183) Right in the 

heart of the West End, 

on Old Compton Street, 

is Balans – a Soho 

institution. An excellent 

option for a pre- or 

post-theatre meal 

thanks to its proximity 

to Theatreland, its 

modern brasseriestyle 

menu caters to 

all appetites. Dishes 

such as seared scallops 

with pork belly and 

orange sweet soy 

glaze is a great place 

to start, and satisfying 

mains include a 

fragrant Thai curry 

and the sizable Balans 

10oz burger with 

hand-cut chips. 

For dessert, try the 

wickedly decadent 

Oreo key lime pie. 

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Norfolk Towers is an 

excellent choice, close 

to Madame Tussauds, 

Regent’s Park and the 

West End. Breakfast 

included. From 

€78, book at hotels. 

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Bar Battu (48 Gresham 

Street, EC2, tel: 020 

7036 6100) Tucked 

away in a corner street 

in the City is this 

exceptional French 

wine bar-turned-fab 

restaurant. But what’s 

so exciting about 

an establishment 

championing vin de 

France? Well, Bar Battu 

is the Square Mile’s 

fi rst natural wine bar, 

selling superb organic 

and biodiverse wines. 

For those of us who 

don’t know much about 

natural wines, the bar’s 

extensive wine list has 

a breakdown at the 

beginning explaining 

the diff erence between 

the biodiverse, cloudy, 

organic, wild and clear 

wines sold by the glass 

and bottle. Once you’ve 

ordered your wine, 

tackle the food menu 

with its fi ne French fare. 

The crab with celeriac 

is the star of the small, 

tapas-like plates, and 

you can’t go far wrong 

with the bavette steak 

and bone marrow – 

perfectly complemented 

with a robust glass of 

organic red, of course. 

EXCLUSIVE 

Brasserie Joël (1st 

Floor, Park Plaza 

Westminster Bridge, 

SE1, tel: 020 7620 

7272) The Park Plaza 

Westminster Bridge 

exudes the cool, 

anonymous glow of 

the international hotel 

chain, so it’s a surprise 

to fi nd French chef 

Joël Antunes running 

an excellent brasserie 

from its moodily lit 

interior. Every dish is 

full of fl air, from the 

crisp, sweet beetroot 

salad to the porcini 

risotto that reminds 

you what risotto is 

supposed to taste like. 

Delicious and for 

the most part 

reasonably priced, 

it’s well worth a visit. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Gordon’s 

Wine Bar (47 Villiers 

Street, WC2N, tel: 020 

7930 1408) It might not 

look like much from the 

outside, but Gordon’s 

has plenty of character. 

This tatty-but-cool 

space dates back to 

the 1680s, making it 

the city’s oldest wine 

bar – and hundreds of 

years later, it’s still one 

of the best places in 

London to enjoy a glass 

of wine, sherry or port in 

candlelit, subterranean 

surroundings. 

LIVE MUSIC 

The Boogaloo (312 

Archway Road, N6, tel: 

020 8340 2928) Set in 

leafy Highgate, The 

Boogaloo is considered 

one of north London’s 

hippest music hangouts 

–Time Out has even 

hailed it “London’s 

greatest rock club”. 

Rumoured fans include 

Pete Doherty and Noel 

Gallagher, so who 

knows, go along and 

you might even end 

up rubbing shoulders 

with rock royalty while 

swaying to the live, 

heavy beats. 

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Brixton, The Dogstar 

is an eclectic DJ bar 

known for being the 

go-to spot for a good 

after-party in south 

London. Resident DJs 

play a mix of hip-hop 

and party classics to a 

laidback trendy crowd 

every night. On Tuesdays 

there’s an unusual 

comedy night, and Friday 

nights start the weekend 

in style with a “mashup” 

of hits from the 80s and 

90s, as well as electro 

and indie beats. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Portobello 

Market is one of the 

most famous street 

markets in the world, 

and a great place to 

while away a Saturday 

afternoon, browsing 

the antique shops, 

tempting food stalls 

and off beat boutiques. 

Join the queue outside 

Hummingbird Bakery 

for a famous cupcake 

and seek out that 

famous blue door at 

the Travel Bookshop, 

made famous by the 

fi lm Notting Hill. Just 

remember to try and 

arrive early – this 

London institution 

gets very busy with 

bargain-hunting locals 

and camera-carrying 

visitors alike. 

SEE The Birds Eye 

View Film Festival, 

celebrating the 

achievements of female 

fi lmmakers, takes 

place at the Southbank 

Centre and the Institute 

of Contemporary Arts 

from 8–17 March – 

opening on International 

Women’s Day. Did you 

know that only 6% 

of fi lm directors are 

women? This festival 

aims to raise awareness 

of the women who 

inspire and challenge us 

to think critically about 

fi lm. Awards, preview 

screenings, speakers 

and parties are just 

some of the highlights 

(birds-eye-view.co.uk). 

GO Fancy trying a cool 

glass of Pressed Rat and 

Warthog? How about 

Steaming Billy’s Last 

Bark? Then head to the 

London Drinker Beer 

& Cider Festival at the 

Camden Centre in King’s 

Cross from 9–11 March, 

where you can sample 

strange-sounding 

beers to your heart’s 

content (camranorth 

london.org.uk) 

ESCAPE It might not 

be sunbathing weather 

just yet, but that doesn’t 

mean you can’t enjoy 

a day by the seaside. 

Just an hour outside of 

London is the bohemian 

city of Brighton. Here 

you can brave the rickety 

rides and stuff your face 

full of candy-fl oss at the 

pier, wander through the 

cobbled North Lanes 

– home to many cool 

and quirky independent 

shops – or enjoy a walk 

along the seafront. 

NO WAY! 

Although at just over 

1m wide it’s London’s 

smallest house, 20 

nuns live in the 

Tyburn Convent in 

Hyde Park Place! 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Noor el 

Gurna (West Bank) 

You’ll fi nd this restaurant 

opposite the main West 

Bank ticket offi ce, behind 

the colossus of Memnon. 

Simple Egyptian food is 

served in an atmospheric 

outdoor area – try 

the local duck and the 

homemade lemonade. 

EXCLUSIVE 

The Fortune Cookie 

(St Joseph Street, 

tel: 010 294 8079) A 

new addition to the 

Luxor dining scene and 

serves quality Chinese 

cuisine, complemented 

by some Thai dishes 

and an international 

selection. Situated at 

the bottom of St Joseph 

Street. Open from 12pm 

to 11pm every day. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Luxor 

Museum (Corniche 

el Nile) This excellent 

museum is open until 

9pm. A guide isn’t 

needed as it’s well laid 

out and labelled. On 

leaving the museum, 

there are plenty of cafés 

dotted about, where 

you can stop for a tea 

or coff ee to recharge 

your batteries. 


King’s Head (Sharia 

Khalid Ibn Walid) The 

perfect late-night 

venue with billiards, 

satellite TV, pub food, 

beer and cocktails. It 

closes when you leave. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Arkwright’s 

Supermarket is a 

general food store with 

a diff erence. Rye bread, 

sugar-free cereals, 

pâté, fresh sandwiches, 

quiche and cakes 

will make sure your 

cupboards and picnic 

baskets are never bare 

(St Joseph Street, 

tel: 095 228 2335). 

GO There are some 

great walks high in 

the hills, just a little 

out of town. Go up by 

the workman’s village 

at Deir el Medina and 

down by the temple of 

Queen Hatshepsut 

at Deir el Bahri and 

get some great 

panoramic views. 

NO WAY! 

March is the start of the 

Khamsin, the 50-day 

period when the wind 

picks up suddenly – 

with temperature 

changes of 20°C and 

winds of up to 140km an 

hour – and disappears 

just as quickly. 

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UP TO €50 

Brasserie Georges 

1836 (30 Cours de 

Verdun, tel: 04 7256 

5454) Georges is an 

historic brasserie 

serving choucroute 

and other traditional 

favourites. A convivial 

canteen with class. 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €15 Zone 

Verte (24 Quai St 

Antoine, tel: 04 7838 

1518) You can enjoy 

seasonal produce in the 

zen surroundings or on 

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from the butter on the 

bread to the smoothie 

ingredients has been 

carefully selected 

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UP TO €30 Le Pearl 

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Enjoy panaoramic views 

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this très chic riverboat 

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pleasant surroundings. 

A venue to celebrate 

something special. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY 

L’Antiquaire (20 Rue 

Hippolyte-Flandrin, tel: 

06 3421 5465) Be sure 

to reserve your table 

in advance at this bar 

inspired by American

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Come along and hear about the 

exciting plans for Luton 

Guest presentations will include: 

■ the Public Private Partnership 

with Wates Construction 

■ Novel Infrastructure funding for 

the future - TIF bid with CBRE 

Presentations will be held on 

Tuesday at 4:15pm, 

Wednesday at 10:15am and 

Thursday at 10am. 

Come and visit us at our stand in 

the Riviera Hall - R27.18 

For more information or to 

arrange an appointment 

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Lyon 

France 

speakeasies. The 

1930s-style bartenders 

serve classic and 

contemporary pre- or 

post-dinner drinks in 

the calm and classic 

surroundings, with 

cosy armchairs. 

LIVE MUSIC Johnny 

Walsh’s (56 Rue Saint 

Georges, tel: 04 7865 

5236) You can expect 

a friendly Irish welcome 

with live music from 

Thursday to Sunday. The 

neighbouring Johnny’s 

Kitchen is a great pitstop 

for sustenance. 

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Q Boat (17 Quai 

Augagneur, tel: 04 

7284 9898) Cocktails 

to suit all tastes get 

the trendsetters 

fl ocking to this plush 

riverboat where the 

ambient sounds go on 

till morning. 

Peniche La Marquise 

(20 Quai Augagneur, tel: 

04 7261 9292) A young 

and trendy crowd board 

this riverboat bar and 

club to enjoy the sounds 

of salsa, house, jungle 

and breakbeat until the 

early hours. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Stock up 

on one-off Italian 

designer gadgets 

at Lago-Store, 

which combines 

contemporary art 

and lifestyle (70 Rue 

Auguste-Comte). 

If vintage is your thing, 

head to Coco Picos for 

unusual clothing 

and accessories (7 

Rue Austerlitz). 

SEE From 18–28 March, 

visitors will descend 

in their thousands on 

Eurexpo for the 93rd 

Foire Internationale 

de Lyon. More than 

1,200 exhibitors in the 

home, environment, 

leisure, wellbeing and 

travel sectors make this 

reputable fair a fest of 

information and intrigue 

(foiredelyon.com). 

GO The romanesque 

basilica of St-Martind’Ainay 

was constructed 

towards the end of 

the 10th century and 

consecrated by Pope 

Pascal II in 1107. The 

quarter is home to 

buildings dating back to 

the Bourbon restoration, 

and in the neighbouring 

side streets a deluge 

of antiques and 

galleries can be found. 

ESCAPE Spring is 

the best time to explore 

the Camargue, with its 

wetlands that are home 

to Europe’s largest 

population of fl amingos, 

black bulls and famous 

horses. It can be visited 

on bike, horse or by boat, 

all of which can be hired 

in nearby Aigues Mortes. 

Neighbouring Arles, 

with its Roman 

amphitheatre, is worth a 

20-minute detour. TGV 

trains leave Lyon for Arles 

or Avignon regularly 

(sncf-voyages.com). 

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In addition to Lyon’s very 

successful pick-up and 

drop-off Vélo’v bicycle 

system, rumour has it a 

water-taxi initiative, using 

the Saône and Rhône 

rivers, is on the cards. 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Riso (274 

Rua de Santa Maria, 

Funchal, tel: 291 280 

360) An innovative 

array of rice dishes 

from around the world 

(even the desserts are 

rice-based) are served 

in this classy restaurant 

overlooking one of 

Funchal’s best bathing 

areas, the Barreirinha 

Lido. The coriander rice 

with prawns and fi sh is 

hard to beat. 

EXCLUSIVE Casa 

Velha do Palheiro (23 

Rua de Estalagem, tel: 

291 790 350) The dining 

room’s haute cuisine 

menu showcases all 

the delights of Madeira, 

spiced with hints of the 

Orient. In addition to the 

à la carte menu 

guests also have 

a choice of a sevencourse 

tasting menu 

with accompanying 

Portuguese wines. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Cervejaria 

Beerhouse (Pontão de 

São Lázaro, tel: 291 229 

011) In a great position 

above the marina, this 

lively bar and restaurant 

serves its own unfi ltered 

beers – a great place to 

catch Funchal’s lights 

after dark. 

LATE & LIVELY Jam 

(60 Avenida Sá Carneiro, 

Funchal, tel: 291 234 

800) Located by the 

docks, this is a late-night 

dance haven for those 

into 1980s sounds. 

There are DJ nights and 

occasionally jazz too. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP You can buy 

orchid plants – or 

baby orchids to grow 

yourself in glass jars 

– from the Jardim 

Orquídea (37 Rua 

Pita da Silva). 

SEE Madeira’s 

Carnival (4–8 March) 

is Funchal’s big event 

of the year, with four 

days of riotous partying, 

fancy dress, live music 

and a parade that even 

Rio would tip its hat to. 

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Funchal’s Carnival 

traditionally kicks off 

with Transvestite Night, 

when normally macho 

men hit the town in 

their sister’s or mother’s 

clothes. Expect to see 

guys in glittery dresses. 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €15 Lateral 

(12 Plaza Santa Ana, 

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very cool restaurant 

serves Spanish tapas 

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steaks with blue cheese 

sauce, tempura prawns 

or stuff ed red peppers. 

The interior boasts 

warm, intimate lighting 

and quick service. 

UP TO €30 La Cesta 

(10 Calle Recoletos, tel: 

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the in-crowd, the menu 

at this new restaurant 

is the creation of 

Michelin-starred chef 

Oscar Velasco. Guests 

are encouraged to share 

various dishes over 

large glasses of wine. 

Highlights are tomato 

soup with mushrooms, 

king prawns with 

aubergine or cuttlefi sh. 

UP TO €50 

Le Dragon (2 Calle de 

Gil de Santivañés, tel: 914 

356 668) This is one of 

Madrid’s most charming 

Asian restaurants. The 

interior is dressed in 

stunning black and red, 

while the menu features 

many spicy Szechuan 

dishes, any of which will 

leave your tastebuds 

tingling with pleasure. 

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Santceloni (57 Paseo 

de la Castellana, tel: 

912 108 840) Boasting 

two Michelin stars, 

Santceloni off ers 

décor as refi ned as 

its menu. Glassed-in 

garden atriums and 

exquisite Spanish 

cuisine make for a 

sublime experience. 

Chef Velásco off ers an 

exquisite menu which 

includes oysters. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Cervecería 

Alemana (6 Plaza Santa 

Ana, tel: 914 297 033) 

Cervecería Alemana 

specialises in frothy 

beers, to be enjoyed in 

the company of locals. 

One of Hemingway’s old 

haunts, this institution 

boasts a few regulars 

old enough to have 

met the man himself. 

LIVE MUSIC Café 

Central (10 Plaza del 

Angel, tel: 913 694 143) 

Move to the groove of 

live jazz while you enjoy 

a glass of La Rioja wine. 

The varied programme 

includes both local and 

international talent. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Larios Café (4 Calle 

Silva, tel: 915 479 394) 

This restaurant and 

bar, which has its own 

dancefl oor, is open 

till 3am Thursday 

to Saturday nights, 

attracting hip, goodlooking 

people. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Treat yourself to 

some new threads from 

along the buzzy Gran 

Vía. Wander into the 

small streets branching 

off from either side to 

discover shops boasting 

work by up-and-coming 

Spanish designers 

such as Carlos Diez Diez 

(4 Loreto y Chicote). 

Don’t miss the new 

megastore by trendy 

Spanish label Desigual 

(Plaza Callao). 

SEE March is an 

exciting month at 

Teatro Real. Choose 

from a new production 

of the 19th-century 

opera Werther by Jules 

Massenet, which stars 

José Bros, The Firebird 

Suite by Stravinski or 

a concert by soprano 

Deborah Polaski 

(teatro-real.com). 

GO Take a stroll 

around some of 

Madrid’s oldest streets 

in Barrio de los Austrias. 

Start at Plaza San 

Andrés and wind your 

way through Plaza de 

la Paja to Calle Segovia. 

Sundays are busy with 

locals enjoying a beer 

in the sun. 

ESCAPE History 

and fi ne food await in 

Segovia. Catch the bus 

from Principe Pio and 

in 50 minutes you’re 

there. Marvel at the 

2,000-year-old Roman 

aqueduct and the 

gothic cathedral before 

lunching on roast pork. 

NO WAY! 

Madrid’s picturesque 

Plaza Mayor, was, 

during the 17th and 18th 

centuries, the scene of 

bloody bullfi ghts and 

the gruesome burning 

of religious heretics 

at the stake by the 

Spanish Inquisition. 

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Italian Square (37 

Carrettera Andratx, 

Portals Nous, tel: 971 

684 008) The menu 

of the day consists of 

freshly made Italian 

cuisine all served as 

a help-yourself buff et. 

Remember to go with 

an empty stomach – 

you can go back for 

seconds! Also serving 

pastas, pizzas and 

sauces, this Italian 

restaurant sets the 

standard for reasonably 

priced, tasty food. 

UP TO €30 Rotana 

(58 Calle Sant Magi, 

Palma, tel: 971 286 078) 

In the heart of Santa 

Catalina, you’ll discover 

the best authentic 

Lebanese cuisine on this 

restaurant’s extensive 

menu of vegetarian and 

meat dishes, all served 

in traditional Middle 

Eastern style décor. 

UP TO €50 

Il Paradiso (243 Joan 

Miró, tel: 971 103 379) 

This Italian restaurant 

is unique in style. The 

main dining room 

boasts fl oor-to-ceiling 

windows, from which 

you can view Cala 

Major bay, or you 

can dine alfresco on 

the spacious terrace. 

Samples from the menu 

include penne paridiso 

served with sautéed 

beef strips, green 

pea, marsala wine, 

mushrooms, fresh basil 

and Parmesan. The 

mouthwatering dishes 

are all served with a 

smile, making this a 

truly brilliant dining 

experience. 

EXCLUSIVE Zaranda 

Sa Torre (Hilton Sa 

Torre Hotel, 87 Cami de 

Sa Torre, Llucmajor, tel: 

971 963 700) Indulge 

at this Michelin-starred 

restaurant and savour 

the Mediterranean and 

international cuisine 

among modern and 

stylish surroundings. It 

also boasts an exquisite 

wine cellar off ering 

more than 170 varieties, 

which are among the 

best wines on the island. 

