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166 | DESTINATION GUIDES<br />
Newcastle<br />
UK<br />
DIALLING CODE +44<br />
CURRENCY £<br />
FLY FROM<br />
Alicante,<br />
Barcelona, Belfast (BFS),<br />
Bristol, Faro, Geneva, Ibiza,<br />
London (STN), Majorca,<br />
Málaga, Malta, Menorca,<br />
Nice, Paris (CDG)<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
TAXI<br />
Pre-book your taxi<br />
at easyJet.com.<br />
A local taxi costs £18.<br />
The Metro<br />
services the city<br />
centre. Tickets: £3<br />
Visit the Europcar<br />
desk for special<br />
easyJet rates.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €30 Arami<br />
(6–10 Leazes Park<br />
Road) A bright venue<br />
that’s one of the only<br />
places in the UK to serve<br />
jackfruit, the national<br />
fruit of Bangladesh.<br />
This Indian restaurant<br />
prides itself on sourcing<br />
organic produce.<br />
EXCLUSIVE<br />
Blackfriars (Friars<br />
Street, tel: 0191 261<br />
5945) Dating back to<br />
1239, the venue has a<br />
horseshoe of buildings<br />
sheltering a medieval<br />
courtyard, and it’s<br />
quite possibly the<br />
oldest purpose-built<br />
restaurant in the UK. It’s<br />
one of Newcastle’s bestregarded<br />
restaurants,<br />
with inclusions in the<br />
Michelin guide.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Benton Ale<br />
House (Front Street,<br />
Benton) This is a homely,<br />
no-nonsense, traditional<br />
bar that draws in locals,<br />
shoppers and business<br />
people alike with its wide<br />
range of real ales.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Madame Koo’s<br />
(Collingwood Street,<br />
tel: 0191 261 8271)<br />
Boasting Newcastle’s<br />
only octagonal<br />
dancefl oor, Madame<br />
Koo’s is an Easternfl<br />
avour bar that pumps<br />
out Kylie, Sugababes<br />
and Luther Van Dross<br />
with a knowing wink.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP Culture vultures<br />
will love the BALTIC shop<br />
in the BALTIC Centre<br />
for Contemporary Art<br />
in Gateshead. Artistdesigned<br />
products,<br />
homewares, T-shirts<br />
and design-led gifts can<br />
be found in abundance<br />
(Gateshead Quays,<br />
South Shore Road).<br />
SEE Newcastle is<br />
football-mad and<br />
at the Discovery<br />
Museum decades of<br />
rare Newcastle United<br />
memorabilia will be<br />
dusted off in the exciting<br />
exhibition, NUFC: For<br />
the Love of Football<br />
(Blandford Square).<br />
NO WAY!<br />
The world’s fi rst dog<br />
show was held in<br />
Newcastle in 1859.<br />
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Nice<br />
France<br />
DIALLING CODE +33<br />
CURRENCY €<br />
FLY FROM<br />
Basel-Mulhouse,<br />
Belfast (BFS), Berlin,<br />
Bristol, Brussels,<br />
Edinburgh, Geneva,<br />
Liverpool, London<br />
(LGW, LTN, STN), Lyon,<br />
Newcastle, Paris (CDG,<br />
ORY), Rome (FCO)<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
TAXI<br />
Pre-book your taxi<br />
at easyJet.com.<br />
A local taxi costs €30.<br />
Bus 98 stops at<br />
Nice’s Old Town<br />
and the Gare Routière.<br />
Tickets: €4.<br />
Visit the Europcar<br />
desk for special<br />
easyJet rates.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €15 La<br />
Fougasserie (5 Rue de<br />
la Poissonnerie, tel: 04<br />
9380 9245) Go local and<br />
head to this Old Town<br />
bakery. Try the fougasse<br />
(bread) or Niçoise-style<br />
pizza topped with olives,<br />
tomatoes and bacon.<br />
UP TO €30 Le Café<br />
de Turin (2 Place<br />
Garibaldi, tel: 04 9362<br />
2952) Take an early<br />
lunch to be sure of a<br />
place and sit under the<br />
enchanting arcades that<br />
surround this institution.<br />
By far the most popular<br />
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seafood restaurant in<br />
the city, it off ers bustle<br />
and a theatre-like<br />
performance as the<br />
shellfi sh is skillfully<br />
prepared in front of your<br />
eyes and served rapidly<br />
on large tiered platters.<br />
UP TO €50 Le Fusion<br />
(6 Quai Antione 1er,<br />
Monaco, tel: +377 9797<br />
9595) The owner of the<br />
well-known Stars’N’Bars<br />
