november-2010

138 | DESTINATION GUIDES
Innsbruck
Austria
DIALLING CODE +43
CURRENCY €
FLY FROM
Bristol, Liverpool,
London (LGW)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
TAXI
SINCE
2007
Pre-book your taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €20.
Bus F runs to
the city every 15
minutes. Tickets: €1.70.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30 Kantine
(43 Mitterweg, tel: 0512
281 616) Local and
international cuisine
is what attracts the
people about town here:
go for the schnitzel in
chanterelle sauce or
sweet and sour chicken.
EXCLUSIVE Goldener
Adler (6 Herzog-
Friedrich-Strasse, tel:
0512 571 111) One of the
best addresses in town if
you want to try Austrian
haute cuisine in pristine
surroundings. The
menu includes regional
specialities such as
the venison steak with
mushroom dumplings.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY Der Löwe
(8 Seilergasse, tel: 0512
565 444) The relaxing
atmosphere of the bar,
with its lounge music
and delicious roast beef
sandwich – the perfect
accompaniment to the
beer, is the right thing
if you are looking for an
alternative to clubbing.
LATE & LIVELY
Treibhaus (8
Angerzellgasse, tel:
0512 586 874) The café
of the cultural society
Treibhaus attracts
an amazingly mixed
crowd, from students
to musicians and
journalists, making it the
right place to mix it up
with the locals. Live jazz
sessions are organised
on Tuesdays, too.
THIS MONTH
SHOP If you’re
passionate about skiing,
you will love the new
store Kneissl. It offers
everything you’ll need
for winter activities from
clothing to ski boots,
accessories and repair
kits for your skiing
equipment (2 Maria-
Theresien-Strasse, tel:
0512 582 592).
GO Catch the
Nordkettenbahn cable
car and enjoy the fi rst
snow of the season. It
takes only 20 minutes
from the city centre to
the mountain, where
you can ski, hike or
sunbathe all day long.
NO WAY!
Kneissl, founded in
1861 in Tyrol, was
the fi rst Austrian ski
manufacturer, and in
1992 it was the fi rst to
produce carving skies.
Jovanna Urosevic
Inverness
UK
DIALLING CODE +44
CURRENCY £
FLY FROM
Bristol, London
(LGW, LTN)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
TAXI
SINCE
1996
Pre-book your taxi
at easyJet.com. A
local taxi costs £14–£19.
Jet buses run to
Nairns and
Inverness (thejet.co.uk).
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30 Culloden
Moor Inn (Culloden
Moor, tel: 01463 790
022) This popular local
restaurant has huge
portions and friendly
staff who encourage
people to come back
time and time again.
EXCLUSIVE Rocpool
Reserve (Culduthel
Road, tel: 01463 240
089) If you have an
appetite for top-notch
Scottish cuisine
accompanied by fi ne
wine, this place promises
the ultimate dining
experience. End your
evening with the apricot
and orange tart – divine!
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY The
Copper Kettle Bar
(Glenurquhart Road,
tel: 01463 231 248) A
buzzing little nightspot,
this sets a cosy
ambience for a relaxed
evening out, with an
open fi re, a well-stocked
bar and an excellent
range of light snacks
and meals. You’ll want to
settle in for the night and
hear a few local tales, too.
LATE & LIVELY
Bakoo (39 High Street,
tel: 01463 235 506)
Since opening in 2003,
Bakoo has effortlessly
established itself as the
coolest club in town,
regularly attracting
big-name guests.
THIS MONTH
SHOP Castle Gallery
showcases landscape,
fi gurative and abstract
work by established
and emerging artists
from across Scotland
and throughout the
UK (Castle Street,
tel: 01463 729 512).
SEE The eighth annual
Inverness Film Festival,
from 23–26 November,
will take place this
year at Eden Court.
The Festival promises
an array of short
movies from talented
and new fi lmmakers,
with feature fi lms,
music and evening
entertainment for
all (invernessfi lm
festival.com).
NO WAY!
Tomatin Distillery, in
south-east Inverness,
is one of the highest
distilleries in Scotland,
sitting at 313 metres
above sea level.
Beverley Tricker
Isle of Man
UK
DIALLING CODE +44
CURRENCY £
FLY FROM
Liverpool
FROM THE
AIRPORT
TAXI
NEW FROM
2010
Pre book your taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs £15.
Buses run every
half an hour.
Tickets: £2.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30 Coasters
(12–14 Clinches Court,
North Quay, Douglas, tel:
01624 616 020) With its
Little Amigos menu, this
laidback Mexican eatery
SAYLE
GALLERY
SEE Marvel at the
paintings of Paul
Parker, in addition
to kiln-fused glass
pieces from McNeill
Glass, in a modern
seaside space from
5–28 November (1–
3 Harris Promenade).
is a popular choice
with families.
EXCLUSIVE
Macfarlane’s (24 Duke
Street, Douglas, tel:
01624 624 777) The
dishes served at this
family-run restaurant
put an emphasis on
local seafood, with a
blackboard advertising
the day’s specials. The
assiette of desserts is
a treat for sweettoothed
diners.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY The Creek
Inn (The Quayside, tel:
01624 842 216) A locals’
favourite that provides
a warm welcome on a
winter’s night, offering
a selection of ales,
including Manx
brew Okells.
LATE & LIVELY
Colours Sports
Bar (Hilton, Central
Promenade, Douglas,
tel: 01624 662 662)
Multiple big screens
attract sports fans to
this hotel bar, which
turns into a lively venue
for socialising until
3.30am at weekends.
THIS MONTH
SHOP The Port Erin
Gaslight & Aerated
Waters Co Ltd store lives
up to its quirky name by
offering a wide selection
of unusual Manx-themed
products (2 Malew
Street, Castletown).
NO WAY!
Manx Gaelic went into
decline in the 19th
century, but has recently
been revived and can be
studied at school.
Kate Youde