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16 AUGUST - 15 SEPTEMBER <strong>2011</strong><br />
GETTING FIT IN THE ALGARVE<br />
CORSICA ON A SCOOTER<br />
LONDON’S BURGER LOVERS
PHOTOS © RAMA KNIGHT, TIM WHITE, KATHRYN TOMASETTI<br />
Issue 54<br />
68<br />
CORSICA ON TWO WHEELS<br />
Ready to burn rubber? Renting a<br />
scooter can give you a completely<br />
new perspective on your travels,<br />
and you don’t even need to be an<br />
experienced biker.<br />
41<br />
FLORENCE ON THE<br />
GROUND<br />
Our in-depth guide to<br />
Florence, Italy, will help you<br />
plan your time in this art<br />
lover’s city. We’ve got the<br />
lowdown on where to sleep,<br />
eat, drink, shop and go<br />
sightseeing.<br />
60<br />
PARC LIFE<br />
We visit La Brenne, a<br />
stunning regional park in<br />
the heart of France where<br />
you can embark on a minisafari<br />
as you try to spot<br />
some of the native wildlife,<br />
including terrapins and<br />
butterfl ies.<br />
74<br />
BURGER GEEKS<br />
In London, we fi nd there’s<br />
a whole community of<br />
people utterly obsessed<br />
with fi nding – and of<br />
course eating – highquality<br />
hamburgers.<br />
There’s even a burger<br />
detective on the case.<br />
80<br />
FEEL THE BURN<br />
Sick of stuff y, expensive<br />
gyms? Our writer roadtests<br />
a fi tness retreat in the<br />
Algarve where sunny days<br />
and sandy beaches are all<br />
part of the routine. That<br />
doesn’t mean they go easy<br />
on you, though.<br />
SPAIN<br />
Contents<br />
NUMBER CRUNCHER<br />
FOR OUR FULL ROUTE MAP VISIT WWW.RYANAIR.COM Amount of Ryanair bread (in kilograms) two-minute that the guides<br />
51.7 average French person eats in a year<br />
NUMBER CRUNCHER<br />
Spain’s total coastline in kilometres,<br />
4,964 including all of its islands<br />
FRANCE<br />
CARCASONNE<br />
NICE<br />
PARIS<br />
EAT: COMPTE ROGER<br />
EAT: LA ZUCCA MAGICA<br />
SLEEP: HOTEL DE LA<br />
Located smack in the middle of the old Aside from being delicious, copious, and One for the romantics<br />
city, this restaurant cooks up excellent Italian, the food here just happens to be exposed beams and lo<br />
regional classics (cassoulet, anyone?). vegetarian—a rarity in meat-obsessed and patterns will satisf<br />
There’s a lovely outdoor terrace to help France. Revel in zucchini stuff ed with for comfort, while a gre<br />
you make the most of the summer sun. a wild herb pesto, fresh tomatoes<br />
Marais makes this hot<br />
14 RUE SAINT-LOUIS, +33 (0)4 6811 9340, stuff ed with pasta salad, or sage frittata. for fun nights out. Dou<br />
WWW.COMTEROGER.COM<br />
Located right on the port.<br />
22 RUE DE SAINTE-CROI<br />
4 BIS QUAI PAPACINO, TEL: +33 (0)4 9356 7763, WWW.BRETONNER<br />
BARCELONA<br />
IBIZA<br />
MADRID<br />
SEE: THE MEDIEVAL CITY<br />
2527, WWW.LAZUCCAMAGICA.COM<br />
Meticulously restored in the 19th century,<br />
SEE: CENTRE POMPI<br />
EAT: 41 DEGREES<br />
EAT: THE GIRI CAFE<br />
EAT: PAN DE LUJO<br />
this walled city fulfi ls every fairy-tale SLEEP: HOTEL VILLA LA TOUR<br />
Its provocative architec<br />
This is Spanish culinary legends Ferran This brand-new restaurant t in San<br />
In a a very smart district north of the<br />
dream (pictured). Turrets, ramparts, and The rooms in this centrally located hotel hackles, but today the<br />
and Albert Adria’s new place, so it’s big Juan, which is attached to o the sleek<br />
Retiro, Pan De Lujo is the place to take take<br />
crenellations encircle the town, which is are small but sweet: each has been<br />
this contemporary art<br />
news. Intriguing dishes include crunchy Giri Residence Hotel, has become one someone someone you want to impress. They’ll be<br />
fi lled with cobbled streets and alleys and carefully decorated with sumptuous seem as normal as the<br />
algae with quinoa (which tastes better of Ibiza’s hottest tables since nce opening dazzled by the futuristic furniture furniture and<br />
stone houses. It is also often fi lled with fabrics and a few have views of the old permanent collection<br />
than it sounds), and the cocktails are earlier this year. The head chef, Juan<br />
achingly modern lightbox décor. The food<br />
amazing. You need to book ahead online Pablo Carrizo, is formerly of El Bulli.<br />
is pretty<br />
tourists,<br />
stylish,<br />
but<br />
too.<br />
even<br />
Try<br />
big<br />
the<br />
crowds<br />
the baby<br />
can’t<br />
baby squid.<br />
take town. Doubles from €52<br />
rotation, and until 19 S<br />
squid.<br />
away the magic of the place.<br />
4 RUE DE LA TOUR, TEL: +33 (0)4 9380 0815, contemporary Paris-D<br />
to get in for eats and drinks alike.<br />
5 PLAZA ESPANA, SAN JUAN, N, TEL: TTEL: +34 +34 9971 971 20 20 CALLE CALLE JORGE JORGE JUAN, JUAN, TEL: TEL: +34 +34 914 914 361100, 361100,<br />
CITE MEDIEVAL,<br />
WWW.VILLA-LA- TOUR.COM<br />
features Indian and Fre<br />
164 AVINGUDA PARAL·LEL, NO PHONE,<br />
333474, WWW.CAFE.THEGIRI.COM I.CCOM<br />
WWW.PANDELUJO.ES<br />
WWW.PANDELUJO.ES<br />
WWW.CARCASSONNE-TOURISME.COM<br />
PLACE POMPIDOU, TEL:<br />
WWW.41GRADOS.ES/EN<br />
SEE: MUSEE MATISSE<br />
WWW.CENTREPOMPIDO<br />
DRINK: AMNESIA<br />
DRINK: LA TARASCA<br />
SLEEP: HOTEL L’OCTROI<br />
Henri Matisse began his love aff air with<br />
DRINK: MANCHESTER BAR<br />
With no less than 16 bars, you’ll never A A friendly and unpretentious bar not<br />
Had enough of the Middle Ages? This Nice when he moved here in 1917. Today EAT: AU VIEUX COLUM<br />
An unexpected homage to the north-west have trouble getting your hands on a a far from heaving Atocha Station. The<br />
colourful hotel’s rooms are done up in the city’s museum dedicated to his work The perfect place for lu<br />
of England in the north-east of Spain, cold beer at Amnesia, one e of Ibiza’s many caipirinhas and mojitos are top notch;<br />
sleek, modern lines and bright patterns. features 68 of his paintings and gouaches, morning of shopping i<br />
Manchester Bar is open every night until legendary superclubs, which ich hosts a a ditto ditto the Arganda wines and chilled<br />
While the accommodation is not luxury many of his sculptures, and hundreds of This stylish restaurant<br />
2.30am (and often even later than that season of MTV parties this s summer.<br />
Mahou beer, all served up with a a smile.<br />
level, nor are the prices, and the spa and drawings and etchings. It’s all housed in a for dinner. Expect frien<br />
on the weekends) and plays songs by SAN ANTONIO ROAD 5KM, SANN SAN RAFAEL,, RAFAEL, 27 27 CALLE CALLE DE DE MORATIN, MORATIN,<br />
location are great. Doubles from €50. palatial Genoese villa, “Villa des Arènes”. traditional cuisine at re<br />
The Smiths, Joy Division and Oasis.<br />
TEL: +34 971 198041, WWW.AMNESIA.ES<br />
AMMNESIA.ES S WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/LATARASCAMADR<br />
WWW WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/LATARASCAMADRID<br />
FACEBOOK COM/LATARASCAMADRID ID<br />
106 AVENUE DU GENERAL LECLERC, TEL: +33 164 AVENUE DES ARENES DE CIMIEZ,<br />
65 RUE DE RENNES, TEL<br />
40 CARRER DE VALLDONZELLA, TEL: +34 627<br />
(0)4 6825 2908, WWW.HOTEL-OCTROI.FR +33 (0)4 9381 0808,<br />
WWW MUSEE MATISSE NICE ORG<br />
DRINK CAFE DE LA P<br />
733081, WWW.MANCHESTERBAR.COM STAY: IBIZA ROCKS HOUSE USE AT PIKES<br />
STAY: ME MADRID<br />
91-107<br />
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Contents<br />
Issue 54<br />
Take Off<br />
The Shortlists<br />
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11<br />
THE FILE<br />
Fun facts and fi gures<br />
and a very quick quiz.<br />
Plus: Elvis lives! And<br />
his new house is in<br />
Denmark.<br />
15<br />
UNDERCURRENTS<br />
See art in Sweden,<br />
watch movies<br />
in Croatia, go<br />
rollerblading in<br />
Brussels, and more.<br />
20<br />
CALENDAR GIRL<br />
Meet Vera, August’s<br />
star of our <strong>2011</strong><br />
Cabin Crew Charity<br />
Calendar, shot on<br />
sunny Fuerteventura.<br />
23<br />
TECH TALK<br />
These cool new travel<br />
accessories will keep<br />
your camera and iPad<br />
safe and your shirts<br />
wrinkle-free.<br />
25<br />
FASHION FLASH<br />
High summer fashion<br />
has a hint of the<br />
Far East this year,<br />
with pretty Oriental<br />
patterns and more.<br />
26<br />
YOU BEAUTY<br />
You can look radiant,<br />
smell sexy and have<br />
great hair on the<br />
beach, thanks to these<br />
hot new products.<br />
Comment<br />
29<br />
MADLIST<br />
For your holiday read<br />
this year, why not<br />
choose a truly hefty<br />
classic you’ll probably<br />
never get through?<br />
30<br />
BEDROOMS<br />
Our pick of the best<br />
family friendly hotels,<br />
where little ones are<br />
just as welcome as<br />
grown-up guests.<br />
33<br />
FORK IT<br />
Take a break from<br />
fusion menus,<br />
and head to these<br />
restaurants serving<br />
traditional dishes.<br />
34<br />
FIRST ORDERS<br />
So many bars are<br />
called Sky Bar! But<br />
here are some of<br />
the best, including<br />
Barcelona and Berlin.<br />
37<br />
WHERE I’VE BEEN<br />
Country music legend<br />
Dolly Parton, currently<br />
on a world tour, tells<br />
us why she still loves<br />
to travel.<br />
38<br />
SOMETHING<br />
TO DECLARE<br />
Comedian and TV<br />
presenter Danny<br />
Robins gets ready to<br />
go to the spa.<br />
EDITORIAL<br />
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EDITORIAL INTERNS<br />
Christopher Cooley,<br />
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DESIGN<br />
ACTING ART DIRECTOR<br />
Mat Wiggins<br />
PICTURE EDITOR<br />
Patrick Llewellyn<br />
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MANAGER<br />
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At Ryanair we continually look to lower costs and bring you,<br />
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Welcome<br />
FROM BEACH WORKOUTS TO BURGER BLOWOUTS<br />
It’s August, and the main thing to remember<br />
about August is that it’s still summer and<br />
there’s still time to go on holiday, relax, chill<br />
out, read the books you’ve always wanted<br />
to but never had the time, tan, swim and<br />
generally lounge about. You could opt for<br />
an artistic city break in Florence and all the<br />
magic this gorgeous Tuscan Renaissance<br />
city has to off er (see page 41), or perhaps<br />
get back to nature at France’s gorgeous<br />
La Brenne regional park (see page 60). Or<br />
why not hit the beautiful island of Corsica<br />
(see page 68), hire a scooter and discover<br />
some of the most spectacular and deserted<br />
beaches in the Med?<br />
Or maybe you’re one of those people<br />
who thinks that all play and no work is<br />
just not for you, in which case opt to go<br />
on a summer fi tness retreat instead. Like<br />
our writer, who went off to the Algarve in<br />
Portugal for a rigorous week-long get-fi t<br />
session (see page 80). There’s no relaxation<br />
to be had on these kinds of trips, I can tell<br />
you. You know the sort of thing, running<br />
with logs, six-hour hikes, circuits, soup<br />
and vegetables to eat and shakes to drink.<br />
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Whoever called that a holiday? OK, you<br />
probably will lose some weight, which I<br />
suppose is the point — no pain, no gain aft er<br />
all. But still, if you asked me I’d probably tell<br />
you to book a beach holiday instead. Go<br />
swimming in the sea up against some good<br />
waves and you’ll get all the workout you<br />
need. Plus, you can still have a beer at the<br />
bar at the end of the day.<br />
And you won’t have to give up<br />
hamburgers. Remember Cookie Monster<br />
from Sesame Street? Well, when it comes<br />
to hamburgers I’m like Cookie Monster. Me<br />
want burger! Me eat burger! Which is why<br />
we thought all you travellers to London<br />
should hear about the city’s underground<br />
burger scene and meet the players. There’s<br />
even a burger detective caller Burgerac<br />
whose goal in life is to fi nd the perfect<br />
burger in town, no joke! See page 74.<br />
So aft er all that, I think I’ve got the perfect<br />
holiday mapped out: beach, beer, sun and<br />
hamburgers. Stop thinking about it, book it!<br />
You know I’m right.<br />
Wherever you’re going this summer,<br />
enjoy your trip and have a great fl ight!<br />
RAMSAY SHORT<br />
Editor<br />
Contributors<br />
TRISTAN RUTHERFORD<br />
Based in the sunny south of France, travel<br />
writer Tristan contributes to publications such<br />
as the Guardian and the Daily Telegraph. He<br />
visits Corsica every year and loves that it’s<br />
calm, beautiful and inexpensive. Read about his<br />
scooter tour of the island on page 68.<br />
RAMA KNIGHT<br />
Photographer Rama has shot for publications like<br />
Monocle and GQ Travel and for companies like<br />
the Wellcome Trust. We sent him to the gorgeous<br />
Tuscan town of Florence to shoot our cover<br />
feature on the city, starting on page 41.<br />
www.ramaknight.com<br />
JONNY BENARR<br />
Property investment consultant, and property<br />
presenter for the BBC, Jonny writes our new<br />
regular feature “To Buy In…”. This month he<br />
explores Puglia in south-east Italy, fi nding holiday<br />
homes and investment properties for all budgets<br />
(see page 87). www.jonnybenarr.co.uk ILLUSTRATION: SCOTT CHAMBERS / WWW.SYNERGYART.CO.UK
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RITES OF PASSAGE<br />
CASTELLS<br />
BARCELONA, SPAIN, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER<br />
The balancing act of building<br />
human towers called castells is a<br />
spectacular tradition of Catalonia.<br />
The castells start with what looks<br />
like an enormous rugby scrum: a<br />
base that can consist of hundreds<br />
of people. On top of that comes<br />
a tower of castellers, standing on<br />
each other’s shoulders, up to nine<br />
levels high. Traditionally, a child<br />
clambers to the top to complete<br />
the tower and wave triumphantly<br />
(castells originated 200 years<br />
ago, in a time before health and<br />
safety laws). You can see castells<br />
in Barcelona at the Festa Major de<br />
Gràcia (15–21 August) and La Mercè<br />
(22–25 September).<br />
TEXT BY TREVOR BAKER<br />
FLY TO BARCELONA (EL PRAT, GIRONA AND REUS) FROM<br />
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THE NUMBERS<br />
IMPRESS YOUR TRAVELLING COMPANIONS<br />
51.59<br />
The height in metres of<br />
Nelson’s Column, all the way<br />
to the top of Nelson’s hat<br />
Longest<br />