has opened this cool,<br />
sophisticated restaurant<br />
upstairs for the over-<br />
20s. Expect a fantastic<br />
view of the harbour,<br />
plus sushi and Asian<br />
specialities. Evenings<br />
only, closed on Sundays.<br />
EXCLUSIVE La<br />
Bastide Saint-Antoine<br />
(48 Avenue Henri<br />
Dunant, Grasse, tel:<br />
04 9370 9494) With<br />
a wonderful picturepostcard<br />
backdrop and<br />
a distinctly Provençal<br />
atmosphere, this<br />
hotel-restaurant set in<br />
enchanting gardens<br />
is just outside Grasse.<br />
Owner Jacques Chibois,<br />
one of the Côte d’Azur’s<br />
leading chefs, concocts<br />
fragrant, delicate<br />
cuisine featuring<br />
truffl es, foie gras,<br />
crayfi sh and seabass.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Snug<br />
and Cellar (22 Rue<br />
Droite) Picnic tables<br />
fi ll the corner terrace<br />
surrounding the Old<br />
Town’s newest pub.<br />
Go for the happy hour<br />
specials, which include<br />
fruit punch and cocktails.<br />
LIVE MUSIC<br />
Le Karé(ment)<br />
(10 Avenue Princesse<br />
Grace, Monaco, tel: +377<br />
Type of<br />
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available at different LTVs (loan to values)<br />
9999 2020) Occasional<br />
live concerts are<br />
staged at this highly<br />
contemporary congress<br />
centre, right on the<br />
seafront. It’s ladies’ night<br />
on Thursdays from 7pm.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Le Flag (6 Rue Eugène<br />
Emmanuel, tel: 04<br />
9387 2967) Colour and<br />
exuberance drip off the<br />
walls in this popular<br />
gay club-come-lounge<br />
venue. Cocktails and<br />
snacks are served to the<br />
sounds of the resident<br />
DJ, and the weekend<br />
fi nds this place grooving<br />
until the early hours.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP Cours Saleya,<br />
Nice’s most emblematic<br />
street, is home to a<br />
famous fruit and fl ower<br />
market. Every morning<br />
(except for Mondays,<br />
when the thrift and<br />
antiques stalls move in)<br />
fi nds you surrounded<br />
by vendors of candied<br />
fruit and local produce,<br />
including lavender, soaps<br />
and other Provençal<br />
MARS AUX<br />
MUSEES<br />
SEE Throughout<br />
March, Nice’s art<br />
museums and<br />
galleries – including<br />
Musée de Matisse,<br />
MAMAC and Galerie<br />
de la Ponchettes –<br />
open their doors for<br />
nocturnal visits.<br />
Max<br />
LTV<br />
Starting<br />
Rates from Interest<br />
Only<br />
trinkets. Nearby Alziari is<br />
a magnet for those with<br />
a penchant for all things<br />
olive-based. Fragrant<br />
oils and tubs of fresh<br />
olives attract the<br />
hordes (14 Rue St<br />
François de Paule).<br />
GO Nice’s 67th<br />
International Fair (from<br />
12–27 March) covers<br />
everything from home<br />
and decoration to<br />
wellbeing and wine.<br />
More than 1,500<br />
exhibitors take over the<br />
city, where infl uences of<br />
the Mediterranean and<br />
further afi eld converge<br />
for one of Europe’s<br />
most popular fairs.<br />
ESCAPE Monaco is<br />
within easy reach of Nice<br />
and buses leave every<br />
15 minutes from Gare<br />
Routière. Once there,<br />
pick up a street map and<br />
take a pleasant stroll<br />
around the ultra-rich<br />
country. Visit the<br />
Golden Circle, which<br />
hosts all the luxury<br />
labels, although more<br />
aff ordable options can<br />
be found at Condamine<br />
market, with its tiny<br />
boutiques and shops.<br />
The best place to start or<br />
end your visit is at Palais<br />
Princier, where you can<br />
take a guided tour and<br />
enjoy the breathtaking<br />
views over the port.<br />
NO WAY!<br />
Little more than a<br />
century ago, much<br />
of Cap Ferrat was the<br />
domain of just one man:<br />
Leopold II of Belgium,<br />
the former proprietor of<br />
Congo and the largest<br />
landowner the world<br />
has ever seen.<br />
John Brown<br />
Monthly<br />
payments<br />
Cap & Collar 100% 3.40% No €1437<br />
Cap & Collar 80% 2.90% No €1374<br />
Tracker 80% 2.55% Yes €531
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