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128 | DESTINATION GUIDES<br />
Corfu<br />
Greece<br />
DIALLING CODE +30<br />
CURRENCY €<br />
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Berlin, Bristol,<br />
London (LGW),<br />
Manchester, Milan (MXP)<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
TAXI<br />
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BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €30 Big Bite<br />
(Benitses, tel: 26610<br />
71142) Enjoying a<br />
wonderful seafront<br />
location, the Greek and<br />
English-run Big Bite<br />
features local dishes<br />
as well as international<br />
fl avours, all homemade<br />
and in big portions.<br />
Kids can play safely<br />
on the beach in front<br />
of the veranda.<br />
EXCLUSIVE Corfu<br />
Sailing Club (Mandraki,<br />
Old Fortress, Corfu Town,<br />
tel: 26610 38763) Not<br />
exclusively for members,<br />
this classy restaurant<br />
occupies the sea wall<br />
beside yacht moorings.<br />
The French-trained<br />
chef presents local and<br />
international dishes<br />
with style and fl air. Try<br />
fried Camembert with<br />
cranberry sauce, then<br />
DESERT<br />
ADVENTURES<br />
DISCOVER<br />
JORDAN’S<br />
WILD SIDE<br />
MARCH <strong>2011</strong><br />
*YOUR FREE COPY TO<br />
TAKE AWAY WITH YOU<br />
TRAVELLER<br />
EMPIRE<br />
OF THE SUN<br />
SPAIN’S SOLAR<br />
POWERED FUTURE<br />
GO LARGE IN<br />
GOTHENBURG<br />
A TASTE OF SWEDEN’S<br />
COFFEE CAPITAL<br />
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steak in port, with crème<br />
brûlée for pudding.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Petrino Bar<br />
(Main Street, Gastouri)<br />
Occupying the ground<br />
fl oor of a small mansion<br />
in a traditional village<br />
setting, this bar displays<br />
great local character.<br />
Pop in for refreshments<br />
during a trip to the<br />
nearby Achillion Palace.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Ekati Night Club (Main<br />
Paleokastritsa Highway,<br />
Alikes) Corfu’s foremost<br />
bouzouki nightclub<br />
presents well-known<br />
artists singing Greek<br />
popular music. The<br />
show gets going – very<br />
loudly – after midnight.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP Tourmouzoglou<br />
Bookshop has the<br />
island’s best selection of<br />
guidebooks, maps and<br />
foreign-language novels.<br />
Ask for John Waller’s<br />
Walking the Corfu Trail<br />
with Friends, Flowers<br />
and Food, a funny yet<br />
serious account of a<br />
hike along the Corfu Trail<br />
(47 Nikiforos Theotoki<br />
Street, Corfu Town).<br />
GO Join in celebrations<br />
on Clean Monday,<br />
the fi rst day of Lent<br />
(7 March). Many villages<br />
put on a procession and<br />
fi esta – Peroulades in the<br />
north west has one of the<br />
best. Take along a picnic<br />
and plenty of wine.<br />
NO WAY!<br />
Corfu’s carnival is<br />
reputed to be the best in<br />
Greece, and is closest to<br />
Venice’s celebrations.<br />
Hilary Paipeti<br />
Corsica<br />
(Ajaccio)<br />
France<br />
DIALLING CODE +33<br />
CURRENCY €<br />
FLY FROM<br />
Basel-Mulhouse,<br />
Geneva, London (LGW),<br />
Paris (CDG)<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
TAXI<br />
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at easyJet.com.<br />
A local taxi costs €25<br />
Route 8 buses go<br />
to the centre in<br />
about 20 minutes, daily<br />
from 5.55am–11.15pm.<br />
Tickets: €4.50.<br />
Visit the Europcar<br />
desk for special<br />
easyJet rates.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €30 Le 20123<br />
(2 Rue du Roi de Rome,<br />
tel: 04 9521 5005) This<br />
restaurant may look like<br />
a village square, with its<br />
water pump and parked<br />
Vespa, but Le 20123<br />
off ers country food.<br />
EXCLUSIVE L’Altru<br />
Versu (Route des<br />
Sanguinaires, tel: 04<br />
9550 0522) For total<br />
indulgence on this<br />
beautiful island, there’s<br />
only one place to go.<br />
One of the best places<br />