recorded<br />
fl ight of a<br />
chicken (in<br />
seconds)<br />
YOUR SHOUT<br />
HALKIDIKI, NEAR<br />
THESSALONIKI, GREECE<br />
THIS MONTH, WE ASKED:<br />
“How do you<br />
like to relax in<br />
Halkidiki?”<br />
Bronze lions<br />
sit at the base<br />
of Nelson’s<br />
Column in<br />
Trafalgar<br />
Square,<br />
London<br />
Breeds<br />
of<br />
chicken<br />
that are<br />
Belgian Million years is<br />
the age of a fossil<br />
that suggests<br />
chickens share<br />
a common<br />
ancestry with<br />
the T. rex<br />
“I go night<br />
swimming in<br />
the sea a er<br />
work”<br />
ANTHONY VOURTHIS,<br />
BARTENDER<br />
Take Off<br />
FACTS, FIGURES AND NONSENSE FROM RYANAIR’S DESTINATIONS<br />
Fireworks set off in largest<br />
ever fi reworks display, in<br />
Portugal in 2006<br />
13.4<br />
Neighbourhoods<br />
that make up<br />
Barcelona<br />
1.2<br />
“By drinking<br />
cocktails on<br />
the beach with<br />
friends”<br />
KATERINA KIORTZIDOU,<br />
WAITRESS<br />
The weight (in<br />
kilograms) of the<br />
biggest fi rework ever<br />
exploded, in Portugal in<br />
2010. The Portuguese<br />
like their fi reworks!<br />
Million<br />
people live<br />
there<br />
The approximate length<br />
(in kilometres) of La<br />
Rambla. The poet Lorca<br />
called it “the only street in<br />
the world that I wish would<br />
never end”<br />
“At the weekend<br />
I like to go<br />
camping, close<br />
to the beaches”<br />
MICHAEL JOYCEY,<br />
ENGINEER<br />
RYANAIRMAGAZINE<br />
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Enjoy Nyköping, Sweden. You’ll find a historic town of a comfortable<br />
size with a wide range of attractions. Explore the nature or get as<br />
close to the sea as you can in a kayak. Keep an eye out for seals<br />
and eagles. Find nice accommodations close to the airport.<br />
Nyköping is located only 7 minutes from<br />
Stockholm Skavsta Airport.<br />
www.visitnykoping.se
PHOTO © GETTY, PHOTOLIBRARY, LOLA AKINMADE ÅKERSTRÖM / QUIZ ANSWER: A AND B<br />
ELVIS LIVES<br />
THE KING HAS A NEW CASTLE, AND ND<br />
IT’S IN DENMARK<br />
Elvis fans say the King’s s<br />
not dead, and who are<br />
we to argue? His legend d<br />
has certainly been given en a<br />
new lease of life in Denmark. mark.<br />
Graceland Randers, 40km km from<br />
Aarhus, is a new replica a of Presley’s<br />
Graceland mansion in Memphis. As<br />
well as peeking inside Elvis’s home,<br />
you can roam around an Elvis<br />
museum, eat high-cholesterol esterol meals<br />
in the diner and more. You can<br />
even get married here.<br />
3 GRACELAND RANDERS VEJ, RANDERS, DERS, TEL: TEL: +45 +45<br />
(0)86 429696, WWW.GRACELANDRANDERS.DK<br />
ANDERS.DK<br />
TEXT BY SOPHY GRIMSHAW<br />
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BON APPETIT!<br />
SURSTRÖMMING, SWEDEN<br />
When August rolls round, so does Surströmming.<br />
Popular in northern Sweden, this fermented Baltic<br />
herring is sold in pressurised tin cans, and smells<br />
like vinegary fl atulence (yes, that nice!). It’s served<br />
on buttered crispy bread and garnished with<br />
onions, dill and chopped potatoes, and I found it<br />
tastes better than it smells – though it took me a<br />
while to work up the courage to try it.<br />
TEXT BY LOLA AKINMADE ÅKERSTRÖM<br />
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I KNOW A LITTLE PLACE<br />
THIS MONTH: LIMOGES, FRANCE<br />
WHERE AGAIN? Slap bang in the middle of the country and a part of<br />
France considered by many as the land that time forgot – but in a good,<br />
fabulously picturesque way.<br />
GATEWAY TO: France’s gloriously unspoilt Limousin region.<br />
MUST DO: A bracing countryside walk. The region is vast and its<br />
geography ranges from gently undulating fi elds to an almost Alpine<br />
environment in the south-east.<br />
TRY IT IF YOU LIKE: Porcelain – Limoges is the porcelain capital of France.<br />
TEXT BY MIKE PEAKE<br />
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Drop what<br />
you’re doing and<br />
answer this…<br />
Which of the<br />
following<br />
could you<br />
theoretically<br />
fi t inside<br />
London’s O2<br />
Arena?<br />
A<br />
18,000 DOUBLE-DECKER<br />
BUSES<br />
B<br />
TAKING A PHOTO OF<br />
THE EIFFEL TOWER,<br />
ON ITS SIDE<br />
C<br />
Take Off<br />
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THE PLANET<br />
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GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN<br />
10 SEP-13 NOV<br />
GÖTEBORG INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL<br />
FOR CONTEMPORARY ART<br />
Gothenburg prides itself on its cool, creative<br />
arts community, so it’s no surprise that<br />
this event has such a strong reputation for<br />
presenting exciting new work. Established in<br />
2001, the biennial features exhibitions taking<br />
place across the city, including the Göteborgs<br />
Konsthall. Among the artists participating are<br />
the UK’s Isaac Julien, and Sweden’s Katarina<br />
Nitsch and Patrik Bengtsson (pictured).<br />
WWW.GOTEBORG.BIENNAL.ORG<br />
TEXT BY ASTRID GRANGE<br />
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THE BEST EVENTS ACROSS THE NETWORK FROM OUR EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENTS<br />
EAST LOTHIAN, SCOTLAND<br />
16-25 SEP<br />
LAMMERMUIR FESTIVAL<br />
East Lothian, 20 minutes’ drive from<br />
Edinburgh, is offi cially the sunniest part of<br />
Scotland. This September it’s also the place<br />
to enjoy performances from the likes of the<br />
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and the<br />
Scottish Chamber Orchestra. The programme<br />
of the Lammermuir Festival is varied, but the<br />
emphasis is on classical music, and venues<br />
range from an aircraft hangar to centuries-old<br />
stately homes like Lennoxlove House.<br />
WWW.LAMMERMUIRFESTIVAL.CO.UK<br />
TEXT BY ANNELISE EVANS<br />
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BRUSSELS, BELGIUM<br />
UNTIL 30 SEP<br />
ROLLER BIKE PARADE<br />
Among the quirkier highlights of a Brussels summer is the<br />
Roller Bike Parade, a trip around town that’s free to join and<br />
open to all. It’s not really a “parade” in the traditional sense —<br />
just a fun, healthy way to whizz around and see the sights of<br />
the Belgian capital. A series of rides take place throughout the<br />
summer, and you’re invited to get your bike or ’blades out and<br />
join in. See the website for specifi c dates and routes.<br />
WWW.BELGIUMROLLERS.COM / TEXT BY BEBE MURRAY<br />
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IBIZA, SPAIN<br />
UNTIL 21 SEP<br />
IBIZA ROCKS<br />
There are still plenty of gigs coming up before<br />
Ibiza Rocks ends its <strong>2011</strong> season. The summer<br />
music series off ers visitors to the White Isle a<br />
chance to take a break from the clubs and enjoy<br />
a varied line-up of live bands. Artists playing<br />
in August include singer-songwriter Katy B<br />
(31 August) and ska masters Madness (14<br />
September). The closing party is 21 September.<br />
There’s also a sister event series, Mallorca Rocks.<br />
WWW.IBIZAROCKS.COM /TEXT BY JAYNE FISHER<br />
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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND<br />
UNTIL 16 OCT<br />
RENÉ MAGRITTE: THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE<br />
If you’re in Liverpool, whatever you do, don’t<br />
miss this exhibition at Tate of the work of the<br />
extraordinary Belgian surrealist René Magritte,<br />
famous for his darkly funny, thought-provoking<br />
paintings. The largest UK show of Magritte works<br />
for 20 years, it includes some of his most iconic<br />
paintings, rarely seen photographs and more.<br />
WWW.TATE.ORG.UK/LIVERPOOL<br />
TEXT BY SOPHY GRIMSHAW<br />
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PHOTOS: REPORTERS, LA SKIMAL, RENE MAGRITTE GOLCONDA 1953 THE MENIL COLLECTION, HOUSTON © CHARLY HERSCOVICI, BRUSSELS <strong>2011</strong>
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VALENCIA, SPAIN<br />
18-27 AUG<br />
ROTOTOM SUNSPLASH<br />
You don’t have to fork out for a fl ight to Jamaica to enjoy some seriously good reggae<br />
this summer. You could head to Rototom Sunsplash, a reggae extravaganza at the<br />
Benicàssim resort, just outside Valencia. In total there are over 2,000 artists performing<br />
this year, including legends of the genre like Bunny Wailer and Jimmy Cliff .<br />
WWW.ROTOTOM.COM TEXT BY DENNIS HOLMES<br />
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AARHUS, DENMARK<br />
26 AUG- 4 SEP<br />
AARHUS FESTIVAL<br />
Late August is a great time of year to visit Denmark’s second city of Aarhus,<br />
and not just because you can enjoy a drink outdoors amid beautiful<br />
medieval architecture. This is when the vast and varied Aarhus Festival<br />
kicks off . One of the largest cultural events in Scandinavia, it encompasses<br />
dance, theatre, art, children’s entertainment, and a huge variety of live<br />
music. The action unfolds across a range of indoor and outdoor city venues.<br />
WWW.AARHUSFESTUGE.DK<br />
TEXT BY JONAS BAL<br />
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ZADAR, CROATIA<br />
23-30 AUG<br />
FILM FORUM ZADAR<br />
Make the most of the balmy August evenings in Croatia and see a movie<br />
outdoors, thanks to Zadar’s Film Forum. This international event off ers<br />
plenty of chances to watch fi lms for free, in the open air. Screenings at the<br />
festival range from indie shorts and documentaries to feature fi lms, many<br />
of which are in English, or have English subtitles.<br />
WWW.FILMFORUMZADAR.COM<br />
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The Calendar Girls of <strong>2011</strong>
Miss August<br />
Meet cabin crew member Vera, our<br />
awesome Miss August. Vera travelled<br />
to Fuerteventura to take part in our<br />
<strong>2011</strong> calendar shoot, helping to raise<br />
thousands of euros for charity, while<br />
having a great experience on the<br />
island at the same time. Thanks for<br />
being a part of it, Vera!<br />
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SLR CASE<br />
Camera cases don’t<br />
have to come in three<br />
shades of grey – this<br />
one in particular will<br />
really stand out from<br />
the crowd. With a large<br />
main compartment and<br />
spacious side pockets, it’s<br />
perfect for transporting<br />
SLRs and camcorders<br />
safely and stylishly.<br />
€27, WWW.OLIEPOPS.COM<br />
2/ LEATHER IPAD 2<br />
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Made from high quality<br />
leather, this case<br />
provides your iPad 2<br />
with protection against<br />
everyday bumps and<br />
scratches. The zip will<br />
ensure that your prized<br />
gadget stays tightly<br />
encased in its sleeve,<br />
giving you peace of mind<br />
when you travel.<br />
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3/ MUSUCBAG<br />
Solving a problem you<br />
didn’t know you had, this<br />
sleeping-bag-with-limbs<br />
will ensure you’re both<br />
mobile and toasty warm<br />
on your next camping<br />
trip. There are anti-slip<br />
grips on the feet, and<br />
numerous pockets for<br />
keeping marshmallows<br />
and other camping<br />
essentials in.<br />
€99, WWW.MUSUCBAG.COM<br />
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4/ RED-EYE BAG<br />
Boasting a highly durable<br />
and lightweight outer<br />
shell, this carry-on bag<br />
has been crafted by<br />
expert crease-haters<br />
to keep your suit in the<br />
same state as when you<br />
packed it. Ideal for those<br />
overnight business trips,<br />
it also features a separate<br />
“kit chamber” for shoes,<br />
shirts, ties and wash kits.<br />
€283, WWW.LAT56.COM<br />
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This nifty case will give<br />
you the folding expertise<br />
of a Gap employee, and<br />
ensure you have a freshly<br />
laundered shirt always<br />
at the ready. Whether<br />
you’re cycling to work,<br />
heading to the gym or off<br />
on business, its curved<br />
edges and foldaway<br />
hanger make it practical<br />
and easy to use.<br />
€34, WWW.SHIRTSHUTTLE.COM<br />
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GEISHA GIRLS<br />
This year, summer fashion is full of<br />
Eastern promise. In high–street shops<br />
you’ll spy oriental-inspired fabrics<br />
everywhere, patterned with cherry<br />
blossom, fans, birds and parasols.<br />
If you only buy one piece from this<br />
trend, make it the kimono jacket – perfect<br />
for combining with a vest top, skinny<br />
jeans and ballet fl ats or sandals. Basically,<br />
it’s a great alternative to the cardigan.<br />
Look for waterfall-style draping at the<br />
front, and bell or batwing sleeves. It can<br />
also work as a fab beach-to-bar garment.<br />
These wardrobe gems are also great<br />
for concealing the upper arms, in case<br />
yours are not as toned as you’d like them<br />
to be. For formal dos, wear one over a<br />
little black dress.<br />
You could also try wide-legged<br />
palazzo trousers in an oriental print, or<br />
a Mandarin dress (think piping, capped<br />
sleeves and pencil skirt). Or, if you’d<br />
rather just channel the Japanese trend<br />
through accessories, try a fl oral hair<br />
decoration and twist your locks into<br />
a tight topknot.<br />
WE<br />
€45<br />
Floral detail kimono<br />
jacket. Just add denim<br />
and white vest top<br />
WWW.ASOS.COM<br />
WILL IT TRAVEL?<br />
YES<br />
“Kimono jackets<br />
hide a multitude<br />
of sins!”<br />
BREE SIMMS,<br />
PR EXECUTIVE,<br />
LONDON<br />
€67<br />
Canvas wedges<br />
in cute coral<br />
complement this look<br />
WWW.TOMSSHOES.CO.UK<br />
NO<br />
New ew<br />
trend end<br />
Diane von Furstenberg, L’Wren en Scott<br />
and Lanvin all went with the Orient rient for<br />
their spring/summer <strong>2011</strong> collections. ctions. It<br />
was the same story at the Louis s Vuitton<br />
show, with dresses in violet silks ks with<br />
oriental fl owers and rainbow-hued ued<br />
Mandarin collars. Red lipstick pouts<br />
fi nished off the look.<br />
Celebrities are jumping<br />
on the oriental trend and<br />
making it their own. Actress<br />
Amanda Seyfried dressed<br />
appropriately for a movie<br />
premiere at the Chinese Theatre re<br />
in Los Angeles, in a purple pleated ted<br />
Lanvin dress with kimono sleeves ves<br />
and nude heels.<br />
Helen Mirren (pictured) also wore<br />