This restaurant is a real 

delight and booking is 

an absolute must. 


AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Hogan’s 

(2 Monseñor Palmer, 

Palma) This may be 

an Irish bar, but it’s 

massively popular with 

the Spanish as well 

as being the favourite 

watering hole of visiting 

yacht crews. A great 

place to start or even 

fi nish your night out. 

LIVE MUSIC El 

Garito Cafe (Dàrsena 

de Can Barbarà) This 

has been one of Palma’s 

best nightspots for 

more than a decade, 

hosting DJs and live 

music from Thursday to 

Sunday in cool, chilledout 

surroundings. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Menta (Avenida Tucán, 

Port d’Alcúdia, tel: 

971 891 972) If you’re 

staying in the north or 

fancy a trip out of town, 

this well-known club 

compares well with 

Palma’s loudest and 

proudest. You’ll fi nd DJs, 

seven bars, laser lights, 

a swimming pool and 

fabulous parties. 

UR PALACIO 

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to 1942, this uniquely 

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Your lifestyle store in Palma! 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP If you’re a lover 

of anything chocolate, 

Cacao Sampaka is 

the place to go. The 

shop is dedicated 

to cocoa nuts and 

stocks everything 

from chocolates to 

jams, sauces to ice 

cream. Just the smell 

of the shop will get your 

tastebuds fl owing – 

and you won’t leave 

empty-handed. A 

real slice of heaven 

(1 Plaza Marques 

de Palmer, Palma, 

tel: 971 714 309). 

SEE For all automobile 

enthusiasts, a classic 

car rally takes place 

this month. Starting 

from Paseo Marítimo, 

vintage vehicles 

race along a 600km 

route that includes a 

scenic coastal section 

(rallyislamallorca.com). 

GO Plaza Mayor in 

the heart of the city 

is the perfect place 

to sit, chill and watch 

the world go by. With 

street entertainers 

and market stalls, 

there’s plenty to 

keep you occupied. 

ESCAPE Head to 

the north west of the 

island and visit Lluc 

monastery, high in the 

Tramuntana mountains, 

which is home to 

an iconic statue 

of the Virgin Mary. 

NO WAY! 

Majorca’s oldest 

human remains date 

back to 5,000BC and 

were discovered at 

Valldemosa on the site 

of Son Matge. 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €15 

Chiringuito La Jabega 

(Playa el Saltillo, 

Torremolinos, tel: 952 

284 765) Located just 

before Benalmádena 

Port on the Carihuela 

seafront, this is one 

of the best beachside 

restaurants for seafood, 

including barbecued 

sardines. Non-fi sh 

lovers can opt for a slice 

of arguably the best 

tortilla on the Costa. 

UP TO €30 El Mirlo 

Blanco (13 Calle 

Cuesta de la Villa, Mijas, 

tel: 952 485 700) This 

long-standing popular 

restaurant specialises 

in Basque dishes 

such as kokotxas de 

bacalau (cod cheeks) 

and txanguroo (spider 

crab) and is located in 

the centre of the village 

overlooking a pretty 

plaza. Top off your 

meal with a Grand 

Marnier souffl é. 

UP TO €50 Skina (12 

Calle Aduar, Marbella, 

tel: 952 765 277) In the 

cobbled heart of the 

Old Town, this charming 

restaurant prides itself 

on a truly innovative 

menu. Push the boat 

out with a fi sh dish 

such as grilled sole with 

fresh lime and ginger, or 

tempura with Iberican 

pork and onions. 

Intimate and stylish 

with moody lighting, 

this is a top choice for 

a romantic dinner. 

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Tragabuches (1 Calle 

José Aparacio, Ronda, 

tel: 952 190 291) This 

celebrated Michelinstarred 

restaurant 

serves innovative and 

well-crafted dishes 

such as ajo blanco 

(white garlic soup) 

with pistachios, foie 

gras with goat’s cheese 

or a choice of several 

game dishes, including 

loin of deer. There is 

a superb choice of 

quality wines too. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY The Forum 

(14 Palangreros, 

Fuengirola) A relaxing 

bar in which to kick off 

a night out, the Forum 

is top choice for longtime 

expats, with 

weekly quiz nights, 

superb light snacks 

and an easy-going 

congenial atmosphere. 

LIVE MUSIC Taberna 

Flamenca Pepe López 

(Plaza de la Gamba 

Alegre, Torremolinos, 

tel: 952 381 284) Catch 

impromptu fl amenco 

at this taverna, with 

plenty of castanetclicking, 

swirling skirts 

and fi esta spirit. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Sinatra (2 Calle de la 

Ribera, Puerto Banús, 

tel: 952 819 050) The 

frontline for ogling 

the gin-palace crowd, 

this place has been 

around for decades 

and attracts plenty of 

colourful old-timers, as 

well as the occasional 

cocktail-quaffi ng celeb. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Colourful 

ceramics, locally woven 

rugs and exhibitions 

by local artists can be 

enjoyed on the fi rst 

Sunday of the month 

at the Ronda Feria 

ground. Alternatively, 

the normal Sunday 

market also has plenty 

of tempting items for 

sale, providing just 

one more reason for 

visiting this stunning 

mountain-top town. 

SEE Enjoy a soiree at 

Málaga’s wonderful 

art deco theatre, 

Teatro Cervantes, with 

productions this month 

including the famous 

one-act opera La Voix 

Humaine (The Human 

 

Voice) with words by 

Jean Cocteau and 

starring the esteemed 

Corsican soprano 

Michelle Canniccioni. 


(teatrocervantes.com). 

GO Seville is the 

epitome of an 

Andalusian city, with its 

heady Moor-inspired 

architecture, fabulous 

fl amenco, superb tapas 

bars, sophisticated 

shopping and overall 

vibrancy. There are 

plenty of museums 

and sights here as 

well, including one of 

the most beautiful 

city parks and one 

of the world’s largest 

cathedrals. It’s an 

easy two-hour drive to 

Seville or you can hop 

on the train at Málaga. 

ESCAPE In the heart 

of the Axarquia, the 

pretty, whitewashed 

village of Cómpeta is 

home to some of the 

area’s best local wines. 

Ask for a taste at 

Museo del Vino 

(Avenida de la 

Constitución) in the 

centre of town, which 

also has an extensive 

display of Moroccan 

and local arts and 

crafts for sale, as well 

as honey, olive oil and 

other gourmet treats. 

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be enjoying tapas 

presented with 

a toothpick, don’t 

discard it – they’re 

often used to calculate 

your bill (especially in 

bars that specialise in 

Basque-style pintxos). 

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UP TO €30 Grotto 

Tavern (9–12 Parish 

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LOW KEY 

Luna Lounge (Palazzo 

Parisio, Naxxar, tel: 

21 412 461) Part of 

the exclusive Luna 

Collection within this 

magnifi cent palazzo, 

this is a haven of 

plush surroundings 

and cocktails. 

by Maltese and French 

culinary delights, this 

tavern off ers delicious 

food and wine, including 

the DIY raclette of meats, 

chicken and cheeses. 

EXCLUSIVE Palazzo 

Santa Rosa (Mistra 

Bay, Xemxija, St Pawl 

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Using organic vegetables 

grown in the Palazzo’s 

own garden, chef 

Claude Camilleri creates 

a slow-food feast for 

loyal patrons. 

AFTER DARK 

LATE & LIVELY 

Havana (St George’s 

Road) The home of 

R’n’B, hip hop and great 

old-school classics in 

Malta. Prepare to 

party until the early 

morning, surrounded 

by smooth sounds. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP The desire for 

vintage clothing is taking 

off locally, and the team 

behind Blush & Panic is 

leading the way. Pop in 

for an original selection 

of clothes (Melita 

Street, Valletta). 

GO The carnival (4–8 

March) is one of the 

best-loved events of 

Malta’s cultural calendar. 

Locals take to the streets 

in bright costumes to 

watch the colourful 

parade pass through 

Floriana, Valletta and 

Victoria (Gozo). 

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In Nadur the carnival is 

celebrated in a distinct 

manner with a rowdy 

festival of grotesque 

masks and wild antics. 

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UP TO €15 Archies 

(72 Oxford Street, 

tel: 0161 237 1736) 

Decked in neon lights 

and sweets, few places 

beat Archies milk 

bar on Oxford Road 

for a sugar fi x. Chat 

to the locals over a 

chilli burger, and then 

tuck into waffl es and 

ice cream for dessert. 

UP TO €30 Phet 

Pailin (46 George 

Street, China Town, 

tel: 0161 228 6500) 

This Thai restaurant 

specialises in hot 

curries and salads. 

Just off the beaten 

track, its jungle-style 

décor and bring-yourown 

policy make good 

times mandatory. 

UP TO €50 El Rincon 

(244 Deansgate, tel: 

0161 839 8819) Like 

a gem, this Spanish 

restaurant is hard to 

fi nd but worth the 

hunt, and it serves 

up atmosphere and 

authentic tapas 

galore in cellar-like 

surrounds. Opt for 

one of several bottles 

of Albarino or Rioja, 

while the 30-plus 

small plates, including 

Galican octopus 

and charred grilled 

peppers, are just 

perfect for sharing. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY The 

Gaslamp (50A 

Bridge Street) In 

the tiled cellar of 

a Victorian property, 

the original fi ttings 

are complemented 

by an extraordinary 

selection of 

international ales and 

wines. Rightly popular 

with the cool crowd. 

LIVE MUSIC Night 

& Day Café (26 

Oldham Street, tel: 

0161 236 4597) This 

central bar plays host 

to up-and-coming 

bands with an indie 

bent. Recent guests 

at this Mancunian 

institution include 

Yuck and Everything 

Everything, while 

regulars at the 

wood-lined bar include 

members of Elbow. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Matt & Phreds (64 

Tib Street, tel: 0161 

831 7002) Oozing 

a gloriously seedy 

charm, this late-night 

jazz club has hosted 

guests such as soul 

diva Liane Carroll and 

Cinematic Orchestra’s 

Stuart McCallum. 

With a drink in hand, 

a spot on the 

dancefl oor is all 

that’s required for 

a night to remember. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Nearly 30 

years old, Affl ecks 

shopping emporium 

has held on to its 

punk spirit, with 

more than 100 small 

independent retailers 

spread over four 

fl oors touting tattoos, 

graphic art, jewellery, 

hats and vintage 

goods. Visit Thunder 

Egg for gifts inspired 

by Japan, and 

EXCLUSIVE 

RESTAURANT 

Michael Caines @ 

Abode (107 Piccadilly, 

tel: 0161 200 5678) 

Opt for the à la carte 

menu, under the 

auspices of Michelinstarred 

chef Caines. 

The entree of wild duck 

with blackberries is fab. 

Rubber Planation 

(52 Church Street, 

Northern Quarter). 

SEE Maverick artist 

Mary Kelly is the subject 

of a retrospective at 

Whitworth Art Gallery. 

Spread through the 

airy halls, the work on 

display includes Post- 

Partum Document, 

an intimate record 

of her son’s early life. 

There’s also the UK’s 

fi nest regional textile 

collection and 

an award-winning 

café to check out too 

(Oxford Road). 

GO Check out West 

Didsbury where 

bars, delicatessens, 

vintage stores and 

cafés abound. Folk 

and Silver Apples are 

ideal for refreshments, 

while the fern-fringed 

botanical gardens at 

Fletcher Moss Park are 

worth the trip alone. 

ESCAPE Rivington 

Pike’s haunting 

terraced gardens 

lie around 40 

minutes’ drive from 

Manchester. Forest 

paths and foliage are 

interspersed with the 

crumbling remains of 

follies built by 

the Lever family 

at the turn of the 

20th century, and 

there’s a great view 

from the top of the 

Pike (bolton.org.uk). 

NO WAY! 

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been a tourist 

destination since 1804, 

when the fi rst guide 

book was written by 

Joseph Aston. 

Ruth Allan 

Marrakech 

Morocco 


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The hourly L19 

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MAD20 single. 




BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Café du 

Livre (44 Rue Tarik 

Ben Ziad, Gueliz, 

tel: 0524 432 149) 

A quirky café-bookshop. 

Drop in for fresh, 

delicious homemade 

cakes and afternoon tea 

or a light lunch. 

EXCLUSIVE Riad 

Lotus Privilege (9 Derb 

Sidi Ali Ben Hamdouche, 

tel: 0524 387 318) An 

excellent choice for 

an utterly romantic 

evening, the Riad Lotus 

Privilege restaurant 

is great for gourmets. 

Off ering only a sevencourse 

tasting menu, go 

with a healthy appetite 

and a large wallet. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY 

Montecristo (20 Rue 

Ibn Aicha, tel: 0524 

439 031) Bypass the 

restaurant and Cubanthemed 

central fl oor 

and head straight for the 

candlelit roof terrace. 

Go before midnight for 

a mellow drink, before it 

gets too busy with the 

restaurant’s clientèle. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Theatro (Hotel Es Saadi, 

Avenue El Quadissia) 

This refurbished, former 

theatre is a great sight 

to see and place to be 

seen. The venue has 

an exciting, hedonistic 

atmosphere with people 

lounging around on beds 

and couches. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Scènes de Lin 

is a striking, low-lit store 

run by French textile 

expert Anna-Marie 

Chaoui. A showroom for 

her collection of natural 

fabrics, the place also 

sells tablecloths, kaftans, 

bedspreads and candles 

(70 Rue de la Liberté). 

GO Ateliers d’Ailleurs 

runs courses on 

everything from zellije 

mosaics and pottery to 

cooking, wood painting, 

leather production and 

embroidery, all taught 

in traditional workshops 

by local artisans 

(ateliersdailleurs.fr). 

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have included French 

fashion designers Yves 

Saint-Laurent and 

Jean-Paul Gaultier. 

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Marseille 

France 


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A shuttle bus runs 

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station, Gare St Charles 

every 20 mins. Tickets: 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 New Dalat 

(3 Rue Méry, tel: 04 

9156 1418) You’ll eat well 

in this petite Vietnamese 

restaurant, which makes 

some of the best soups 

in Marseille – try the 

tonkinoise (Pho) version. 

EXCLUSIVE Une 

Table au Sud (2 Quai 

du Port, tel: 04 9190 

6353) Chef Lionel Levy 

explodes the senses with 

specialities that include 

pieds et paquets (lamb 

parcels) and the fi shy 

macaroni poutargue 

(pasta with fi sh eggs). 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Victor Café 

(76 Boulevard Charles 

Livon, tel: 04 8800 

4600) Smiling waiters 

serve smooth cocktails 

at this agreeable lounge 

bar. The list of cocktails 

is endless – you could 

be here for a while. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Espace & Café Julien 

(39 Cours Julien, tel: 

04 9124 3410) This is a 

popular concert venue. 

Go to Espace Julien 

for rock, pop, hip hop, 

reggae, world music and 

jazz, or Café Julien for 

up-and-coming talent. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Visit Marseille’s 

Rastafarian tailor 

Tom, who works like 

magic and keeps you 

entertained. Look for his 

London cab outside 

(22 Rue Petites Maries). 

NO WAY! 

Marseille is the new 

capital of Mediterranean 

cruises – 710,000 

passengers set off from 

the port last year, and 

two million are predicted 

to do so by 2015. 

Claire McAlpine 

HAMMAMS 

AT ZEIN 

GO Guaranteed to 

rejuvenate, enjoy one 

of the multicultural 

benefi ts of the city 

and visit a hammam 

at Zeïn Oriental Spa 

(16 Quai de Rive 

Neuve, Vieux Port, tel: 

04 9159 1111). 

Milan 

Italy 


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ATM’s route 73 

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The Malpensa 

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The Malpensa 

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30 minutes from 6am– 

1.30am. Tickets: €11. 




BON APPETIT 

UP TO €15 Mar 

Rosso (8 Via Marco 

Aurelio, tel: 02 282 

2682) “Red Sea” is 

an African-themed 

restaurant off ering 

a warm welcome and 

specialities inspired 

by the cooking of 

Eritrea, a former 

Italian colony. There’s 

a good buff et on 

Thursday evenings. 

UP TO €30 

Il Ristorantino 

della Carne (9 Via 

Ripamonti, tel: 02 

5831 5594) “The 

Little Meat Restaurant” 

is exactly what it 

says, and exactly 

what it does. An 

unpretentious hideout 

not far from the 

centre, where you can 

enjoy a quiet meal 

for two. The entrecôte 

al gorgonzola comes 

highly recommended. 

UP TO €50 Donati 

(4 Via Cassiodoro, 

tel: 02 4331 9047) 

Donati is a lively 

Tuscan restaurant and 

a great place for 

a loud meal with 

friends. The menu 

includes traditional 

fare such as pasta, 

ossobuco and 

delicious grilled fi sh. 

Gente di Mare (5 Via 

Bastioni di Porta Volta, 

tel: 02 2900 5823) 

This lively hang-out is 

great for a big group. 

It serves rice and 

pasta dishes, as well 

as sea bream, 

swordfi sh and the 

classic fritto misto 

– a mixed grill of fi sh 

cooked in batter. 

EXCLUSIVE Alla 

Collina Pistoiese 

(1 Via Amedei, tel: 

02 8645 1085) A 

favourite for lunch 

with well-to-do 

Milanese families, 

this long-established 

Tuscan brasserie 

recalls an oldfashioned 

world of 

quality and service 

with its white table 

cloths, dark panelling 

and sumptuous fare. 

Quinta Carbonaia 

Mare (5 Via Stoppani, 

tel: 02 204 6003) 

Equally good for a 

special occasion or 

a romantic meal 

for two, this quality 

fi sh and seafood 

restaurant in the 

Porta Venezia district 

off ers good value at 

less than €50 a head 

for fantastic food. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Food 

& Fashion (2 Via 

Palestrina, tel: 02 

9738 3003) This 

recent arrival 

follows the popular 

Milan pattern of 

all-day opening, with 

a Brazilian-inspired 

restaurant, happyhour 

cocktails 

and DJ-selected 

music until late. 

LIVE MUSIC 

Scimmie (49 Via 

Ascanio Sforza, tel: 

02 8940 2874) This 

small venue in the 

heart of the busy 

Navigli district is 

well known on the 

international jazz 

scene, attracting bigname 

artists. Always 

packed, but with a 

unique atmosphere. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Alcatraz (25 Via 

Valtellina, tel: 02 

6901 6352) Alcatraz 

has some claim to 

being Milan’s leading 

live music venue, a big 

converted warehouse 

on the north side 

of the city pulling 

in big names on the 

international circuit 

plus dance nights 

with famous DJs. 

