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170 | DESTINATION GUIDES<br />
Prague<br />
Czech Republic<br />
DIALLING CODE +420<br />
CURRENCY CZK<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 />
Fares to the city<br />
centre cost CZK90.<br />
Catch bus 119 to<br />
Dejvicka (where<br />
it terminates), then<br />
take metro line A to the<br />
centre. Tickets: CZK26.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €15<br />
Lahudky Zlaty Kriz<br />
(19 Jungmannovo, tel:<br />
221 191 801) You don’t<br />
get more authentic than<br />
this restaurant’s Czech<br />
chlebicky – rustic bread<br />
topped with cheese or<br />
ham and eaten on the<br />
go for just a few euros.<br />
UP TO €30 Rana (12<br />
Na Didince) Generous<br />
portions of Pakistani<br />
curries will keep any<br />
tired visitor on their feet<br />
for another couple of<br />
hours. Try the popular<br />
murgh madras chicken.<br />
UP TO €50 U Vladare<br />
(10 Maltezske namesti,<br />
tel: 257 534 121) This<br />
old-school restaurant<br />
has a prime position<br />
near the castle, and its<br />
specialities of game,<br />
snails, and frog’s legs<br />
provide an unusual,<br />
though totally delicious<br />
break from the norm.<br />
EXCLUSIVE Buddha<br />
Bar (8 Jakubska, tel:<br />
221 776 300) Part of an<br />
exclusive chain across<br />
Europe and situated<br />
within a hotel, this<br />
dark, stylish restaurantbar<br />
serves Asianinfl<br />
uenced food in a<br />
chic atmosphere as a<br />
giant Buddha statue<br />
presides over the party.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Grand<br />
Café (22 Staromestske<br />
Square, tel: 221 632<br />
522) The treats at the<br />
luxurious Grand Café<br />
don’t come cheap,<br />
but the sumptuous<br />
confections, such as the<br />
Viennese-style Sacher<br />
chocolate sponge cake,<br />
are more than worth it.<br />
LIVE MUSIC Lucerna<br />
(36 Vodickova, tel: 224<br />
217 108) This venue<br />
may not be the trendiest<br />
place in Prague, but for<br />
a reliable night of rock<br />
and indie music it’s<br />
defi nitely worth a look.<br />
Check out Scottish rock<br />
sensation Biffy Clyro on<br />
2 December.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Radost FX (120<br />
Belehradska, tel:<br />
224 254 776) If your<br />
aversion to house<br />
music has kept you<br />
out of Europe’s clubs,<br />
check out these hip-hop<br />
focused Saturday nights.<br />
With lasers, DJs, dancers<br />
and a posh clientèle,<br />
this club has it all.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP Prague’s<br />
Christmas markets<br />
are open throughout<br />
December selling folk<br />
crafts, Czech snacks<br />
and generally bringing<br />
holiday cheer to a<br />
typically gloomy winter.<br />
Find various stalls<br />
located in the Old Town.<br />
SEE New Year’s Eve is<br />
undoubtedly the biggest<br />
event of the year here,<br />
and it continues to draw<br />
big crowds to its free<br />
party in the Old Town<br />
Square, complete with<br />
performances and<br />
midnight fi reworks.<br />
GO Between the<br />
many museums and<br />
browsing the Christmas<br />
markets, the central<br />
Praha 1 district defi nes<br />
wintertime Prague<br />
– just don’t drink too<br />
much mulled wine<br />
before stopping at<br />
the outdoor ice rink<br />
at Ovocny Trh!<br />
ESCAPE Hop on<br />
a train and head to<br />
Kutna Hora, a town in<br />
the centre of Bohemia<br />
just one hour from<br />
Prague. It’s home to the<br />
UNESCO World Heritage<br />
Old Town, the gothic<br />
Church of St Barbara<br />
and the impressive<br />