Lanvin at the same theatre, for her<br />
inauguration into the Hollywood od Walk<br />
of Fame. Her classic kimono-style yle dress<br />
was adapted from the catwalk version<br />
to conceal more cleavage, with a belt<br />
added for structure. The actress s showed<br />
that this trend can be accessible e for the<br />
more mature fashionista, too.<br />
€33<br />
Cream oriental l number.<br />
Wear over a bright ight<br />
bikini on the beach each<br />
WWW.MISSSELFRIDGE.COM .COM<br />
“I don’t think nk this<br />
trend will catch atch<br />
on in Italy. Silks<br />
aren’t for us.” s.”<br />
MONIA MEGALOTTI, TI,<br />
TOUR GUIDE, RIMINI NI<br />
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LUCILLE HOWE SPLASHES OUT ON THE LATEST COSMETICS<br />
Must-have<br />
products<br />
SUMMER BLOCKBUSTERS<br />
Our pick of the best new<br />
products for summer <strong>2011</strong> from<br />
the big beauty brands – for both<br />
guys and gals. We reckon these<br />
will be future favourites!<br />
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Buy<br />
onboard!<br />
BOSS ORANGE<br />
MAN<br />
PAGE 161<br />
Readers test our picks of the month<br />
GIVENCHY MISTER RADIANT<br />
€28, 30ml<br />
Is it a primer? Is it a<br />
bronzer? Actually,<br />
it’s both. This is a<br />
weightless gel that<br />
acts like a primer,<br />
smoothing your skin<br />
and evening out tone.<br />
But, what’s fab about this product is that it<br />
contains small spheres of bronzing pigment<br />
that disperse on application to give you a<br />
natural sun-kissed sheen. Revolutionary!<br />
EXPERT TIP: Use after a good moisturiser.<br />
Reader test: “The special pigment spheres<br />
burst really easily, which is a good thing!”<br />
JOHANNA LUNDBERG, METEOROLOGIST<br />
PHILIP KINGSLEY SWIMCAP<br />
€20, 150ml,<br />
Sun, seawater and<br />
chlorine are criminally<br />
bad for your hair,<br />
causing discolouration<br />
and dryness. This<br />
unisex protective<br />
product was developed<br />
with the US Olympic synchronised swimming<br />
team and it contains castor oil, olive oil and<br />
elastin, to keep your locks lustrous.<br />
EXPERT TIP: Apply in sections to dampened hair.<br />
Reader test: “I don’t think I could be<br />
bothered to use this on holiday but I bet my<br />
hair would be grateful if I did.”<br />
ANISHA PATEL, FORENSIC SCIENTIST<br />
BOSS ORANGE MAN<br />
€35, 60ml<br />
Seen the ads? If<br />
Orlando Bloom can’t<br />
convince you that<br />
this is the best new<br />
fragrance for dudes,<br />
then allow us. With top<br />
notes including crisp<br />
apple, and base notes including vanilla bean, it<br />
will make you smell irresistible.<br />
EXPERT TIP: The hair is like a sponge for scent,<br />
so spritz in the air and walk into the particles<br />
as they fall.<br />
Reader test: “Some men’s fragrances are a<br />
bit one-dimensional, but this smells great.”<br />
CHRISTOFER LLOYD, WEB MARKETING ASSISTANT<br />
PHOTOGRAPHY: WWW.PIXELEYES.CO.UK
PHOTO © SIPA PRESS / REX FEATURES<br />
GAI-JIN<br />
Huge books to<br />
read on holiday<br />
JAMES CLAVELL<br />
Shogun was no<br />
pamphlet, but this<br />
later work from the<br />
acclaimed Aussie<br />
novelist, set in 1862<br />
Japan, is the kind<br />
of book that makes<br />
world ink prices rise:<br />
almost half a million<br />
words and, truth be<br />
told, a cracking tale.<br />
READ IT: in Cyprus –<br />
the most easterly<br />
Ryanair destination.<br />
FLY TO LARNACA FROM<br />
FOUR DESTINATIONS,<br />
INCLUDING BOLOGNA.<br />
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SIRONIA, TEXAS<br />
MADISON COOPER<br />
Either of the two<br />
volumes of this hardhitting<br />
novel would<br />
seriously eat into your<br />
luggage allowance:<br />
it clocks in at over 1<br />
million words. Only<br />
the very determined<br />
will read all the way to<br />
its gritty conclusion<br />
(the butler did it).<br />
READ IT: in a bar with<br />
a retro American feel,<br />
like Harry’s Bar, Rome.<br />
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MISSION EARTH<br />
L. RON HUBBARD<br />
Scientology guru<br />
Hubbard always had<br />
the intention of this<br />
10-volume work being<br />
seen as a single entity,<br />
totalling a massive<br />
1.2 million words.<br />
Pick any of the 10<br />
segments for a light<br />
muscular workout.<br />
READ IT: in Brussels,<br />
home to one of<br />
Europe’s many<br />
Scientology churches.<br />
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(CHARLEROI) FROM 74<br />
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THE STAND<br />
STEPHEN KING<br />
The horror author’s<br />
longest book to date<br />
was re-issued in 1990<br />
with an extra 400<br />
pages. This fi endish<br />
tale about a deadly fl u<br />
pandemic could now<br />
double-up as a clever<br />
improvised weapon.<br />
READ IT: in Gran<br />
Canaria. The nice<br />
weather means you’re<br />
less likely to catch the<br />
fl u (possibly).<br />
FLY TO GRAN CANARIA<br />
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INCLUDING LIVERPOOL.<br />
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MIKE PEAKE GOES RANDOM ON THE RYANAIR ROUTE MAP<br />
CLARISSA<br />
SAMUEL RICHARDSON<br />
Said to be the longest<br />
single-volume book<br />
written in English, this<br />
period romance has<br />
more than 1 million<br />
words. Just make<br />
sure your e-reader<br />
doesn’t collapse<br />
under the strain.<br />
READ IT: in a London<br />
park, preferably<br />
under a frilly parasol.<br />
FLY TO LONDON<br />
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LES MISÉRABLES<br />
VICTOR HUGO<br />
It would have been<br />
too easy to include<br />
War and Peace on<br />
our list, so we’ll add<br />
this epic instead.<br />
Condensed into a<br />
manageable musical<br />
it may have been,<br />
but this 19th-century<br />
French classic is still a<br />
tricep-killer!<br />
READ IT: in Paris,<br />
naturally.<br />
FLY TO PARIS<br />
(BEAUVAIS AND VATRY)<br />
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ENJOY SOME TIME AWAY WITH THE KIDS<br />
AMATHUS BEACH HOTEL<br />
LIMASSOL, CYPRUS<br />
Family friendly<br />
hotels<br />
It’s the Pelican Kids Club that makes<br />
this place a top resort for families<br />
– kids from 4–16 have loads of<br />
activities at hand, including pelicanwatching<br />
on the beach and catching<br />
crabs in the harbour. For parents<br />
there’s the spa and babysitting<br />
options, and at night entertainment<br />
for kids comes in the form of<br />
magicians, clowns and more.<br />
FROM €266 A NIGHT (FOR TWO ADULTS, TWO<br />
CHILDREN SHARING), TEL +357 2583 2000,<br />
WWW.AMATHUS-HOTELS.COM/LIMASSOL<br />
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L’ALBERETA<br />
LAKE ISEO, ITALY<br />
A five-star hotel deep in the<br />
Lombardy hills, with breathtaking<br />
scenery and Lake Iseo only a few<br />
minutes’ drive away. The Stay<br />
Together package has everything<br />
for the modern family, including<br />
DVDs, a Wii console, bathrobes<br />
and slippers to fit all. There’s<br />
also private yoga lessons for the<br />
family, and a daily kid’s club.<br />
PACKAGE €650 A NIGHT (TWO ADULTS AND<br />
CHILD SHARING ON A TWO-NIGHT STAY).<br />
TEL: +39 030 776 0550, WWW.ALBERETA.IT<br />
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LANDS OF TURNBERRY<br />
THE ATHENAEUM<br />
LONDON, ENGLAND<br />
Colouring-in books, stickers,<br />
teddies, scooters and kites (for<br />
using in nearby Green Park) are all<br />
laid on here. It’s also the perfect base<br />
for seeing some London shows, then<br />
relaxing in the sauna and spa area.<br />
DOUBLES FROM £250 (€284). TEL: +44 (0)20 7499 3464,<br />
WWW.ATHENAEUMHOTEL.COM<br />
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AYRSHIRE, SCOTLAND<br />
The famous Scottish golf club and<br />
spa opened eight self-catering<br />
apartments earlier this year, kitted<br />
out with spacious rooms and luxury<br />
bathrooms. Families can enjoy<br />
activities like horse-riding, clay<br />
pigeon shooting, falconry and 4x4<br />
off -road driving! There’s a play area<br />
for “Wee Explorers” and a Chill Out<br />
Lounge for teenagers too.<br />
FROM £360 (€408) PER APARTMENT FOR A<br />
THREE-NIGHT STAY. TEL: +44 (0)1655 333994,<br />
WWW.LANDSOFTURNBERRY.CO.UK<br />
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LANGLEY CASTLE HOTEL<br />
LANGLEY-ON-TYNE, ENGLAND<br />
Every kid I know wants to stay in<br />
a castle and there’s few better<br />
suited for families than Langley<br />
Castle Hotel, surrounded by<br />
acres of gorgeous woodland.<br />
Built in 1350, its 27 rooms are all<br />
luxurious and can include foldout<br />
beds for children, who will<br />
seriously feel like kings or queens<br />
with all the regal decor.<br />
DOUBLES FROM £189 (€214), £20-30 (€23-<br />
34) PER CHILD BED. TEL: +44 (0)1434 688888,<br />
WWW.LANGLEYCASTLE.COM<br />
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TEXT BY FELIX EL HAGE
PHOTO © TIM WHITE<br />
7 PORTES<br />
BARCELONA, SPAIN<br />
With its wood-beamed ceilings<br />
and crisp linen tablecloths, this<br />
175-year-old restaurant is pure Catalan<br />
history. Enjoy specialities like civet of wild<br />
boar, squid stuff ed with seafood, various<br />
paellas and perhaps a local bottle from the<br />
wine cellar, one of the oldest in Barcelona.<br />
THE PENNY BLACK<br />
LONDON, ENGLAND<br />
TWO-COURSE MEAL WITH A GLASS OF WINE, ABOUT €40. 14<br />
PG ISABEL II, TEL: +34 93 319 3033, WWW.7PORTES.COM<br />
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Restaurants serving<br />
traditional cuisine<br />
Recently opened on Chelsea’s Fulham<br />
Road, The Penny Black serves up<br />
dishes most Brits will remember from<br />
their childhood. Think Beef Wellington,<br />
Toad in the Hole and wet-roasted belly<br />
of English pork. Yum. And for dessert,<br />
try the oversized raspberry Baked<br />
Alaska. Best of all, the more than 100<br />
diff erent wines can all be enjoyed by<br />
the glass or half-bottle carafe too.<br />
THREE-COURSE MEAL WITH A GLASS OF WINE,<br />
ABOUT £40 (€45). 212 FULHAM ROAD, TEL: +44<br />
(0)845 838 8998, WWW.THEPENNYBLACK.COM<br />
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CARL MICHAEL<br />
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN<br />
Vegetarians look away now. Named<br />
after an 18th-century Swedish<br />
composer, this restaurant serves up a<br />
rustic menu from a bygone era. Meat<br />
and fi sh dishes include pollock, ox<br />
muzzle, deer sausage and wild duck<br />
with thigh brawn. Try the house special<br />
of black pudding with fried pork, red<br />
apple, lingonberries and browned<br />
butter alongside a local schnapps.<br />
TWO-COURSE MEAL WITH A GLASS OF BEER,<br />
ABOUT 405SEK (€44). 6 ALLMÄNNA GRÄND, TEL:<br />
+46 (0)8 667 4596, WWW.CARLMICHAEL.SE<br />
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LE PETIT BORDELAIS<br />
PARIS, FRANCE<br />
For a taste of Bordeaux in Paris, try this<br />
contemporary eatery on a quiet street<br />
near the Eiff el Tower. Perfectly presented<br />
dishes include duck foie gras with<br />
Armagnac, croutons and red plum jelly.<br />
Look out for regional delicacies such as<br />
baudroie fi sh and the legendary canelés<br />
bordelais – scrummy little cakes with a<br />
caramel shell and custardy fi lling. And of<br />
course plenty of Bordeaux wines too.<br />
TWO-COURSE MEAL WITH A GLASS OF WINE,<br />
ABOUT €35. 22 RUE SURCOUF, TEL: +33 (0)1 4551<br />
4693, WWW.LE-PETIT-BORDELAIS.FR<br />
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The Shortlists<br />
SEJAL SUKHADWALA TRIES OUT SOME LOCAL DISHES<br />
The Foodies’<br />
Column<br />
Fresh food markets<br />
and sausage fests<br />
RUNGIS MARKET<br />
RUNGIS, FRANCE<br />
This iconic wholesale<br />
food market, 10km south<br />
of Paris, has recently<br />
opened its doors to the<br />
public for guided tours<br />
every second Friday of<br />
the month. Covering<br />
232ha and selling topquality<br />
meat, fi sh, dairy,<br />
fruit and veg, I can tell<br />
you it’s worth visiting<br />
despite the early wakeup<br />
call. Running 4.30am<br />
to 10.30am (including<br />
the return journey from<br />
Paris), it costs €75 per<br />
person, with a traditional<br />
market breakfast thrown<br />
in too.<br />
WWW.VISITERUNGIS.COM<br />
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LE FLAMBÉE DE LA<br />
MORTEAU<br />
MORTEAU, FRANCE<br />
Running 19–21 August,<br />
this lively festival<br />
in eastern France<br />
celebrates the famous<br />
local speciality that is<br />
the succulent Morteau<br />
pork sausage. Try them<br />
with regional wines, and<br />
waltz the town’s streets<br />
to traditional live music,<br />
parades and general<br />
good-natured mayhem.<br />
WWW.LEFLAMBEE.COM<br />
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Feeling hungry?<br />
Check out our<br />
delicious food<br />
menu on page 134<br />
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The Shortlists<br />
SEJAL SUKHADWALA IS GOING UP IN THE WORLD<br />
Sky bars in name<br />
and nature<br />
LONDON SKY BAR<br />
LONDON, ENGLAND<br />
A glamorous members’ bar<br />
atop the Millbank Tower –<br />
London’s tallest riverside<br />
building – this sky bar<br />
has a cocktail “pharmacy”<br />
prescribing “aphrodisiacs”<br />
and “stress relievers”. Open<br />
Friday and Saturday nights,<br />
it’s £20 (€23) for nonmembers,<br />
but well worth it.<br />
21 MILLBANK, TEL: +44 (0)845 500<br />
3500, WWW.LONDONSKYBAR.COM<br />
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SKYBAR<br />
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN<br />
On the 9th fl oor of the<br />
Radisson Blu Royal Viking<br />
Hotel, this bar off ers<br />
stunning views of the<br />
city’s waterfront. Decked<br />
out with comfy sofas and<br />
soft cushions, it has a<br />
cosy, unhurried feel, and<br />
a Champagne happy hour<br />
daily from 7pm to 8pm.<br />
1 VASAGATAN, TEL: +46 (0)8 5065<br />
4000, WWW.RADISSONBLU.COM<br />
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SKYBAR<br />
MARBELLA, SPAIN<br />
Popular with international<br />
starlets and visiting<br />
VIPs, this large, airy bar<br />
is perched on a terrace<br />
overlooking beautiful<br />
tropical gardens. Part of<br />
the trendy Güey restaurant<br />
and bodega, it off ers a great<br />
selection of tequilas, vintage<br />
sherries and cocktails.<br />
4 PLAZA DE LAS ORQUIDEAS,<br />
TEL: +34 952 929 250,<br />
HTTP://GUEYBANUS.COM<br />