Loolapaloosa (15 

Corso Como, tel: 02 

655 5693) Established 

for more than a 

decade, Loolapaloosa 


popular clubs on 

bustling Corso Como, 

attracting a youthful 

crowd on weekends. 

There’s a strict 

door policy, but the 

entrance fee includes 

a fi rst drink. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP The Milan 

outpost of the French 

media empire FNAC 

is a multi-storey 

megastore with

At At Hotel Sonschein, “we had a 

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“Charming stylish ski ski hotel” 

Flocons de Sel 

“Great skiing and a a lovely town” 

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Mirage Hotel Cortina 

“Nice clean rooms, spectacular views” 

Hotel Olimpia 

“Incredibly kind hotel staff” 

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Milan 

Italy 

a cool café inside 

(2 Via della Palla, tel: 

02 869 541). Via 

Torino is a great place 

to shop for clothes 

and accessories at 

more reasonable 

prices than in the 

upmarket boutiques 

of the fashion 

district to the north 

of the Duomo. 

SEE The Festival of 

African Cinema is 

a week-long event 

celebrating fi lmmaking 

in Africa, Asia 

and South America, 

and the only one of its 

kind in Italy. Running 

from 21–27 March, the 

festival features more 

than 80 productions 

at a range of screens 

in the city, including 

the Spazio Oberdan 

(2 Viale Vittorio Veneto, 

tel: 02 7740 6300). 

GO Today the Brera 

quarter is all about 

chic shops and bars, 

but historically it 

was a bohemian area 

dominated by art and 

artists. It’s home to 

the Pinacoteca, one 

of the most important 

galleries in Italy, as 

well as several ancient 

historic churches such 

as San Simpliciano 

and Santa Maria 

del Carmine. The 

main streets of Via 

Moscova, Via Solferino 

and Corso Garibaldi 

are good places to 

hunt for elegant 

houseware, clothes 

and accessories, while 

by night Brera comes 

alive, with its narrow 

streets fi lled with 

stalls selling jewellery 

and ethnic crafts. 

ESCAPE Como is one 

of the most attractive 

towns around Milan, 

and was an inspiration 

to English poets 

including Byron. 

Originally famous for 

making silk, Como 

has a long history and 

was home in Roman 

times to the writers 

Pliny the Elder and 

Younger. The Lungo 

Lario, the lakefront 

promenade, is great 

for a walk before 

dinner at one of the 

elegant restaurants 

in Piazza Cavour, a 

popular meeting point. 

Among the sights 

are a fi ne Gothic- 

Renaissance cathedral 

with a baroque dome 

and 16th-century 

tapestries inside. 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 

Specialites 

Marocaines (577 

Avenue Léon-Blum, 

tel: 04 7540 0321) This 

is a great little place 

knocking out couscous, 

tagines, mint tea and 

oriental sweetmeats 

at giveaway prices. 

EXCLUSIVE La 

Reserve Rimbaud (820 

Avenue St-Maur, tel: 04 

6772 5253) Hide away 

in civilised luxury in 

this fabulous waterside 

setting, where you can 

enjoy beautifully cooked 

fresh dishes based on 

seasonal ingredients 

and cooked with an 

imaginative twist. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Mi Barrio 

(11 Rue du Plan-d’Agde, 

tel: 04 9958 1215) 

Sit on a high stool at 

the bar for a relaxing 

glass of wine or slide 

behind a table if 

you’re also ordering 

tapas. Whichever you 

choose, soak up the 

international languages 

spoken all around 

you and chill out. 


Circus (3 Rue Collot, 

tel: 04 6760 4205) 

A dark and cosy New 

York-style bar with 

snacks, billiards, leather 

sofas and plush lighting, 

this place heats up as 

the night goes on, with 

live music at weekends. 

It’s deeply fashionable, 

however, so dress up. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Madame Klein 

Fringologue is a treasure 

trove of previously 

loved designer wear 

and the proprietor has 

a ferocious eye for the 

best vintage looks. 

She only buys highquality 

fashion items 

in perfect condition 

(14 Rue Ste-Anne, 

tel: 04 6791 0699). 

GO The Antigone 

Olympic swimming 

pool is a glorious 

leisure centre with pool, 

whirlpools, a splashy 

river, water chute 

and café (195 Avenue 

Jacques-Cartier, 

tel: 04 6715 6300). 

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fastest growing city in 

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20 minutes. Tickets: 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 

Königsquelle (2 

Baaderplatz, tel: 089 220 

071) It may look like your 

average bar from the 

outside, but Königsquelle 

is renowned for its 

fabulous wiener 

schnitzels, which are 

cooked to perfection by 

the bar’s Austrian chef. 

EXCLUSIVE 

Landersdorfer & 

Innerhofer (6–8 

Hackenstrasse, tel: 

089 2601 8637) In 

the heart of the city, 

this inconspicuous 

restaurant is an insider’s 

tip among local foodies. 

There’s no bragging and 

no brash advertising, 

just exemplary food 

and service. Try the 

restaurant’s signature 

– a surprise set menu. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Kranz (12 

Hans-Sachs-Strasse, 

tel: 089 2166 8250) Rub 

shoulders with hip young 

things from Munich’s 

boho Glockenbach 

district at this minimalist 

café-bar, which prides 

itself on using only 

organic ingredients. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Harlander (8 

Braühausstrasse, tel: 

089 2324 1652) Just 

down the road from the 

Hofbräuhaus, this cool 

bar combines 1970s 

retro with modern, urban 

chic. The perfect place to 

chill into the early hours. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP For a true taste 

of elegant Munich, head 

to one of the city’s oldest 

department stores, 

Lodenfrey. As well as 

designer gear, this store 

houses a stunning 

array of traditional local 

costume and is the place 

to get your Lederhosen 

(7 Maff eistrasse). 

SEE If you’re visiting the 

city in the fi rst two weeks 

of March, don’t miss 

the city’s carnival, or 

Fasching. Various events 

take place from costume 

balls to public events in 

the pedestrianised zone. 

NO WAY! 

If Munich’s bid for the 

2018 Winter Olympics is 

successful, the city will 

become the fi rst to host 

both the winter and 

summer events. 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Mármol 

(142 Avenida Río 

Guadalentín, tel: 968 

840 705) On the 

outskirts of the city, 

Mármol off ers outdoor 

dining with views across 

to the mountains 

and the Fuensanta 

Sanctuary. It has 

fantastic rice dishes with 

veggie options, as well 

as rabbit and seafood 

paellas. Also on the 

menu are grilled meats 

or fi sh. For dessert, try 

the tasty rice pudding. 

EXCLUSIVE Hotel 

Hispano (3 Calle Radio 

Murcia, tel: 968 216 

152) An up-market 

hotel off ering a varied 

à la carte menu in plush 

surroundings. Head 

chef Joaquín Abellán 

changes the excellent 

stews on a daily basis 

and also off ers dishes 

such as sea bream with 

honey and spices. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Bar El 

Perela (5 Calle Ruiperez, 

tel: 968 935 198) Just 

off Gran Vi in the Plaza 

de las Flores zone, Bar El 

Perela off ers some great 

tapas and a relaxed 

atmosphere in which to 

have a drink and a snack 

before moving on to 

something more lively. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Monroe’s Rock Cafe 

(71 Calle Caballero de 

Rodas, Torrevieja, tel: 

966 705 325) If you like 

it heavy, then Monroe’s 

is the place. The genial 

owners play pretty 

much anything on 

request – as long as the 

songs are hard and fast. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Try Torrevieja’s 

street market on Friday 

mornings for some 

real bargains. 

SEE At Auditorio Victor 

Villegas, a series of fi ve 

concerts entitled Las 

Noches de Blue Note 

Records is taking place 

throughout the month. 

The majority of the 

artists will be musicians 

on the legendary Blue 

Note record label, and 

Benin-born guitarist 

Lionel Loueke is 

appearing on 3 March 

(auditoriomurcia.org). 

NO WAY! 

This year, it’s carnival 

on the cheap! In 

Cartagena, the budget 

for festivities has been 

reduced by €70,000. 

David Jones 

Nantes 

France 


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The Tan bus runs 

to Nantes South 

train station and the city 

centre. Tickets: €7. 




BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Le Resto 

Revues (2 Rue de 

Refuge) For little over 

€10, you can enjoy 

homemade dishes such 

as pork with coconut 

milk and lemon. Try the 

almond Charlotte with 

rhubarb sauce. 

EXCLUSIVE Le 

Manoir de la Régate 

(155 Route de Gachet, 

tel: 02 4018 0297) This 

fabulous expensive 

gourmet restaurant is 

set in a fairytale castle 

and serves wonderful 

food. Order anything 

and it will be sublime. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Le Briord 

(3 Rue de Briord, tel: 02 

5188 9206) The 

regular bon vivants 

here love their roasted 

Camembert nights, 

horror fi lms, Nintendo 

tournaments and other 

games. It’s all incredibly 

good humoured, 

powered by fl avoured 

rum and glasses of wine. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Le Théâtre (22 Rue 

Scribe, tel: 02 4069 

7449) Head here for 

electro and house, 

guest DJs at weekends, 

and house cocktails 

and other concoctions 

all week long. There’s 

a friendly and warm 

atmosphere, with bar 

snacks at midnight. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP La Malle des 

Indes is just the remedy 

for those searching for 

spring – fab clothes, 

interior décor, incense, 

accessories and all 

sorts of bric-a-brac 

imported directly from 

India can be found here 

(2 Place de l’Ecluse). 

SEE The Spanish 

Cinema Festival runs 

from 24 March to 5 April, 

a showcase for more 

than 50 fi lms. All the 

latest releases, including 

20 French premieres, 

will be shown, and there 

will also be round-table 

discussions and an 

exhibition (cinespagnolnantes.com). 

NO WAY! 

Jules Verne, author of 

Around the World in 

80 Days and Journey to 

the Centre of the Earth, 

was born in Nantes on 

8 February 1828. 


Naples 

Italy 


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The Alibus shuttle 

stops at the train 

station and Piazza 

Municipio. Tickets: €4. 




BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 O’ 

Scugnizz’ (72 Galleria 

Umberto, tel: 081 401 

199) This casual eatery 

tucked in Galleria 

Umberto is a great spot 

for espresso, snacks 

and people-watching. 

EXCLUSIVE ‘A 

Fenestella (23 Via 

Marechiaro, tel: 081 

769 0020) ‘A Fenestella 

exudes Old World charm 

with its elegant décor, 

captivating views and 

live piano music on 

weekends. Neapolitanstyle 

seafood dishes and 

homemade pastries are 

the house specialities. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY 

Perditempo (8 Via San 

Pietro a Majella) As the 

name implies, it’s easy 

to “lose time” here 

as you sip wine while 

picking through the 

selection of books. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Madras Lounge (4 Via 

Fascione) Here you’ll 

fi nd warm lighting, soft 

couches and people 

grooving to world beat 

and Latin music. 

THIS MONTH 

GO From the little alleys 

to the peaceful garden 

of Santa Chiara, Naples’ 

historic city centre 

dates back to the Greek 

settlement of Neapolis 

and is a UNESCO World 

Heritage Site. 

NO WAY! 

Naples’ Castel dell’Ovo, 

is so named because of 

a legend claiming that 

Latin poet Virgil placed 

an enchanted egg 

in its foundations. 

Tui Cameron 

ART 

CHIAJA 

SHOP Art Chiaja 

off ers uniquely 

Neapolitan souvenirs: 

delicate cameos, 

coral jewellery, 

gouache illustrations, 

ceramics, Pulcinella 

fi gurines and more 

(238 Via Chiaia).

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The Metro 

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centre. Tickets: £3 




BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Arami 

(6–10 Leazes Park 

Road) A bright venue 

that’s one of the only 

places in the UK to serve 

jackfruit, the national 

fruit of Bangladesh. 

This Indian restaurant 

prides itself on sourcing 

organic produce. 

EXCLUSIVE 

Blackfriars (Friars 


5945) Dating back to 

1239, the venue has a 

horseshoe of buildings 

sheltering a medieval 

courtyard, and it’s 

quite possibly the 

oldest purpose-built 

restaurant in the UK. It’s 

one of Newcastle’s bestregarded 

restaurants, 

with inclusions in the 

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AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Benton Ale 

House (Front Street, 

Benton) This is a homely, 

no-nonsense, traditional 

bar that draws in locals, 

shoppers and business 

people alike with its wide 

range of real ales. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Madame Koo’s 

(Collingwood Street, 

tel: 0191 261 8271) 

Boasting Newcastle’s 

only octagonal 

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avour bar that pumps 

out Kylie, Sugababes 

and Luther Van Dross 

with a knowing wink. 

THIS MONTH 

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will love the BALTIC shop 

in the BALTIC Centre 

for Contemporary Art 

in Gateshead. Artistdesigned 

products, 

homewares, T-shirts 

and design-led gifts can 

be found in abundance 

(Gateshead Quays, 

South Shore Road). 

SEE Newcastle is 

football-mad and 

at the Discovery 

Museum decades of 

rare Newcastle United 

memorabilia will be 

dusted off in the exciting 

exhibition, NUFC: For 

the Love of Football 

(Blandford Square). 

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Fougasserie (5 Rue de 

la Poissonnerie, tel: 04 

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head to this Old Town 

bakery. Try the fougasse 

(bread) or Niçoise-style 

pizza topped with olives, 

tomatoes and bacon. 

UP TO €30 Le Café 

de Turin (2 Place 

Garibaldi, tel: 04 9362 

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lunch to be sure of a 

place and sit under the 

enchanting arcades that 

surround this institution. 

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seafood restaurant in 

the city, it off ers bustle 

and a theatre-like 

performance as the 

shellfi sh is skillfully 

prepared in front of your 

eyes and served rapidly 

on large tiered platters. 

UP TO €50 Le Fusion 

(6 Quai Antione 1er, 

Monaco, tel: +377 9797 

9595) The owner of the 

well-known Stars’N’Bars 

has opened this cool, 

sophisticated restaurant 

upstairs for the over- 

20s. Expect a fantastic 

view of the harbour, 

plus sushi and Asian 

specialities. Evenings 

only, closed on Sundays. 

EXCLUSIVE La 

Bastide Saint-Antoine 

(48 Avenue Henri 

Dunant, Grasse, tel: 

04 9370 9494) With 

a wonderful picturepostcard 

backdrop and 

a distinctly Provençal 

atmosphere, this 

hotel-restaurant set in 

enchanting gardens 

is just outside Grasse. 

Owner Jacques Chibois, 

one of the Côte d’Azur’s 

leading chefs, concocts 

fragrant, delicate 

cuisine featuring 

truffl es, foie gras, 

crayfi sh and seabass. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Snug 

and Cellar (22 Rue 

Droite) Picnic tables 

fi ll the corner terrace 

surrounding the Old 

Town’s newest pub. 

Go for the happy hour 

specials, which include 

fruit punch and cocktails. 

LIVE MUSIC 

Le Karé(ment) 

(10 Avenue Princesse 

Grace, Monaco, tel: +377 

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live concerts are 

staged at this highly 

contemporary congress 

centre, right on the 

seafront. It’s ladies’ night 

on Thursdays from 7pm. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Le Flag (6 Rue Eugène 

Emmanuel, tel: 04 

9387 2967) Colour and 

exuberance drip off the 

walls in this popular 

gay club-come-lounge 

venue. Cocktails and 

snacks are served to the 

sounds of the resident 

DJ, and the weekend 

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THIS MONTH 

SHOP Cours Saleya, 

Nice’s most emblematic 

street, is home to a 

famous fruit and fl ower 

market. Every morning 

(except for Mondays, 

when the thrift and 

antiques stalls move in) 

fi nds you surrounded 

by vendors of candied 

fruit and local produce, 

including lavender, soaps 

and other Provençal 

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SEE Throughout 

March, Nice’s art 

museums and 

galleries – including 

Musée de Matisse, 

MAMAC and Galerie 

de la Ponchettes – 

open their doors for 

nocturnal visits. 

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trinkets. Nearby Alziari is 

a magnet for those with 

a penchant for all things 

olive-based. Fragrant 

oils and tubs of fresh 

olives attract the 

hordes (14 Rue St 

François de Paule). 

GO Nice’s 67th 

International Fair (from 

12–27 March) covers 

everything from home 

and decoration to 

wellbeing and wine. 

More than 1,500 

exhibitors take over the 

city, where infl uences of 

the Mediterranean and 

further afi eld converge 

for one of Europe’s 

most popular fairs. 

ESCAPE Monaco is 

within easy reach of Nice 

and buses leave every 

15 minutes from Gare 

Routière. Once there, 

pick up a street map and 

take a pleasant stroll 

around the ultra-rich 

country. Visit the 

Golden Circle, which 

hosts all the luxury 

labels, although more 

aff ordable options can 

be found at Condamine 

market, with its tiny 

boutiques and shops. 

The best place to start or 

end your visit is at Palais 

Princier, where you can 

take a guided tour and 

enjoy the breathtaking 

views over the port. 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Da 

Gesuino (2 Via Romana, 

tel: 0789 22395) Wellknown 

for its typical 

fi sh dishes, Da Gesuino 

is a characteristic 

restaurant in the centre 

of Olbia where you’ll 

feel right at home. 

EXCLUSIVE Gallura 

(145 Corso Umberto, 

tel: 0789 24648) 

A tavern restaurant 

with opulent fi ve-star 

service, this remains 

the only restaurant in 

the city to have won 

a Michelin star. The 

onion soup and mutton 

broth complement 

the selection of 

fresh seafood in the 

colder months. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Vignando 

(2 Corso Umberto, tel: 

0789 21653) Typical 

wine bar in the centre of 

the city, where you can 

taste the best Sardinian 

red and white wines 

or just have a coff ee 

or a cocktail. 

LATE & LIVELY 

D-Ivan (Via dei 

Maniscalchi) Fashionable 

club where you can drink 

the best cocktails, listen 

to live Latin American 

music, have a bash at 

karaoke or just natter 

with your friends. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Olbia’s main 

street that leads to 

the bay is called Corso 

Umberto, and is cut 

off to traffi c after 7pm. 

The lower end of the 

boulevard, near the 

bay, holds a variety of 

markets with antiques 

and food stands that 

add a little more colour 

to the evening. 

GO A few kilometres 

north of Olbia begins 

the wonderful scenery 

of the Costa Smeralda, 

an enchanting side of 

north Sardinia, off ering 

the possibilities to enjoy 

an unspoiled landscape 

with special coloured sea 

and breathtaking coast 

with its renowned white 

sandy beaches and 

numerous small ports. 

