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164 | DESTINATION GUIDES<br />
Palermo<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 />
TAXI<br />
The journey takes<br />
about 35 minutes<br />
and costs from €50.<br />
The Trinacria<br />
Express reaches<br />
Central station in 45<br />
minutes. Tickets: €5.50.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €15 Hello<br />
Pizza (49 Via Principe<br />
di Granatelli, tel: 091<br />
332 033) Nearby offi ce<br />
workers fl ock to this<br />
place at lunchtime, and<br />
with good reason – it<br />
serves the best sliced<br />
and stuffed pizza in town.<br />
UP TO €30 Porta<br />
Sant’Agata (8–10<br />
Piazza Porta Sant’Agata,<br />
tel: 091 652 6450) Near<br />
the Ballaro market,<br />
Porta Sant’Agata<br />
accommodates all<br />
palates, be it for an<br />
informal pizza or a<br />
romantic fi sh-dinner.<br />
UP TO €50 Al<br />
Cancelletto Verde (14<br />
Via Wagner, tel: 091 320<br />
537) This restaurant<br />
opened its doors more<br />
than 50 years ago and<br />
it has been serving<br />
delightful food such as<br />
swordfi sh with pistachios<br />
and oranges ever since.<br />
EXCLUSIVE Osteria<br />
dei Vespri (6 Piazza<br />
Croce dei Vespri, tel:<br />
091 617 1631) Vespri<br />
never fails to mix classic<br />
cuisine with innovative<br />
twists, and its dishes like<br />
orecchiette (ear shaped<br />
pasta) in ratatouille<br />
maintain its position as<br />
one of Palermo’s fi nest.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Coffee and<br />
Chocolate Belmonte<br />
(108 Via Principe Di<br />
Belmonte, tel: 091 329<br />
220) Twelve different<br />
types of coffee beans<br />
from around the world<br />
create fi ne brews served<br />
with pralines and other<br />
tasty delights at this café.<br />
LIVE MUSIC<br />
Birimbao (85 Via dei<br />
Leoni, tel: 091 670<br />
0550) This central<br />
venue is popular with<br />
students and has lively<br />
themed nights followed<br />
by excellent DJ sets.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Kursaal Kahlesa (21<br />
Foro Umberto, tel: 091<br />
616 2111) With its live<br />
jazz nights, wine bar,<br />
art exhibitions and<br />
bookshop, Kursaal<br />
Kahlesa is the place to<br />
see and be seen.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP Pretty Piazza<br />
Marina comes alive at<br />
the weekends when the<br />
fl ea market takes place.<br />
All sorts of rarities and<br />
bric-a-brac are sold, and<br />
you can practise your<br />
haggling skills and try<br />
to work the price down<br />
before buying.<br />
SEE Painters,<br />
ceramicists, sculptors<br />
and photographers<br />
pay homage to the<br />
historic Acquasanta<br />
neighbourhood, once<br />
famous for its spring<br />
waters and where the<br />
wealthy had their seaside<br />
residences. Check out<br />
the works of L’Arte e<br />
l’Acquasanta exhibition<br />
on Piazza Acquasanta,<br />
from 23–31 December.<br />
GO Book a tour of the<br />
Qanats – amazing works<br />
of hydraulic engineering<br />
dating back to the Arab<br />
period. Canals and rivers<br />
run along the natural<br />
underground rock, which<br />
used to supply water to<br />
the city and three are<br />
still in existence today<br />
(CAI Palermo, tel:<br />
091 329 407).<br />
ESCAPE The Piano<br />
Battaglia mountains, 90<br />
minutes east of Palermo,<br />
is as close as you can<br />
get to a true alpine<br />
atmosphere without<br />
leaving the island. Enjoy<br />
the crisp mountain air<br />
by hiking or chestnut<br />
picking and stop at a<br />
chalet restaurant along<br />
