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172 | DESTINATION GUIDES<br />
Porto<br />
Portugal<br />
DIALLING CODE +351<br />
CURRENCY €<br />
FLY FROM<br />
Basel-Mulhouse,<br />
Geneva, London (LGW),<br />
Lyon, Paris (CDG),<br />
Milan (MXP)<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
TAXI<br />
A local taxi costs<br />
around €20.<br />
Metro trains take<br />
you to the centre.<br />
Tickets: €1.40 single.<br />
Visit the Europcar<br />
desk for special<br />
easyJet rates.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €30 Casa<br />
Agrícola (241–243 Rua<br />
Bom Sucesso, tel: 22<br />
605 3350) A friendly<br />
atmosphere is generated<br />
in this wonderfully<br />
restored building. Try<br />
the smoked duck breast<br />
with blackberry sauce.<br />
EXCLUSIVE<br />
Telégrapho (Rua<br />
Ferreira Borges, Palácio<br />
da Bolsa, tel: 22 332<br />
2019) Located in<br />
Palácio da Bolsa (Stock<br />
Exchange Palace), this<br />
restaurant off ers fi ne<br />
service and an excellent<br />
selection of Portuguese<br />
and international<br />
specialities, the<br />
emphasis being on<br />
succulent beef. Booking<br />
is recommended.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Café<br />
Majestic (112 Rua<br />
Santa Catarina, tel: 22<br />
200 3887) This local<br />
institution is one of<br />
Europe’s most historic<br />
coff ee houses. Enjoy<br />
indulgent chocolate<br />
cake, served by<br />
friendly staff in a<br />
pleasant atmosphere.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Pitch (34–38 Rua<br />
Passos Manuel, tel:<br />
22 201 2349) This is a<br />
relatively new late-night<br />
disco that has become<br />
very popular. Upstairs<br />
there’s soul and funk;<br />
downstairs it’s techno<br />
from international DJs.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP Olá Tia!, with<br />
its friendly staff , off ers<br />
a wide selection of<br />
accessories, gifts and<br />
home-decorating items<br />
with a distinctly 21stcentury<br />
Portuguese feel<br />
(447 Rua de Gondarém).<br />
GO Porto’s riverfront<br />
(Baixa) has undergone<br />
an extensive project of<br />
renovation during the<br />
past decade. From the<br />
main train station at<br />
Sao Bento, just keep<br />
walking downhill until<br />
you get to the river.<br />
You’ll fi nd numerous<br />
restaurants, bars and<br />
shops to choose from.<br />
NO WAY!<br />
In JK Rowling’s Harry<br />
Potter books, the<br />
dark wizard Salazar<br />
Slytherin’s name is a<br />
reference to António de<br />
Oliveira Salazar, who<br />
was dictator of Portugal<br />
from 1932–68.<br />
Joseph Guerra<br />
<br />
Prague<br />
Czech Republic<br />
DIALLING CODE +420<br />
CURRENCY CZK<br />
FLY FROM<br />
Amsterdam,<br />
Belfast, Bristol, London<br />
(LGW, STN), Lyon, Milan<br />
(MXP), Paris (CDG)<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
TAXI<br />
Pre-book your taxi<br />
at easyJet.com.<br />
Cedaz vans cost CZK90<br />
per person.<br />
Catch bus 119 to<br />
Dejvicka then take<br />
the A metro line to the<br />
centre. Tickets: CZK26.<br />
Visit the Europcar<br />
desk for special<br />
easyJet rates.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €30 U Sadlu<br />
(2 Klimentska, tel: 224<br />
813 874) If you don’t like<br />
a bit of medieval fun, rest<br />
assured your kids will. Let<br />
them share a dish called<br />
“something for two brave<br />
knights” and consider<br />
your work done.<br />
EXCLUSIVE V Zatisi<br />
(Betlemske nam, 1<br />
Liliova, tel: 222 221 155)<br />
You’re guaranteed an<br />
absolutely exquisite<br />
experience at this<br />
restaurant, well-known<br />
for its sophisticated<br />
international menu of<br />
meticulously composed<br />
fl avours. Opt for the<br />
essential wine pairing<br />
with the six-course<br />
tasting menu for the<br />
