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Naples<br />
Italy<br />
DIALLING CODE +39<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 />
The 20-minute<br />
journey costs €35.<br />
The Alibus airport<br />
shuttle stops<br />
after a woman who built<br />
her reputation serving<br />
Neapolitan fare to local<br />
workmen almost a<br />
century ago, the food<br />
hasn’t changed much<br />
– expect fresh fi sh.<br />
EXCLUSIVE La<br />
Bersagliera (10–11<br />
Borgo Marinari, tel: 081<br />
764 6016) Exquisite<br />
cuisine with bay views.<br />
Recommended menu<br />
selections include egg<br />
tagliatelle with octopus<br />
and pastry desserts.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Gran Bar<br />
Rivera (Via Riviera di<br />
Chiaia, tel: 081 665 026)<br />
Stop here at the end of<br />
a night out for a coffee or<br />
a cocktail for the road.<br />
LIVE MUSIC La<br />
Bavarese (241 Via<br />
Agnano Astroni, tel: 081<br />
570 3466) This playful<br />
disco-pub features live<br />
music, karaoke and<br />
even free tango lessons<br />
on Latin music nights.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Chez Moi (13 Via del<br />
Parco Margherita, tel:<br />
081 407 526) A glitzy<br />
nightclub where you’ll<br />
fi nd the crème de la<br />
crème of Naples. Open<br />
Thursday–Sunday from<br />
10pm–4am.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP Napoli Mania<br />
is a unique shop full of<br />
quirky gifts, such as Tshirts<br />
with slogans in the<br />
Neapolitan dialect, along<br />
with other fun ideas<br />
(312–313 Via Toledo).<br />
SEE Naples’ Museo<br />
Archeologico Nazionale<br />
di Napoli hosts the<br />
Gladiator exhibition this<br />
month. A wide variety<br />
of gladiator armour,<br />
helmets, weapons and<br />
more will be on display<br />
(19 Piazza Museo).<br />
GO Take the kids to<br />
Galleria Umberto and<br />
have them write their<br />
handwritten Christmas<br />
wishes to the fi r tree<br />
in the centre – Father<br />
Christmas comes and<br />
reads them every year.<br />
ESCAPE<br />
Herculaneum’s ancient<br />
ruins are the remains of<br />
a Roman village that was<br />
destroyed by the same<br />
volcanic blast that wiped<br />
out Pompeii in 79AD.<br />
It’s a highly interesting<br />
historical site. Journey<br />
takes 20 minutes from<br />
central Naples.<br />
TAXI TAXI<br />
at the train station<br />
and Piazza Municipio.<br />
Tickets: €4.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €15 O’<br />
Scugnizz’ (72 Galleria<br />
Umberto, tel: 081 401<br />
199) You’ll fi nd great<br />
coffee, tasty buffet-style<br />
goodies, baked pasta<br />
and pizza by the slice in<br />
this beautiful Galleria.<br />
UP TO €30 A<br />
Taverna do’ Re (2–3<br />
Fondo Supportico di<br />
Separazione, tel: 081<br />
552 2424) The bilingual<br />
menu and friendly staff<br />
make it easy to order at<br />
this restaurant. Choose<br />
from pizza, sausage<br />
and greens or spaghetti<br />
with clams.<br />
UP TO €50 Zi’ Teresa<br />
(1 Borgo Marinaro, tel:<br />
081 764 2565) Named<br />
HOLIDAY INN<br />
NAPLES<br />
★ ★ ★ ★ ★<br />
With a central<br />
location, wide choice<br />
of stylish rooms and<br />
excellent additional<br />
amenities such as<br />
WiFi and satellite<br />
TV, you can’t go<br />
wrong with this hotel.<br />
Breakfast included.<br />
From €85, book at<br />
hotels.easyJet.com.<br />
NO WAY!<br />
Order struffoli and<br />
rococo at bakeries<br />
and cafés – these two<br />
Neapolitan pastries are<br />
only baked during the<br />
holiday season.<br />
Tui Cameron<br />
Newcastle<br />
UK<br />
DIALLING CODE +44<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 />
The fare is about<br />
£18 to the centre.<br />
