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178 | DESTINATION GUIDES<br />
Valencia<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<br />
from home to airport,<br />
then city or destination.<br />
TAXI The 20-minute<br />
journey to the city<br />
centre costs €10–€15.<br />
Metro lines 3 and<br />
5 run straight to<br />
the city centre (Colón).<br />
Tickets: €1.80.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €15 La Tasca<br />
de Russafa (48 Calle<br />
de Cádiz, tel: 963 818<br />
530) Munch on a plate<br />
of olives over an antique<br />
wine cask or opt for the<br />
menú del día at one of<br />
the many tables.<br />
UP TO €30 La Santa<br />
(13 Calle Císcar, tel: 963<br />
346 001) Take your pick<br />
from a large tapas menu<br />
that includes patatas<br />
bravas (fried potatoes),<br />
and anchovies, and<br />
enjoy the friendly crowd<br />
at this local favourite.<br />
UP TO €50 Tastem<br />
(14 Calle Ernesto Ferrer,<br />
tel: 963 696 851) Learn<br />
your fi rst word in<br />
Valenciano (tastem,<br />
meaning taste it) then<br />
tuck into the chef’s sushi<br />
platter at this upmarket<br />
Japanese eatery.<br />
EXCLUSIVE Tahine<br />
Carme (8 Calle Corona,<br />
tel: 963 156 042)<br />
This new opening<br />
boasts an exciting<br />
menu thanks to<br />
innovative head chef<br />
Eduardo Phillips Blanco.<br />
The taco de rabo de<br />
toro (bull’s tail taco) is<br />
one of the highlights of<br />
a delicious menu.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Sherlock<br />
Holmes (3 Plaza<br />
Manises, tel: 963 918<br />
342) Serving a range<br />
of specialist beers, this<br />
is one of the best Irish<br />
pubs in Valencia. Catch<br />
weekly live music too.<br />
LIVE MUSIC El<br />
Loco (12 Calle Erudito<br />
Orellana, tel: 963 853<br />
806) Welcoming bands<br />
from across the country<br />
and occasionally further<br />
afi eld, El Loco packs in<br />
a good-time crowd with<br />
the best live funk and<br />
reggae in town.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Piccadilly Downtown<br />
Club (Calle Embajador<br />
Vich) Despite the<br />
dubious little entrance,<br />
it’s not as seedy as it<br />
seems: accomplished DJ<br />
sets feature electro and<br />
pop until the early hours.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP Satiate your<br />
inner Santana with<br />
a purchase from electric<br />
guitar specialists Tex<br />
Mex Guitars. Just the<br />
window display of<br />
vintage axes will make<br />
you feel like picking up a<br />
guitar (13 Calle Sueca).<br />
SEE Until 10 January,<br />
catch Joaquín Sorolla’s<br />
magnifi cent Visión de<br />
España. Comprising of<br />
14 large-scale paintings<br />
(up to 14 feet high),<br />
the series colourfully<br />
depicts the different<br />
regions of Spain (Centro<br />
Cultural Bancaja).<br />
ESCAPE Take<br />
advantage of the cooler<br />
weather and clamber<br />
across the castle that<br />
overlooks Xativa.<br />
A 40-minute train ride<br />
from Valencia’s Estación<br />
del Norte, the town<br />
itself is worth an<br />
explore and full of good<br />
restaurants (xativa.es).<br />
TAXI TAXI<br />
TORRE DEL<br />
MICALET<br />
GO Take the steep<br />
walk up the steps<br />
of Torre del Micalet<br />
and you’ll be<br />
rewarded with one<br />
of the best views of<br />
the old town. The<br />
entrance is at the<br />
north-west end<br />
of the beautiful<br />
and bustling Plaza<br />
de la Reina.<br />
NO WAY!<br />
Christian historians<br />
believe that evidence<br />
points to a chalice in<br />
the city cathedral as the<br />
most likely candidate for<br />
being the authentic cup<br />
used at the Last Supper.<br />
Owain Thomas<br />
Venice<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<br />