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SKY BAR<br />
BARCELONA, SPAIN<br />
The rooft op bar of the Ávalon<br />
restaurant at the top of the Grand<br />
Hotel Central is loungey and trendy<br />
as can be. Sit by the pool enjoying<br />
panoramic views over the city and a<br />
glass of cava or the house Ávalon cocktail<br />
(vodka, apple and ginger ale).<br />
30 VIA LAIETANA, TEL: +34 93 295 7900,<br />
WWW.GRANDHOTELCENTRAL.COM<br />
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SKY.BAR<br />
BERLIN, GERMANY<br />
Incredible sunset views<br />
over Berlin’s rooftops?<br />
Check. Vast selection of<br />
liqueurs, spirits, beers<br />
and fruit-based cocktails?<br />
Check. On the 14th floor of<br />
the stylish Andel’s Hotel<br />
Berlin, this is a chic bar fit<br />
for Claudia Schiffer-types.<br />
106 LANDSBERGER ALLEE,<br />
TEL: +49 30 453 053 2614,<br />
WWW.ANDELSBERLIN.COM<br />
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The Drinkers’<br />
Column<br />
London nightlife<br />
planner + all the<br />
beers in Brussels<br />
DESIGN MY NIGHT<br />
LONDON, ENGLAND<br />
London’s fi rst price<br />
comparison website for<br />
pubs, bars and clubs has<br />
insider suggestions to<br />
suit every pocket, taste<br />
and occasion. Easy to<br />
navigate and bang up-todate,<br />
it boasts a budget<br />
search option, exclusive<br />
off ers and features<br />
to help you plan your<br />
perfect night out.<br />
WWW.DESIGNMYNIGHT.COM<br />
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BEER WEEKEND<br />
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM<br />
2–4 SEPTEMBER<br />
This annual event, held<br />
on the Grand Place,<br />
is a well-deserved<br />
celebration of Belgian<br />
beers. Get down there to<br />
meet brewers and taste<br />
beers from more than 50<br />
small, medium and large<br />
Belgian breweries.<br />
WWW.WEEKENDDELA<br />
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Fancy a tipple?<br />
Try some of our<br />
wines on page 134
PHOTO © EYEVINE<br />
Dolly Parton<br />
Comment<br />
THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS COUNTRY SINGER SAYS SHE LOVES TO BE A TOURIST<br />
“WHEN I’M ON TOUR, I LOOK AT IT LIKE<br />
a paid vacation. I plan all my time off<br />
beforehand. Sometimes my family or friends<br />
will come out and join me for a few days.<br />
When I have days off, we plan the areas of a<br />
city that we want to see, or that we’ve already<br />
been to but want to see again. I find that if you<br />
take someone else to show them a place you<br />
love for the first time, it’s almost like you’re<br />
getting to see it in a brand new way also. You<br />
feel the joy of their excitement.<br />
“I go to all the museums and points of<br />
interest in whatever city and country I’m in.<br />
We ask the concierge at the hotel wherever<br />
I’m staying for advice on where to go. I love<br />
old churches, and in every country I’m in I<br />
search those out.<br />
“In Scotland I go to the big cathedral in<br />
Edinburgh. In England, of course I’ve got to go<br />
see all the castles where the Queen lives, and<br />
I go to Piccadilly Circus and all those famous<br />
places. I love to go to Harrods to buy make-<br />
“I love old<br />
churches, and in every<br />
country I’m in I search<br />
those out”<br />
up. They have the best make-up department<br />
there. In Liverpool, I go to the places where<br />
The Beatles went. I do all of that tourist stuff,<br />
and I love it.<br />
“I write songs everywhere. I write when<br />
we’re flying, I write when I’m on the bus, I<br />
write when I’m home. I have a tape recorder<br />
by the bathtub and one by my bed. That’s<br />
what you do when you’re a creative person –<br />
if you hear a good idea, or just think of a good<br />
title for a song, then you write a story for it.<br />
“I’m very excited about playing shows in<br />
the UK again. I have a new CD out, Better Day,<br />
and so I’m doing a world tour. I’m playing a lot<br />
of new songs from the record and of course<br />
I will continue to always do the standards<br />
like I Will Always Love You, Jolene, 9 to 5, all<br />
those songs. The whole show is very uplifting.<br />
I like my songs to have a message. Because<br />
you know there’s all this doomsday stuff out<br />
there, the economy is bad, and it seems to<br />
me that we just get so caught up in worrying<br />
about all of that, we forget to live life inbetween<br />
times.”<br />
INTERVIEW BY SOPHY GRIMSHAW<br />
DOLLY PARTON TOURS THE UK IN AUGUST AND<br />
SEPTEMBER, WWW.DOLLYPARTONMUSIC.NET<br />
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Comment<br />
COMEDIAN AND TRAVEL CHANNEL PRESENTER DANNY ROBINS IS GETTING READY TO SPA<br />
IT’S MY BIRTHDAY SOON AND, TO<br />
celebrate, me and the missus are going on<br />
a spa break. I’m looking forward to some<br />
pampering, healthy eating and perhaps even a<br />
fish pedicure. Have you heard about those? It’s<br />
a new fad where fish eat your feet. Normally,<br />
being eaten by fish would be the sign of a<br />
diving holiday gone badly wrong, but these are<br />
tiny little fellas who nibble away at your dead<br />
skin, leaving you with soles smoother than a<br />
date with George Clooney.<br />
Healthy holidays seem to be all the rage.<br />
Somehow, by stealth, I have been signed up by<br />
a quite bewildering number of companies who<br />
bombard me daily with email special offers of<br />
yoga retreats in Ibiza, deep-tissue massages<br />
in Dorset, hot springs in Tuscany and colonic<br />
irrigation in Switzerland. Just clearing out my<br />
inbox leaves me feeling in need of a back rub.<br />
When did we get so health obsessed? It used<br />
to be that you went on holiday to vegetate and<br />
drink, now you go to drink vegetables.<br />
I’m not knocking it though, a spot of detox<br />
would probably be no bad thing. I could do with<br />
sweating some of the pizzas out my system.<br />
Actually, that’s quite an alarming idea…<br />
I’ve just had an image of me with ham and<br />
pineapple chunks literally coming out of my<br />
pores. Not nice.<br />
I stayed in a spa hotel once where I had the<br />
best massage I’ve ever had. The masseur’s<br />
name was Roger. Built like the proverbial<br />
brick-based public convenience and with<br />
hands the size of two badgers, Roger was<br />
undoubtedly good at his job. His unique gift<br />
though was his ability to read your aura.<br />
So, not only could he get rid of tension by<br />
unlocking knotted muscles, he’d also tell<br />
you the source of the tension from the fuzzy<br />
colour he saw around your head. Yellow:<br />
trouble at work. Green: relationship problems.<br />
Red: Roger’s pressing too hard and you’ve<br />
started bleeding from your ears.<br />
My problem with massages is I’m never<br />
quite sure how to behave. Do you talk? Or<br />
My problem with massages is I’m never quite sure how to behave<br />
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should you just lie there listening to the<br />
whale music? I guess you learn as you go. For<br />
instance, after a recent massage, I now know<br />
it’s not a good idea to shout: “Yes, that’s good!<br />
Harder! Faster! You’re the baker and I’m the<br />
dough.” Oh, and if you have the fish pedicure,<br />
whatever you do, don’t ask for chips.<br />
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O N T H E G R O U N D<br />
From the Renaissance to the radical, this Tuscan<br />
town was built to inspire. A chilled Prosecco on a<br />
piazza awaits. Words by Lucille Howe. Photography<br />
by Rama Knight<br />
THE PONTE VECCHIO<br />
42 44 46 48 50 53 54 57<br />
GET THE VIBE ON THE STREET AT THE HOTEL ON THE TABLE TO THE BAR HIT THE SHOPS IN THE BAG WHERE IT’S AT
FLORENCE ON THE GROUND<br />
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GET THE VIBE<br />
A VIEW TO A THRILL<br />
FLORENCE IS AN OUTDOOR MUSEUM,<br />
a resplendent ode to the Renaissance, when<br />
wealthy merchant bankers the Medici family<br />
patronised the arts and commissioned a<br />
veritable booty of civic and religious art and<br />
architecture. The centrepiece of the city<br />
is undoubtedly the Duomo, the cathedral<br />
whose famous dome was designed by Filippo<br />
Brunelleschi. You may recognise it from<br />
Merchant Ivory film A Room with a View.<br />
And what a view. Apart from the magnificent<br />
city sights themselves, from the Ponte Vecchio<br />
you can make out the lush Tuscan countryside,<br />
with its olive and cypress trees, essentially<br />
unchanged for almost 500 years. The bridge<br />
seems to divide the city in two. One half is an<br />
historical treasure trove and high-fashion hub<br />
popular with international visitors. The other is<br />
home to a more bohemian artists’ community,<br />
centred around Santo Spirito, and popular with<br />
free-thinking 20- and 30-somethings.<br />
Florence is a city where it is safe to get lost,<br />
because you will always fi nd yourself stumbling<br />
across one of its anchoring landmarks. Perhaps<br />
it will be the Uffi zi Gallery, the clock tower that<br />
rings out on the hour, or the Piazza del Mercato<br />
Nuovo, with its leather belts, woven bags and<br />
wooden marionettes of Pinocchio. Speaking<br />
of noses, the market is also home to a famous<br />
bronze boar, which has quite a snout. Tourists<br />
ritualistically slip a coin between its tusks and<br />
give it a rub to bring good fortune.<br />
The rhythm of the city takes its cue from<br />
mealtimes, with lazy lunches that go on for<br />
hours, accompanied by Chianti. The speciality<br />
of the city is a Florentine steak, a carnivorous<br />
feast to sink your teeth into – tender, bloodied<br />
and enjoyed with animated conversation. When<br />
I asked for mine to go back to the kitchen<br />
because it wasn’t yet “well done”, I met with a<br />
good-natured retort from the waiting staff that<br />
there was a “prima donna” in their midst. The<br />
Italians like their meat melting, not chewy.<br />
And all agree that as the sun goes down,<br />
it is officially Prosecco O’Clock. Sipping a<br />
refreshing, fizzing aperitif on a beautiful<br />
piazza, or in the bars overlooking the Arno<br />
river, marks the end of the day and a reward<br />
for your endeavours.<br />
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lose yourself<br />
Explore the city on foot<br />
and soak up the splendid<br />
architecture at every turn
easy ends the day...
FLORENCE ON THE GROUND<br />
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ON THE street<br />
THE ULTIMATE ART CITY<br />
IF YOU HAVEN’T READ THE GREEK MYTHS<br />
since your school days, a walk around<br />
Florence’s central Piazza della Signoria 1 ,<br />
with its huge statues of Greek heroes, may<br />
bring back memories. The bronze statue of<br />
Perseus holding aloft the head of Medusa is<br />
particularly breathtaking.<br />
It is on this square – a meeting place for<br />
guided tours and those who just want to gossip<br />
over a gelato – that you might think you’ve<br />
seen Michelangelo’s David. A rookie’s mistake!<br />
This one is just a replica, the real David is the<br />
showpiece of the Accademia Gallery 2 ,<br />
where you should head to view for yourself this<br />
absolute icon. The pathway to the masterpiece<br />
is lined with sculptures of slaves that seem to<br />
climb out from the unfinished chiselled stone<br />
of their own accord. The closer you get to<br />
David, the more buzzing the atmosphere – you<br />
know you’re about to see something special.<br />
Your next must-see is the Uffizi Gallery<br />
( 3 www.uffizi.firenze.it), just off Piazza della<br />
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Signoria. There can be a long wait in high season, so it’s best to book<br />
on a tour to avoid the queues. Get ready to witness The Birth of Venus,<br />
by Botticelli. For a more unconventional art space and a cool spot in<br />
the heat, check out the medieval Bargello Palace 4 . A former prison,<br />
it became a museum in 1865, and houses sculptures by Donatello,<br />
Cellini and Michelangelo on loan from the Medici collection. A fabulous<br />
13th-century staircase takes you up to more treasures, including<br />
chessboards, jewellery, ceramics and household objects.<br />
The heart and soul of the city is the amazing Duomo 5 – its dome<br />
designed by Brunelleschi and its campanile, or bell tower, by Giotto.<br />
Also well worth a visit are the romantic Boboli Gardens 6 . They were<br />
designed for the stylish and demanding wife of Cosimo de’ Medici,<br />
Eleonora di Toledo, and sit behind the commanding Palazzo Pitti 7 , a<br />
vast Renaissance residence housing collections of paintings, sculptures<br />
and costumes.<br />
The best place to enjoy the sunset, and snap yourself a new profi le pic<br />
against a backdrop of the city and the Tuscan countryside, is the Ponte<br />
Vecchio 8 . Originally built in Roman times, the bridge was twice swept<br />
away by fl ooding, before being rebuilt in 1345. Local tradition sees lovers lock<br />
padlocks on the bridge before throwing the keys into the river, in a gesture<br />
symbolising their eternal love. There were so many the town council had to<br />
impose fi nes to deter the practice, so best to have a smooch instead.<br />
crowd pleaser<br />
Tourists hit the Ponte<br />
Vecchio for shopping and<br />
holiday snaps<br />
Perseus and Medusa<br />
Graffiti gold<br />
Not all the best artists<br />
in Florence are from<br />
the Renaissance era. As<br />
you hook a left on your<br />
Vespa, you may want<br />
to take a second look<br />
at some of the street<br />
signs. In recent years<br />
they have become the<br />
canvas for 45-year-old<br />
French graffiti artist<br />
Clet Abraham, who<br />
has been living in Italy<br />
for over 20 years. He<br />
studied sculpture<br />
and oil painting in<br />
Rome and spent time<br />
in Tuscany before<br />
establishing his own<br />
studio in Florence.<br />
“A year ago, I was<br />
crossing the city in<br />
my car and started to<br />
think how stupid and<br />
primitive the traffic<br />
signs were that were<br />
ruling me,” he says.<br />
“They told us: you can’t<br />
go there, you must<br />
turn left or right, and<br />
nothing more. I decided<br />
to give them another<br />
meaning.”<br />
Some of Clet’s<br />
graffiti references<br />
religious iconography,<br />
other images are<br />
simply cheeky. Look out<br />
for his handiwork while<br />
you’re in town.
