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160 | DESTINATION GUIDES<br />
Murcia<br />
Spain<br />
DIALLING CODE +34<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 The fare to Murcia<br />
city is about €45.<br />
dishes. For dessert try<br />
the warm chocolate<br />
mousse with bitter<br />
orange sauce.<br />
EXCLUSIVE Arco<br />
(Hotel Arco de San<br />
Juan, 10 Plaza de<br />
Ceballos, tel: 968<br />
210 455) Dine in this<br />
restored 18th-century<br />
palace and enjoy a taste<br />
of the local markets<br />
created by the Moors<br />
1,000 years ago.<br />
Specialities include<br />
a wonderful lobster stew.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY El<br />
Frasquito (3 Calle Vara<br />
del Ray, tel: 968 222<br />
292) After a hard<br />
day’s sightseeing<br />
this bar is the ideal<br />
spot to start the<br />
evening with a sherry<br />
and some tapas.<br />
LIVE MUSIC<br />
Auditorio y Centro<br />
de Congresos Victor<br />
Villegas (Avenida<br />
Primero de Mayo, tel:<br />
968 341 060) This<br />
fantastic venue hosts<br />
all kinds of concerts,<br />
ranging from jazz to<br />
indie rock.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Garaje de Tía María<br />
(43 Avenida Miguel<br />
de Cervantes) The<br />
eclectic mix of music<br />
on the speakers<br />
includes Britpop,<br />
rock and house,<br />
and there are<br />
occasional live acts<br />
on selected evenings.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP Browse casually<br />
through the shops of<br />
Calle Trapería. This<br />
pedestrianised street<br />
has designer stores and<br />
a small arcade, selling<br />
unique designs. If<br />
you’ve already spent<br />
all your money, enjoy<br />
the fantastic Christmas<br />
window displays.<br />
SEE Funk-rock band<br />
Living Colour are<br />
playing at the Auditorio<br />
Victor Villegas on 18<br />
December. The popular<br />
New York band will<br />
play in Murcia as part of<br />
their world tour.<br />
GO The city museum<br />
at Plaza de las Agustinas<br />
is a beautiful piece of<br />
architecture, situated<br />
within a fi ne 16thcentury<br />
palace. Inside<br />
the refurbished centre<br />
are a number of<br />
artefacts tracing the<br />
history of Murcia,<br />
and the adjoining<br />
Moorish garden is<br />
a tranquil place to relax<br />
under palm trees.<br />
ESCAPE The sea<br />
port of Cartagena lies<br />
40 minutes away by<br />
car. This intriguing<br />
city was founded by<br />
Hannibal’s army in the<br />
third century BC but it<br />
was the Romans who<br />
left their mark with a<br />
wonderful amphitheatre<br />
and theatre. Hike up to<br />
the hilltop castle, which<br />
offers spectacular views<br />
over the harbour.<br />
TAXI TAXI<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €15 Carrefour<br />
Zaraiche (106 Avenida<br />
Miguel de Cervantes,<br />
tel: 968 291 212) The<br />
self-service restaurant in<br />
the Carrefour shopping<br />
centre serves tasty,<br />
perfectly priced meals<br />
throughout the day.<br />
UP TO €30 Don<br />
Camilo (5 Plaza Mayor,<br />
tel: 968 219 063) An<br />
Italian-style restaurant<br />
in the historic quarter<br />
which dishes up all the<br />
usual pizza and pasta<br />
classics and more.<br />
The house specialities<br />
include tuna lasagne and<br />
squid in tomato sauce.<br />
UP TO €50 Azafrán<br />
(3 Calle de la Palma, tel:<br />
968 523 172) With an<br />
emphasis on modernity,<br />
head chef José Luis<br />
Botella produces<br />
fantastically creative<br />
NO WAY!<br />
Millions of tonnes of<br />
salt is scraped off the<br />
bottom of the largest<br />
salt lake in Torrevieja<br />
and sold to markets<br />