the coastal areas.<br />
NO WAY!<br />
Palermo is home<br />
to two catacombs<br />
(underground burial<br />
tombs). As well as the<br />
renowned Capuchin<br />
cemetery, it has the<br />
lesser known, yet more<br />
extensive, corso Alberto<br />
Amedeo that dates<br />
back to the 4th century.<br />
Conchita Vecchio<br />
Paphos<br />
Cyprus<br />
DIALLING CODE +357<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 journey to the<br />
centre of Paphos<br />
costs €20–€30 and<br />
takes about 15 minutes.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €15<br />
Constantinides<br />
Bakery (Municipal Park,<br />
opposite CYTA, tel: 26<br />
813 550) Taste delicious<br />
Cypriot goodies such as<br />
handmade spinach pies<br />
and halloumi cheese.<br />
UP TO €30 Rustic<br />
Kitchen Bar and Grill<br />
(3 Ayias Anastasias<br />
Street, Kato Paphos)<br />
Pub grub is served up<br />
with aplomb in this cosy<br />
restaurant, which also<br />
doubles as a bar with<br />
UK sports coverage.<br />
UP TO €50 Keralam<br />
Restaurant (Aristo Coral<br />
Bay Complex, Coral<br />
Bay, tel: 26 622 877)<br />
Specialising in South<br />
Indian cuisine, Keralam<br />
has a tasty menu and<br />
a great wine list.<br />
EXCLUSIVE Psari<br />
Seafood Grill (Coral<br />
Bay, tel: 26 881 5000)<br />
Housed in the Thalassa<br />
Hotel, this upmarket<br />
restaurant is worth<br />
donning your best<br />
Christmas frock for.<br />
The setting, overlooking<br />
Coral Bay, is exquisite<br />
and the menu is too.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Testa<br />
Cossa (17 Neofytou<br />
Nikolaidi, Pitokopides<br />
Centre, tel: 26 910<br />
055) For good views, a<br />
sophisticated ambience<br />
and a local crowd,<br />
head to Testa Cossa and<br />
enjoy a cocktail.<br />
LIVE MUSIC Pikani<br />
Forest Taverna (Peyia<br />
to Polis Road, tel: 26<br />
622 322) Every Friday<br />
and Saturday night,<br />
the Pikani lays on fi ne<br />
Cypriot mezze platters<br />
and live music – arrive<br />
at 9.30pm and be<br />
prepared to dance.<br />
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LATE & LIVELY Loft<br />
Bar (1 Archimidous,<br />
Kato Paphos) Open<br />
from 11pm until late,<br />
boogie the night away<br />
to a variation of Greek<br />
and European hits.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP For that unique<br />
Christmas gift, Christou<br />
Kkeli is a wonderful shop<br />
which stocks reasonably<br />
priced, local jewellery,<br />
knick-knacks, paintings<br />
and decorations<br />
(29 Kissonerga).<br />
SEE The Cyprus<br />
Police Brass Band<br />
are a highlight of the<br />
Christmas calendar<br />
in Paphos, with their<br />
annual open-air<br />
performance. The band<br />
performs for free at Laiki<br />
Konia on 19 December.<br />
GO Paphos wineries are<br />
on the up with several<br />
winning top prizes at<br />
this year’s Cyprus Wine<br />
Awards. Visit Shoufas<br />
Winery in hill village,<br />
Kilinia, and try the<br />
Maratheftiko wine.<br />
ESCAPE Just 30<br />
minutes from Paphos<br />
is Polis, a pretty town<br />
surrounded by beautiful<br />
nature trails. Enjoy<br />
a wintry walk and then<br />
head to a restaurant at<br />
nearby Latchi harbour.<br />
NO WAY!<br />
The national cocktail,<br />
the Brandy Sour, was<br />
specially created for<br />
regular visitor to Cyprus,<br />
King Farouk of Egypt in<br />
the 1930s. It was made<br />
to look like iced tea to<br />
disguise the Muslim<br />
monarch’s penchant for<br />
alcoholic cocktails!<br />
Lucie Robson/lintv.eu<br />
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