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Montpellier<br />
France<br />
DIALLING CODE +33<br />
CURRENCY €<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
Visit the Europcar<br />
desk on arrival<br />
for special easyJet<br />
infl ight rates.<br />
Holiday Taxis<br />
(easyJet.holiday<br />
taxis.com) take you from<br />
home to the airport, then<br />
city or destination.<br />
TAXI<br />
The journey to<br />
the centre of town<br />
costs about €20.<br />
Take the shuttle<br />
bus to Place de<br />
l’Europe. Tickets: €4.90<br />
single; €5.40, including<br />
the tram.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €15<br />
L’Ayahuasca<br />
(18 rue d’Alger) A South<br />
American hangout<br />
serving authentic cuisine<br />
for next to nothing<br />
– expect a friendly<br />
welcome and live music<br />
in the evenings.<br />
UP TO €30 L’Escalier<br />
(6 Rue Jules Latreihe,<br />
tel: 04 6760 5186) Get<br />
a lunchtime bargain in<br />
this rosy pink dining<br />
room. Enjoy delicious<br />
hams, sides of beef<br />
and mountains of<br />
other charcuterie.<br />
UP TO €50 L’Ecrin<br />
d’Anais (15 Rue de la<br />
Fontaine, tel: 04 6702<br />
1450) Minimal décor and<br />
white napery are teamed<br />
with smiley service and<br />
refi ned cooking. Try<br />
beautiful salmon and<br />
chicken with cream<br />
and almonds.<br />
EXCLUSIVE Les<br />
Gourmands (40<br />
L’Avenue Saint Lazare, tel:<br />
04 6772 8276) This place<br />
is always full of locals<br />
dining on special menus<br />
and fabulous cooking.<br />
The crowd pleaser is<br />
the whole lobster menu<br />
at €55 (plus wine and<br />
service). Book ahead.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Le<br />
Majimoz’art Café (2<br />
Rue Terral, tel: 04 6759<br />
5084) Made up of four<br />
little hideaway rooms,<br />
Gaudi-esque décor and<br />
sometimes a little live<br />
jazz – this is a very cool<br />
place for a relaxed drink.<br />
LIVE MUSIC Le<br />
Barock Café (6 Rue<br />
Cope Cambes, tel: 04<br />
PLAGE DE<br />
L’ESPIGUETTE<br />
GO A winter walk on<br />
any of the beaches<br />
out of town will fi re<br />
up an appetite for an<br />
extra mince pie. The<br />
Plage de l’Espiguette<br />
is one of the best<br />
– the fabulous sand<br />
dunes stretch forever<br />
and at this time of<br />
year you’ll have them<br />
all to yourself.<br />
6792 9552) Before<br />
9pm this place is a<br />
chic wine bar, but after<br />
hours it becomes full<br />
of fun-loving students<br />
for darts, beer, billiards,<br />
open-mic and loud rock.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Ayer’s Rock (108<br />
Rue de Rhodes, tel:<br />
04 6765 5476) With<br />
a swinging crowd, live<br />
music, Australian beer,<br />
cocktails and juggling<br />
bar staff, Ayer’s keeps<br />
the clientèle partying<br />
inside and queuing<br />
outside. A long-standing<br />
Montpellier favourite.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP Jouet Stock is<br />
a little toy shop<br />
crammed with brilliant<br />
stuff for kids – young<br />
and old alike – at<br />
slashed prices. You’ll<br />
end up going home with<br />
more toys than Santa<br />
(5 Rue Anatole France).<br />
SEE The Records, CDs<br />
and DVDs Fair (La Foire<br />
aux Disques) is held on<br />
6 December at Zenith<br />
Sud. You have to pay<br />
€3 to get in but bargains<br />
are guaranteed –<br />
expect to fi nd rows<br />
and rows of cult vinyl<br />
and one-off records.<br />
ESCAPE Orange<br />
is only 90 minutes<br />
away by fast train and<br />
is a feast of Roman<br />
architecture, churches<br />
and shops. Don’t miss<br />
the museum and the<br />
beautiful cobbled<br />
streets (ville-orange.fr).<br />
NO WAY!<br />
Montpellier is<br />
situated only 16 feet<br />
above sea level.<br />
Samantha David<br />
Munich<br />
Germany<br />
DIALLING CODE +49<br />
CURRENCY €<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
Visit the Europcar<br />