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SUITE DREAMS<br />
FLORENCE HAS ACCOMMODATION FOR ALL<br />
budgets and tastes, from charming boutique<br />
townhouse hotels to chic contemporary<br />
hangouts. Among our top tips is Gallery Hotel<br />
Art ( 9 www.galleryhotelart.com), near the<br />
Ponte Vecchio, which succeeds in fusing the<br />
modern with the magical. Rooms come with<br />
all the gadgetry a discerning guest could<br />
require, from widescreen TVs to iPod docks,<br />
and some suites have a terrace where you can<br />
enjoy an aperitif and view over the patchwork<br />
of rooftops. There’s always an art exhibition<br />
going on here, too. For instance, June boasted a<br />
collection of black and white images by 1940s<br />
photographer Elliot Erwitt.<br />
Its sister property, Hotel Continentale<br />
( 10 www.lungarnohotels.com), is situated just<br />
10 paces closer to the Ponte Vecchio. Guest<br />
or not, it’s the destination to head to for an<br />
icy spritzer at the rooftop bar, overlooking the<br />
steady flow of pedestrians on the bridge.<br />
If you’re here during the biannual Pitti<br />
fashion fair you can expect the models and<br />
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stylists in town to have booked out JK Place ( 11 www.jkplace.com).<br />
The communal space of this boutique gem is decked out in trendy<br />
monochrome – black leather stools with studded trims, huge white<br />
leather armchairs – with coffee-table books on contemporary design to<br />
peruse while you sip your morning espresso. Rooms are, likewise, linear<br />
and clear of clutter, with touches of Versace-esque luxury. Sexy and<br />
stylish, this is one for lovers, commanding executives and VIPs. The Pink<br />
Room basement den is the perfect place for a nightcap, where a rosecoloured<br />
hue will paint you in the most favourable light.<br />
Florence is cutely compact, so getting out of town can mean only a<br />
15-minute bike ride, and it’s worth looking at hotels outside the centre. To<br />
the west, you will fi nd the fabulous Riva Lofts ( 12 www.rivalofts.com). The<br />
luxurious studio apartments are the project of Alice Nordi and her architect<br />
father, who wanted to give tourists visiting Florence an experience that<br />
combines the classic and contemporary. The renovated former artisans’<br />
studios are decorated with natural colours, artworks and antiques.<br />
Speaking of renovations, the historic Grand Hotel Villa Cora ( 13<br />
www.villacora.it) re-opened this spring after a three-year makeover.<br />
Past guests have included emperors and princes, so feel free to have a<br />
royally good time. Situated in a park near the fairy-tale Boboli Gardens,<br />
the hotel comprises 46 rooms, in a 19th-century mansion setting,<br />
as well as a wine cellar, cigar bar, and a swanky spa with an outdoor<br />
heated pool. La dolce vita? You bet.<br />
up on the roof<br />
Chill out at Gallery<br />
Hotel Art<br />
Hotel Continentale is<br />
great for a pre-dinner drink<br />
Brangelina<br />
style<br />
Everyone loves Florence,<br />
and Hollywood stars<br />
are no exception. Last<br />
year avid travellers<br />
Brad Pitt and Angelina<br />
Jolie were in town with<br />
their children, and took<br />
a suite at the Relais<br />
Santa Croce ( 14 www.<br />
relaischateaux.com).<br />
You can read their<br />
names in the guest<br />
book.<br />
Guests like Brad<br />
and Ange are treated<br />
to a slice of life in what<br />
feels like a huge private<br />
house, living the same<br />
indulgent lifestyle as<br />
the rich Renaissance<br />
families once did.<br />
The centrepiece<br />
of this sumptuous<br />
palazzo is an ornate<br />
drawing room, with its<br />
high ceilings, decadent<br />
furnishings, original<br />
frescoes, decorative<br />
mouldings and high<br />
windows. Wow.<br />
If your wallet doesn’t<br />
stretch to a stay here<br />
but you fancy taking a<br />
peek at this place from<br />
the outside, you’ll find<br />
it close to the church<br />
and square of the same<br />
name, just north of the<br />
Arno river.
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“Florence has a ‘magic<br />
hour’ just before<br />
sundown when the light<br />
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ON THE TABLE<br />
STEAK AND SAUCE<br />
IF YOU COME TO FLORENCE, EAT MEAGRELY<br />
before you do so. You’ll need the room for a<br />
culinary blowout. Eating is an event in this city,<br />
enjoyed with friends, with no pressure to hurry.<br />
Every morsel, from bar snacks to haute cuisine,<br />
seems to be a little work of art in its own way.<br />
The most famous of local dishes is the<br />
fiorentina steak, from the Chianina cow, and<br />
available to try almost anywhere in the city. As<br />
a former vegetarian, I took some persuading,<br />
but the prime cuts of meat at Osteria dell’<br />
Olio ( 15 www.osteriadellolio.com) were tender<br />
and delicious. The meal is completed by a side<br />
of squared, crispy roast potatoes and a drizzle<br />
of olive oil for good measure. Just a short stroll<br />
from the Cathedral, this restaurant is chic and<br />
popular with locals.<br />
If you want a fun night out eating pizza<br />
with friends, then roll up your sleeves for a<br />
margherita with a diff erence at Munaciello ( 16<br />
www.munaciello.it), a huge, buzzing restaurant<br />
with a wood-fi red oven. The pizza bases are<br />
Neapolitan-style – thick and doughy and sunk<br />
in the middle – with a mouth-watering choice of<br />
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fresh ingredients from spicy salami to creamy goats’ cheese and porcini<br />
mushrooms. The acoustics of the interior mean loud chatter bounces off<br />
the walls, which are adorned with Neapolitan paraphernalia, like football<br />
shirts strung across a washing line and a vintage ice-cream cart. Small<br />
parties can dine in privacy in a hidden room – pull aside the thick velvet<br />
drapes to fi nd a decadent dinner setting with baroque candelabra.<br />
You could also try the stylish family restaurant of Il Santo Bevitore<br />
( 17 www.ilsantobevitore.com), run by brother and sister Marco and<br />
Martina Baldesi, and their business partner, Stefano Sebastiani. Dividing<br />
the original eating area and the newer extension is the 2,000-year-old<br />
tower entrance to the city. Lining the walls are rows of wine bottles (all<br />
Tuscan), with suggestions for what to pair perfectly with your meal.<br />
You can enjoy starters like ricotta flan with radicchio cream and crispy<br />
pancetta, and mains like hand-chopped Chianina beef tartare with fresh<br />
vegetables. A special mention goes to the La Fiorita Prosecco – fizz so<br />
good I drained two glasses of it!<br />
Push the boat out with a last supper at Alle Murate ( 18 www.<br />
allemurate.it), situated in the Palace of the Art of Judges and Notaries,<br />
where you’ll eat top-class Italian cuisine amid stunning frescoes and<br />
archaeological remains. Seafood aphrodisiacs for lovers in the city are<br />
in no short supply at the Cestello Ristoclub ( 19 www.cestelloristoclub.<br />
com), a sumptuous den with moody stone walls and swathes of rich<br />
fabric that conceal the restaurant’s fish store, where you can choose the<br />
ingredients for your dinner.<br />
love me tender<br />
Perfect pizza at Munaciello<br />
Osteria dell’ Olio’s mouthwatering<br />
meat<br />
Tasty tours<br />
A foodie is so spoilt for<br />
choice in Florence, you<br />
could do well to hand<br />
responsibility for your<br />
itinerary over to the<br />
experts. I meet Edoardo<br />
Giacometti of the tour<br />
company Florencetown<br />
20 for a chat. “Most of<br />
the inner circle of the<br />
city is pedestrianised, so<br />
it’s easier to get around<br />
on a bike with the new<br />
cycle scheme,” he says.<br />
A half-day bike tour on<br />
their vintage Graziellas<br />
includes a stop at the<br />
famous La Carraia<br />
Gelateria 21 for the<br />
best ice-cream in town.<br />
If you want to keep<br />
eating like a local when<br />
you’re back home, a<br />
cookery lesson will<br />
show you how. First<br />
step: the central<br />
market to pick the best<br />
ingredients and taste<br />
local food and wine.<br />
Then into the kitchen<br />
with chef Giovanni,<br />
to make bruschetta<br />
and fresh pasta from<br />
scratch. For more<br />
details, visit www.<br />
ibikeflorence.com and<br />
www.florencetown.com<br />
Oh, and mention this<br />
article when booking to<br />
get a 10% discount.
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“We serve food sourced<br />
from the countryside that<br />
surrounds our city, which<br />
is some of the richest<br />
land in Italy”<br />
MARTINA BALDESI<br />
CO-OWNER, IL SANTO BEVITORE<br />
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to THE bar<br />
APERITIVO TIME<br />
FLORENCE IS A SOCIABLE CITY, AND THE<br />
conversation is fuelled by a steady stream of<br />
fi ne wines, spirits and cocktails. Florentines also<br />
know that an aperitif like Prosecco prepares<br />
the palette and that a digestif like grappa acts<br />
as a full stop to a meal. When you’re drinking<br />
matters as much as what you’re drinking. In<br />
a city with generously sized pedestrian areas,<br />
crowds of drinkers spill out from the bars onto<br />
the streets. You’ll also fi nd many bars that are<br />
high-ceilinged, cavernous spaces, complete<br />
with balconies and cellars heaving with people.<br />
Young locals who want to escape the history<br />
for some Florentine-style fl irting in the open-air<br />
head to Flò Lounge Bar ( 22 www.fl ofi renze.<br />
com), a 2km drive out into the hills, where<br />
the chillout tunes won’t disturb any ancient<br />
foundations. A little bit Ibiza and a little bit LA, the<br />
crowd is hip and beautiful. A night at Flò begins<br />
at sundown with a buff et boasting fi nger food like<br />
fresh buff alo mozzarella balls and Parma ham<br />
rolls, and then some mingling. Drinks tokens<br />
are paid for in advance and swapped for your<br />
favourite cocktails. Gradually the music tempo<br />
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switches up a gear and the dancefl oor is populated by girls and guys all<br />
shamelessly gyrating to crowd-pleasing dance tunes from the likes of David<br />
Guetta. Artistic director Pierluigi Gorini shows me a photo of Hollywood<br />
actress Kirsten Dunst at the club, taken just days earlier.<br />
Another favourite meeting place for drinks is the lively Volume ( 23<br />
www.volume.fi .it) on the Piazza Santo Spirito, where the clientele has real<br />
character. Scruff y-haired musos and artistically tattooed girls jostle for<br />
one of the coveted tables. As is customary in Italy, free snacks are served<br />
at aperitivo time. There’s live music here, too. Order a classic Italian<br />
spritzer of iced Campari, soda water and a slice of orange.<br />
The aptly named Dolce Vita ( 24 www.dolcevitafl orence.com) has<br />
been a popular pre-club hangout for years but maintains its fashionable<br />
reputation with a constantly rotating exhibition of cool art and sculptures.<br />
Check out the wine bar for info on regular tastings from their international<br />
list, accompanied by French cheeses and Tuscan salami.<br />
You’ll want to take things slowly at the bar of the same name just<br />
north of the Ponte Vecchio. Slowly Café ( 25 www.slowlycafe.com) is<br />
styled with a touch of Americana, with booths and bar stools filled by a<br />
20-something crowd enjoying classic cocktails. If you really want to be<br />
adventurous try the oysters and Champagne –they are to die for.<br />
Finally, you may be in the city but the beach is not far away with Easy<br />
Living ( 26 www.piazzart.com), an annual summer pop-up beach on the<br />
banks of the Arno. Open by day and night, the bar serves a fi ne mojito,<br />
and there’s a changing programme of concerts and art events.<br />
go with the flò<br />
Alfresco drinking on<br />
Piazza Santo Spirito<br />
The hills are alive at<br />
Flò Lounge Bar<br />
Pass the<br />
Chianti<br />
Gaze towards the<br />
horizon from Florence<br />
and you will see the<br />
beginnings of one of<br />
the world’s best-known<br />
wine regions, producing<br />
that perennial favourite,<br />
Chianti.<br />
Italians enjoy Chianti<br />
with food, and so<br />
should you; preferably<br />
in large balloon glasses<br />
alongside classic dishes<br />
like risotto, pizza and<br />
Tuscan white bean soup<br />
with focaccia bread.<br />
The borders of the<br />
Chianti region are not<br />
clearly defined, but<br />
in general the hillside<br />
vineyards, broken up<br />
by olive groves and<br />
cypress trees, extend<br />
across Florence and<br />
Siena. Some brands<br />
are referred to as<br />
Florentine Chianti and<br />
others as Sienese, but<br />
all are typified by a<br />
shimmering bright red<br />
colour with a cherry<br />
flavour and bite of<br />
acidity. Chianti dates<br />
back to 1800, when<br />
Baron Bettino Ricasoli<br />
set the standard as to<br />
exactly which grapes<br />
should go into it, and in<br />
what quantities.