full Zatisi experience.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Cafe<br />
Meduza (17 Belgicka) It<br />
may be drawing its fi nal<br />
breath, but Prague’s<br />
winter has been known<br />
to stick around until<br />
March. Cosy Meduza’s<br />
spiced beer and cake will<br />
lift your spirits in no time.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Mecca Club (3 U<br />
Pruhonu) Don your<br />
sparkliest outfi t and grab<br />
a cab to Mecca in Prague<br />
7. This trendy club’s sleek<br />
interior and throbbing<br />
house soundtrack will<br />
turn any weekend into a<br />
glamorous adventure.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP If Prague has<br />
whet your appetite for<br />
Czech cubism, stop by<br />
Kubista. It stocks books,<br />
ceramics, furniture and<br />
jewellery, all devoted<br />
to that unique era (19<br />
Ovocny Trh, kubista.cz).<br />
SEE As one of the<br />
region’s largest fi lm<br />
festivals, Febiofest draws<br />
fi lm-makers from across<br />
the globe keen to present<br />
their work to Prague’s<br />
public. Admission: €3.<br />
From 24 March to 1 April<br />
(febiofest.cz).<br />
NO WAY!<br />
Czechs take their beer<br />
seriously, and the<br />
nation’s population<br />
has been crowned<br />
the world’s top beer<br />
consumers per capita,<br />
downing a dizzying 157<br />
litres of brew per annum.<br />
Dana Dramowicz/<br />
prague-life.com<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Pristina<br />
Kosovo<br />
DIALLING CODE +381<br />
CURRENCY €<br />
FLY FROM<br />
Basel-Mulhouse,<br />
Geneva<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
TAXI<br />
Pre-book your taxi<br />
at easyJet.com.<br />
A local taxi costs €25.<br />
Visit the Europcar<br />
desk for special<br />
easyJet rates.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €30 Liburnia<br />
(Rruga Meto Bajraktar, tel:<br />
382 2271) Here you’ll fi nd<br />
traditional Albanian food<br />
served in a wonderful<br />
Ottoman-era house with<br />
plenty of original details.<br />
Expect plenty of grilled<br />
PRIZEN<br />
FESTIVAL<br />
GO On 22 March go to<br />
Prizren for the Sulltan<br />
Nevruz festival at the<br />
Rufa’i Tekke temple.<br />
On this day dervishes<br />
of the Sufi mystic<br />
tradition, practice<br />
various rituals (Teqja<br />
e Rufaive, 3 Kaçaniku).<br />
meat, fresh salads and<br />
a pleasant garden.<br />
EXCLUSIVE Le<br />
Siam Thai (Rruga<br />
Fehmi Agani, tel: 4524<br />
3588) To the delight of<br />
the many foreigners<br />
working in Pristina, very<br />
decent Thai food can<br />
fi nally be ordered in<br />
Kosovo, albeit at higher<br />
prices than most places.<br />
Better still – it’s a nonsmoking<br />
restaurant.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Fresko<br />
(17 Rruga Fehmi Agani,<br />
tel: 455 97597) A café<br />
that cares about your<br />
health, serving fresh<br />
salads, sandwiches<br />
and fruit juices, healthy<br />
lunches and more.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Hamam Jazz Bar<br />
(Rruga Luan Haradinaj) A<br />
fabulous new addition to<br />
Pristina’s nightlife scene,<br />
Hamam (meaning<br />
“the bathhouse”) has<br />
a dazzling interior, daily<br />
jazz concerts from 10pm<br />
and very good cocktails.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP For everything a<br />
woman wants (besides<br />
diamonds), head to<br />
the Remember Me<br />
gift shop, which sells<br />
excellent quality fl owers<br />
and chocolates. Credit<br />
cards for deliveries<br />
are accepted, too (3–1<br />
Rruga Qamil Hoxha).<br />
NO WAY!<br />
Traffi c at Pristina’s<br />
airport has grown<br />
from zero in 1999 to<br />
well over one million<br />
passengers in 2010.<br />
Jeroen van Marle,<br />
inyourpocket.com
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