march-2011

Rhodes
Greece
DIALLING CODE +30
CURRENCY €
FLY FROM
Liverpool, London
(LGW), Milan (MXP)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
TAXI
Pre-book your taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €20.
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.
rhodes.com.gr
BEST WESTERN
PLAZA
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
A welcoming and
relaxing hotel in
the centre of Rhodes,
and just 200m
from Elli beach.
Breakfast included.
From €68, book at
hotels.easyJet.com.
Rome
Italy
DIALLING CODE +39
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Lyon, Madrid, Majorca,
Malta, Milan (MXP),
Mykonos, Nice, Palermo,
Paris (ORY), Split,
Toulouse, Venice
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AIRPORT
CIAMPINO
TAXI
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A local taxi costs €30.
SIT runs a service
from the airport to
the centre. Tickets: €5
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
FIUMICINO
TAXI
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at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €40 in
a City of Rome licensed
cab and €60 in a
Fiumicino municipality
licensed cab.
The Leonardo
Express leaves
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.
Tickets: €5.50 single.
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