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“We like people who<br />
dress well but, more<br />
importantly, have a<br />
good attitude”<br />
ANNALISA DI STEFANO<br />
ONE OF THE DOOR STAFF AT FLÒ LOUNGE<br />
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hit the shops<br />
HATS ENTERTAINMENT<br />
WITH STREETS THIS CHARMING AND<br />
romantic, shopping in Florence is never a<br />
chore. Because of the summer sun and the<br />
tradition of long, lazy lunches, you may find<br />
some stores closed from midday until 3pm,<br />
but they also stay open into the evening, which<br />
is the best time to peruse the market stalls,<br />
street vendors and boutiques.<br />
Around the corner from the Gallery Hotel<br />
Art (see At the Hotel) is the Lungarno Details<br />
shop ( 27 www.lungarnodetails.com), which<br />
stocks many of the home furnishings from the<br />
group’s luxury hotels. You’ll find art pieces and<br />
little homewares items, like a piece of wrought<br />
iron shaped into a heart, or a perfect chilli in<br />
blown glass. And they ship internationally, too.<br />
An alternative homewares boutique to<br />
check out is Slow Design ( 28 www.slowdesign.it)<br />
near the Palazzo Pitti, which stocks<br />
eco-friendly pieces like funky paper lanterns,<br />
recycled bags and (my favourite), a spoon that<br />
also functions as a tea strainer for the perfect cuppa.<br />
From here, it’s not far to carry your shopping to the nattiest hats in<br />
town at Antonio Gatto 29 milliner’s (established 1945). These hats are<br />
investment pieces – beautifully handmade by Gatto, from textiles with their<br />
own little stories. A military-inspired hat is made from linen taken from<br />
1930s naval jackets, while another is made from wartime postal sacks.<br />
There are also cool and quirky straw fedoras in all sorts of gelato colours.<br />
The gift shop at the Uffizi Gallery (see On the Street) is where to<br />
bag yourself all sorts of fun trinkets depicting famous works of art –<br />
from The Birth of Venus to illustrations by Leonardo da Vinci. Compact<br />
mirrors, bookmarks, umbrellas and ceramics – there’s nothing here that<br />
doesn’t have Florentine art stamped on it.<br />
If it’s designer clothing you’re after, a short bus or train ride into the<br />
Tuscan countryside just outside the city takes you to The Mall ( 30 www.<br />
themall.it), a large luxury outlet with bargain prices on brands including<br />
Armani Jeans, Gucci, Bottega Veneta, Fendi, Balenciaga and more.<br />
Back near the Ponte Vecchio, it’s time to grab something for the lady<br />
in your life at the exquisite Ortigia shop ( 31 www.ortigiasicilia.com).<br />
This Sicilian brand creates a variety of scented bath and body products,<br />
and the luxe packaging – which comes in popping colours with shiny<br />
silver embossing – is a treat too.<br />
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lots in store<br />
Find some hip headgear at<br />
Antonio Gatto<br />
It’s all about luxury living at<br />
Lungarno Details<br />
Hot stepper<br />
In this city one name<br />
is synonymous with<br />
fancy footwear –<br />
Salvatore Ferragamo.<br />
The Florentine designer<br />
dressed every famous<br />
foot in the Hollywood<br />
glamour age of the<br />
1940s and 1950s.<br />
Today, in the<br />
Salvatore Ferragamo<br />
store ( 32 www.<br />
ferragamo.com) you<br />
can buy replicas of<br />
these designs. How<br />
about a pair just like the<br />
gorgeous, handmade<br />
silver pumps, designed<br />
for Audrey Hepburn?<br />
For the larger-thanlife<br />
showgirl, Carmen<br />
Miranda, there are<br />
commanding black and<br />
gold wedges. You could<br />
buy classy navy red<br />
and cream stilettos like<br />
those made for Marilyn<br />
Monroe. But the pair<br />
I wish I could swipe<br />
are the demure but<br />
oh-so-sexy gold strappy<br />
sandals designed for<br />
Eva Perón.<br />
The store also houses<br />
a mini-museum with<br />
glass cases that display<br />
the originals worn by<br />
Hollywood’s glitterati.<br />
Carrie Bradshaw, eat<br />
your heart out!<br />
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Spain’s grape success<br />
Felíx Solís Avantis is a family-run winery best known for its Viña Albali brand.<br />
John Radford heads to Valdepeñas in southern Spain to fi nd out more<br />
Until as recently as the 1960s, many<br />
wines made in southern Spain were<br />
dismissed by connoisseurs as being<br />
for local consumption only. But just 200km<br />
south of Madrid, the region of Valdepeñas (the<br />
valley of stones) has earned a longstanding<br />
reputation for producing top-notch wines.<br />
Back in 1561, when Madrid became the capital<br />
of Spain, high-ranking government offi cials<br />
needed to keep control in the major cities of<br />
the south, including Granada and Córdoba.<br />
Valdepeñas was pretty much half way from<br />
the capital to both cities and provided a<br />
convenient stopping place for the well-heeled<br />
travellers. Eager to please these relatively<br />
moneyed clients and ensure they returned,<br />
local winegrowers endeavoured to produce<br />
top-quality tipples by investing more in their<br />
vines, grapes and winery equipment. The<br />
fi nished wines were a quantum leap in quality<br />
– far better than the rustic produce of the<br />
surrounding great plain of La Mancha – and<br />
this is a tradition which continues to this day.<br />
SPAIN’S BIGGEST SINGLE WINERY<br />
Of course nowadays, thanks to high-speed<br />
trains and motorways, Valdepeñas is easily<br />
reached within a couple of hours from Madrid.<br />
Nestled on the outskirts of the town, you can’t<br />
miss the towers and spires of what appears<br />
to be a futuristic steel city. This is Bodegas<br />
Felíx Solís – the biggest single winery in Spain.<br />
Founded in 1952 by Felíx Solís Fernandez,<br />
whose family have been in the wine trade since<br />
the 19th century, the business began to expand<br />
considerably after the region was granted the<br />
Denominacion de Origen (DO) in the 1960s.<br />
At a time when a good deal of wine in the<br />
surrounding region was still sold in bulk or even<br />
in goatskins, Felíx bottled his wines to give them<br />
the cachet of quality, and sold them extensively<br />
in Madrid, building the present winery in 1970.<br />
SUNSHINE IN A BOTTLE<br />
Since then the winery has gone from strength to<br />
strength and now boasts the largest automated<br />
warehouse in the wine world, where silent robots<br />
wrap, palletise, classify and rack the wines prior<br />
to their dispatch. But don’t be put off by this<br />
modern-day approach to manufacturing, Felíx’s<br />
attitude to quality remains at the core of his
usiness, and grapes are harvested by hand<br />
at the time of optimum ripeness. The most<br />
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the Airen for white wines and the Tempranillo<br />
(known locally as the Cencibel) for red wines.<br />
It is with the reds that the company has forged<br />
its international reputation. They range from<br />
everyday wines to those that will keep and<br />
improve with age. The style of the older wines<br />
is classically Spanish: soft, strawberry fruit from<br />
the grape, a hint of musky oak from the cask,<br />
and a long, warm gentle fi nish – you can almost<br />
taste the sunshine in the bottle.<br />
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It’s because of these characteristics – and, of<br />
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Solís wines have become so popular all over<br />
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Viña Albali Reserva, the company’s fl agship<br />
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as well as Germany and Scandinavia, rank<br />
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In France’s La Brenne<br />
regional park, the<br />
opportunities for wildlifewatching<br />
are like nowhere<br />
else, says James Parry,<br />
who encounters rare birds,<br />
butterfl ies, terrapins and<br />
much more. Photography<br />
by Tim White<br />
o on, get closer, it has an<br />
incredible scent!” Down<br />
on all fours, I do as I’m<br />
told and get up close and<br />
personal with a bright pink<br />
bloom. I’m looking at a<br />
fragrant orchid so closely that I’m virtually<br />
inhaling it. Local guide Tony Williams is<br />
leading me on a wildlife safari and there’s no<br />
escaping the hands-on element. It’s 6.30am<br />
and the best time of day to be out, according<br />
to nature-lovers (hmm). After an hour in the<br />
field my bleary eyes are finally starting to open<br />
up to what’s going on around me. And it’s all<br />
pretty amazing.<br />
Picture the scene: rolling countryside,<br />
threaded by lush hedgerows and quiet country<br />
lanes. Studded with flower-filled meadows,<br />
copses, orchards, picturesque stone-built<br />
farmsteads and even the occasional castle,<br />
fleetingly glimpsed through a screen of trees.<br />
Plus there are lakes. Lots of lakes, of every<br />
conceivable shape and size, some fringed by<br />
golden reeds, others by swaying willows, with<br />
yet more covered by a blanket of waterlilies,<br />
Monet-style.<br />
I’m in La Brenne, since 1989 a part of<br />
France’s impressive network of regional natural<br />
parks. Tucked away in the middle of the
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There are birds galore — egrets, herons and grebes, all busy<br />
preening, feeding and squabbling among each other<br />
country just south of the famous chateaux<br />
and vineyards of the Loire Valley, this area<br />
is largely off the radar to all but those in the<br />
know. La Brenne is a timeless place, as befits<br />
its location deep in the ancient royal province<br />
of Berry. I feel as though I’ve slipped back two<br />
centuries or more, to a rural idyll where Marie<br />
Antoinette might appear in her shepherdess<br />
costume and tend a few sheep in a meadow<br />
full of daisies.<br />
French queens hunted stags and wild<br />
boar here in the past, but today La Brenne<br />
is a wildlife paradise and the emphasis is on<br />
conservation. A biodiversity hotspot, the lakes,<br />
woods and meadows support a bewildering<br />
array of plants, animals and birds. We’re not<br />
in with much of a chance of seeing really big<br />
game on my safari, but I’m working on my own<br />
“Small Five”.<br />
First up for me are more orchids. After a few<br />
tasters growing next to the road, Tony takes me<br />
to a meadow where he promises “more than a<br />
fistful of them”. We walk to the top of a small<br />
hill and are confronted with an incredible sight<br />
on the other side: tens of thousands of orchids<br />
of several different species, in a swathe of pink<br />
and purple extending over an area the size of<br />
several football pitches. Tick number one!<br />
Tony works for the Ligue pour la Protection<br />
des Oiseaux, France’s main bird conservation<br />
organisation, and is based at the Maison de<br />
la Nature. This wildlife information centre is<br />
also a good place to see the European Pond<br />
Terrapin, the second target on my safari list.<br />
We walk along a boardwalk to an observation<br />
hide and I peer out through the wooden<br />
slats. There are birds galore – egrets, herons<br />
and grebes, all busy preening, feeding and<br />
squabbling among each other. Tony points,<br />
and then I see them – two terrapins, one little,<br />
one large, are sunbathing side by side on the<br />
waterside mud. Heads on<br />
hide and seek<br />
Spotting all types of birds<br />
around La Brenne<br />
Whiskered Terns come<br />
in to land<br />
Gone fi shing<br />
Some of La Brenne’s<br />
lakes date back to the<br />
12th century, when they<br />
were fi rst dug to drain<br />
the extensive marshes<br />
and for the rearing of<br />
fi sh. Many of the lakes<br />
and ponds still fulfi ll<br />
their original function.<br />
They are emptied every<br />
autumn via an intricate<br />
network of sluice gates.<br />
It can take a team of<br />
several people using<br />
nets and muscle power<br />
up to three days to clear<br />
the largest lakes of all<br />
their fi sh.<br />
Plenty of tench,<br />
zander, perch and pike<br />
are there for the taking,<br />
but carp are the main<br />
prize. The majority<br />
of these are sold in<br />
Germany, where they<br />
command a high price.<br />
La Brenne’s fi sh lakes<br />
are now a commercial<br />
enterprise worth<br />
millions of euros to what<br />
has not, traditionally,<br />
been an affl uent part of<br />
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“We want people to adjust to the pace of La Brenne<br />
and explore by means other than their cars”<br />
periscope-like necks peer round at us, before<br />
they slither off in tandem into the water. So<br />
that’s an enchanting wildlife-spotting number<br />
two in the bag.<br />
Although La Brenne covers 1,600km 2 , it has<br />
a population of only 30,000 people. There are<br />
over 3,000 lakes here, which I reckon works out<br />
at more than one lake for every 10 Brennous,<br />
as the locals are called. The inhabitants of this<br />
remote watery wilderness have always had a<br />
reputation for gritty independence. Historically,<br />
they have been much admired for having an<br />
ability to navigate their aquatic world in a way<br />
that defeated outsiders.<br />
Visitors are encouraged to try hiking,<br />
horseriding and canoeing, as I learn from<br />
Géraldine Chancel, who is responsible for<br />
tourism in the park. We meet at the Maison<br />
du Parc, a visitor centre with an excellent<br />
restaurant specialising in local produce, such as<br />
Pouligny-Saint-Pierre, a spectacular pyramidal<br />
goats’ cheese. “The emphasis here is on slow<br />
tourism,” says Chancel. “We want people to take<br />
their time, adjust to the pace of La Brenne and<br />
explore by means other than their cars.”<br />
Inspired, I set off that afternoon on a cycle<br />
ride with Gilles Dézécot, a guide for local<br />
environment group Indre Nature. We pedal<br />
along leafy waterside tracks, spotting rare<br />
plants and listening to nightingales. I get back<br />
into safari mode and my quest for number<br />
three on my list: the Whiskered Tern.<br />
This dapper bird is mainly a Mediterannean<br />
species but breeds here on the Chérine Nature<br />
Reserve, one of the jewels in La Brenne’s<br />
glittering crown. I find a noisy colony, very<br />
smart in their black, grey and white livery,<br />
building their nests on the floating lily pads.<br />
Suddenly there’s a great commotion as a dark<br />
shape looms overhead. Panicking ducks rocket<br />
off in all directions as a Black Kite, one of<br />
La Brenne’s many species of birds of prey,<br />
pedal power<br />
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Trying the<br />
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Look out for the<br />
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Life in the<br />
slow lane<br />
La Brenne is one of<br />
the best places in<br />
Europe to catch up with<br />
Emys orbicularis, the<br />
European Pond Terrapin.<br />
This remarkable beast<br />
spends the winter<br />
hibernating in mud and<br />
rotting vegetation at<br />
the bottom of ponds,<br />
emerging in spring to<br />
kickstart its coldblooded<br />
limbs in the<br />
warming sun.<br />
Terrapins are best<br />
looked for basking on<br />
waterside stones and<br />
partially submerged<br />
logs, but occasionally<br />
they will be seen<br />
exploring on ground,<br />
too. The females leave<br />
the water temporarily<br />
each May, crawling up to<br />
a kilometre to lay their<br />
eggs in areas of sandy<br />
soil and sometimes<br />
crossing roads in the<br />
process. Summer heat<br />
incubates the eggs, and<br />
the baby hatchlings<br />
must then fi nd their way,<br />
solo and unguided, to<br />
the ponds. The terrapins<br />
are a symbol of La<br />
Brenne and the locals<br />
used to keep them as<br />
lucky charms.<br />