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to have Greek origins, 

and Olbia polis in Greek 

means “the happy city”. 

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UP TO €30 

La Gondola (144 Via 

Principe di Scordia, tel: 

091 331 748) Despite 

the Venetian name, 

this is probably the 

last of the authentic 

Sicilian taverns, with 

no-nonsense traditional 

home-cooking. 

EXCLUSIVE Bye 

Bye Blues (23 Via 

del Garofalo, tel: 091 

684 1415) Adjacent to 

Mondello, this awardwinning 

restaurant 

searches the world for 

the ingredients that 

make its dishes so 

unique, such as 

lasagne with goat’s 

cheese ricotta and 

piacentino cheese. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY 

Mi Manda Picone (59 

Via Paternostro, tel: 091 

616 0660) Come here 

for the best local, Italian 

and international wines 

served outside in the 

hippest area in town. 

Nibble on a piece of 

Sicilian fi nger food, too. 

LATE & LIVELY Reloj 

(5 Via Pasquale Calvi, tel: 

091 611 9698) Housed in 

a former cinema, this is 

one of the see-and-beseen 

places in Palermo. 

Eat, drink and listen to 

live music, or just peoplewatch 

the night away. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Pizzo & Pizzo 

has opened a branch 

in a central location, 

where clients can not 

only buy from the vast 

assortment of local food 

and wines, but also sit 

and savour some of 

the specialities in the 

on-site restaurant 

(1P Via XII Gennaio). 

SEE PPS: Paesaggio 

e Popolo Della Sicilia, an 

exhibit comprising 22 

local artists’ work, takes 

a look at the island. 

Part of the installation 

includes a documentary 

fi lm by Oscar-winning 

director Giuseppe 

Tornatore (Museo 

D’Arte Contemporanea 

Palazzo Riso, 365 Corso 

Vittorio Emanuele). 

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to the eighth century 

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Montmartre, 9th, tel: 

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Temple, tel: 01 4274 

4432) A trendy neobistro 

overlooking the 

gardens of the Picasso 

Museum, specialising 

in organic, free-range 

fi sh, meats and 

vegetables. Lunch is 

more casual, while 

dinner attracts the 

hip Marais crowd. 

UP TO €50 Julien 

(16 Rue du Faubourg 

St-Denis, 10th, tel: 01 

4770 1206) The heart 

of a bustling ethnic 

market street is an 

unlikely location for 

a gorgeous brasserie, 

but once you slope 

inside you soon 

forget about the 

stalls outside. On 

the menu are classic 

French dishes 

such as cassoulet, 

sole meunière and 

profi teroles with 

Valrhona hot 

chocolate. Valet 

parking is available 

for those who arrive 

in true style. 

EXCLUSIVE Les 

Ombres (Musée du 

Quai Branly, 27 Quai 

Branly, 7th, tel: 01 

4753 6800) Relax 

in a striking setting 

beneath a glass-andmetal 

ceiling, with 

views of the Eiff el Tower 

and the Seine. The 

exotic décor mirrors 

the museum’s primitive 

arts collection, but 

the food is decidedly 

contemporary French. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY L’Entracte 

des Gobelins (75 

Avenue des Gobelins, 

tel: 01 4331 0229) 

Located opposite two 

movie theatres, this 

typical French bar is 

a great place to stop 

for a quick meal, a 

baguette sandwich 

or just a drink, and is 

open every day from 

7am to 2am. There 

are newspapers, 

magazines, several 

TV screens and 

friendly staff , plus 

a festive atmosphere 

for St Patrick’s Day. 

LIVE MUSIC Pop In 

(105 Rue Amelot, 

tel: 01 4805 5611) This 

scruff y little music 

bar on the edge of 

the Marais and Bastille 

districts has live 

music DJs on Fridays 

and Saturdays, open 

mic nights on Sundays, 

and live bands from 

all over the world 

on the tiny basement 

stage on Mondays 

to Thursdays – without 

an entrance fee. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Favela Chic (18 

Rue du Faubourg du 

Temple, tel: 01 4021 

3814) This popular 

Brazilian restaurantbar-nightclub 

near 

République is one of the 

sure bets in east Paris 

for lively booty shaking 

until dawn. Entry is 

free from Tuesday to 

Thursday, and €10 

(including a drink) on 

Friday and Saturday, 

when the DJs get the 

crowd up on the tables 

(literally) until 4am. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP If Julia Child 

has inspired you to try 

your hand at French 

cooking, a good place 

to start is with the 

best cooking supplies. 

Check out the newly 

opened Atelier 

Cuisiner de Geneviève 

Lethu (Passy Plaza, 

53 Rue de Passy, 

tel: 01 4525 8484). 

SEE Paris is the place 

for cinema-lovers, and 

this month you can 

catch the Printemps 

du Cinéma festival 

from 20–22 March, 

with all fi lms just €3.50 

– a real bargain in this 

city (printempsdu 

cinema.com). 

GO St-Germaindes-Prés 

(6th) was 

once considered the 

intellectual district 

of Paris, but the 

existentialists and 

surrealists of the 

1950s and 1960s have 

been slowly replaced 

by high-end art 

galleries, home décor 

shops and fashion 

boutiques. Spend an 

afternoon sipping 

a crème on the terrace 

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vibrant towns in the 

Loire Valley. Escape 

the city and visit the 

historic chateau and its 

Apocalypse Tapestry, 

the majestic cathedral 

at the top of the stairs. 

of historic Les Deux 

Magots (6 Place 

St-Germain-des- 

Prés) and enjoy the 

swank procession of 

the Left Bank’s most 

fashionable locals. 

GO Bastille is not only 

the historic rallying 

point for all public 

protests since the 

French Revolution: the 

neighbourhood is also 

known for its many 

bars and nightclubs, 

the Opéra Bastille, 

and one of the largest 

open-air markets in 

Paris (Thursday and 

Sunday mornings). 

ESCAPE The historic 

town of Beauvais, just 

45 minutes’ north 

of Paris by train, is 

known for its 

magnifi cent Cathedral 

St Pierre, which has 

the tallest vault in 

the world. Also 

worth a look is the 

contemporary tapestry 

museum (beauvais.fr). 

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In the fi rst room of 

Musée Carnavalet, 

which is dedicated to 

the history of Paris, 

you’ll fi nd a large 

cylindrical ceramic 

container with a spout 

at the bottom. No, it 

isn’t a large beer keg. 

It’s what all bourgeois 

households used to 

hold water for the 

week before indoor 

plumbing was 

widespread. It even 

had a layer of charcoal 

to fi lter the water 

(which was carried 

in buckets from the 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Pizzeria 

Bella Napoli (44 Via del 

Borghetto, tel: 050 578 

520) Naples claims to 

have the best pizza in 

Italy, and this pizzeria 

creates them in the 

traditional Neapolitan 

way. Order the classic 

margherita with 

mozzarella di bufala, or 

topped with anchovies 

and capers, cooked in 

a wood-burning oven. 

EXCLUSIVE India 

(52 Via Roma, tel: 

050 48513) Expect 

authentic Indian 

cuisine served in a 

sumptuous atmosphere 

with traditional 

music playing in the 

background. Fit 

for a maharajah. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Caff etteria 

delle Vettovaglie (33 

Piazza delle Vettovaglie) 

A café in the old market 

place, where you can 

relax after dinner with 

a cocktail or glass 

of wine and listen 

to great live jazz. 


Bugia (Via San Frediano, 

tel: 050 500 220) A 

great place to while 

away the night with big 

sandwiches, DJ music 

and plenty of beer. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Upmarket shops 

on Corso Italia on the 

other side of the Arno 

off er the new spring/ 

summer collection of 

fi ne Italian fashion. If it’s 

food you want to take 

home, fi ll your pantry 

shelves with typical 

Tuscan products from 

shops on Via St Maria. 

SEE The community of 

Montopoli in Val D’Arno, 

in collaboration with the 

Slow Food movement, 

presents a gastronomic 

feast from 16–17 March 

(montopoli.net). If 

you prefer culture 

to cravings, Teatro 

Politeama in Cascina 

presents a rock drama 

inspired by the timeless 

songs of the Fab Four, 

from 24–25 March 

(lacittadelteatro.it). 

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Pisa-born Galileo 

Galilei was under house 

arrest in Florence for 

heresy, and forbidden to 

discuss his astronomic 

discoveries with anyone, 

when he died in 1642. 

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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. 

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Telégrapho (Rua 

Ferreira Borges, Palácio 

da Bolsa, tel: 22 332 

2019) Located in 

Palácio da Bolsa (Stock 

Exchange Palace), this 

restaurant off ers fi ne 

service and an excellent 

selection of Portuguese 

and international 

specialities, the 

emphasis being on 

succulent beef. Booking 

is recommended. 

AFTER DARK 

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, served by 

friendly staff in a 

pleasant atmosphere. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Pitch (34–38 Rua 

Passos Manuel, tel: 

22 201 2349) This is a 

relatively new late-night 

disco that has become 

very popular. Upstairs 

there’s soul and funk; 

downstairs it’s techno 

from international DJs. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Olá Tia!, with 

its friendly staff , off ers 

a wide selection of 

accessories, gifts and 

home-decorating items 

with a distinctly 21stcentury 

Portuguese feel 

(447 Rua de Gondarém). 

GO Porto’s riverfront 

(Baixa) has undergone 

an extensive project of 

renovation during the 

past decade. From the 

main train station at 

Sao Bento, just keep 

walking downhill until 

you get to the river. 

You’ll fi nd numerous 

restaurants, bars and 

shops to choose from. 

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Potter books, the 

dark wizard Salazar 

Slytherin’s name is a 

reference to António de 

Oliveira Salazar, who 

was dictator of Portugal 

from 1932–68. 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 U Sadlu 

(2 Klimentska, tel: 224 

813 874) If you don’t like 

a bit of medieval fun, rest 

assured your kids will. Let 

them share a dish called 

“something for two brave 

knights” and consider 

your work done. 

EXCLUSIVE V Zatisi 

(Betlemske nam, 1 

Liliova, tel: 222 221 155) 

You’re guaranteed an 

absolutely exquisite 

experience at this 

restaurant, well-known 

for its sophisticated 

international menu of 

meticulously composed 

fl avours. Opt for the 

essential wine pairing 

with the six-course 

tasting menu for the 

full Zatisi experience. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Cafe 

Meduza (17 Belgicka) It 

may be drawing its fi nal 

breath, but Prague’s 

winter has been known 

to stick around until 

March. Cosy Meduza’s 

spiced beer and cake will 

lift your spirits in no time. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Mecca Club (3 U 

Pruhonu) Don your 

sparkliest outfi t and grab 

a cab to Mecca in Prague 

7. This trendy club’s sleek 

interior and throbbing 

house soundtrack will 

turn any weekend into a 

glamorous adventure. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP If Prague has 

whet your appetite for 

Czech cubism, stop by 

Kubista. It stocks books, 

ceramics, furniture and 

jewellery, all devoted 

to that unique era (19 

Ovocny Trh, kubista.cz). 

SEE As one of the 

region’s largest fi lm 

festivals, Febiofest draws 

fi lm-makers from across 

the globe keen to present 

their work to Prague’s 

public. Admission: €3. 

From 24 March to 1 April 

(febiofest.cz). 

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Czechs take their beer 

seriously, and the 

nation’s population 

has been crowned 

the world’s top beer 

consumers per capita, 

downing a dizzying 157 

litres of brew per annum. 

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Pristina 

Kosovo 


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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Liburnia 

(Rruga Meto Bajraktar, tel: 

382 2271) Here you’ll fi nd 

traditional Albanian food 

served in a wonderful 

Ottoman-era house with 

plenty of original details. 

Expect plenty of grilled 

PRIZEN 

FESTIVAL 

GO On 22 March go to 

Prizren for the Sulltan 

Nevruz festival at the 

Rufa’i Tekke temple. 

On this day dervishes 

of the Sufi mystic 

tradition, practice 

various rituals (Teqja 

e Rufaive, 3 Kaçaniku). 

meat, fresh salads and 

a pleasant garden. 

EXCLUSIVE Le 

Siam Thai (Rruga 

Fehmi Agani, tel: 4524 

3588) To the delight of 

the many foreigners 

working in Pristina, very 

decent Thai food can 

fi nally be ordered in 

Kosovo, albeit at higher 

prices than most places. 

Better still – it’s a nonsmoking 

restaurant. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Fresko 

(17 Rruga Fehmi Agani, 

tel: 455 97597) A café 

that cares about your 

health, serving fresh 

salads, sandwiches 

and fruit juices, healthy 

lunches and more. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Hamam Jazz Bar 

(Rruga Luan Haradinaj) A 

fabulous new addition to 

Pristina’s nightlife scene, 

Hamam (meaning 

“the bathhouse”) has 

a dazzling interior, daily 

jazz concerts from 10pm 

and very good cocktails. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP For everything a 

woman wants (besides 

diamonds), head to 

the Remember Me 

gift shop, which sells 

excellent quality fl owers 

and chocolates. Credit 

cards for deliveries 

are accepted, too (3–1 

Rruga Qamil Hoxha). 

NO WAY! 

Traffi c at Pristina’s 

airport has grown 

from zero in 1999 to 

well over one million 

passengers in 2010. 

Jeroen van Marle, 

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Rhodes 

Greece 


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Regular buses go 

to Rhodes, Ixia and 

Ialysos. Tickets: €2.20. 

BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Aspro 

Piato (71G Griva Street) 

Greek cuisine is served 

in a minimalist interior 

at this steak house. It’s 

ideal for meat lovers and 

serves local products 

and a selection of wines. 

EXCLUSIVE 

Ammogyali (17 Voriou 

Ipirou Street) On the 

side of Acropolis Hill, 

Ammogyali is one of 

the most high-profi le 

restaurants in Rhodes. 

It boasts a cool, modern 

décor and fantastic 

international menu. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Koukos 

(20–26 Mandilara, tel: 

2241 073 022) It started 

as a small traditional 

Greek café, but Koukos 

has evolved into one of 

the best places to hang 

out on the island. With a 

buzzing environment, it’s 

a good meeting point. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Angel (Sokratous, 

Medieval Town) Angel is 

one of the most popular 

venues in town, playing 

Greek and international 

dance music until 

the break of dawn. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP The Hellenic 

Post Offi ce also 

includes a gift shop 

with items from Greek 

tradition and arts, 

stamp collections 

and more (Eleftherias 

Square, Mandraki). 

GO On 7 March there 

is the celebration of 

the annexation of the 

Dodecanese to Greece 

and on 25 March it’s the 

190th anniversary of 

the Greek Revolution. 

NO WAY! 

The fi rst lines of a sonnet 

inside the pedestal of 

the Statue of Liberty in 

New York refer to the 

Colossus of Rhodes. 

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BEST WESTERN 

PLAZA 

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A welcoming and 

relaxing hotel in 

the centre of Rhodes, 

and just 200m 

from Elli beach. 




Rome 

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The Leonardo 

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the airport for Termini 

until 11.30pm. Tickets: 

€11. The SIT runs a 

service from the city 

centre to the airport. 

Tickets: €8 

Metropolitan FM1 

trains go to Roma 

Tiburtina until 11.27pm. 


BON APPETIT 

UP TO €15 Pizzeria 

ai Marmi (53 Viale 

di Trastevere, tel: 06 

580 0919) This is a 

local institution, which 

has been deservedly 

popular for many 

years. Dubbed the 

obitorio, or morgue, 

by locals because of 

its long marble tables, 

it serves wonderful 

pizza plus the usual 

range of bruschetta 

for starters. 

UP TO €30 

Al Giardino del 

Gatto e la Volpe 

(14 Via Buccari, tel: 

06 3974 2280) “In 

the Cat and the Fox’s 

Garden” has to be one 

of the most original 

restaurant names in 

the world and is taken 

from the owners’ 

nicknames. The two 

of them serve classical 

Roman dishes, such 

as caccio cheese 

with black pepper 

and tripe, in an 

extensive garden – 

as the name suggests. 

UP TO €50 

Il Sanpietrino 

(15 Piazza Costaguti, 

tel: 06 6880 6471) 

In a corner of the 

old Jewish ghetto, 

the Di Mauro family 

off ers traditional 

Jewish-Roman fare 

in an elegant but 

friendly environment. 

Start with the bean 

soup fl avoured with 

mussels, or deep-fried 

Judaean artichokes, 

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then move on to 

specialities such 

as pennette pasta 

and cow’s tail. 

Da Gildo (31A Via 

della Scala, tel: 06 

580 0733) A friendly 

and unpretentious 

restaurant in lively, 

trendy Trastevere, 

Da Gildo off ers superb 

food. The carciofi 

soup, bursting with 

artichokes, is superb, 

as is the egg and 

truffl es – two fried 

eggs and lots of 

delicious truffl es. 

EXCLUSIVE 

Mirabelle (Hotel 

Splendide Royal, 

14 Via di Porta 

Pinciana, tel: 06 4216 

8838) On the seventh 

fl oor of a smart hotel, 

the Mirabelle is 

a lavish, Michelinstarred 

restaurant 

with a terrace off ering 

incredible views over 

the city and the Villa 

Borghese park. You 

can’t go wrong with 

the oven-baked rack 

of lamb with rosemary, 

and the renowned 

Settimo Cielo (Seventh 

Heaven) dessert – 

which really does 

live up to its name. 

Il Convivio Troiani 

(31 Vicolo dei Soldati, 

tel: 06 686 9432) 

This welcoming 

establishment has 

three dining rooms, 

normally packed with 

foreign food lovers. 

Angelo Troiani’s 

cooking is creative but 

essentially Roman. 

The hot ricotta fl an 

with Tregignano 

radish, honey and 

parmiggiano fondue 

is wonderful, as is the 

risotto with cuttlefi sh, 

lemon grass and 

saff ron sauce. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Circus 

(15 Via della Vetrina) 

You can dine as well 

as drink in this modern 

bar and art venue, 

a short walk from 

Piazza Navona. It has 

a dining area at the 

front and sofas at 

the back and off ers 

free Wi-Fi internet 

access. The music 

is generally jazz. 

LIVE MUSIC Casa 

del Jazz (55 Viale di 

Porta Ardeatina, tel: 

06 704 731) Casa 

is run by Rome city 

council and hosts 

performances from 

local as well as 

internationally famous 

jazz artists. It also 

gives lots of 

space to up-andcoming 

musicians. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Alpheus (36 Viale 

del Commercio, tel: 

06 574 7826) This is 

a vast venue off ering 

a range of musical 

styles, with house 

on the big dancefl oor 

and techno, world 

music, Latin, retro, 

rock, hip hop and R’n’B 

blasting out elsewhere. 

