march-2011

178 | DESTINATION GUIDES
Thessaloniki
Greece
DIALLING CODE +30
CURRENCY €
FLY FROM
Basel-Mulhouse,
Berlin, Dortmund, London
(LGW), Milan (MXP)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
TAXI
Pre-book your taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €20.
Route 78 goes to
the city centre.
Tickets: €0.50.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30 Apo Dyo
Horia (7 Vyronos, tel:
2310 269 204) Come
here for authentic
recipes from Crete
and the Black Sea
region, refl ecting the
restaurant’s name,
which means “from
two villages”. The lamb
kleftiko is a guranteed
winner. Wash it down
with excellent Cretan
raki or organic wine.
EXCLUSIVE
I Kanoula (8 Raktivan,
tel: 2310 222 185) If
you’re a fan of organic
food, friendly I Kanoula
has a wide range of
healthy dishes on the
menu, many of them
meat-free such as the
delicious yigantes (giant
beans) in tomato sauce,
as well as excellent
homemade wine.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY Spirto (33
Pavlou Mela, tel: 2310
222 207) Meaning
“match”, the smoking
ban has not deterred
the youngsters from
crowding into this
intimate café, which
projects animations
on a large screen.
LATE & LIVELY
Partizan (29 Valioritou,
tel: 2310 543 461)
Now established as a
fi rm favourite with the
hip crowd, with sleek
modern furnishings and
state-of-the-art lighting,
this bar hosts cuttingedge
trance, acid house,
dance bands and DJs.
THIS MONTH
SHOP Arktos Art in
the shopping district
of Kalamaria is a fi ne
place. It has a range
of Greek handicrafts,
from traditional
shadow puppets to
glass ornaments and
ceramics (98 Pasalidi).
SEE Greece’s largest
celebration of factual
fi lm-making, the
annual Thessaloniki
Documentary Film
Festival, takes place
this year in the
Olympion Cinema
from 11–20 March.
NO WAY!
Platia Dimokratias,
known to locals as Platia
Vardari, was christened
Piccadilly Circus by
British soldiers stationed
here during World War I.
Nick Edwards
Toulouse
France
DIALLING CODE +33
CURRENCY €
FLY FROM
Bristol, Geneva,
London (LGW), Lisbon,
Lyon, Madrid, Milan
(MXP), Nantes, Paris
(CDG, ORY), Rome (FCO)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
TAXI
Pre-book your taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €30.
The Toulouse-
Blagnac Navette
goes to the city centre.
Tickets: €6 return.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30 Le Pere
Leon (2 Place Esquirol,
tel: 05 6123 9095)
This well-loved bustling
brasserie serves
wonderful cassoulet at
lunchtime. There are also
lots of dishes featuring
duck and potatoes, as
well as the usual salads,
steaks and pizzas.
EXCLUSIVE Le
Palladia (241 Avenue
de Grande-Bretagne, tel:
05 6212 0130) Elegant
and refi ned, this modern
restaurant serves a
menu to match the
décor – fresh, modern,
fashionable and with
a slightly quirky twist.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY Le Divino
(11 Rue des Briquetiers,
Blagnac, tel: 05 3439
9016) Monochrome
and very trendy, this
lounge bar does a bit
of everything. A great
place for a drink after
work, and the ocassional
themed evenings
(Oriental or jazz nights)
are worth staying on for.
LATE & LIVELY Los
Piquillos (90 Route de
Blagnac, tel: 05 6157
0057) A great place for
a celebration. Indoors
it’s warm and noisy
with laughter, while the
stunning terrace is
a great place to taste
the fi rst warm spring
air. Tapas, sangria,
Latino music and
fi esta ambience.
THIS MONTH
SHOP Habiague sells
all the top brands in
kitchen accessories
and utensils, as well as
a range of gadgets you
won’t fi nd elsewhere...
including a wolf’s teeth
jelly mould (44 Rue
d’Alsace-Lorraine,
tel: 05 6121 5661).
SEE The Festival du
Printemps du Rire runs
from 14–26 March
and there are comedy
events of all types in
venues across town
(printempsdurire.com).
NO WAY!
Local tradition
maintains that Queen
Brunehaut, the sixthcentury
ruler of the
Visigoths, founded
the nearby 12th-century
village of Bruniquel.
Samantha David
Valencia
Spain
DIALLING CODE +34
CURRENCY €
FLY FROM
London (LGW)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
TAXI
Pre-book your taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €16.
Metro lines run
to the city centre.
Tickets: €1.90
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30 La
Galeria (38 Calle
Baja, tel: 963 154 494)
With live fl amenco
on Wednesdays and
beer with tapas for an
LAS FALLAS
FIESTA
SEE A unique threeweek
fi esta of earblowing
fi recrackers
and huge satirical
statues takes place
from 16–19 March.
More than 700 fallas
are created, which are
then ritually burned.
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astonishing €1.50, this
bar in the El Carmen area
is popular with everyone.
EXCLUSIVE Seu Xera
(4 Conde de Almodovar,
tel: 963 924 000) This
fabulous restaurant
off ers something for all
tastes. It cleverly mixes
superb set menus with
an à la carte menu
off ering delicacies
such as octopus with
purple potatoes or
Burmese-style pig.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY After Work
Pulpo Bar (9 Calle
Murillo) Here you’ll fi nd
menus del día, tapas and
drinks. A small restaurant
area in the front and
low-seated chairs and
cushions through the
back complement great
1960s–1990s sounds.
LATE & LIVELY
La 3 (2 Calle del Padre
Porta) The dancefl oor
here moves every time
the doors open and the
music starts. It’s open
Fridays and Saturdays
until very late.
THIS MONTH
SHOP Mercado Ruzafa
isn’t as famous as the
bigger Mercado Central
in the city centre, but
it’s still well worth a visit.
Cheese, hams and fresh
local specialities are ideal
for picnics and for gifts to
take home (Carrera de la
Fuente San Luis).
NO WAY!
Spain is famous for its
paella, but few people
know that Valencia is
the culinary cradle of
the ricey creation.
Andy McNicoll
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