desk on arrival<br />
for special easyJet<br />
infl ight rates.<br />
Holiday Taxis<br />
(easyJet.holiday<br />
taxis.com) take you from<br />
home to the airport, then<br />
city or destination.<br />
TAXI<br />
The fare to the city<br />
is about €55.<br />
Buses leave for<br />
the centre every<br />
20 minutes, from 6am–<br />
10pm. Tickets: €10<br />
single; €16 return.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €15<br />
Jagdschlössl (162<br />
Nymphen Burgerstrasse,<br />
tel: 089 168 9241) This<br />
cosy pub in the west of<br />
the city serves classic<br />
Bavarian dishes at<br />
remarkable prices.<br />
UP TO €30 Café<br />
Schmock (52<br />
Augustenstrasse,<br />
tel: 089 5235 0535)<br />
An Israeli restaurant<br />
well-known for its great<br />
quality food and wine,<br />
friendly service and<br />
reasonable prices.<br />
UP TO €50 Feinkost<br />
Electronica (20<br />
Sternstrasse, tel:<br />
089 5487 5748) This<br />
restaurant-lounge-<br />
DESTINATION GUIDES | 159<br />
club is a newcomer to<br />
Lehel’s swish gastro<br />
scene. The food is light,<br />
Mediterranean cuisine,<br />
with an emphasis on<br />
local products.<br />
EXCLUSIVE Tramin<br />
(7 Lothringerstrasse, tel:<br />
089 4445 4090) The<br />
simple white interior<br />
of this new gourmet<br />
hotspot is something<br />
of a contrast to the<br />
adventurous creations<br />
on its menu. The brains<br />
behind the kitchen<br />
have taken top quality<br />
local ingredients and<br />
used them in unusual<br />
combinations that push<br />
culinary boundaries.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Bar<br />
Centrale (23<br />
Ledererstrasse, tel:<br />
089 223 762) This<br />
Italian-run bar is<br />
packed around the<br />
clock. It offers a great<br />
atmosphere, wonderful<br />
coffee and a selection of<br />
drinks and snacks.<br />
LIVE MUSIC 59:1<br />
(27 Sonnenstrasse, tel:<br />
089 242 0570) One<br />
of the newer locations<br />
on Munich’s nightlife<br />
scene, this bar features<br />
alternative rock and<br />
pop acts most nights<br />
of the week and boasts<br />
well-priced drinks.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Edmoses (2<br />
Prinzregentenstrasse)<br />
Edmoses’ big glass<br />
windows make it<br />
something of<br />
a nightclub showcase.<br />
Enjoy the grooves<br />
and indulge in some<br />
cocktails with Munich’s<br />
beautiful crowd, well<br />
into the early hours.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP Get lost in<br />
Munich’s high-end<br />
department store,<br />
Oberpollinger. Along<br />
with designer fashions<br />
and cosmetics, you’ll<br />
fi nd a wonderful<br />
selection of gorgeous<br />
homeware (18<br />
Neuhauser Strasse).<br />
SEE Munich is the<br />
place to be for<br />
a good old-fashioned<br />
Christmas. Don’t miss<br />
the quaint market on<br />
the Rindermarkt, where<br />
you’ll fi nd thousands of<br />
wooden nativity fi gures.<br />
GO Munich’s<br />
studentland, Schwabing,<br />
comes into its own at<br />
this time of year. Not<br />
only does it have a nice<br />
selection of alternative<br />
shops and bars, but<br />
the district’s Christmas<br />
market is also well worth<br />
a visit if you’re looking for<br />
something a bit different.<br />
ESCAPE The Austrians<br />
do Christmas in a big<br />
way. Head to Salzburg for<br />
one of the most popular<br />
markets in Europe,<br />
attracting around one<br />
million visitors every<br />
year. Enjoy the romantic<br />
streets, festive hubbub<br />
and alpine backdrop. Two<br />
trains leave Munich every<br />
hour and the journey<br />
takes 90 minutes.<br />
NO WAY!<br />
Schloss Neuschwanstein<br />
is a huge attraction<br />
about 90km from<br />
Munich. It’s said to be<br />
the inspiration for the<br />
Sleeping Beauty castle<br />
at Disneyland, as well<br />
as appearing in Chitty<br />
Chitty Bang Bang.<br />
Jill Henne
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