Piper (9 Via 

Tagliamento, tel: 06 

855 5398) One of 

the city’s oldest 

discos, this club in 

the heart of the 

wealthy Parioli quarter 

now has state-ofthe-art 

sound and 

lights, and appeals 

to a young and

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Italy 

rather glamorous 

crowd. It mainly plays 

house and happy 

house music. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Adriana is the 

place to go for beautiful 

women’s shoes. It 

off ers everything from 

classic to modern, 

and has a wide men’s 

selection, too. Perfect 

for if your soles wear 

thin from sightseeing 

(59 Via del Babuino, tel: 

06 322 7486, adriana 

campanile.com). 

SEE If you’re a highly 

tuned athlete wanting 

to burn off a bit too 

much pasta, you 

could take part in the 

17th Rome Marathon 

on 20 March, 

beginning and ending 

at the Colosseum. 

On the other hand, 

you could just watch 

while eating a gelato 

and considering pizza 

(maratonadiroma.it). 

GO Trastevere’s name 

translates literally 

as “across the Tiber”. 

It used to be renowned 

for its fi ercely 

independent artisans, 

but its alleyways 

and piazzas are 

now a major 

tourist destination, 

especially in the 

evenings and at 

weekends. But before 

you go for that pizza, 

you should really 

have a look at the 

gorgeous church 

of Santa Maria in 

Trastevere and its 

incredible mosaic. 

ESCAPE About 50km 

north-east of Rome is 

the lush and hilly 

olive-dotted area of 

Sabina, providing 

some of the most 

picturesque landscape 

in the country. It’s 

also home to the 

beautiful medieval 

Farfa abbey, which 

at one time rivalled 

the Vatican as the 

capital of the 

Christian world. 

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The Colosseum was 

the Roman Empire’s 

biggest amphitheatre 

and is the largest 

surviving ancient 

Roman structure in 

the world. Tickets 

and assigned seating 

were invented 

specifi cally for this 

great structure, 

so 50,000 people 

could make their 

way through the 79 

entrances and take 

their places within 

a quarter of an hour. 

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CARGILL 

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 

Just a few steps 

from Rome’s famous 

Via Veneto, this 

traditionally styled 

hotel is perfect. 




Salzburg 

Austria 


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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Indigo 

(48 Alpenstrasse, 

tel: 0662 627 194) 

Healthy food is the 

key word here: 

vegetarian, chicken 

or veal curries, sushi, 

noodles and salads 

are part of the 

versatile menu at 

this eatery. 

EXCLUSIVE 

Genussprojekt 

(3 Forellenweg, tel: 

0664 543 9534) 

Here’s you’ll fi nd 

regional ingredients, 

a friendly atmosphere 

and a chef who is 

happy to spoil you. 

Go for the delicious 

bull steak or the daily 

changing fresh fi sh 

specialities – which 

are sure to delight. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Flavour 

(21 Imbergstrasse, 

tel: 0662 872 176) The 

fi ne wine card and 

refi ned interior give 

this bar an aesthetic 

air. If you should get 

hungry, check out 

the delicious pasta 

dishes on the menu. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Chez Roland (15 

Giselakai, tel: 0662 

874 335) The bar is 

one of the hot spots 

where locals meet on 

the weekend to relax 

over a cocktail or 

a glass of fresh 

Styrian Chardonnay. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Founded 

in 1850, Schatz 

patisserie still off ers 

some of the best 

tidbits in town. Get 

your raspberry 

souffl é or chocolate 

and poppy seedcake 

packed to take away 

(3 Getreidegasse, 

tel: 0662 842 792). 

GO The one street 

you must not miss 

in Salzburg is the 

Getreidegasse. 

Narrow, with its 

beautiful façades and 

many small shops 

and cafés, it’s a 

picturesque sight, and 

worth spending a day 

strolling around. 

NO WAY! 

While walking down 

Salzburg’s most 

beautiful street, 

Getreidegasse, stop 

at number 9 and you’ll 

fi nd the house where 

Mozart was born. 

Uros Urosevic 


Sharm El 

Sheikh Egypt 


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local taxi costs EGP120. 




BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 

Pomodoro (Na’ama 

Bay, tel: 069 360 

0700) Located in a 

prime position, this 

trendy bistro off ers an 

Italian-infl uenced menu 

to suit all tastes. Make 

the most of the view 

from the terrace while 

enjoying homemade 

pizza or pasta. 

EXCLUSIVE Siam 

(Maritim Jolie Ville 

Royal Peninsula Hotel 

& Resort, tel: 069 360 

4200) The delicious 

food prepared by the 

award-winning head 

chef ensures a visit to 

this restaurant is well 

worth the taxi ride. The 

dishes refl ect the best 

of Thai royal cuisine, 

featuring the sharply 

contrasting fl avours 

associated with 

Far Eastern cooking. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Stella Bar 

(Il Mercato, Hadaba) 

The décor inspired by 

a local beer is a quirky 

feature of this bar in the 

heart of the Il Mercato 

shopping mall. Stop 

for an ice-cold one 

before hitting the shops. 

LATE & LIVELY Little 

Buddha (Na’ama Bay 

Hotel, tel: 069 360 1030) 

The Sharm outfi t of 

this world-famous bar 

provides a hip venue for 

late-night partying. The 

candlelit lounge has a 

large cocktail bar, and 

its funky, elegant décor 

provides the perfect 

backdrop for a superstylish 

night out. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP With branches 

in Na’ama Bay and Il 

Mercato, Radio Shack 

stocks a wide range 

of electronic products 

including mobile phone 

chargers, batteries, 

iPods and other gadgets. 

Fixed prices and product 

warranties are available. 

GO Pamper yourself 

at the Sheraton Sharm 

Thalasso Center, which 

specialises in waterinspired 

treatments 

using purifi ed mineral 

salts from the Red Sea. 

Choose from a long list 

of treatments, including 

hydro massage, 

hammam therapies 

and body wraps 

(tel: 069 360 2070). 

NO WAY! 

Sharm El Sheikh 

International Airport 

serves nearly eight 

million people a year. 

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Sofia 

Bulgaria 


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A local taxi costs BGN14. 

Catch bus 84 or 

bus 284. Tickets: 

BGN1. The white 

marshrutkas van number 

30 goes to the centre. 

Tickets: BGN1.50. 




BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Gara 

za Dvama (18 Georgi 

Benkovski Ulitza, tel: 

989 7675) Based on 

the 1982 Soviet fi lm 

of the same name, 

Gara za Dvama 

(“Station for Two”) 

was designed to be like 

a small train carriage 

and off ers Russian 

meals and good vodka. 

EXCLUSIVE Clock 

House (15 Moskovska 

Ulitsa, tel: 932 7595) 

In a beautifully 

restored house 

dating back to the 

19th century, enjoy 

fi ne European and 

Bulgarian cuisine in 

the enchanting dining 

room looking out over 

the lush gardens. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Bash 

Bar (31 Ivan Asen 

II Ulitsa) This small, 

deep-red bar is the 

new place for trendy 

youngsters who 

are looking for 

the next big thing. 

LATE & LIVELY 

My Mojito (12 Ivan 

Vazov Ulitza) The 

ruby-red lights here 

hover around the 

heads of people of all 

ages and attitudes. 

There’s a chill-out 

room for the laidback 

and another for Red 

Bull-mixing rockers. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Dar za Gorene 

is a little candle shop 

where you can fi nd 

100% handmade 

candles, decorated with 

symbols inspired by 

Bulgarian folklore and 

nature (19 Bulevard 

Fridtyof Nansen, 

tel: 0888 647 516). 

SEE The National 

Ballet of Georgia 

and the folk ensemble 

Suhishvili will be in 

Bulgaria for the fi rst 

time on 18 March 

for a spectacular 

performance (National 

Palace of Culture, tel: 

916 6300). 

NO WAY! 

The inventor of the 

air bag and the 

answering machine 

is the Bulgarian- 

American Assen 

Jordanoff , who was 

born in Sofi a in 1896. 

Maya Kozareva 

Stockholm 

Sweden 


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local taxi costs SEK450. 

The Arlanda goes 

to the city centre. 

Tickets: SEK240 single. 




BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 

Indian Garden (15 

Heleneborgsgatan, tel: 

08 849 498) This tiny 

Indian spot has won 

countless prizes and 

awards, and it even has 

regulars in London who 

get their takeaways 

delivered by plane. 

EXCLUSIVE Museet 

(41 Birger Jarlsgatan, tel: 

08 201 008) A real tiger 

skeleton is part of the 

décor but, despite that 

and the name, this isn’t a 

museum but an upscale 

bistro where guests can 

enjoy generous portions 

of classic Swedish and 

French fare, served by 

an accommodating 

staff . The breast of duck 

with coff ee gravy is well 

worth the asking price. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Rival 

(3 Mariatorget) One 

fl ight up inside the Rival 

Hotel (owned by Benny 

from Abba), you’ll fi nd 

this spacious cocktail 

bar, draped in plush 

red velvet. 

LATE & LIVELY Hell’s 

Kitchen (4 Sturegatan, 

tel: 08 5450 7675) At this 

ritzy hedonist paradise, 

the cool minimalism 

has been abandoned in 

favour of an interior that 

can only be described as 

rampant maximalism. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Brunogallerian 

is a stylish mini-mall, 

which further cements 

Götgatsbacken as one 

of Stockholm’s trendiest 

strips. Shop for Swedish 

labels such as Filippa 

K and Whyred, and 

brands including Adidas, 

American Apparel and 

Miss Sixty (36 Götgatan). 

SEE The exhibition 

Män i baddräkt at 

Nordiska Museet – the 

title translates as “men 

in bathing suits” – is 

an interesting (and 

hilarious) meditation 

on fashion choices 

and body ideals 

through the times 

(6–16 Djurgårdsvägen). 

NO WAY! 

Stockholm syndrome 

refers to a psychological 

phenomenon in which 

hostages feel sympathy 

for their captors. The 

name refers to a bank 

robbery in Stockholm in 

1973, during which bank 

employees were held 

hostage for fi ve days. 

Victoria Larsson 

Tallinn 

Estonia 


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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Neh 

(4 Lootsi, tel: 602 2222) 

Palatable Baltic Sea 

islands fare – that’s 

the cuisine off ered by 

EXCLUSIVE 

RESTAURANT 

Chedi (1 Sulevimägi, 

tel: 646 1676) Asian 

gourmet cuisine is 

created under the 

observant eye of 

award-winning British 

restaurateur Alan Yau. 

All spices are imported 

to create great dishes. 

the Pädaste Manor 

seasonal kitchen in the 

heart of Tallinn city. It 

comes from afar, but 

none of the food loses its 

fresher-than-fresh taste. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Café 

Josephine (16 Vene, 

tel: 641 8291) This 

hideaway is the perfect 

place for candlelight, 

wine and nibbles. Expect 

relaxed elegance and 

indulgent handmade 

chocolates served 

alongside gourmet teas. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Cathouse (4–6 Viru) 

One of the newest 

and sexiest clubs in 

town feels like a cross 

between a lingerie 

catwalk and Studio 54. 

Two fl oors with diff erent 

dancefl oors and four 

bars are sure to appeal. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Estonian 

Craftsmen Shop 

has a large variety of 

authentic Estonian 

handicrafts sold by the 

craftsmen themselves, 

so you can support the 

local traders (23 Viru). 

SEE Tallinn Music Week 

features concerts by 

dozens of established 

and up-and-coming 

bands showcasing their 

talent in this music 

networking event. 


(tallinnmusicweek.ee). 

NO WAY! 

There’s no excuse for 

not keeping in touch 

with family back home 

– there are 352 wireless 

internet areas in Tallinn. 

Ain Hinsberg

Tangier 

Morocco 


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BON APPETIT 


Fuga Pizzeria (7 Rue 

Casablanca Resid. 

Assourour II, tel: 0539 

331 066) This Italian 

restaurant is good for 

family dining and safe 

for sensitive stomachs, 

or those tired of tagine. 

EXCLUSIVE Les 

Passagers de Tanger 

(Grand Socco) On 

this rooftop terrace 

overlooking the centre 

of the Old Town, you 

can choose from a 

constantly changing 

menu that off ers a wide 

selection of fi sh or meat 

carpaccio and foreign 

and local wines. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY 

Cinémathèque de 

Tanger (Place du 9 Avril, 

Grand Socco, tel: 0539 

934 683) A popular 

hangout for artists and 

students. Head inside to 

mingle over a strawberry 

juice or take in a fi lm, or 

sit outside and watch life 

on the Grand Socco. 

LATE & LIVELY Snob 

(Boulevard Mohammed 

VI) Recently refurbished, 

Snob reclaims its 

position as one of the 

best house music clubs 

on the beachfront. The 

action starts at 1am. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP La Maison Eric 

Kayser is without doubt 

the best bakery in town. 

This artisan bakery is 

a must if you’re after 

genuine French pastries 

or local specialities 

(Rue les Amoureux, 

tel: 0539 331 683). 

NO WAY! 

French geologist 

Jacques Collina-Girard 

has suggested that 

the legendary lost city 

of Atlantis lies midchannel 

in the Straits of 

Gibraltar, about 19km 

north of Tangier. 

Aman te Water 

ANCIENT 

LIXUS 

GO Visit the Roman 

town of Lixus and 

enjoy a drive through 

the countryside. 

Situated overlooking 

the mouth of the 

Loukos River, near the 

Larache port, it’s a 

perfect family day out. 

Tel Aviv 

Israel 


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around ILS120. 

Trains go to the 

Central and 

HaShalom stations. 

Tickets: ILS13.50. 




BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Buddha 

Burgers (21 Yehuda 

HaLevy, tel: 03 510 

1333) Munch away on 

some inexpensive vegan 

cuisine, such as a lentil 

patty or hummus with 

Indian-style tomato 

sauce at this superhealthy 

eatery. 

EXCLUSIVE Catit 

(4 Heichal Hatalmud, 

tel: 03 510 7001) 

Try some incredibly 

inventive and artistically 

presented dishes at 

this restaurant, such 

as warm foie gras with 

caramelised apples 

or lamb brain with 

parmesan and grilled 

fennel. Expect a mix of 

French, Mediterranean 

and North Africaninspired 

cuisine. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Satchmo 

(6 Vital Street, tel: 05 

2328 4800) Listen to 

a selection of diff erent 

styles of music, from 

rock to jazz, as you drink 

your glass of whisky. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Dome (3 Hazfi ra Street) 

Have a wild time on the 

city’s largest dancefl oor. 

Students can let their 

hair down at special 

parties on Friday nights. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP At Olia boutique 

you can sample the 

various types of 

fruity and bitter olive 

products from Israel 

and diff erent parts of 

the Mediterranean. The 

organic home blend of 

extra virgin olive oil is 

wonderful accompanied 

with some goat’s cheese 

or a simple salad 

(73 Frishman Street, 

tel: 03 522 3235). 

SEE Feast your eyes 

on glistening gems at 

the Harry Oppenheimer 

Diamond Museum 

as it celebrates its 

70th anniversary. You’ll 

be able to discover 

how diamonds 

are found, cut and 

polished at the recently 

renovated institution 

(1 Jabotinsky Street, 

tel: 03 576 0219). 

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The Israeli architect 

Ron Arad is currently 

working on developing 

a new luxury apartment 

building on Ha-Yarkon 

Street in Tel Aviv. He 

also designed the Tel 

Aviv Opera House. 

Kimberley Chen 


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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Oasis 

(5 Calle Grande, tel: 

922 780 827) Garlic 

lovers will adore this 

aff ectionately named 

chicken shack, 

which serves garlic 

chicken and Canarian 

potatoes all year round. 

EXCLUSIVE 

La Estancia (Calle 

Armiche, Urbanización 

Las Aguilas del Teide, 

Chayofa, tel: 922 729 

359) Infl uenced by 

French-Mediterranean 

cuisine, this elegant 

establishment serves 

exotic meats and 

fi sh from wood-fi red 

barbecues. Golfers 

with a green fee card 

receive a 10% discount, 

giving you more 

incentive than ever to 

stop at this top joint. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Bar 

Nuestro (12 Calle San 

Roque) For a taste of 

Canarian culture, this 

authentic bar with its 

farm-style interior off ers 

a perfect way to mix with 

the locals while trying 

some local snacks such 

as grilled sardines. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Bobby’s (4 Veronicas, 

Playa de Las Americas) 

Made famous by the 

reality TV show Tenerife 

Uncovered, clubbers 

come to Bobby’s to 

enjoy dance music 

into the early hours 

in the heart of the 

island’s clubland. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP The Gran 

Sur shopping centre 

near Torviscas is a 

one-stop shop for 

all your retail needs, 

selling everything from 

clothing to food. It also 

houses a seven-screen 

cinema, which shows 

blockbuster fi lms. 

GO Take a trip to the 

historic and beautiful 

town of Candelaría 

to view fi rst-hand the 

famous basilica and the 

Black Madonna – one 

of Tenerife’s biggest 

tourist attractions. 

By bus, the journey 

via Santa Cruz takes 

around an hour. 

NO WAY! 

It may not be a large 

island, but Tenerife is 

home to an impressive 

141 nature reserves, 

the largest being 

the spectacular 

Cañadas del Teide. 

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Thessaloniki 

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the city centre. 





BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Apo Dyo 

Horia (7 Vyronos, tel: 

2310 269 204) Come 

here for authentic 

recipes from Crete 

and the Black Sea 

region, refl ecting the 

restaurant’s name, 

which means “from 

two villages”. The lamb 

kleftiko is a guranteed 

winner. Wash it down 

with excellent Cretan 

raki or organic wine. 

EXCLUSIVE 

I Kanoula (8 Raktivan, 

tel: 2310 222 185) If 

you’re a fan of organic 

food, friendly I Kanoula 

has a wide range of 

healthy dishes on the 

menu, many of them 

meat-free such as the 

delicious yigantes (giant 

beans) in tomato sauce, 

as well as excellent 

homemade wine. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Spirto (33 

Pavlou Mela, tel: 2310 

222 207) Meaning 

“match”, the smoking 

ban has not deterred 

the youngsters from 

crowding into this 

intimate café, which 

projects animations 

on a large screen. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Partizan (29 Valioritou, 

tel: 2310 543 461) 

Now established as a 

fi rm favourite with the 

hip crowd, with sleek 

modern furnishings and 

state-of-the-art lighting, 

this bar hosts cuttingedge 

trance, acid house, 

dance bands and DJs. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Arktos Art in 

the shopping district 

of Kalamaria is a fi ne 

place. It has a range 

of Greek handicrafts, 

from traditional 

shadow puppets to 

glass ornaments and 

ceramics (98 Pasalidi). 