from home to airport,<br />
then city or destination.<br />
TAXI The fare to Piazzale<br />
Roma is about €30.<br />
ACTV yellow bus 5<br />
runs every 30<br />
minutes (15 minutes<br />
at peak times) to<br />
Piazzale Roma, taking<br />
about 20 minutes.<br />
Tickets: €2.50 single.<br />
BON APPETIT<br />
UP TO €15 Bar<br />
All’Angolo (3464<br />
Campo San Stefano,<br />
San Marco, tel: 041<br />
522 0710) Popular with<br />
the locals who drop in<br />
for a drink, sandwich<br />
or a warming plate of<br />
delicious pasta.<br />
UP TO €30 Osteria<br />
Da Carla (1535 Corte<br />
Contarina, San Marco,<br />
tel: 041 523 7855)<br />
Tucked away on a little<br />
street behind Piazza<br />
San Marco, this osteria<br />
(inn) offers a reliable<br />
selection of cold snacks<br />
and hot dishes in<br />
a friendly atmosphere.<br />
UP TO €50 Pane Vino<br />
e San Daniele (1722<br />
Campo dell’Anzolo<br />
Rafael, Dorsoduro, tel:<br />
041 523 7456) Platters<br />
of local San Daniele<br />
cured ham, salamis and<br />
cheese are what pulls<br />
in the crowds here.<br />
Wash them down with<br />
a fantastic Friulian wine.<br />
EXCLUSIVE Met<br />
Restaurant (4149<br />
Riva degli Schiavoni,<br />
Castello, tel: 041 520<br />
5044) Dine in Venice’s<br />
only Michelin-starred<br />
restaurant, awarded for<br />
its adventurous Italian<br />
fusion cuisine. Dinner is<br />
served in the Metropole<br />
Hotel’s courtyard and<br />
lunch in the bar with<br />
views over the lagoon.<br />
AFTER DARK<br />
LOW KEY Imagina<br />
Cafè (3126 Campo<br />
Santa Margherita,<br />
Dorsoduro, tel: 041 241<br />
0625) A perfect spot<br />
to start a good night<br />
out in the lively Campo<br />
Santa Margherita area.<br />
This venue is a wine<br />
bar-café-art gallery and<br />
excels at all three.<br />
LIVE MUSIC<br />
Tarnowska American<br />
Bar (2497 Campo<br />
Santa Maria del Giglio,<br />
San Marco, tel: 041<br />
520 8333) There’s a<br />
mixed programme<br />
of live piano music<br />
from 9pm–midnight,<br />
Wednesdays–Sundays<br />
in the bar of Hotel Ala.<br />
LATE & LIVELY<br />
Centrale (1659B<br />
Piscina Frezzeria, San<br />
Marco, tel: 041 296<br />
0664) At this canal-side<br />
venue there’s live jazz<br />
on Thursdays and chill-<br />
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2am on other evenings.<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
SHOP Coin, Venice’s<br />
only department<br />
store, is the place<br />
for stylish Italian<br />
clothes, accessories<br />
and homeware at<br />
affordable prices<br />
(5787 Cannaregio).<br />
SEE The Palladio<br />
exhibition at the Correr<br />
Museum in Piazza San<br />
Marco concentrates<br />
on the huge impact<br />
renaissance architect,<br />
Andrea Palladio had on<br />
Venice, building beautiful<br />
villas and palaces.<br />
GO This month Campo<br />
San Stefano is fi lled<br />
with stalls selling food<br />
and wines, Campo San<br />
Luca has crafts and<br />
household goods, and<br />
there’s an antiques fair<br />
in Campo San Maurizio.<br />
ESCAPE Treviso,<br />
just 30 minutes<br />
away by train, has<br />
many attractions:<br />
fi ne architecture and<br />
excellent trattorias,<br />
including a famous local<br />
eatery, Toni del Spin,<br />
or enjoy the winter sun<br />
during a walk along the<br />
old city walls.<br />
NO WAY!<br />
In the 18th century the<br />
orphan girl musicians<br />
of the Ospedaletto<br />
Home immortalized<br />
themselves by using<br />
their savings to pay for<br />
their music room to be<br />
decorated with frescoes<br />
depicting them and their<br />
music teacher.<br />
Roderick Conway<br />
Morris/roderickconway<br />
morris.com<br />
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