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164 | DESTINATION GUIDES Palermo Italy DIALLING CODE +39 CURRENCY € FROM THE AIRPORT Visit the Europcar desk on arrival for special easyJet infl ight rates. Holiday Taxis (easyJet.holiday taxis.com) take you from home to the airport, then city or destination. TAXI The journey takes about 35 minutes and costs from €50. The Trinacria Express reaches Central station in 45 minutes. Tickets: €5.50. BON APPETIT UP TO €15 Hello Pizza (49 Via Principe di Granatelli, tel: 091 332 033) Nearby offi ce workers fl ock to this place at lunchtime, and with good reason – it serves the best sliced and stuffed pizza in town. UP TO €30 Porta Sant’Agata (8–10 Piazza Porta Sant’Agata, tel: 091 652 6450) Near the Ballaro market, Porta Sant’Agata accommodates all palates, be it for an informal pizza or a romantic fi sh-dinner. UP TO €50 Al Cancelletto Verde (14 Via Wagner, tel: 091 320 537) This restaurant opened its doors more than 50 years ago and it has been serving delightful food such as swordfi sh with pistachios and oranges ever since. EXCLUSIVE Osteria dei Vespri (6 Piazza Croce dei Vespri, tel: 091 617 1631) Vespri never fails to mix classic cuisine with innovative twists, and its dishes like orecchiette (ear shaped pasta) in ratatouille maintain its position as one of Palermo’s fi nest. AFTER DARK LOW KEY Coffee and Chocolate Belmonte (108 Via Principe Di Belmonte, tel: 091 329 220) Twelve different types of coffee beans from around the world create fi ne brews served with pralines and other tasty delights at this café. LIVE MUSIC Birimbao (85 Via dei Leoni, tel: 091 670 0550) This central venue is popular with students and has lively themed nights followed by excellent DJ sets. LATE & LIVELY Kursaal Kahlesa (21 Foro Umberto, tel: 091 616 2111) With its live jazz nights, wine bar, art exhibitions and bookshop, Kursaal Kahlesa is the place to see and be seen. THIS MONTH SHOP Pretty Piazza Marina comes alive at the weekends when the fl ea market takes place. All sorts of rarities and bric-a-brac are sold, and you can practise your haggling skills and try to work the price down before buying. SEE Painters, ceramicists, sculptors and photographers pay homage to the historic Acquasanta neighbourhood, once famous for its spring waters and where the wealthy had their seaside residences. Check out the works of L’Arte e l’Acquasanta exhibition on Piazza Acquasanta, from 23–31 December. GO Book a tour of the Qanats – amazing works of hydraulic engineering dating back to the Arab period. Canals and rivers run along the natural underground rock, which used to supply water to the city and three are still in existence today (CAI Palermo, tel: 091 329 407). ESCAPE The Piano Battaglia mountains, 90 minutes east of Palermo, is as close as you can get to a true alpine atmosphere without leaving the island. Enjoy the crisp mountain air by hiking or chestnut picking and stop at a chalet restaurant along the coastal areas. NO WAY! Palermo is home to two catacombs (underground burial tombs). As well as the renowned Capuchin cemetery, it has the lesser known, yet more extensive, corso Alberto Amedeo that dates back to the 4th century. Conchita Vecchio Paphos Cyprus DIALLING CODE +357 CURRENCY € FROM THE AIRPORT Visit the Europcar desk on arrival for special easyJet infl ight rates. Holiday Taxis (easyJet.holiday taxis.com) take you from home to the airport, then city or destination. The journey to the centre of Paphos costs €20–€30 and takes about 15 minutes. BON APPETIT UP TO €15 Constantinides Bakery (Municipal Park, opposite CYTA, tel: 26 813 550) Taste delicious Cypriot goodies such as handmade spinach pies and halloumi cheese. UP TO €30 Rustic Kitchen Bar and Grill (3 Ayias Anastasias Street, Kato Paphos) Pub grub is served up with aplomb in this cosy restaurant, which also doubles as a bar with UK sports coverage. UP TO €50 Keralam Restaurant (Aristo Coral Bay Complex, Coral Bay, tel: 26 622 877) Specialising in South Indian cuisine, Keralam has a tasty menu and a great wine list. EXCLUSIVE Psari Seafood Grill (Coral Bay, tel: 26 881 5000) Housed in the Thalassa Hotel, this upmarket restaurant is worth donning your best Christmas frock for. The setting, overlooking Coral Bay, is exquisite and the menu is too. AFTER DARK LOW KEY Testa Cossa (17 Neofytou Nikolaidi, Pitokopides Centre, tel: 26 910 055) For good views, a sophisticated ambience and a local crowd, head to Testa Cossa and enjoy a cocktail. LIVE MUSIC Pikani Forest Taverna (Peyia to Polis Road, tel: 26 622 322) Every Friday and Saturday night, the Pikani lays on fi ne Cypriot mezze platters and live music – arrive at 9.30pm and be prepared to dance. Are you interested in advertising to 4.5m passengers per month? Please contact our advertising sales team on 0044 (0) 207 613 8795 LATE & LIVELY Loft Bar (1 Archimidous, Kato Paphos) Open from 11pm until late, boogie the night away to a variation of Greek and European hits. THIS MONTH SHOP For that unique Christmas gift, Christou Kkeli is a wonderful shop which stocks reasonably priced, local jewellery, knick-knacks, paintings and decorations (29 Kissonerga). SEE The Cyprus Police Brass Band are a highlight of the Christmas calendar in Paphos, with their annual open-air performance. The band performs for free at Laiki Konia on 19 December. GO Paphos wineries are on the up with several winning top prizes at this year’s Cyprus Wine Awards. Visit Shoufas Winery in hill village, Kilinia, and try the Maratheftiko wine. ESCAPE Just 30 minutes from Paphos is Polis, a pretty town surrounded by beautiful nature trails. Enjoy a wintry walk and then head to a restaurant at nearby Latchi harbour. NO WAY! The national cocktail, the Brandy Sour, was specially created for regular visitor to Cyprus, King Farouk of Egypt in the 1930s. It was made to look like iced tea to disguise the Muslim monarch’s penchant for alcoholic cocktails! Lucie Robson/lintv.eu 00000 EasyJet Sales 4.5mil Banne1 1 11/11/09 17:01:54 TAXI ST NICHOLAS RESIDENCE ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Apartment complex with an expansive swimming pool, beautifully styled rooms complete with the latest mod cons and a superb spa, St Nicholas Residence is ideal for a recuperating break. From €29, book at hotels.easyJet.com.
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