november-2010

174 | DESTINATION GUIDES
Tenerife
South Spain
DIALLING CODE +34
CURRENCY €
FLY FROM
Bristol, London
(LGW), Manchester
FROM THE
AIRPORT
TAXI
SINCE
2008
A local taxi costs
around €25.
Route 487 stops at
Los Cristianos and
Playa de Las Americas.
Tickets: €3 single.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30 The Pig
Farm (Plaza de la
Iglesia, Cabo Blanco, tel:
922 720 170) Join the
locals at this authentic
restaurant, which
specialises in succulent
suckling pig and a good
choice of regional wines.
EXCLUSIVE El Torre
del Mirador (Playa
del Duque, tel: 922 712
209) An exceptional
restaurant serving fi vestar
food in a magical
atmosphere. Fish lovers
will return again for the
cherne a la bilbaina.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY Harry’s Bar
(Centro Comercial Safari,
Playa de Las Americas)
Hang out in the coolest
bar in town, listening to
a live saxophonist while
watching the dazzling
fountain display.
LATE & LIVELY
Banana Gardens
(Edifi cio Palm Beach,
Playa de Las Americas)
Live fl amenco shows
and after-dinner dancing
are the order of the
day here. On Tuesdays,
visitors are treated to
island folklore singing.
THIS MONTH
SHOP Torviscas market
in the heart of Playa
de Las Americas takes
place every Thursday
and Saturday morning,
selling a variety of
locally made products.
GO The newly restored
Casa del Patio, situated
in Santiago del Teide, was
built in the 1660s and
includes a shop selling
island products and a
Tasca with local cuisine.
NO WAY!
Tene means mountain
and ife means white – a
reference to Mount Teide.
Natasha Laming
BARCELÓ
SANTIAGO
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Located in a beautiful
setting, commanding
impressive views of
the area, this hotel
is sure to make you
relax. Half board.
From €110, book at
hotels.easyJet.com.
Thessaloniki
Greece
DIALLING CODE +30
CURRENCY €
FLY FROM
Basel-Mulhouse,
Berlin, Dortmund, London
(LGW), Milan (MXP)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
TAXI
SINCE
2007
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 Loutros
(5 Miltiadi Koundoura,
tel: 2310 228 895)
This is an excellent and
inexpensive little taverna
which specialises in
fried seafood and fi sh,
has a great selection
of dips, salads and
other mezedes, and
serves increasingly rare
barrelled retsina.
EXCLUSIVE Elia
Lemoni (19A Markou
Botsari, tel: 2310 865
600) This upmarket
restaurant with a smart
interior specialises in
meat dishes, ranging
from rabbit stew to
succulent skewered
lamb. Don’t miss the
Mitilini cheese with
roasted almonds.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY Borzoi (35
N Plastira, tel: 2310
455 568) Borzoi is the
ideal spot for a drink in
a classy environment
right on the seafront.
The music is relaxing
during the day but later
it plays a good selection
of more upbeat sounds.
LATE & LIVELY Malt
& Jazz (2 Proxenou
Koromila) Thessaloniki
shows its cosmopolitan
side at this wellestablished
club, where
there is quality live jazz
most nights a week.
The sounds start
around midnight.
THIS MONTH
SHOP Modiano market
is a fantastic place to
wander around and
search for local produce,
from freshly baked
bread to olives and
seasonal fruit. Its colours
and enticing smells
captivate any visitor
(32 Vasileos Irakliou).
GO Thessaloniki’s
busiest street, Egnatia,
offers a selection of
shops, restaurants and
churches, as well as
three main squares and
several archaeological
highlights to see.
NO WAY!
Thessaloniki’s population
almost doubled with the
infl ux of Greek refugees
after the Asia Minor
disaster in 1922–23.
The city’s biggest
football team, PAOK,
which takes its name
from Constantinople
(Istanbul), is an example
of this infl uence.
Nick Edwards
Toulouse
France
DIALLING CODE +33
CURRENCY €
FLY FROM
Bristol, Geneva,
London (LGW), Lisbon,
Lyon, Madrid, Milan
(MXP), Paris (CDG, ORY),
Rome (FCO)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
TAXI
SINCE
2003
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 Chez
Ingalls (164 Route
de Revel, tel: 05 6247
1471) The Ingalls family
lived in the Little House
on the Prairie and this
massive restaurant is a
tribute to them. Perhaps
surprisingly, it’s not
touristy or tacky. Enjoy
the BBQ, the crunchy
salads, the décor and
the rocking chair.
EXCLUSIVE Py-R
(19 Rue des Paradoux,
tel: 05 6125 5152) This
gourmet fi sh restaurant
is a newbie in town but
already making a splash.
There is fresh fi sh daily
plus, lobster, foie gras,
rump steak and black
chocolate mousse.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY La Maison
(9 Rue Gabriel-Peri,
tel: 05 6162 8722)
Candlelight, fl ames from
the fi replace dancing on
the wall, a little soft jazz
in the background, a few
delicious munchies, a
cocktail or two... You’ll
set up camp in here and
never want to leave.
LATE & LIVELY Le
Quartier Latin (Place
Roueix, tel: 05 6152
3382) A lively watering
hole much loved by
students, this place puts
on some very popular
theme nights. The tapas
are homemade, the
prices are good and the
place is intimate.
THIS MONTH
SHOP Tresor Secret
is a pearl shop. Ivory,
pink, milk, snow-white:
whatever your taste, it
has the pearls you want.
It also has the skilled
jewellers to create the
designs you’ve always
had in mind (5 Rue
des Tourneurs).
SEE Séquence Court-
Métrage is a festival of
short fi lms taking place
from 12–28 November.
This is a chance to
see experimental
cinema and fi lms from
tomorrow’s big-name
directors (sequencecourt.com).
NO WAY!
Underground trains in
Toulouse don’t have
human drivers – they
are automatic.
Samantha David