SEE Greece’s largest 

celebration of factual 

fi lm-making, the 

annual Thessaloniki 

Documentary Film 

Festival, takes place 

this year in the 

Olympion Cinema 

from 11–20 March. 

NO WAY! 

Platia Dimokratias, 

known to locals as Platia 

Vardari, was christened 

Piccadilly Circus by 

British soldiers stationed 

here during World War I. 

Nick Edwards 

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The Toulouse- 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Le Pere 

Leon (2 Place Esquirol, 

tel: 05 6123 9095) 

This well-loved bustling 

brasserie serves 

wonderful cassoulet at 

lunchtime. There are also 

lots of dishes featuring 

duck and potatoes, as 

well as the usual salads, 

steaks and pizzas. 

EXCLUSIVE Le 

Palladia (241 Avenue 

de Grande-Bretagne, tel: 

05 6212 0130) Elegant 

and refi ned, this modern 

restaurant serves a 

menu to match the 

décor – fresh, modern, 

fashionable and with 

a slightly quirky twist. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Le Divino 

(11 Rue des Briquetiers, 

Blagnac, tel: 05 3439 

9016) Monochrome 

and very trendy, this 

lounge bar does a bit 

of everything. A great 

place for a drink after 

work, and the ocassional 

themed evenings 

(Oriental or jazz nights) 

are worth staying on for. 

LATE & LIVELY Los 

Piquillos (90 Route de 

Blagnac, tel: 05 6157 

0057) A great place for 

a celebration. Indoors 

it’s warm and noisy 

with laughter, while the 

stunning terrace is 

a great place to taste 

the fi rst warm spring 

air. Tapas, sangria, 

Latino music and 

fi esta ambience. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Habiague sells 

all the top brands in 

kitchen accessories 

and utensils, as well as 

a range of gadgets you 

won’t fi nd elsewhere... 

including a wolf’s teeth 

jelly mould (44 Rue 

d’Alsace-Lorraine, 

tel: 05 6121 5661). 

SEE The Festival du 

Printemps du Rire runs 

from 14–26 March 

and there are comedy 

events of all types in 

venues across town 

(printempsdurire.com). 

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Local tradition 

maintains that Queen 

Brunehaut, the sixthcentury 

ruler of the 

Visigoths, founded 

the nearby 12th-century 

village of Bruniquel. 


Valencia 

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Metro lines run 

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BON APPETIT 


Galeria (38 Calle 

Baja, tel: 963 154 494) 

With live fl amenco 

on Wednesdays and 

beer with tapas for an 

LAS FALLAS 

FIESTA 

SEE A unique threeweek 

fi esta of earblowing 

fi recrackers 

and huge satirical 

statues takes place 

from 16–19 March. 

More than 700 fallas 

are created, which are 

then ritually burned. 

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astonishing €1.50, this 

bar in the El Carmen area 

is popular with everyone. 

EXCLUSIVE Seu Xera 

(4 Conde de Almodovar, 

tel: 963 924 000) This 

fabulous restaurant 

off ers something for all 

tastes. It cleverly mixes 

superb set menus with 

an à la carte menu 

off ering delicacies 

such as octopus with 

purple potatoes or 

Burmese-style pig. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY After Work 

Pulpo Bar (9 Calle 

Murillo) Here you’ll fi nd 

menus del día, tapas and 

drinks. A small restaurant 

area in the front and 

low-seated chairs and 

cushions through the 

back complement great 

1960s–1990s sounds. 

LATE & LIVELY 

La 3 (2 Calle del Padre 

Porta) The dancefl oor 

here moves every time 

the doors open and the 

music starts. It’s open 

Fridays and Saturdays 

until very late. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Mercado Ruzafa 

isn’t as famous as the 

bigger Mercado Central 

in the city centre, but 

it’s still well worth a visit. 

Cheese, hams and fresh 

local specialities are ideal 

for picnics and for gifts to 

take home (Carrera de la 

Fuente San Luis). 

NO WAY! 

Spain is famous for its 

paella, but few people 

know that Valencia is 

the culinary cradle of 

the ricey creation. 

Andy McNicoll 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €15 

Ristorante Diana 

(2519 Fondamenta 

Misericordia, 

Cannaregio, tel: 041 

715 977) A good choice 

for a decent, traditional 

meal that doesn’t cost 

the earth, in a pleasant 

canal-side location. 

The menu features 

a wide range of fi sh and 

meat specialities. 

UP TO €30 Al 

Mascaron (5225 Calle 

Longa Santa Maria 

Formosa, Castello, tel: 

041 522 5995) There’s a 

great atmosphere in this 

historic hostelry, which is 

much frequented by the 

locals. Beamed ceilings 

and chunky wooden 

tables characterise the 

décor, while the menu 

is a roll-call of classic 

Venetian recipes. 

UP TO €50 Osteria 

La Zucca (1762 Calle 

del Tentor, Santa 

Croce, tel: 041 524 

1570) This charming 

Mediterranean-style 

place serves some 

inspired vegetarian 

dishes, but there’s plenty 

for hardened carnivores 

too. Herbs and spices 

abound, including the 

homemade desserts 

– try the spicy red wine 

and raspberry tart. 

EXCLUSIVE Al Gatto 

Nero (88 Via Giudecca, 

Burano, tel: 041 730 

120) Excellent Venetian 

specialities and a good 

wine list – plus a lovely, 

peaceful position on 

Burano – make a meal 

here one to be savoured. 

Start with fresh fi sh and 

round off your meal with 

some of the island’s 

buranelli biscuits. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Caff è 

Florian (56–59 Piazza 

San Marco, San Marco, 

tel: 041 520 5641) Be 

transported back in time 

at this famous – and 

costly – café, which has 

welcomed numerous 

illustrious clients since 

it opened in 1720. The 

classic piano and string 

ensembles add to the 

unique atmosphere. 

LIVE MUSIC Caff è 

Rosso (2963 Campo 

Santa Margherita, 

Dorsoduro, tel: 041 528 

7998) A great place for 

watching the comings 

and goings of Campo 

Santa Margherita, this 

lively bar holds frequent 

concerts. Come back 

in the morning for a 

frothy cappuccino and a 

glimpse of the square’s 

daytime persona. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Taverna l’Olandese 

Volante (5658 Campo 

San Lio, Castello, tel: 041 

528 9349) The “Flying 

Dutchman” may not be 

a traditional Venetian 

tavern, but the largely 

international clientèle 

appreciates the beer 

and snacks served in 

a fun, contemporary 

environment. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Highly skilled 

glass engraver Luigi 

Camozzo doesn’t limit 

himself to standard 

methods and designs 

– he’s forever trying 

new techniques. Pop in 

to watch him work and 

treat yourself to one of 

his beautiful creations 

(3 Fondamenta Venier, 

tel: 041 736 875). 

ROYAL SAN 

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The grand hotel lies 

off St Mark’s Square. 

Such a superb location 

combined with the 

Venetian interiors 

make a magical stay. 



SEE Catch the small 

exhibition dedicated to 

Dutch artist Hieronymus 

Bosch (1450–1516). 

Thanks to his surrealist, 

fantasy themes, he’s 

sometimes considered 

a forerunner of Salvador 

Dalì. Until 20 March 

(Palazzo Grimani, 4858 

Ramo Grimani, Castello, 

tel: 041 241 1507). 

GO Night and day, 

the area around the 

historic Rialto fi sh and 

produce market is 

one of Venice’s most 

animated. Come in the 

morning to see stalls 

selling the day’s catch 

and plenty of juicy local 

fruit and veg, and stay 

late to relax at some of 

the city’s best bars. 

ESCAPE Take the train 

to Vicenza (45 minutes) 

and be inspired by 

the Renaissance 

architecture, mostly 

designed by Andrea 

Palladio. Feast your eyes 

on the elegant columns 

and sweeping lines of 

the centre’s palazzi, 

and don’t miss the 

landmark dome of 

the hilltop La Rotonda. 

NO WAY! 

In the days of the 

Venetian Republic, 

strong links with the 

Middle East brought 

much to Venice, 

including silk and spices 

– fundamental to many 

gastronomic specialities. 

Even the globally famous 

tradition of glass-making 

was learnt from Arab 

countries. To return the 

favour, in 1537 Venice 

produced the world’s 

fi rst printed Koran. 

Sarah Lane 


Vienna 

Austria 


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The CAT train 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Zum 

Schwarzen Kameel (5 

Bognergasse, tel: 01 533 

8125) Eat cheaply but in 

aristocratic style at this 

longstanding haunt. Tuck 

into daintily prepared 

sandwiches. Beethoven 

is said to have been a 

former customer. 

EXCLUSIVE Vestibül 

(2 Dr Karl Lueger- 

Ring, tel: 01 532 

4999) If Midge Ure 

wanted to reshoot his 

video for Vienna, this 

opulent venue would 

fi t the bill. Housed 

in the sumptuous 

Burgtheater, this swish 

restaurant is a favourite 

with opera-goers. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY MAK-Café 

(5 Stubenring, tel: 01 

714 0121) A super-suave 

bar housed in the slick 

Museum of Applied 

Arts. The waiters can 

advise on the best local 

Sekt (sparkling wine), 

while there’s food on 

hand for the famished. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Passage (Corner 

of Burgring & 

Babenbergasse, tel: 01 

961 8800) The Inner 

City is notably short on 

beatboxes, but Passage, 

which occupies a former 

pedestrian pass on 

the western fringe, 

ticks all the boxes for 

those in search of 

late-night revelry. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP A charming 

chocolate shop with 

a contemporary slant, 

Schokov is the perfect 

place to pick up some 

souvenirs of the edible 

variety. Find it in the 

hip Spittelberg district 

(20 Siebensterngasse). 

SEE Head over to the 

Albertina to savour 

Roy Lichtenstein’s 

drawings from the 

1960s. You can check 

out the works of the 

pop art star throughout 

March (1 Albertinaplatz, 

albertina.at). 

NO WAY! 

In 1948, director Carol 

Reed discovered zither 

player Anton Karas in 

a Viennese wine 

tavern. Having been 

hired to create the 

soundtrack for 

classic movie The Third 

Man, Karas became 

a global sensation. 

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local taxi costs HRK200. 

The airport bus 

runs to the city 

centre. Tickets: HRK30 

BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 

Gostionica Purger 

(23 Petrinjska, tel: 01 

481 0713) If you want to 

experience old-school 

Zagreb dining, this is the 

place. Fill up on meat 

or fi sh dishes without 

breaking the bank. 

EXCLUSIVE 

Zinfandel’s Restaurant 

(1 Mihanoviceva, tel: 01 

456 6644) As smooth as 

they come, Zinfandel’s is 

at the very top of Zagreb 

dining. Recline in the 

palatial surrounds of the 

city’s most luxurious 

hotel, the Esplanade, 

and enjoy seriously 

good cooking and 

some great wines, too. 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Kota 

(20 Meduliceva) Come 

over all cultural at this 

wine bar-bookstore and 

start to appreciate 

what amazing wines 

Croatia produces. 

With production so 

small and domestic 

consumption so high, 

few make it abroad. 

LATE & LIVELY KSET 

(3 Unska, tel: 01 612 

9758) This quite brilliant 

club and live music 

venue boasts everything 

from international DJs, 

through to low-fi electro 

stars and indie hopefuls 

playing live. King 

of the underground. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP Hip talent Ana 

Marija Krkic Visnjic has 

for years been conjuring 

up fashion that has 

gone down a storm 

on catwalks abroad 

(19 Gunduliceva, 

amarie-fashion.com). 

NO WAY! 

The Daily Telegraph has 

trumpeted the Croatian 

capital as one of the 

world’s coolest “new” 

destinations in 2011. 

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GO Kaptol is home 

to the city’s landmark 

cathedral and 

Fernkorn’s gleaming 

gold fountain outside. 

There are some 

good cafés, bars 

and restaurants 

to relax in, too. 

Zante 

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UP TO €30 To 

Agnandi (Lithakia, 

tel: 26950 45712) 

The name means 

“high place” and this 

pleasant mountainside 

taverna off ers superb 

views across Laganas 

Bay, as well as hearty 

traditional meals, 

from succulent 

grills to fresh salads. 

EXCLUSIVE Komis 

(Bastouni tou Agiou, 

Zante Town, tel: 26950 

26915) If you can 

splash the cash while 

you’re away, this is the 

place to come. Located 

near the main dock 

and decorated with 

marine paraphenalia, 

here you can order 

superb fresh fi sh and 

seafood – a good 

choice is the mydia 

saganaki (mussels 

fried with tomato 

and cheese). 

AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY Paseo 

Cafe (28 Laskareos, 

Zante Town, tel: 26950 

42828) Here you’re 

likely to get a welcome 

as warm as the colours 

with which this relaxing 

town café is decorated. 

A range of coff ees, 

drinks, cakes and 

snacks are available. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Zeros Club (Main Road, 

Laganas) Zeros has 

grown over its 20 years 

into one of the slickest 

resort nightclubs 

in Greece, with 

fi rebreathing and all 

sorts of antics alongside 

the unrelenting disco 

beats. Happy hour deals 

lure revellers. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP As most of the 

resorts aren’t fully open 

at this time of year, the 

best area for shopping 

is pedestrianised 

Alexandrou Roma 

Street in Zante 

Town, which has a 

reasonable choice of 

fashion, jewellery and 

souvenir shops. 

GO The suburb of 

Bohali, which perches 

2km above Zante Town, 

off ers an interesting 

combination of cafés, a 

picturesque church and 

the peaceful ruins of a 

huge Venetian fortress. 

Best of all is the sweeping 

panoramic views. 

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The famous poet and 

writer of the Greek 

national anthem, 

Dionysios Solomos, was 

born on Zante. 

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Zürich 

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BON APPETIT 

UP TO €30 Swiss 

Chuchi (10 Rosengasse, 

tel: 044 266 9696) 

Located in Hotel Adler, 

this traditional, cosy 

Swiss chalet-style 

restaurant serves local 

specialities such 

as raclette potatoes. 

EXCLUSIVE Widder 

Hotel (7 Rennweg, tel: 

044 224 2526) This 

luxury hotel inhabits 

eight historic houses 

and has a surprisingly 

innovative restaurant. 

It’s the perfect place 

for a modern take on a 

traditional Swiss supper, 

and is famous for jazz 

evenings in the deluxe 

bar every week, which 

make for a perfect 

post-dinner drink. 

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AFTER DARK 

LOW KEY 

Sonnenberg (15 

Hitzigweg, tel: 044 266 

9797) Enjoy stunning 

views over Lake Zürich 

with afternoon coff ee 

and cakes or evening 

cocktails served by 

white-gloved waiters 

in this elegant bar. 

LATE & LIVELY 

Jade (25 

Brandschenkestrasse, 

tel: 044 202 8002) 

This ultra-chic and cool 

nightclub-restaurant has 

fast become Zürich’s 

most glamorous spot. 

The well-dressed crowd 

know how to party to the 

house soundtrack. 

THIS MONTH 

SHOP At Movie Art 

you’ll fi nd a large 

collection of rare 

postcards, posters, 

autographed photos 

and fi lm memorabilia, 

such as collectible toys 

and limited edition 

sets. You can buy Star 

Wars lasers and full-size 

model fi gures such as 

The Joker from Batman 

(17 Walchestrasse, 

movieart.ch). 

SEE Expovina 

Primavera, the spring 

wine fair that takes 

place from 17–29 

March, features wines 

from around the world 

that can be tasted under 

the expert guidance 

of renowned wine 

merchants (expovinaprimavera.ch). 

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density of nightclubs 

in Switzerland. 

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Italian cabin crew Maria Abrate on keeping her passengers entertained 

WORKING IN THIS JOB has made me 

realise how easy travelling is. Anyone can 

fl y from somewhere like Milan to Barcelona 

during the day, and go home again in 

the evening. But then maybe I would say 

that, as I fl y more than most people! I’m 

usually in the air somewhere between 18 

and 20 days a month. I don’t have a set 

schedule – if it’s an early shift, I could start 

at 5am or 6am and, depending on the 

route, fi nish anywhere between 2pm and 

5pm. I love the variety of the job – every 

day is diff erent. You meet so many people, 

all from diff erent countries, and all with 

diff erent attitudes. I know whenever 

I greet our passengers as they board the 

plane that the day isn’t going to be boring. 

You think you’ve seen everything and 

then something completely unexpected 

happens! I couldn’t go back to having an 

offi ce job – my job gives me such a thrill. 

There are so many diff erent dynamics 

when you’re fl ying, and you don’t get the 

same feeling working in an offi ce. I get such 

an adrenaline buzz that even after I’ve 

fi nished work, I still feel energised. 

My colleagues and I are such a great 

team, and we’re always trying to think of 

new ways to entertain our passengers. One 

of the more unusual things that happened 

on a fl ight was when we had a stag party 

onboard. They asked my colleagues and 

NEWS | OUR PEOPLE 

I to sing something in the middle of the 

aisle in front of all the other passengers. 

We went for it and sang the theme tune 

from the fi lm 9½ Weeks! 

One of the biggest perks of my job is, 

of course, the travel. I’ve been to so many 

fantastic destinations it’s hard to choose 

my favourite, but I love Barcelona with 

its tapas restaurants, electric nightlife, 

fascinating history and culture. I’ve been 

to many easyJet destinations, but there 

are still more that I want to see. I’ve been 

working at easyJet for four years now, and 

I’m proud to say I feel like I’m part of a very 

special family. I want to stay working for 

this company for as long as possible. 


CUSTOMER | CARE 

Great Customer Service 

At easyJet we want you to have 

a great experience onboard. 

We receive lots of feedback 

from you, our customers, and 

we really appreciate everything 

you tell us. 

It’s really important for us 

to know which of our pilots 

and cabin crew give really 

great customer service. That’s 

why we created the Spirit 

Awards – a programme that 

allows us to recognise our 

people for the great service 

you receive. 

Please let us know which of 

our crew members have shown 

their “orange spirit” by logging 

on to spirit.easyJet.com. We 

Our customer 

experience team is 

available to help you. 

They are open 8am – 

8pm Monday to 

Friday and 9am – 

5pm Saturday 


really value your help! You’ll 

fi nd further details of how 

to get in touch with us in 

the yellow box below. 

We Need 

Your Help! 

Think any of our people 

have the orange spirit? Then 

let us know! 