Metro trains go<br />
directly to the city<br />
centre. Tickets: £2.70.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €15 Willi’s<br />
Coffee Shop (23–25<br />
Clayton Road, tel: 0191<br />
281 8123) This busy<br />
café attracts all walks of<br />
life with its selection of<br />
hot and cold food plus<br />
the speciality, all-day<br />
breakfasts.<br />
UP TO €30 Pizzeria<br />
Francesca (134 Manor<br />
House Road, tel: 0191<br />
281 6586) Cheap,<br />
cheerful and brimming<br />
with character, this rustic<br />
Italian restaurant is great<br />
for lunch or dinner.<br />
UP TO €50 Beamish<br />
Park Hotel Bistro<br />
(Beamish Burn Road,<br />
Marley Hill, tel: 01207<br />
230 666) This awardwinning<br />
restaurant<br />
is situated within the<br />
DESTINATION GUIDES | 161<br />
countryside, yet only 10<br />
minutes from the city<br />
centre. Seared scallops<br />
with black pudding and<br />
chilli jam is one of the<br />
favourites on the menu.<br />
EXCLUSIVE The<br />
Cherry Tree (9 Osborne<br />
Road, tel: 0191 239<br />
9924) A jazz pianist<br />
provides a romantic<br />
soundtrack as diners<br />
tuck into traditional<br />
British-inspired dishes<br />
at this upmarket yet<br />
relaxed restaurant.<br />
The Gressingham<br />
duck is a winner.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY The<br />
Strawberry (7–8<br />
Strawberry Place, tel:<br />
0191 232 6865) Living in<br />
the shadow of St James’<br />
Park, it’s no surprise<br />
to see that this pub is<br />
a shrine to Newcastle<br />
United. Packed on<br />
match days, the walls<br />
are festooned with<br />
football memorabilia.<br />
LIVE MUSIC The<br />
Tyne (Ouseburn, tel:<br />
0191 265 2550)<br />
A beer garden and<br />
great live music makes<br />
The Tyne a popular<br />
venue all year round.<br />
Sunday afternoons<br />
often feature blues<br />
music with a mixed bag<br />
of talent later in the<br />
evening and midweek.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Aspers Casino (The<br />
Gate, Newgate Street,<br />
tel: 0191 255 0400)<br />
With swanky bars and<br />
a cool restaurant, you<br />
might just forget that<br />
you’re in a casino and<br />
your million pound<br />
jackpot could be<br />
seconds away.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP The city’s oldest<br />
department store<br />
Fenwick’s, has a Santa’s<br />
grotto, breakfast with<br />
Santa in the café and<br />
an indulgent Christmas<br />
window display. Stop<br />
by to see the windows,<br />
then fi nd all sorts of<br />
Christmas treats inside<br />
(Northumberland<br />
Street, fenwick.co.uk).<br />
SEE It wouldn’t<br />
be Christmas in<br />
England without the<br />
classic animated<br />
fi lm, The Snowman.<br />
On 23 December,<br />
catch a screening at<br />
the futuristic Sage<br />
Gateshead with a live<br />
performance by the<br />
Northern Sinfonia<br />
(tel: 0191 443 4640,<br />
thesagegateshead.org).<br />
GO Skate away the<br />
Christmas chills on<br />
the city’s temporary,<br />
outdoor ice rink outside<br />
the Centre for Life. It’s<br />
a great activity for an<br />
afternoon away from<br />
shopping or sightseeing<br />
(Times Square, tel:<br />
0191 243 8223).<br />
ESCAPE Teesdale is<br />
just over an hour’s<br />
drive south of Newcastle<br />
and boasts idyllic<br />
countryside and historic<br />
market towns. The pick<br />
of the sights is the<br />
mighty High Force,<br />
England’s largest<br />
waterfall, Bowes Museum<br />
and Raby Castle.<br />
NO WAY!<br />
Every packet of Nestle’s<br />
chocolate Rolos is made<br />
in the north east. Make<br />
sure you keep the last<br />
one for yourself!<br />
Michelle Ord
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