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field day<br />
Guide Tony has a butterfl y<br />
in his sights<br />
With so much water around it’s no<br />
surprise that La Brenne is frog heaven<br />
swoops down, grabs a baby coot in its talons<br />
and carries it off. A reminder that we’re all<br />
potentially food for someone.<br />
Which brings me to frogs, and particularly<br />
the edible variety. With so much water around<br />
it’s no surprise that La Brenne is frog heaven.<br />
So I’m thinking that Edible Frog should be an<br />
easy number four on my safari list. But frogs<br />
are complicated here and there are several<br />
very similar species, some of which interbreed.<br />
“Edible” frogs are apparently the offspring of<br />
Pool Frogs and Marsh Frogs, and impossible<br />
to tell apart without the sort of anatomical<br />
examination I’m not really prepared for. But<br />
there are hundreds of frogs all around me,<br />
croaking, chirruping and mating, so for my<br />
number four I simply tick “Frog” and pedal off.<br />
Now for the last of my “Small Five” targets,<br />
a butterfly. An incredible 99 species have been<br />
recorded in La Brenne and, drunk on safari<br />
fever, I rather fancy my chances of helping<br />
Tony discover the 100th. He tactfully points<br />
out how unlikely that is, but within half an<br />
hour we see 20 or more different types, from<br />
majestic Swallowtails to the unfortunately<br />
named Dingy Skipper. But we’re looking for<br />
something special: the Large Copper, very rare,<br />
notoriously fussy and not likely to be hanging<br />
about on any roadside verge. We’ve already<br />
been knee-deep in a swamp looking for it, in<br />
vain.<br />
“There she goes!” shouts Tony suddenly, as<br />
he sets off at high speed, swinging his butterfly<br />
net like a man possessed. One deft swoop and<br />
our quarry is in the net and ready for inspection.<br />
It’s a beautiful female Copper, freshly emerged<br />
from her chrysalis and possibly on her maiden<br />
flight. I admire her gleaming orange wings and<br />
snap a pic of my number five, then Tony lets her<br />
go. She flutters off over the marshes, a dazzling<br />
ambassador for the natural wonders of France’s<br />
water wilderness.<br />
Fast facts<br />
GETTING THERE<br />
La Brenne lies within an<br />
easy driving distance<br />
of Limoges, Poitiers<br />
and Tours airports. For<br />
more details, visit www.<br />
ryanair.com. Hertz (www.<br />
hertz.com) provides<br />
special rates for Ryanair<br />
passengers.<br />
GETTING STARTED<br />
To fi nd out more about<br />
wildlife, walking and bike<br />
hire in La Brenne, visit<br />
www.parc-naturel-brenne.<br />
fr. Maison du Parc (tel:<br />
+33 (0)2 5428 1213) in Le<br />
Bouchet has information<br />
and a shop selling local<br />
produce, as well as an<br />
excellent restaurant. For<br />
wildlife fans, the Maison<br />
de la Nature (tel: +33<br />
(0)2 5428 1100) and its<br />
observatory near Saint-<br />
Michel-en-Brenne are<br />
a must.<br />
STAYING THERE<br />
For more on where to<br />
stay, from campsites to<br />
cottages and B&Bs, call<br />
+33 (0)2 5407 3636 or<br />
visit www.berryprovince.<br />
com. One of the most<br />
stylish places to bed<br />
down is Domaine de<br />
la Crapaudine (tel:<br />
+33 (0)2 5437 7712,<br />
www.domaine-de-lacrapaudine.fr),<br />
a B&B in<br />
a beautifully renovated<br />
17th-century house near<br />
Rosnay. Owner Max will<br />
cook you a superb dinner<br />
with advance notice.<br />
Another top place to eat<br />
is l’Auberge de la Gabrière<br />
(tel: +33 (0)2 5437<br />
8097, www.auberge-36gabriere.com)<br />
near Le<br />
Temple, where you can<br />
enjoy local fi sh dishes<br />
overlooking the Gabrière<br />
lake.<br />
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The best (and cheapest) way to<br />
enjoy Corsica’s miles of stunning<br />
coastline is on a scooter, says<br />
Tristan Rutherford. Photography<br />
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I’m 40 hours into my week-long<br />
motorcycle loop around southern<br />
Corsica when it hits me: two wheels<br />
are way better than four. It’s at<br />
Sartène, 50km north of Figari<br />
airport, when this eureka moment<br />
arrives. The medieval hill town tumbles into<br />
the valley in my bike’s rear-view mirror, and far<br />
ahead 20km of empty asphalt ribbons down<br />
to the sea.<br />
Every time I take a corner the bike rears<br />
up slightly and I can glimpse further open<br />
road ahead. Invariably, it’s a clear shot past<br />
low fields, as snowcapped mountains frame<br />
the horizon. I gun the motor and dip into the<br />
opposing lane as the bike springs slowly back<br />
to vertical and catapults out of the corner. As<br />
a 125cc scooter virgin I’m only doing 60km/h,<br />
but this honestly feels like flying.<br />
Corsica is ideal for motorbikes of all<br />
calibres, but you need no special training to<br />
hire a scooter, only a driving licence. The<br />
island boasts the same amount of coastline<br />
as Spain’s Balearic Islands, yet receives just<br />
20% of the visitors – and only a handful of<br />
them outside July and August. Locals ply their<br />
empty roads in pick-up trucks, tractors or<br />
The magical beauty that<br />
places Corsica in a<br />
diff erent league to other<br />
Mediterranean islands<br />
is visible at every turn<br />
on two wheels themselves. In a land with an<br />
average of just 16 rainy days between May and<br />
September it’s easy to see the attraction.<br />
On a bike the island’s scenery is scarily<br />
intense. Inland, over 20 mountains soar above<br />
2,000m. Their snowmelt is funnelled into raging<br />
rivers, which are criss-crossed by ancient stone<br />
bridges. In the west lie the Calanques, where<br />
the coast road threads through cavernous rock<br />
formations that glow red in the setting sun. And<br />
in the south-east – where I’ve planned my lazy<br />
loop (see map, right) – are gentle palm-lined<br />
shores, as well as a clutch of what are regularly<br />
voted the world’s greatest beaches.<br />
On day three, in Bonifacio, the island’s<br />
prettiest seaside resort, I receive a lesson in biker<br />
camaraderie. In almost every Corsican town<br />
motorcycles may park up on the main square for<br />
free. The bigger the vehicle the bigger the posing<br />
rights, and the Harley-Davidsons – thoroughbred<br />
stallions to my donkey of a moped – have taken<br />
centre stage. But bikers of all persuasions then<br />
sit and sip espressos together, from Italians<br />
on speedy Kawasakis to Germans touring on<br />
Honda Gold Wings. It’s a free-living fraternity,<br />
albeit one involving lots of leather, and I feel<br />
like I belong. Then we all leave, the riders on<br />
their beast bikes revving and roaring, me with a<br />
quieter ‘putt putt’ sound.<br />
It’s said that every road in Corsica leads to a<br />
beach. My guidebook lists 100 great ones, but<br />
there are over 100 more that remain unmarked<br />
on the highway and many more that remain<br />
unnamed. A case in point is Pianottoli-Caldarello<br />
Plage, which I discover by pointing the scooter<br />
coastward off the main Bonifacio road.<br />
After 5km of tree-lined tarmac I glide the<br />
scooter through a minefield of rutted dirt<br />
road. Patches of sand mark a tricky final<br />
passage – bikers must speed into them, push<br />
straight ahead and hold on tight – before I spot<br />
a Yamaha silhouetted against a wide arc of<br />
beach. Its two riders are swimming naked off<br />
a rocky outcrop at one end and seem oblivious<br />
to my presence. I walk the other way and slip<br />
into a blue watery paradise of my own. Little<br />
wonder it’s not been tagged on Google Maps.<br />
For a taste of the interior, I point my<br />
scooter towards Propriano in the south-
foodie rider<br />
The hill town of Sartène<br />
Pick up some tasty local<br />
products along the way<br />
Find your perfect beach<br />
SCOOT ON<br />
125cc scooters are the most<br />
powerful bikes that can be rented<br />
without a motorcycle licence on<br />
Corsica – a regular driving licence<br />
will suffi ce. A new Honda can be<br />
rented for €40 per day (minimum<br />
four days) from Funscoots in<br />
Porto-Vecchio (tel: +33 0 6 1116 3512,<br />
www.funscoots.com). A 150km<br />
tour of southern Corsica will cost<br />
about €7 in petrol.<br />
west of the island. This region is a tranquil<br />
meadowland traversed by slow country roads<br />
and is consequently off the main biker trail.<br />
The magical beauty that places Corsica in a<br />
different league to other Mediterranean islands<br />
is visible at every turn.<br />
The scooter’s revs are low enough to hear the<br />
twitter of birdsong. Lizards and the odd snake<br />
squiggle out of my path. Near the village of<br />
Orasi, two eagles soar overhead then dip down<br />
to 20m, wheeling around in a circular patrol over<br />
a field of ripening corn. Though it’s summer I<br />
don’t see another vehicle for a good half-hour.<br />
The liberty that a motorbike offers you to<br />
tour at both high and low speeds – or to stop<br />
off at will – becomes apparent as the days<br />
pass. The cafés that line the road between<br />
Sartène and Figari make for unscheduled<br />
breaks, as do countryside stalls selling island<br />
jam and honey. The weekly fruit market<br />
Follow the route<br />
Propriano<br />
Sartène<br />
Orasi<br />
N196<br />
Pianottoli–<br />
Caldarello<br />
Figari<br />
N196<br />
Bonifacio<br />
N198<br />
Porto–Vecchio<br />
N198<br />
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in the fortress town of Porto-Vecchio is a<br />
particularly colourful place to stock up. By day<br />
five the scooter is less a mode of transport,<br />
more a mobile larder, as Corsican figatelli<br />
salami, tomme sheep’s cheese, heirloom<br />
tomatoes (aged varieties from years past) and<br />
local cucumbers are stuffed into every crevice.<br />
Rounding Corsica’s southernmost tip again<br />
on day six I pull over at the distant sight of<br />
kitesurfers. The Italian island of Sardinia lies<br />
clear across the strait and the wind whips<br />
between the two islands. Four surfers ride<br />
the waves a kilometre out in the ocean, their<br />
red sails carving through the air like courting<br />
butterflies. Passports in hand they could be<br />
eating prosciutto after a 10-minute race across<br />
the water. However, I gun the scooter’s motor,<br />
keen to spend my final full day on the famed<br />
beaches of the south-east coast.<br />
Little prepares you for the ice-white sands<br />
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of Palombaggia and Rondinara, Corsica’s two<br />
finest beaches. Palombaggia is a triple-bayed<br />
delight fringed by palms and the odd hippychic<br />
beach bar. Rondinara is so beautiful it<br />
looks like it’s been created using Photoshop.<br />
What may be the planet’s most perfect arc of<br />
sand is shaded by Aleppo pines and lapped<br />
by half a metre of turquoise blue water. I glide<br />
past the rows of cars to the edge of the sand.<br />
On my morning of departure I run the<br />
scooter up to Porto-Vecchio, which lies<br />
close to Figari airport. The scooter feels<br />
like an extension of my body as I weave up<br />
the winding highway heading north. Such<br />
scenic rhythmic silence encourages quiet<br />
contemplation. In the classic biker book Zen<br />
and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, the<br />
lead character achieves inner peace amid the<br />
constant hum of rubber on open tarmac. It’s a<br />
feeling I know I’ll miss.<br />
By day fi ve the<br />
scooter is less a mode<br />
of transport, more<br />
a mobile larder<br />
road to swell<br />
A hot day in Porto-Vecchio<br />
Pianottoli-Caldarello<br />
Plage is worth seeking out<br />
Scooting on to the next<br />
destination<br />
Fast facts<br />
GETTING THERE<br />
Figari airport is located<br />
25km from Porto-<br />
Vecchio and 20km<br />
from Bonifacio. A daily<br />
bus service operates<br />
between the two towns,<br />
where you can pick<br />
up scooters. Taxis to<br />
Bonifacio cost about<br />
€39, and €48 to Porto-<br />
Vecchio. Alternatively,<br />
Hertz (www.hertz.com)<br />
is Ryanair’s exclusive<br />
rental partner and<br />
provides special rates<br />
for passengers.<br />
WHERE TO STAY<br />
About 1km outside<br />
Bonifacio, the<br />
great-value Hôtel des<br />
Étrangers (doubles<br />
from €45, tel: +33 0<br />
4 9573 0109, www.<br />
hoteldesetrangers.fr) has<br />
tidy guestrooms, free<br />
wi-fi and secure parking.<br />
In Porto-Vecchio, Hôtel le<br />
Goéland (doubles from<br />
€180, tel: +33 0 4 9570<br />
1415, www.hotelgoeland.<br />
com) has hip, comfy<br />
rooms, and a waterfront<br />
location that’s great<br />
for families. They also<br />
welcome bike and<br />
scooter enthusiasts too.<br />
Just outside Sartène –<br />
with an infi nity pool that<br />
looks over the mountains<br />
– is the Hôtel Fior di<br />
Ribba (doubles from €76,<br />
tel: +33 0 4 9577 0180,<br />
www.hotelfi ordiribba.<br />
com). On the west coast,<br />
in the sleepy town of<br />
Porto-Pollo, sits the<br />
Hôtel Les Eucalyptus<br />
(doubles from €93, tel:<br />
+33 0 4 9574 0152, www.<br />
hoteleucalyptus.com).<br />
It offers tennis courts,<br />
free wi-fi , a beachfront<br />
location and private<br />
parking for scooters.<br />
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Matthew Lee meets the Londoners obsessed with<br />
hamburgers, and fi nds the best new places in the<br />
capital to bite into a bun. Who said the British can’t<br />
do burgers? Photography by Tim White
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LIFE IN THE FAST<br />
FOOD LANE<br />
Artists Anna Lomax and<br />
Lauren Davies are besotted by<br />
burger memorabilia
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There’s tension in the<br />
air. Burgerac, London’s<br />
foremost hamburger<br />
detective, is about to<br />
deliver his verdict on a<br />
burger at a restaurant<br />
called Bar Boulud. He<br />
holds his half of the “Piggy Burger” at eye-level<br />
and we both admire its dazzling beauty – cheese<br />
brioche bun, tender pulled pork (slow cooked<br />
mince) and a medium-rare beef patty, brown<br />
edges giving way to a reddish-pink centre, a shy<br />
blush for a hopelessly enamoured audience.<br />
But there’s a problem. The chilli mayonnaise<br />
has made the surface slippery and Burgerac<br />
is struggling to get a grip. Red cabbage spills<br />
from the seams. I nervously gobble a French<br />
fry. “Slicing it in half appears to have affected<br />
the burger dynamics,” he reports, tongue<br />
only slightly in cheek. But despite concerns<br />
regarding structural integrity, Burgerac’s<br />
enthusiasm remains undiminished. He declares<br />
it a triumph, his favourite burger in London.<br />
“For too long we put up with substandard<br />
burgers,” says the sleuth, who launched his<br />
food blog (www.burgerac.com) at the start of<br />
the year. For those who missed it, the name is<br />
a play on the 1980s British TV detective series,<br />
Bergerac. “Now we’re braver in the kitchen and<br />
demanding more. There’s a new generation of<br />
ultra-burger and it’s hugely exciting.”<br />
Burgerac, whose identity must not be<br />
revealed, is obviously obsessed. But he’s by<br />
no means alone. Five years or so ago, London<br />
wasn’t the best place for the burger besotted.<br />
Now the scene is booming and fast-food<br />
junkies are queuing up to reveal their oncetaboo<br />
passion. An online community of chefs,<br />
butchers, writers and kitchen-table enthusiasts<br />
alike carnivorously blog and tweet about bun<br />
absorbability, cheese gooeyness, lean-to-fat<br />
ratios, the optimum way to slice gherkins and<br />
the different kinds of burgers they discovered<br />
in small American towns on their latest<br />
pilgrimage to the burger’s homeland.<br />
It’s understandable. We’ve all grown up<br />
with hamburgers. They symbolise America,<br />
childhood and, erm, capitalism. And if you’re<br />