all over the world. When<br />
it dries out the iodine in<br />
the air is said to make<br />
it one of the healthiest<br />
areas in the world.<br />
David Jones<br />
Nantes<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 A journey to town<br />
costs €25 and<br />
takes 25 minutes.<br />
The Tan Air shuttle<br />
bus picks up from<br />
outside Hall 2 and runs<br />
to Nantes South SNCF<br />
train station, Cité des<br />
Congress and the town<br />
centre. Tickets: €6.20.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €15 Fleur<br />
de Sel (3 Rue de la<br />
Bâclerie, tel: 02 4012<br />
4436) Situated in the<br />
Bouffay quarter and<br />
open every day, this<br />
prize-winning crêperie<br />
offers galettes and<br />
crêpes with a great<br />
variety of local fl avours.<br />
UP TO €30 Les<br />
Pieds dans le Plat<br />
(13 Rue Jean Jacques<br />
Rousseau, tel: 02<br />
4069 2515) This old,<br />
stone-walled but highly<br />
colourful restaurant<br />
serves traditional<br />
French cuisine.<br />
EXCLUSIVE<br />
L’Atlantide (16 Quai<br />
Ernest Renaud, tel: 02<br />
4073 2323) Michelinstarred<br />
and often<br />
the reserve of big<br />
business clients,<br />
L’Atlantide is one of the<br />
city’s best restaurants.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY IDN Café<br />
(21 Quai Antilles, tel: 02<br />
5182 8871) A modern<br />
riverside café in the<br />
redeveloped docklands<br />
with a range of cocktails,<br />
wines and beers.<br />
LIVE MUSIC Le Lieu<br />
Unique (2 Rue de la<br />
Biscuiterie, tel: 02 5182<br />
1500) This beautiful, old<br />
domed biscuit factory<br />
is now a funky cultural<br />
centre-bar-restaurant.<br />
Enjoy the constantly<br />
changing agenda of art,<br />
music and theatre.<br />
LATE & LIVELY Le<br />
Marlowe (1 Place Saint<br />
Vincent, tel: 02 4048<br />
4765) The French love<br />
UP TO<br />
€50<br />
La Cigale (4 Place<br />
Graslin, tel: 02 5184<br />
9494) Dine in a<br />
Nantes institution,<br />
beneath original<br />
stunning tiling adding<br />
to the sumptuous art<br />
deco feel. Grab a table<br />
and share a huge<br />
tiered seafood platter<br />
and a bottle of local<br />
Loire white wine.<br />
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affair with Americana<br />
continues in this<br />
1960s-themed bar with<br />
authentic décor.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP Head to the<br />
Place Royal for the<br />
Marché de Noël and get<br />
your fi ll of Christmas<br />
spirit, entertainment<br />
and gifts in the Germanesque<br />
market.<br />
SEE Rue Crébillon<br />
is one of the main<br />
shopping streets in<br />
Nantes – a narrow street<br />
lined with stunning<br />
buildings, and at this<br />
time of year is turned<br />
into a winter wonderland<br />
with Christmas lights.<br />
GO Place Royal has<br />
hosted an outdoor<br />
ice-rink the past few<br />
Christmas holidays,<br />
which grows in<br />
popularity each year.<br />
Put on your skates<br />
or sit on the sidelines<br />
and relax, sipping<br />
a hot chocolate.<br />
ESCAPE A little fi shing<br />
village on the left bank<br />
of the Loire, Trentemoult<br />
is a lovely place for<br />
a walk. Find your way<br />
through a surprising<br />
maze of huddled<br />
colourful houses<br />
before returning to<br />
the quay for a drink<br />
or a bite to eat<br />
overlooking the river.<br />
NO WAY!<br />
Nantes was the<br />
birthplace of famous<br />
Around the World in 80<br />
Days writer Jules Verne.<br />
There is a museum<br />
dedicated to him and<br />
you’ll see his face<br />
everywhere in the city.<br />
Chris Locke<br />
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