to dine out in Corsica.<br />
Go for an extravagant<br />
lobster or eat citrus<br />
pork medallions. The<br />
service is fantastic.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Au<br />
Grandval (2 Cours<br />
Grandval) Relax with<br />
a good drink at this bar<br />
underneath a large palm<br />
tree. While sipping your<br />
drink, gaze at the street<br />
photography from this<br />
area of Corsica.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
La Place (Boulevard<br />
Lantivy) Downtown’s<br />
best discothèque, La<br />
Place, is the venue to<br />
party. The music is<br />
mainly techno and the<br />
clientèle is young.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP U Tilaghju, an<br />
artisan shop, is situated<br />
on Rue Forcioli Conti,<br />
close to the beautiful<br />
terracotta cathedral.<br />
Browse the lovely pieces<br />
of ceramic on sale.<br />
NO WAY!<br />
A visit to Ajaccio<br />
impressed the French<br />
artist Henri Matisse so<br />
much, it revolutionised<br />
his artistic ideas.<br />
Kimberley Chen<br />
FURNITURE<br />
MUSEUM<br />
SEE Musée de la<br />
Maison Bonaparte<br />
was once the home<br />
of the military leader<br />
Napoleon. There are<br />
many beautiful pieces<br />
of furniture on show<br />
(Rue St-Charles,<br />
tel: 04 9521 4389).<br />
Corsica<br />
(Bastia)<br />
France<br />
DIALLING CODE +33<br />
CURRENCY €<br />
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Geneva,<br />
London (LGW), Lyon,<br />
Manchester, Paris (CDG)<br />
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and cannot take it with you, visit<br />
traveller.‰.com<br />
.com<br />
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at easyJet.com.<br />
A local taxi costs €50.<br />
Catch the bus to<br />
the Préfecture.<br />
Tickets: €9.<br />
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desk for special<br />
easyJet rates.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €30 Le Bosco<br />
(12 Quai des Martyrs<br />
de la Libération, tel: 04<br />
9558 0802) The only<br />
Lebanese restaurant<br />
on the island serves a<br />
huge variety of delicious<br />
mezze. Savour a piece<br />
of homemade baklava<br />
while watching the<br />
ferries go by.<br />
EXCLUSIVE<br />
La Corniche (San<br />
Martino di Lota, tel: 04<br />
9531 4098) La Corniche<br />
perches high on a hillside<br />
with spectacular views<br />
of the Mediterranean,<br />
about 10km north<br />
of Bastia. The menu<br />
includes Continental<br />
dishes served with<br />
a Corsican twist.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Le LVP<br />
Café (12 Rue Spinola,<br />
tel: 04 9531 2136)<br />
Sit back and relax<br />
with a glass of Pietra<br />
(Corsican chestnut<br />
beer) or local wine while<br />
admiring Bastia’s most<br />
picturesque port<br />
as the sun sets.<br />
LATE & LIVELY La<br />
Pinta (Port de Toga, tel:<br />
04 9534 2300) Dance<br />
the night away looking<br />
over the marina, enjoying<br />
regional beers and the<br />
fun-loving locals. This<br />
is one of Bastia’s staple<br />
nightspots, with live<br />
music at the weekends.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP At Les Grands<br />
Vins de Corse you’ll<br />
fi nd a good selection of<br />
Corsica’s fi nest wines,<br />
spirits and liqueurs,<br />
including wines made<br />
from Corsica’s unique<br />
grape varieties Nielluccio<br />
and Sciaccarellu (24<br />
Rue César Campinchi).<br />
SEE Bastia meets<br />
Moscow: take Musica<br />
Viva from Moscow,<br />
one of Russia’s most<br />
prestigous orchestras,<br />
add Laetitia Himo, an<br />
internationally acclaimed<br />
violoncellist from Bastia,<br />
and the result will be<br />
astounding. Catch it on<br />
25 March (Théâtre de<br />
Bastia, Rue Favalelli).<br />
NO WAY!<br />
Bastia was founded in<br />
1378 by the Genoese<br />
and was the capital<br />
of Corsica until 1791.<br />
The name comes from<br />
bastiglia, meaning<br />
“stronghold”.<br />
Stacy Jouve<br />
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