• Find out the name of the 

cabin crew member or pilot 

• Log on to spirit.easyjet.com 

and vote for them, giving 

your fl ight details, name, 

and email address 

It’s as simple as that! 

Say “THANK YOU” and 

share the orange spirit! 

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Denken Sie, dass unsere 

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Sie uns das wissen! 

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oder Piloten heraus 

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und geben Sie Ihrem Favoriten 

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Sagen Sie “VIELEN 

DANK” und teilen Sie den 

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Orange? Faites le nous savoir ! 

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Crew ou du Pilote 

• Connectez vous sur spirit. 

easyjet.com et votez pour eux, 

en précisant les détails du vols, 

nom et l’adresse email. 

C’est aussi simple que cela ! 

Dites « MERCI » and 

partagez l’esprit orange ! 

Abbiamo 

Bisogno 

del tuo aiuto ! 

Pensi che qualcuno tra il nostro 

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Spirit ? Allora , facci sapere ! 

• Allora , scoprite il nome 

dell’Assistente di Volo o 

Pilota del volo di oggi, anche 

chiededolo direttamente 

.Saranno felici di darvelo ! 

• Potete quindi votarlo 

visitando il sito spirit.easyjet. 

com , inserendo i dettagli 

del vostro volo, nome e 

indirizzo email. 

E’ facilissimo! 

Digli “GRAZIE” e dividi 

|con noi lo Spirito Orange ! 

Necesitamos 

tu ayuda! 

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gente o equipo tiene el Espiritu 

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• Averigua el nombre de el 

Cabin Crew o Piloto 

• Haz Log-in en spirit.easyjet. 

com y vota por ellos, 

dándonos los detalles de tu 

vuelo, nombre y dirección 

de email. 

Tan simple como eso! 

Di “gracias” y comparte el 

Espíritu Naranja!! 

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Your Conduct Onboard 

Please consider your fellow 

passengers while onboard this 

fl ight and in particular the 

following information, which is 

in place in the interest of your 

safety and comfort. 

★ Smoking 

Smoking on any easyJet 

fl ight is strictly forbidden. 

★ Alcohol 

As explained in our retail 

brochure, alcoholic drinks are 

available onboard. These are 

served at the crew’s discretion to 

passengers of legal drinking age. 

While onboard, you can consume 

alcoholic drinks purchased at the 

easyJet Bistro only. Duty-free 

alcohol can be purchased from 

the easyJet Boutique but cannot 

be consumed onboard. 

★ Safety Equipment 

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international law, the captain is 

in command of the aircraft and 

Quick Facts 

★ We have 552 

routes, fl y to 130 

airports and operate 

in 30 countries! 

★ easyJet employs 

3,848 cabin crew 

across the network, 

with a further 375 

Swiss cabin crew.* 

★ We operate 198 

aircraft, including 191 

Seating capacity 

Number of crew 

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every person onboard shall obey 

his or her lawful commands. In 

fact, captains have the authority 

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necessary to manage passengers 

who are disruptive or cause 

problems during fl ights. 

Please be reminded not to 

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safety equipment onboard this 

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are provided only in the event of 

passengers landing on water. 

★ Sharps Boxes 

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for medical use and 

should always be disposed of 

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in a sharps box. If you need to 

dispose of a needle, please contact 

a member of the cabin crew. 

Airbus and 7 Boeing 

737s. Our fl eet is one 

of the youngest in 

the world with an 

average aircraft age 

of 3.5 years! 

★ easyJet has been 

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Traveller Magazine’s 

Best Low-Cost 

Airline for the 10th 

consecutive year. 

Boeing 737-700 

149 

2 pilots and 3 cabin crew 

260 km/h 

853 km/h 

6,115km 

★ easyJet has won the 

award for Best Airline 

Website by Travolution, 

the UK’s leading online 

multimedia travel 

industry publication. 

The highly prestigious 

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Electronic devices, including 

mobile phones, cannot be used 

while walking to/from the 

aircraft and must be switched off 

during take-off and landing. 

However, electronic devices 

that you can use during the 

fl ight after take-off and before 

landing include: 

★ Bluetooth devices, 

excluding telephones 

★ Devices that have a “fl ight 

mode” or “fl ight-safe” setting, 

provided the fl ight-safe mode 

setting is enabled before the 

aircraft doors are closed 

★ Laptops, including those with 

built-in WLAN/Wi-Fi, provided 

the WLAN/Wi-Fi is turned off 

★ Electronic games, MP3, DVD 

and CD players 

If in doubt, please keep devices 

switched off for the duration 

of the fl ight as they may interfere 

with our systems 

Airbus A319 

156 

awards recognised 

easyJet.com as, 

“Straightforward and 

easy to use, this much- 

improved website 

has managed to 

integrate discreet 


240 km/h 

805 km/h 

4,830km 

PASSENGER | INFO 

use of up-selling and 

has integrated its 

partners in a smart 

way, all with some 

cutting-edge user 

experience tools.” 

*correct as of 17 December 2010 

Airbus A320 

174/180 


240 km/h 

837 km/h 

4,910km 


NOTICIAS | ESPANA 

Siéntete sumiller por unos días 

easyJet propone la mejor alternativa 

a la rutina y al aburrimiento: un 

apasionante viaje sensorial a Burdeos 

para los auténticos amantes del vino. 

Color, aroma, sabor y textura 

excelentes son sinónimo de 

denominación de origen Burdeos. 

Bañada por el río Garona, esta 

encantadora ciudad del sudoeste de 

Francia, etapa incondicional del “Tour 

de France”, es internacionalmente 

conocida por sus selectos productores 

de vino fruto de unas condiciones 

climatológicas temperadas y la gran 

riqueza del terreno. 

Cerca de la costa atlántica, Burdeos 

se ha convertido en una parada 

obligada en las rutas del “enoturismo” 

o turismo enológico. Sus paisajes y 

bodegas de renombre, y sus museos del 

vino ganan adeptos día a día, igual que 

Bucarest o Edimburgo, conecta 

con la tranquilidad y el relax 

Si lo que quieres es desconectar de la 

rutina, easyJet te propone dos pociones 

totalmente diferentes pero tan atractivas 

que no sabrás por cuál decidirte. 

Bucarest, capital de Rumanía, es 

también denominada “El pequeño París” 

por sus grandes avenidas rodeadas de 

árboles. De hecho, un ejemplo de su 

parecido es la impresionante Avenida 

Kisseleff (aun más larga que los famosos 

Champs Elysées) con árboles repletos 

de fl ores a sus lados y en la que se puede 

encontrar un Arco de Triunfo. Pasar unos 

días en esta ciudad te encantará y easyJet 

te lo pone fácil con vuelos a Bucarest 

desde sólo 32,99 euros por trayecto 

(tasas incluidas). 


sus otras exquisiteces arquitectónicas 

(anfi teatro, iglesias románicas, teatros 

y la catedral), en especial el Puerto de la 

Luna, Patrimonio de la Humanidad por 

la UNESCO en 2007. 

Ideal para los paladares entusiastas, 

Burdeos también da la bienvenida al 

verano homenajeando a su joya más 

preciada con un certamen anual de 

renombre mundial, el “Bordeaux fête le 

vin” (a fi nales de junio). 

El vino es tradición y cultura, es un 

placer, con moderación, saludable. 

Dejarse seducir por la magia de la 

capital del vino, de la cultura y del 

deporte ahora es muy fácil con la 

nueva ruta de easyJet Madrid-Burdeos 

(vuelos desde 24,99 euros por trayecto, 

tasas incluidas). A partir de marzo, 

easyJet hará las delicias de todos los 

amantes del vino. 

Por otro lado, visitar la ciudad de 

Edimburgo es un lujo para todos los 

sentidos. Pasear por sus antiguas calles, 

recorrer de una punta a otra la Royal 

Mile hasta llegar al precioso castillo de 

cuento que preside la ciudad sobre una 

colina, son sólo algunas de las muchas 

cosas que puedes hacer en Edimburgo 

para relajarte. Y, para los amantes de la 

naturaleza, nada mejor que ir a pasar el 

día en las Highlands, en pleno contacto 

con la naturaleza pura. easyJet te ofrece 

vuelos desde sólo 27,99 euros por trayecto 

(tasas incluidas). 

No te lo pienses más y huye del día a 

día volando a uno de estos dos increíbles 

destinos. ¡No te arrepentirás! 

Un destino 

exótico, la 

receta para 

olvidarse 

del frío 

En esta época nada apetece 

más que visitar destinos tan 

exóticos como Tánger. Miles 

de colores y aromas inundan 

la ciudad y la dotan de un 

aire especial. 

Para ir abriendo boca en 

este sorprendente país, te 

proponemos visitar el Dar El 

Makhzen, antiguo Palacio del 

Gobernador hoy convertido 

en un museo de las artes 

marroquíes, con piezas de todo 

el país. Los zocos aguardan la 

esencia de la cultura y la magia 

de Marruecos. El Zoco Pequeño 

es el corazón de la medina y uno 

de los lugares con más encanto 

para pasear por Tánger. Dentro 

del Zoco Grande se encuentra 

la mezquita de Sidi Bou Abid, 

con un minarete recubierto 

de cerámica policromada, y 

también podrás acceder al 

parque de la Mendoubia, el cual 

contiene un drago al que se le 

atribuyen 800 años. 

Sentarse a tomar un café en 

el Café Hafa, que data de 1921, 

te relajará a la vez que te podrás 

deleitar con las increíbles vistas 

del estrecho y la costa española 

que se observan desde una de 

sus terrazas rodeadas de fl ores. 

Sumergirse en una cultura 

totalmente diferente es mucho 

más fácil de lo que te imaginas: 

a tan sólo una hora y media 

y con vuelos desde tan sólo 

12,99 euros por trayecto (tasas 

incluidas) volando con easyJet.

Siete invitati 

al matrimonio 

dell’anno 

Il 29 aprile si celebrano le tanto attese 

nozze del principe Williams con la sua amata 

Kate Middleton. 

Se volete vedere l’evento dal vivo, 

easyJet sarà felice di scortarvi fi no a Londra. 

All’invito alleghiamo anche nuovi voli da 

Bologna, a partire da 29,99€ a tratta tasse 

incluse, e da Verona, da 34€ a tratta tasse 

incluse. Naturalmente potete approfi ttarne 

anche se volete solo visitare la capitale inglese. 

Non c’è bisogno di aspettare un’occasione 

speciale per farlo. 

Un’estate 

romantica per 

i piu’ fortunati 

Se siete così fortunati da abitare nei dintorni 

di Brindisi, non dovete certo attendere 

l’estate per vedere il mare. E se a baciarvi 

non c’è solo la dea bendata, ma anche una 

persona in carne e ossa, allora vi suggeriamo 

di portarla nella capitale dell’amore. Così 

potrete fare quelle tipiche cose da innamorati 

a Parigi: passeggiare mano nella mano per 

la ville lumière, cenare a base di ostriche e 

champagne sulla Tour Eiff el e comprare un 

lussuoso souvenir delle gioiellerie di Place 

Vendôme. O un lussurioso ricordo di Rue 

de Pigalle, il quartiere del Moulin Rouge? 

Comunque sia, lasciate a noi il piacere di farvi 

un altro regalo: portarvi da Brindisi a Parigi 

a partire da 41,99€ a tratta, tasse incluse. 

1 

easyJet ti ricorda 

Puoi portare a bordo un solo bagaglio a mano, 

incluse borsette e borse per computer portatili. 

MINORCA LA SELVAGGIA 

Spiagge: la natura più rigogliosa si trova 

a nord dell’isola, a Cala Morell, vicino alle 

grotte preistoriche. I surfi sti prediligono 

il vento di Cala Tirant, mentre i nudisti si 

ritrovano a Cala Coves. Se però per voi la 

garanzia di qualità è data dalle spiagge 

frequentate dai menorchini, segnatevi 

Cala Mesquida. 

Locali: facile trovare discoteche sulla 

spiaggia. Ma in quanti possono vantarsi 

di aver ballato in una grotta naturale 

a strapiombo sul mare? Voi potreste 

essere tra quei fortunati: andate a 

Cova d’en Xoroi. Se invece cercate un 

buon posto dove mangiare, spostatevi 

verso l’interno e provate la caldereta de 

langosta di Ca N’Olga. 

Curiosità: sapevate che qui a 

Minorca è stata inventata la maionese? 

Pare che il suo nome venga proprio da 

Mahon, il capoluogo dell’isola. E pare 

che già i latini sapessero apprezzarla. 

Anche senza hot dog. 

Voli: da Milano Malpensa e da 

Roma Fiumicino a partire da 26,99€ 

a tratta, tasse incluse. 

MAIORCA L’IMPREVEDIBILE 

Spiagge: il litorale più lungo delle Baleari si 

trova qui. Si chiama El Arenal e percorrerlo 

dall’inizio alla fi ne signifi ca passeggiare 

per cinque chilometri di sabbia fi nissima. 

Se dopo vi verrà voglia di tuff arvi in mare, 

fatelo nelle acque da bandiera blu di Cala 

Estància. A Ca’n Pastilla invece si fa scorta 

di sole e sobrasada. 

NOTIZIE | ITALIA 

Le isole dove isolarsi, e non solo. 

Abbiamo messo a confronto le Baleari. Quale secondo voi 

è la meta giusta per passare l’estate in (buona) compagnia? 

Qualunque sia la vostra risposta, il nostro consiglio rimane 

sempre lo stesso. Prenotate subito, prima che l’occasione voli via 

2 

Locali: il bar Abaco è unico nel suo 

genere. Non aspettatevi di trovare un 

barman al bancone, qui i cocktail si 

preparano direttamente nella cucina di 

questo palazzo rinascimentale. Preferite 

un bicchiere di vino? La Taberna La Boveda 

avrà sicuramente qualcosa di vostro gusto. 

Non fatevi scoraggiare dalla fi la e vedrete 

che la vostra pazienza sarà premiata. 

Curiosità: dal 1912 un piccolo treno di 

legno percorre i 27 chilometri tra Palma 

e Sóller. Fateci un giro e farete un viaggio 

anche nel tempo. 

Voli: da Milano Malpensa a partire da 

26,99€ a tratta, tasse incluse. 

IBIZA L’INSONNE 

Spiagge: se cercate la sabbia fi ne e bianca, 

andate a Talamanca. Se preferite gli scogli, 

spostatevi a Cala Xarraca. Di certo se siete 

venuti fi no a Ibiza lo avete fatto anche per 

la movida. E allora aspettate che cali il sole 

sulla Playa d’en Bossa. 

Locali: c’è l’imbarazzo della scelta. 

Meglio il Privilege, il nightclub più grande 

del mondo, l’Amnesia, famosa per i suoi 

schiuma-party, o la vista del tramonto 

dal Café del Mar? Provatele tutte e poi 

giudicate voi stessi. E’ uno sporco lavoro, 

ma qualcuno lo deve pur fare. 

Curiosità: quasi tutti i vip passano le loro 

serate a El Divino. Poi tornano a dormire 

all’hotel Pikes. Preparate la macchina 

fotografi ca. 

Voli: da Milano Malpensa a partire da 

24,99€ a tratta, tasse incluse. Da Roma 

Fiumicino, Napoli e Venezia a partire da 

26,99€ a tratta, tasse incluse. 

Evita le code in aeroporto. Fai il check-in online e scegli il baggage 

drop-off : puoi imbarcare il tuo bagaglio senza code al check-in. 


DERNIÈRES INFOS/NEUIGKEITEN | SUISSE/SCHWEIZ 

Nouveau: Genève-Saint 

Jacques de Compostelle 

Afi n de répondre à une 

demande toujours croissante en 

direction de l’Espagne, easyJet 

a décidé d’élargir le nombre 

de destinations desservies au 

départ de Genève. A partir du 

15 mai 2011 il sera possible de 

vous envoler directement vers 

Saint-Jacques de Compostelle 

deux fois par semaine, les jeudis 

et dimanches. Les billets sont en 

La flotte s’agrandit à Genève 

Le 15 mai prochain, easyJet fêtera l’arrivée d’un 

nouvel airbus sur le tarmac genevois. Ce douzième 

avion confortera easyJet dans sa position 

de leader en Suisse Romande et permettra 

l’augmentation de fréquences sur Madrid (Jusqu’à 

3/jour) ainsi que sur Barcelone (Jusqu’à 4/jour). 

Südseestrände und Tavernen 

Nur einen Katzensprung von Thessaloniki 

entfernt, liegt die Halbinsel Chalkidiki mit ihren 

drei Landzungen Kassandra, Sithonia und 

Athos. Während die Mönchsrepublik Athos 

größtenteils nur von Booten aus bewundert 

werden kann, verwöhnen Kassandra und 

Sithonia mit südseeartigen Sandstränden und 

türkisfarbenem Wasser. Die beschaulichen 

Dörfer und traditionellen Tavernen versprühen 

griechisches Lebensgefühl und Gastlichkeit. Nicht 

selten, entdeckt man hier noch Geheimtipps mit 

Sommerziele ab Basel-Freiburg 

Kennen Sie schon unsere beliebtesten Sommerziele 

ab Basel-Freiburg? Mit Olbia und Cagliari fl iegen wir 

im Sommer gleich zwei Städte auf Sardinien an. Die 

italienische Mittelmeerinsel mit den ausgezeichneten 

Weinen und ihrer sardischen Küche lässt nicht nur 

Feinschmeckerherzen höher schlagen! Malerische 

Buchten, kristallklares Meer, weiße Sandstrände und 

Sonnenschein verwandeln die Insel in ein Paradies 

für Wassersportler und Badenixen. Nur durch die 

Straße von Bonifatio von Sardinien getrennt, fi ndet 

man auf der französischen Nachbarinsel Korsika 

eine ursprüngliche, fast wilde Naturlandschaft, 

* One-Way, ggf. zuzüglich variabler Gebühren für aufzugebendes Gepäck und Kreditkartenzahlung. Preis nur für ausgewählte Ziele und Flüge. Stand: 17. Januar 2011 


vente dès maintenant à partir 

de 36.95CHF l’aller simple TTC 

et complètent une large off re 

vers la péninsule Ibérique avec 

Madrid, Barcelone, Malaga, 

Alicante, Ibiza, Majorque, 

Asturies. Ne tardez plus 

afi n de bénéfi cier des 

prix les plus bas. 

