november-2010

Naples
Italy
DIALLING CODE +39
CURRENCY €
FLY FROM
Basel-Mulhouse,
Berlin, Geneva, Ibiza,
Liverpool, London (LGW,
STN), Milan (MXP),
Paris (ORY), Venice
FROM THE
AIRPORT
TAXI
SINCE
2000
Pre-book your taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €35.
The Alibus shuttle
stops at the train
station and Piazza
Municipio. Tickets: €4.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
El Bocadillo (50 Via
Martucci, tel: 081 669
030) Spanish and
Venezuelan cuisines
pleasantly collide with
Neapolitan fare at this
charming eatery. Try the
fresh octopus bruschetta
and refreshing sangria.
EXCLUSIVE Dal
Delicato (34–37 Via
Sermoneta, tel: 081 667
047) While the pizza
here is primo, this is a
mecca for seafood lovers,
expertly preparing the
catch of the day. You will
enjoy the extensive wine
list, fresh desserts, and
amazing views of the bay.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY Volver Café
(56 Via Vincenzo Bellini)
This cheery venue offers
a variety of games you
and your friends can
play at your table while
enjoying your cocktails,
or espresso.
LATE & LIVELY
Ex Ess (28 Via
Giuseppe Martucci) This
subterranean disco, with
its series of warmly-lit
rooms, makes you feel
like you are part of
a secret society.
THIS MONTH
SHOP The friendly
staff at Arte Chiaja sell
ceramics, gouache
paintings, coral
jewellery, Pulcinella
fi gurines and other
Neapolitan souvenirs
(238 Via Chiaia).
NO WAY!
The poet, Virgil, hid a
magical egg in Naples’
Castel dell’Ovo (Egg
Castle), which is how it
earned its odd name.
Tui Cameron
CAPELLA DEI
SANSEVERO
GO It’s easy to see
why Naples’ centre
is a UNESCO World
Heritage Site; many of
the city’s attractions
are located here, such
as the famous veiled
Christ statue at the
Capella dei Sansevero.
Newcastle
UK
DIALLING CODE +44
CURRENCY £
FLY FROM
Alicante,
Barcelona, Belfast (BFS),
Bristol, Faro, Geneva,
Ibiza, London (STN),
Majorca, Málaga, Malta,
Menorca, Murcia, Nice,
Paris (CDG), Rome (CIA)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
TAXI
SINCE
2001
Pre-book your taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs £18.
The Metro
services the city
centre. Tickets: £3
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30 Madrasi
(Belle Vue Grove, Low
Fell, tel: 0191 491 1333)
When a curry house
offers jalfrezi lobster
you know you’ve found
a venue with lofty
ambitions. There’s a
good mix of unusual
dishes, as well as the
more traditional.
EXCLUSIVE The
Boyson Restaurant
(Longhirst Hall, Morpeth,
tel: 0167 079 1348)
Locally sourced, organic
produce is the staple of
this elegant restaurant
for those who enjoy
good food. Try the pan-
fried bream followed by
Aberdeen Angus beef
in horseradish pureé.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY The
Charles Grey (118 Grey
Street) This formerly
brash music bar for
teens and twenties has
reinvented itself to cater
for all tastes and ages.
By day it’s a good place
for a decent pint.
LATE & LIVELY
Newcastle Carling
Academy (Westgate
Road, tel: 0191 260
2020) This venue has
played host to some of
the country’s biggest
music acts. November
sees Goldfrapp play
on 20th and We are
Scientists on 26th.
THIS MONTH
SHOP The Green
Ginger Shopping Arcade
is a converted church in
Front Street, Tynemouth
which houses 17
speciality shops selling
antiques, local art,
designer clothing and
a tattoo parlour.
GO The Farne Islands off
the coast of the seaside
town of Seahouses are
home to 100,000 pairs
of breeding birds and the
largest colony of grey
seals in Northern Europe.
The many Seahouses
restaurants also do
a mean fi sh and chips.
NO WAY!
Newcastle resident
Nick Marshall holds the
offi cial world record
for the number of
meatballs eaten in a
minute. He scoffed 27.
Michelle Ord
DESTINATION GUIDES | 161
Nice
France
DIALLING CODE +33
CURRENCY €
FLY FROM
Basel-Mulhouse,
Belfast (BFS), Berlin,
Bristol, Brussels,
Edinburgh, Geneva,
Liverpool, London
(LGW, LTN, STN), Lyon,
Newcastle, Paris (CDG,
ORY), Rome (FCO)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
TAXI
SINCE
1996
Pre-book your taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €30.
Bus 98 stops at
Nice’s Old Town
and the Gare Routière.
Tickets: €4.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €15 Nexus
Caffe (12–14 Cours
Saleya, tel: 04 9385
7715) With a lounge and
outdoor terrace on the
famous marketplace,
enjoy pasta, pizza,
seafood and grilled meat
in convivial surroundings.
Open until 1.30am this
makes a great pit stop
for the late-night reveller.
UP TO €30 Beef
Bar Junior (34
Cours Saleya, tel: 04
9362 6042) Waiters,
decked out in I Love
Beef T-shirts, dish up
sumptuous Tuscan and
Argentine steaks on the
restaurant’s picturesque
terrace. Opt for the
raw bar menu with the
Niçoise carpaccio being
a fi rm favourite.
UP TO €50 La
Maison de Marie
(5 Rue Masséna, tel:
04 9382 1593) Right in
the town centre, with
a smart grey-and-red
interior, this place is
for foodies. Dine on
culinary treats such
as foie gras, stuffed
sardines and pungentsmelling
truffl es, which
are actually really tasty.
EXCLUSIVE Les
Pêcheurs (10 Boulevard
Maréchal Juin, Juanles-Pins,
tel: 04 9293
1330) A century ago, this
inlet held two crumbling
fi shermen’s cottages.
Today, chef Nicolas Sale
prepares Michelinstarred
seafood here.
Post-gourmet gorging,
patrons can rest and
digest at Les Pêcheurs’
beach club and hear the
waves crashing.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY Bar des
Célébrités (Carlton
Hotel, 58 La Croisette,
Cannes, tel: 04 9306
4006) Where to see
and be seen. Invest in a
cocktail at €14 to get a
glimpse of the high life
on the Croisette. Open
daily until 2am.
LIVE MUSIC Bar
en Biais (600 Avenue
Première, Antibes, tel: 04
9374 1098) Set inland
from Antibes’ main town
centre, this jazz bar has
open jam sessions on
Friday nights.