Cathedral of Our Lady.<br />
NO WAY!<br />
The Czech Republic<br />
has the highest<br />
number of castles<br />
per square kilometre<br />
in the world, with<br />
approximately 2,000<br />
magnifi cent structures<br />
scattered across<br />
the country.<br />
Dana Dramowicz/<br />
prague-life.com<br />
Rome<br />
Italy<br />
DIALLING CODE +39<br />
CURRENCY €<br />
FROM THE<br />
AIRPORT<br />
ROME CIAMPINO<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<br />
from home to the<br />
airport, then city or<br />
destination.<br />
TAXI<br />
The fare for<br />
the 40-minute<br />
journey to the centre is<br />
at a set rate of €30.<br />
Terravision,<br />
easyJet’s<br />
transport partner,<br />
operates an airport<br />
bus that leaves 30<br />
minutes after your<br />
fl ight lands. Tickets:<br />
€4 single; €8 return.<br />
BusShuttle runs<br />
an airport bus<br />
to Termini railway<br />
station every 45–60<br />
minutes with a journey<br />
time of 45 minutes.<br />
Tickets: €8.<br />
ROME FIUMICINO<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<br />
from home to the airport,<br />
then city or destination.<br />
TAXI<br />
There is a taxi<br />
rank outside the<br />
airport entrance. It<br />
should cost €40 to<br />
the centre in a City<br />
of Rome licensed<br />
cab and €60 in a<br />
Fiumicino municipality<br />
licensed cab.<br />
Terravision,<br />
easyJet’s<br />
transport partner,<br />
operates a service to<br />
Termini, departing<br />
30 minutes after<br />
your fl ight lands<br />
(irrespective of delays).<br />
It takes about 70<br />
minutes. Tickets: €7<br />
single; €12 return.<br />
Check return times at<br />
the ticket booth.<br />
BusShuttle<br />
runs an hourly<br />
airport bus direct to the<br />
Termini railway station<br />
and Piazza Cavour<br />
(Vatican City) with<br />
a journey time of 90<br />
minutes. Tickets: €16.<br />
The Leonardo<br />
Express leaves<br />
LATE &<br />
LIVELY<br />
I Giganti<br />
della Notte<br />
(26 Campo de’<br />
Fiori, tel: 06 687<br />
4182) A new and<br />
lively bar in buzzing<br />
Campo de’ Fiori,<br />
playing mainly<br />
modern rock music<br />
to the fi ttingly<br />
trendy crowd of<br />
twentysomethings.<br />
for Termini station<br />
every 30 minutes from<br />
6.36am–11.36pm.<br />
Tickets: €11.<br />
Metropolitan FM1<br />
trains to Tiburtina<br />
run from 5.57am,<br />
every 15 minutes<br />
from 6.27am–7.57pm,<br />
then every 30 minutes<br />
until 11.27pm.<br />
Tickets: €5.50.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €15 Enoteca<br />
Corsi (87–88 Via<br />
del Gesú, tel: 06 679<br />
0821) At lunchtimes,<br />
this popular family<br />
wine bar becomes a<br />
restaurant serving<br />
typical Roman cuisine,<br />
from tripe and gnocchi<br />
to salami and cheese<br />
– all delicious.<br />
UP TO €30<br />
Da Vincenzo<br />
(6 Via Castelfi dardo,<br />
tel: 06 484 596)<br />
This unpretentious<br />
restaurant serves<br />
a wide range of fi sh<br />
main courses and<br />
wonderful antipasti. For<br />
your fi rst course, try<br />
the penne or linguine<br />
all’astice (pasta in<br />
lobster sauce) and<br />
wash it down with one<br />
of Vincenzo’s excellent<br />
Sardinian or Sicilian<br />
white wines.<br />
UP TO €50 Renata<br />
e Luisa Quelli della<br />
Taverna (25 Via dei<br />
Barbieri, tel: 06 686<br />
9660) Don’t let the<br />
rustic and informal<br />
atmosphere fool<br />
you, the cooking is<br />
wonderful with fi rst<br />
courses including a<br />
range of pastas from<br />
the traditional cacio<br />
cheese and black
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