En comptabilisant cette machine, easyJet a investi 

pas moins de 300 millions de CHF sur le marché 

Helvétique ces dix-huit derniers mois et créé plus 

de 200 emplois. Acteur majeur de l’économie en 

Suisse, ce sont plus de 6.6 millions de passagers 

qu’easyJet transporte en Suisse chaque année. 

vom Chef selbst zubereiteten Spezialitäten auf 

der Karte. In Thessalonikis zahlreichen Läden in 

Egnatia und auf dem lebhaften Wochenmarkt 

fi nden Sie passende Souvenirs für zu Hause, 

anschließend laden im historischen Viertel 

Ladadika reizvolle Tavernen zum Verweilen ein. 

Starten Sie mit bis zu dreimal in der Woche von 

Basel-Freiburg nach Thessaloniki ab 36,95 CHF*! 

weite Strände, einsame Buchten und facettenreiche 

Ortschaften. Mallorca-Liebhaber fl iegen mit uns 

nach Palma, in die Hauptstadt der Baleareninsel. 

Oder wie wäre es zur Abwechslung in diesem 

Sommer mit einem Abstecher in die Hafenstadt 

Split an der kroatischen Adria? Flüge ab Basel- 

Freiburg in die korsische Hauptstadt Ajaccio, nach 

Olbia und Cagliari auf Sardinien sowie nach Mallorca 

und Split gibt es bei uns für Frühbucher bereits ab 

28,95 CHF*! Übrigens Ihr Sportgepäck können Sie 

unter easyJet.com ganz einfach per Mausklick zu 

Ihren Flügen hinzubuchen! 

Nouveau: 

Genève- 

Mykonos 

Une fois de plus easyJet prouve que nous 

sommes le leader romand de l’évasion. Avec la 

nouvelle desserte de Mykonos, qui complète 

notre off re vers la Crête avec Heraklion, ce ne 

sont pas moins de 51 destinations qui sont 

opérées depuis la cité de Calvin. Mykonos 

sera opéré à partir du 15 juin jusqu’au 17 

septembre 2011 jusqu’à deux fois par semaine 

les mercredis et samedis. L’aller simple est 

accessible à partir de 54.95CHF TTC. Pour 

bénéfi cier des prix les plus bas, réservez dès 

maintenant sur easyJet.com 

Frühlingstipp 

– nicht nur für 

Romantiker 

Prachtvolle Paläste, verwinkelte Gassen, 

über einhundertsiebzig Kanäle, hunderte 

von Brücken und lauschige Plätze – Venedig, 

dessen historischer Kern sich auf über 

einhundert kleine Inseln erstreckt, ist unser 

Städtetipp – nicht nur für Romantiker! 

Markusdom, Dogenpalast und Canale 

Grande – dem Zauber der einzigartigen 

Szenerie Venedigs berühmtester 

Sehenswürdigkeiten, in der Frühlingssonne 

aus dem traditionsreichen Caff è Florian 

auf dem Markusplatz betrachtet, kann sich 

niemand entziehen. Bei einer Gondelfahrt 

auf Casanovas Spuren taucht man 

unwillkürlich ein in die venezianische 

Vergangenheit als führendes Kultur- und 

Handelszentrum Europas, bevor man vom 

Campanile, dem höchsten Glockenturm 

Venedigs, die gesamte Lagune überblickt. 

Wir fl iegen Sie bis zu dreimal in der Woche 

ab Basel-Freiburg in die romantische 

Lagunenstadt. Buchen Sie Ihre Flüge ab 

36,95 CHF* einfach unter easyJet.com!

Ostern im sonnigen Süden 

Ostern liegt dieses Jahr perfekt für einen Urlaub 

im Süden! Ende April lässt sich in Griechenland 

und Spanien bereits nach Herzenslust unter 

der wärmenden Sonne im Pool oder gar im 

Mittelmeer planschen. Bei einem Osterurlaub 

in Griechenland können Sie in diesem Jahr die 

griechischen Osterbräuche kennen lernen, denn 

der griechisch-orthodoxe und unser westlicher 

Ostersonntag fallen ausnahmsweise beide 

auf den 24. April. Rot gefärbte Ostereier und 

Osterbrote sind typisch für das griechische 

Osterfest, dessen Höhepunkte die Prozessionen 

am Karfreitag-Abend und der Gottesdienst in der 

Nacht von Samstag auf Ostersonntag sind. Das 

an die Messe anschließende Osterfeuerwerk und 

zahlreiche Knallfrösche geben den Startschuss 

zum eigentlichen Osterfest. Nach vierzigtägiger 

Fastenzeit wird an Ostersonntag und Ostermontag 

nach griechischem Gusto mit Tanz und Musik 

so richtig gefeiert. Auch in Spanien nimmt die 

Semana Santa, die Karwoche, einen bedeutenden 

Platz im Jahreskalender ein. Im ganzen Land 

fi nden in der Heiligen Woche, vor allem aber an 

Karfreitag, beeindruckende Prozessionen statt. 

Maskierte Träger mit Christus- und Marienfi guren, 

Büßer in langen Kutten, verschleiert mit 

Spitzhauben, sowie Trommlergruppen 

versammeln sich zu den geheimnisvollen 

Umzügen. In Andalusien werden die Prozessionen 

von Musikkapellen mit Schlaginstrumenten und 

Hörnern begleitet, unterbrochen von arabisch 

klingenden Klageliedern. Im andalusischen Malaga 

und auf der Ferieninsel Mallorca sind die Oster- 

Prozessionen beliebte Touristenattraktionen, 

während tagsüber die Frühlingssonne lacht. 

Da bleibt ausreichend Zeit für entspannende 

Wanderungen in der farbenfroh blühenden Natur, 

Sonnenbaden am Meer, Einkaufsbummel auf 

bunten Märkten und die mediterrane Küche. Oder 

feiern Sie dieses Jahr Ostern doch mal auf den 

griechischen Inseln, in Griechenlands Hauptstadt 

oder auf Chalkidiki. Fliegen Sie mit uns täglich 

von Berlin nach Athen sowie von Berlin und 

Dortmund nach Thessaloniki bereits ab 31,99 €*. 

Spanien-Liebhaber starten mit uns von Dortmund 

und Berlin nach Mallorca und Barcelona sowie 

von Berlin nach Malaga und Madrid bereits 

ab 39,99€*. Sichern Sie sich Ihre Osterfl üge 

frühzeitig unter easyJet.com und entdecken Sie 

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NEUIGKEITEN | DEUTSCHLAND 

Einmal Tapas 

und zurück 

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mit Antoni Gaudís phantastischen Bauten 

von der Sagrada Familia bis zur Casa 

Batlló und coolen Shops mit kreativem 

Design. Nach einem Besuch der Museen 

Joan Miró und Picasso wird es Zeit für eine 

Tapas-Tour durch Picassos Stammkneipe 

Els Quatre Gats und die beiden 

berühmten Bars El Xampanyet und Euskal 

Etxea in den verwinkelten Altstadtgassen. 

Die Barcelonesen starten mit Tapas ins 

quirlige Nachtleben. Machen auch Sie die 

Nacht zum Tag und schnappen Sie sich 

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dienstags und samstags, von Dortmund 

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* One-Way, ggf. zuzüglich variabler Gebühren für aufzugebendes Gepäck und Kreditkartenzahlung. Preis nur für ausgewählte Ziele und Flüge. Stand: 24. Januar 2011 


DERNIERES INFOS | FRANCE 

A Vérone, sur les traces 

de Roméo et Juliette 

Au départ de Paris ou Lyon, à partir de 29€ aller 

simple, taxes incluses 

Non ! En allant à Venise, vous n’êtes 

pas prisonnier de la lagune. Louez 

une voiture chez notre partenaire 

Europcar à tarif préférentiel et visitez 

toute la Vénétie. Si votre romantisme 

échevelé s’accommode mal d’un 

abandon de la cité des doges, partez 

directement à Vérone. 

Vous aurez tout loisir de faire 

étape à Padoue et de visiter ensuite 

les multiples vestiges d’une ville qui 

prend ses racines sur les rives du 

fl euve Adige. 

20 kilomètres de plage 

et vous ! Agadir vous attend 

Au départ de Paris et Lyon 

L’aéroport international d’Agadir est 

fréquenté par plus d’un million de visiteurs 

par an et Agadir dispose d’une surface 

d’accueil impressionnante : il y a de la 

place pour tout le monde. 

Agadir, ville de 600 000 habitants, offre une 

magnifique baie, la plus ensoleillée du monde. 

Ses 20 km de plage réjouissent toute l'année 

des milliers de vacanciers, même en hiver. 

Ville à l'européenne par excellence, Agadir est 


Admirez les très nombreux 

monuments romains puis dirigezvous 

avec ferveur vers la maison de 

Juliette. La construction remonte au 

XIII siècle. La cour intérieure vous 

permet d’accéder au fameux balcon 

de…Juliette. La maison étant ouverte 

du mardi au dimanche de 9h00 

à 19h00, vous aurez tout loisir de 

revenir avec votre voiture de location 

à l’aéroport Marco Polo où votre 

avion retour vous attendra en fi n 

d’après-midi pour Paris ou Lyon. 

dotée du plus grand parc hôtelier du pays. 

Dès que vous sortirez de la station 

balnéaire, vous cheminerez dans le 

Souss, une région particulièrement 

fertile, le Verger du Maroc avec des cultures 

fruitières et vivrières à perte de vue. 

Faites-vous du bien. Réservez dès 

maintenant et profi tez de la douceur du 

printemps pour une cure de remise en 

forme immédiate ! 

Il y a une vie 

après la 

Folle Journée 

de Nantes 

Au départ de Lyon, 

à partir de 28€ aller 

simple, taxes incluses 

La Folle Journée de Nantes est l’un des 

événements les plus importants du 

calendrier culturel français ; si vous avez 

manqué l’édition 2011, ne pleurez pas. Il 

vous reste tellement d’occasions de vous 

déplacer à Nantes. Réservez déjà aux prix 

les plus attractifs votre billet pour assister à 

l’édition 2011 du festival Heures d’été. Vous 

y rencontrez dès l’entrée dans l’été, des 

personnalités étonnantes, des conteurs, 

des musiciens, des écrivains et surtout des 

hommes et des femmes de tous pays. 

Aux heures d’été développe une ligne 

artistique exigeante et originale: présenter 

sur scène des projets de rencontres entre 

des artistes d’ici et d’ailleurs, des artistes 

en situation interculturelle au travers de 

créations inédites sensibles et personnelles 

et de premières scènes qui affi rment un fort 

esprit de découverte. Vous trouverez une ville 

transformée où chaque lieu, qu’il soit parc, 

place ou cadre plus intime accueille tout au long 

de la semaine toutes les cultures du monde.

PHOTOS © ALAMY 

Right Royal Destinations 

Dig out your fi nest hat, put the champagne 

on ice and stock up on those souvenir tea 

towels – Royal Wedding fever’s set to sweep 

the nation. History will be made on 29 April, 

as Prince William marries Kate Middleton at 

Westminster Abbey. We’re celebrating the 

impending nuptials by looking at destinations 

that have a special link to the royal couple, 

along with other great reasons to visit them. 

LONDON 

Over 600,000 people lined the streets of 

London for the wedding of Charles and 

Diana in July 1981, including Prime Minster 

David Cameron, who camped out on the 

Mall. Though Dave will enjoy a ringside seat 

in Westminster Abbey for Wills and Kate’s 

nuptials, you can still have an unforgettable 

day by being part of the crowds at this 

historic event. With an abundance of pomp 

and ceremony, the atmosphere is sure to be 

electric – just don’t forget your fl ask of tea 

and sandwiches. 

We fl y to London from Belfast International, 

Belfast City, Edinburgh, Glasgow and 

Newcastle from £29.99* 

ST ANDREWS (EDINBURGH) 

Take a trip to where the fairytale began: 

Scotland’s picturesque St Andrews. Kate 

met her Prince Charming while studying at 

its historic university and she wasn’t the 

only girl to graduate with fi rst-class honours 

in the love department. A recent survey found 

10% of St Andrew’s alumni married a fellow 

student, making it the “Best Matchmaking 

University in the UK”. The town is also famous 

for its golf courses, which are sure to provide 

a perfect getaway for anyone who needs 

a break from the bunting. 

We fl y to Edinburgh from Gatwick, Luton, 

Stansted, Bristol and Belfast International 

from £23.99* 

IBIZA 

Kate wowed onlookers as she soaked up 

the Balearic sunshine in a white bikini while 

holidaying with Wills and pals in 2006. Though 

the elusive twosome spent most of their time 

onboard a private yacht, it’s believed that they 

enjoyed nights out on the island’s legendary 

party scene. Get your groove on in the White Isle 

this summer and dance till dawn and beyond at 

the likes of Pacha, Space and DC10. 

We fl y to Ibiza from Gatwick, Luton, Stansted, 

Belfast International, Bristol, Glasgow, Liverpool 

and Newcastle from £40.99* 

KLOSTERS (GENEVA) 

Royal watchers round the world felt a fl urry of 

excitement when Wills and Kate were pictured 

skiing at Klosters with Prince Charles in March 

2008. Though the couple had visited the 

resort numerous times before, many correctly 

guessed the presence of Wills’s father meant 

that wedding bells were imminent. Slope off and 

enjoy the last of the snow in this pretty Swiss 

Village, or visit in summertime and explore its 

grassy meadows on horseback. 

We fl y to Geneva from Gatwick, Luton, Stansted, 

Belfast International, Bristol, Birmingham, 

Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Liverpool, 

and Newcastle from £29.99* 

GIBRALTAR 

Sitting at the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea, 

the Rock of Gibraltar proved the perfect launch 

pad for Charles and Diana’s honeymoon cruise 

on the royal yacht Britannia. The newlyweds’ visit 

created hysteria in this fi ercely patriotic British 

territory, with almost all of its residents lining 

the harbour to bid the couple farewell. Hop over 

to Gibraltar and enjoy its colonial charm and 

favourable climate while meeting its famous 

Barbary apes, the only wild primates in the 

whole of Europe. 

We fl y to Gibraltar from Gatwick and Liverpool 

from £33.99* 

* Prices are single including taxes. Correct as of 

14 January for travel between 27 March 

and 29 October 

NEWS | UK 

New Routes 

for Spring 

Bologna from 28 March 

Though often overlooked by 

visitors in favour of its more 

famous neighbours, the small yet 

perfectly formed city of Bologna 

is well worth a visit. Spend time 

exploring its grand opera house 

and quirky street arcades, or 

make a wish at the Fontana di 

Nettuno. And no visit to Bologna 

is complete without experiencing 

the local cuisine; an abundance 

of creamy pasta sauces make 

Bologna “Italy’s Cuisine Capital”. 

We fl y to Bologna from Gatwick 

from £29.99** 

Seville from 16 April 

Nestled in the heart of Andalucìa, 

Seville is famed throughout Spain 

for its springtime celebrations. 

Semana Santa honours Holy 

Week – the last week of Lent 

and the most important in the 

Catholic calendar. From 18–24 

April a series of street processions 

take place across the city as 

sevillanas commemorate the 

fi nal days of Jesus in a sombre 

yet beautiful style. Then it’s time 

to party, as the Feria de Abril rolls 

into town from 3–8 May. A river of 

sherry fl ows as fl amenco dancers 

and musicians provide round-theclock 

entertainment at this world- 

famous spring fair. Olé! 

We fl y to Seville from Gatwick 

from £29.99** 

**Prices are single including taxes. 

Correct as of 14 January for travel 

between 27 March and 29 October, 

though some launch dates may vary 


NEWS | BUSINESS TRAVEL 

DON’T CHANGE 

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DO BUSINESS, 

CHANGE YOUR 

BUSINESS FLIGHTS 

As one of the largest 

airlines in Europe, 

easyJet offers 

inexpensive business 

travel on more of the 

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What’s more, our highfrequency 

flights and 

our network of 500 

routes across 30 

countries means you 

now have more choice 

and flexibility. So next 

time book at easyJet.com 

or via your business 

travel agency for 

business flights at 

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Why does flying with us 

make business sense? 

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We fly you to main airports – save time and expense 

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home at no additional cost 

Speedy Boarding – for a small fee you can beat the 

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NEW Flexible Fare – unlimited free date changes within 

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Speedy Boarding. Exclusively available to bookings made via 

GDS or Travel Management Company (not yet on easyJet.com) 

Find out more good reasons to fly with 

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Hitting the slopes? 

Save time buy your Ski Hire 

and Shuttle Bus Transfer on board 

Discovery Skis, Skis Boots 

& SnowBoa 

SnowBoard Hire 

3 Day Adult Hire £54.00 £54. €69.50 

6 Day Adult Hire £93.00 £93.0 €120.00 

Use on board receipt to redeem ffor 

equipment hire 

See page 7 in Bistro & Boutique Bo for resorts. 

Make it a deal! 

Muffin Deal 

Any Starbucks hot drink 

and a Muffin 

£4.00 €4.50 

SAVE up to 60p €1.00 

Hot Meal Deal 

A Chicago Town Pizza. OR a 

Croque Monseiur (Ham/Cheese melt), 

a can of Beer and a Chocolate 

Bar (Mars, Snickers, Milka or Kit Kat) 

£7.60 €9.50 

Shuttle Bus Transfers 

One way Airport to Ski Resort 

From €38.00 per passenger 

Use on board receipt as travel ticket. 

See page 7 in Bistro & Boutique 

for meet and greet points 

and travel zones. 

A Airport Transfers er 

Breakfast Deal 

Any Starbucks hot drink 

and Bacon Baguette 

£6.00 €7.50 

Sandwich Deal 

Sandwich, a soft drink 

(Vittel Water, Pepsi, Pepsi Max, 7UP) 

and Pringles 

£6.00 €7.50 

SAVE £1.00p €1.50 SAVE up to 50p 50 cents SAVE 60p €1.00 

SEE BISTRO & BOUTIQUE Subject to availability and available on selected aircraft only. Alternative meal deals available on Swiss based aircraft

LAST WORD | GLASGOW 

“Nelson Mandela has a Glasgow street named after him and Billy Connolly has the 

Freedom of the City, but I have a curry named after me! The Des McLean korma 

can be found at the Nakodar Grill in Dennistoun. It’s a real Indian/Scottish place, 

with unusual dishes such as haggis pakoras. Owner Johnny Kumar and family make 

the best Indian food in Glasgow, which is why you’ll fi nd me here most weekends.” 

McLean headlines the opening night of the Magners Glasgow International Comedy Festival on 17 March; glasgowcomedyfestival.com 


Comedian 

Des McLean 

on Glasgow 

PHOTO © MICHAEL THOMAS JONES

Europcar guarantees easyJet passengers 

great car rental deals. For your discounted price, 

book at easyJet.com or visit the Europcar desk.

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