march-2011

168 | DESTINATION GUIDES
Olbia
Italy
DIALLING CODE +39
CURRENCY €
FLY FROM
Basel-Mulhouse,
Berlin, Bristol, Geneva,
London (LGW), Lyon,
Milan (MXP), Paris (ORY)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
TAXI
Pre-book your taxi
at easyJet.com
A local taxi costs €15.
The Linea Urbana
bus goes to Olbia
every 30 minutes.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
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.
NO WAY!
Olbia had been named
several times in its
history. The name seems
to have Greek origins,
and Olbia polis in Greek
means “the happy city”.
ciaosardinia.com
Palermo
Italy
DIALLING CODE +39
CURRENCY €
FLY FROM
London (LGW),
Milan (MXP), Paris
(ORY), Rome (FCO)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-book your taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €50.
The Trinacria
Express goes
to the central station.
Tickets: €5.50.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
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).
NO WAY!
The fi rst name of
Palermo, dating back
to the eighth century
BC, was Zyz. In the
Phoenician language,
this meant “fl ower”.
Conchita Vecchio
Circ. Nord. Direzione Golfo Aranci - Olbia | Tel: +39 0789554000 | reservation@geovillage.it
TAXI
Paris
France
DIALLING CODE +33
CURRENCY €
FLY FROM
Agadir, Athens,
Biarritz, Belfast (BFS),
Berlin, Brest, Brindisi
Bristol, Budapest,
Casablanca, Catania,
Copenhagen, Corsica
(Ajaccio), Corsica
(Bastia), Dubrovnik,
Edinburgh, Faro, Fez,
Geneva, Glasgow,
Helsinki, Ibiza, Krakow,
Lisbon, Liverpool,
Ljubljana, London (LTN),
Madrid, Majorca, Málaga,
Marrakech, Menorca,
Milan (MXP, LIN),
Mykonos, Naples,
Newcastle, Nice, Olbia,
Palermo, Pisa, Porto,
Prague, Rome (CIA),
Split, Tangier, Toulouse,
Venice, Zagreb
FROM THE
AIRPORT
ORLY
TAXI
Pre-book your taxi
at easyJet.com. A
local taxi costs €35.
The Orly bus
stops at Place
Denfert-Rochereau.
Tickets: €6.40.
The RER B4
goes to Châtelet.
Trains run from 6am–
11pm. Tickets: €9.85.
The C2 line takes
you straight to
Invalides. Tickets:
€7.60 return.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
ROISSY-CHARLES
DE GAULLE
TAXI
Pre-book your taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €45.
The Roissy Bus
stops at Opéra.
Tickets: €9.10.
Take the RER B3
to Gare du Nord.
Tickets: €8.80.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €15 Chartier
(7 Rue du Faubourg
Montmartre, 9th, tel:
01 4770 8629) This
bustling turn-of-the-
20th-century worker’s
canteen is still one of
the best deals in Paris.
Traditional French fare,
such as steak frites
and oeufs mayonnaise,
is served by somewhat
brusque but extremely
effi cient waiters.
UP TO €30 Glou
(101 Rue Vieille du
HÔTEL
LEBRON
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Theatres, museums
and the National Opera
all sit close by, allowing
you to explore cultural
Paris from here.
Breakfast included.
From €112, book at
hotels.easyJet.com.
SPECIAL OFFER - EASTER 2011
Package of 1, 2 and 3 nights half board
from €67.00 per person, including gourmet
reservations free upgrade to superior room!