counting calories, they are forbidden fruit,<br />
a calorific treat reserved only for special<br />
“For too long we put up with substandard<br />
burgers. Now we’re braver in the kitchen<br />
and demanding more”<br />
occasions. You can squeeze them, smell them<br />
and wrap your lips around them. They’re the<br />
ultimate comfort food. The burger is, in pop<br />
culture terms, perhaps the most iconic dish in<br />
the world.<br />
This rich hamburger mythology was recently<br />
celebrated in London at The Burgermat Show.<br />
The event was a special edition of Burger<br />
Mondays, a social gathering and burger feast<br />
organised by American Daniel Young, a blogger<br />
(www.youngandfoodish.com) and former food<br />
critic for New York’s Daily News. Young teamed<br />
up with Burgerac to produce a celebration of<br />
art, design and, of course, hamburgers. Each<br />
meal came with a burger-themed placemat<br />
designed by a young London artist – a unique<br />
souvenir for the discerning fan.<br />
In a similar vein, artists Anna Lomax and<br />
Lauren Davies, together known as Jiggery<br />
Pokery (www.jiggerypokery.biz), have launched<br />
a collection of fast-food memorabilia at the<br />
YCN gallery in the east London neighbourhood
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of Shoreditch. Entitled Eat Fast Die Young, it<br />
includes tomato-shaped ketchup dispensers,<br />
vanity cases shaped like burgers, and all sorts<br />
of tacky giveaways from the golden age of<br />
marketing burgers to kids.<br />
“These take us back to our childhood and<br />
the things we couldn’t have,” says Lomax, her<br />
face lit by the golden arches in the window.<br />
“But ultimately it’s just about celebrating<br />
the naffness of it all.” One particularly naff<br />
item is a comic book starring Mr Wimpy, a<br />
Popeye character re-imagined as a Tower of<br />
London Beefeater. He was the face of Wimpy<br />
restaurants, which first opened in Britain in<br />
the mid-1950s, a full two decades before<br />
McDonald’s arrived on UK shores.<br />
Once a familiar sight on many a UK high<br />
street, today its restaurants are much fewer in<br />
number, the closest to central London being in<br />
Shadwell, east London. And that’s where I find<br />
Daniel Young eating a cheeseburger topped<br />
with a flattened pork sausage.<br />
“Burgers are a strong part of New York<br />
culture, and New Yorkers have a very strong<br />
idea of what burgers should be,” he says,<br />
holding the last thing on Earth he thinks a<br />
burger should be. He started Burger Mondays<br />
to “bring a New Yorker’s sensibility” to the<br />
burgeoning London scene.<br />
The events are held in small London<br />
cafés, but star accomplished chefs making<br />
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Yianni Papoutsis of The<br />
Meatwagon<br />
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hit when it was released in 2009, raising the<br />
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London, that really shook up the capital’s<br />
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There is no alcohol, no<br />
dairy, no wheat, no<br />
sugar, but it’s delicious<br />
And why did I sign up for this? Because I<br />
am 34 and sick of being unfit. Some people<br />
are born to athleticism, some have athleticism<br />
thrust upon them, and some always have an<br />
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sportswear and jog in the rain when you could<br />
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at Purescapes is my attempt to reconfigure<br />
my brain when it comes to fitness. It’s not a<br />
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case in point. I have always loathed jogging, I<br />
tell gym guy.<br />
“Oh yes, so do I,” he responds, cheerfully. “I<br />
very rarely do it.” I look at him suspiciously: he<br />
is pectorally over-toned and lean. He laughs<br />
at me and tells me that there’s basically more<br />
than one way to skin a cat. Interesting.<br />
The Purescapes people are really into<br />
circuits. I’ve never done one before (I didn’t<br />
even know what they were). But we are doing a<br />
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Some guests try to<br />
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a cavewoman and throwing a log in the air (quite satisfying, actually).<br />
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lunch. We return for elite athlete-style naps, one-on-one sessions, a<br />
final circuit, yoga or Qigong, and optional tennis and massages. Then<br />
it’s a healthy supper before collapsing into bed at about 9pm, when<br />
we sleep the sleep of the dead. I’ve never been this active before.<br />
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than me, I would describe everyone in our group’s levels as “normal”<br />
rather than “super freak”.<br />
There is a Kiwi couple: they feel that living in stressful London has<br />
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alcohol, no dairy, no wheat and no sugar, but the food, cooked by<br />
a chef, is delicious. We have breakfasts of muesli, scrambled eggs<br />
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avocado, chicken, homemade coleslaw, hummus and lentils; and<br />
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Some people are born to athleticism, some<br />
have athleticism thrust upon them,<br />
and some always have an excuse ready<br />
a windswept viewpoint. The Algarve spreads<br />
out before us like an emerald carpet. We kayak<br />
up the Rio Formosa lagoon near Faro to a<br />
tiny sand spit (which they make us jog around<br />
– slave drivers). And another time, we bike to<br />
the town of Silves, an old Moorish centre, and<br />
slump in the town square, basking in the sun.<br />
Reza Niam, co-owner of the company, is<br />
six-foot-something and built like Arnie. He can<br />
be found on the lawn at 5am doing frightening<br />
things with dumbbells – living the personal<br />
trainer dream. But he’s gentle, kind: it must be<br />
a Canadian thing. Perhaps because of Reza,<br />
the vibe of Purescapes couldn’t be further from<br />
a boot camp. A lot of the stuff they make you<br />
do is exactly that, but somehow you feel like<br />
you are choosing it.<br />
One day (day four I think) I wake up and<br />
realise that in my mind and body, a switch has<br />
flicked. If my body could speak, it would say:<br />
“Yeahhhhhhh!” This is it. I am ancient woman<br />
on the savannah. I can scale any mountain. I<br />
do squats before breakfast. And I like it. To be<br />
honest, I don’t really recognise myself.<br />
Perhaps it’s the trainers’ enthusiasm: it’s<br />
infectious. Gym guy turns out to be Ben, whose<br />
high spirits become more endearing as the<br />
week draws on. He is also a nutritionist (into<br />
metabolic typing, which is big in the US). He<br />
jump to it<br />
Sea, sand and sweat<br />
A helping hand with<br />
technique<br />
tells me he used to be fat and a bit of a lager lout. It’s hard to imagine.<br />
Lily Rose is the other trainer (my one-on-one trainer), a wisp of a girl<br />
with amazing strength and sharp humour. She is also a sports masseuse.<br />
Lily teaches me to use a Swiss ball, to train for weight loss, and to<br />
carry on exercising at home. They are young, multi-talented and super<br />
relaxed. They don’t shove things down your throat. They say that you<br />
cannot exercise when stressed, it’s counterproductive. Your cortisol-filled<br />
body will not be in the right state.<br />
They teach us about functional training: how the human body is<br />
primed for seven movements. They are: squatting, pushing, pulling,<br />
twisting, bending, lunging and walking/running. Apparently, babies<br />
use all of these, while adults stick to just a few. However, we are<br />
incorporating all of them into our circuits.<br />
I return home excited because I’ve figured out the “point” of exercise.<br />
The most liberating discovery is that I don’t need to go to the gym and<br />
sweat on a treadmill like a hamster. I can do circuits in the park, I can do<br />
core training with a Swiss ball and weights in my own living room. I’ve<br />
lost 4lb (Reza assures me suavely that it’s much more in fat when you<br />
factor in muscle gain). My husband, the kind of irritant who does bench<br />
presses before breakfast, is impressed. Ha, finally.<br />
A month later, I am still working through the bag of headily scented<br />
oranges and lemons I brought home. They are my reminder that I went<br />
to the Algarve to get fit, but saw its off-the-beaten-track character as<br />
well. Not its bars, restaurants, clubs and most popular beaches, but its<br />
deserted corners, mountainous national parks, wild beaches, secret<br />
islands, coastal paths and bicycle tracks. And this, along with my new<br />
ancient-woman-on-the-savannah state, is priceless.<br />
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ownership options in the heel of the Italian “boot”<br />
Why Puglia? From the Adriatic coast in the east, down<br />
to the Gulf of Taranto on the Ionian Sea in the south, this<br />
is an area of outstanding beauty. Its stunning pebble and<br />
sandy beaches are lapped by crystal-clear waters, while<br />
you can also explore picture-perfect Italian towns and<br />
enjoy some of the finest food to be eaten anywhere in<br />
Italy. The majority of the nation’s fine olive oil is produced<br />
in Puglia, and some 80% of its pasta originates from here.<br />
And let’s not forget the Mediterranean benchmark of 300<br />
days of sunshine a year.<br />
How do I get there? Fly Ryanair to either Bari or<br />
Brindisi airports.<br />
Who to contact? Speak to established agents and<br />
lawyers when seeking to buy here. In the regional capital,<br />
Bari, I catch up with Donna Mignon, the MRICSregistered<br />
owner of Mignon Potenza real estate (www.<br />
mignonpotenza.com) to find out what’s on the market.<br />
Offering a wealth of experience in international property,<br />
and having run her business in Puglia for the past five<br />
years, she prides herself on her extensive local knowledge.<br />
I also meet Giandomenico De Tullio, of De Tullio Law<br />
Firm (www.detulliolawfirm.com).<br />
“If you are buying here you want to be able to enjoy<br />
the beauty of the territory, so don’t let that be ruined by<br />
making mistakes,” warns De Tullio. “It’s imperative you<br />
have a lawyer instructed from day one so they can review<br />
the selling contract to ensure the correct ownership of<br />
the property, that the property is actually what planning<br />
consent was given for, and also to make sure you are not<br />
being misled or misquoted.” A lawyer’s help will also<br />
speed up the buying process. You should ask a local<br />
surveyor to review the property, and its build quality too.<br />
Anything else? It’s worth considering getting an Italian<br />
will, for inheritance purposes.<br />
Fast facts<br />
GETTING THERE<br />
Reach anywhere in<br />
Puglia from Bari and<br />
Brindisi airports, served<br />
by numerous Ryanair<br />
routes. Cars can be<br />
hired from Hertz (www.<br />
hertz.com), Ryanair’s<br />
exclusive car rental<br />
partner, which offers<br />
special rates for<br />
passengers. Pugliairbus<br />
also connects Bari and<br />
Brindisi airports with<br />
all important tourist<br />
destinations, including<br />
Gargano, Matera,<br />
Foggia and Lecce.<br />
Schedules and tickets<br />
are available online<br />
at http://pugliairbus.<br />
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STAYING THERE<br />
If you need a base while<br />
you scope out the area<br />
and hunt for properties,<br />
try Il Melograno (www.<br />
melograno.com), a hotel<br />
and resort. You’ll stay<br />
in a former masseria<br />
(stone farmhouse)<br />
converted into a<br />
boutique hotel, complete<br />
with spa.<br />
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IF MONEY’S NO OBJECT<br />
WHAT? An architect-designed “eco villa” with<br />
four bedrooms and fi ve bathrooms – spread over three<br />
fl oors with potential to convert the lower ground fl oor<br />
into further accommodation. It’s a self-sustaining<br />
property with a spacious vegetable plot and orchard,<br />
imported olive trees (worth €40k!), an alternative<br />
energy supply, and its own water supply. Plus, you get<br />
a huge swimming pool, pool house, treehouse, and<br />
wrap-around veranda including an outdoor kitchen and<br />
landscaped gardens.<br />
WHERE? In Adelfi a, a comune combining the smaller<br />
towns of Canneto and Montrone, on the periphery of<br />
Bari, just over 30 minutes from the airport. It is an<br />
incredibly private property, with secure perimeter<br />
fencing, CCTV and video-phone entry system.<br />
HOW MUCH? This luxury, secluded property is €1.5<br />
million and worth every cent, thanks to its progressive<br />
and eco-friendly credentials – not to mention the<br />
stunning grounds and space itself (did I mention<br />
there’s an internal lift?). However, according to local<br />
agents, you could get away with paying about 15–20%<br />
less than that.<br />
CAN I RENT IT OUT? Yes. It’s close to the airport, yet<br />
feels far enough away from it. Peak season quotes<br />
range from €4,000–€6,000 per week. There’s scope<br />
to develop the lower ground fl oor into a self-contained<br />
holiday apartment that wouldn’t interfere with your<br />
own enjoyment, although allowing use of the pool and<br />
the grounds would boost the income potential.<br />
WILL IT MAKE ME RICH? Hard to say. The area is still<br />
being discovered by tourists, and all those that visit<br />
love it. If this place was actually in Bari it would be<br />
twice the price. It’ll certainly make you happy!<br />
Aquam voluptia nes eum inciustia<br />
ent dolupta spiendi piendi<br />
dollestisque natendi ctaernatur am<br />
UNDER €100,000<br />
WHAT? A one-bedroom 18th-century townhouse<br />
located along an adorable alley, with a beautiful vaulted<br />
ceiling in the living area. There are gorgeous views<br />
across the town and towards the sea.<br />
WHERE? Just 40 minutes’ drive from Brindisi airport in<br />
Ostuni, aka La Città Bianca (“The White City”), a historic<br />
hill town with medieval architecture and a great range<br />
of bars, shops and restaurants. Fantastic live music and<br />
food festivals are held regularly throughout the year.<br />
HOW MUCH? An absolute bargain at €90,000, and<br />
you could probably off er less and be accepted. Fully<br />
restored, you can move straight in.<br />
CAN I RENT IT OUT? Most defi nitely. Ostuni is a defi nitive<br />
destination for travellers visiting Puglia, and in peak<br />
season you can expect to earn about €400 a week.<br />
WILL IT MAKE ME RICH? At this kind of price, the only<br />
direction it’s likely to go is up, although don’t expect to<br />
turn a profi t overnight.<br />
FROM €150,000–€500,000<br />
WHAT? Trulli are beautiful, traditional Puglian<br />
properties with instantly recognisable conical roofs<br />
and dry stone walls.<br />
WHERE? Mainly in the town of Alberobello, a Unescolisted<br />
site, but also throughout Puglia. All trulli are<br />
protected, although they can be dismantled and rebuilt<br />
using the same stone – rules vary from area to area.<br />
HOW MUCH? From as little as €30,000, but at that<br />
price expect to fi nd a heap of rubble that possibly<br />
resembles one! We found one for €165,000 in the Itria<br />
Valley near Martina Franca, between Brindisi and Bari.<br />
Lovely and homely, it has two bedrooms, an open-plan<br />
living/kitchen area, and views over rolling fi elds.<br />
For €300,000, we found a stunning fully restored<br />
trullo in Locorotondo, a beautiful town near Martina<br />
Franca. Artisan craftsmanship is at its fi nest here, with<br />
incredible detail in the masonry and carpentry. It forms<br />
part of a community of trulli, with a shared swimming<br />
pool and zero maintenance. It has two double bedrooms,<br />
two bathrooms, an intimate mezzanine “love nest” and, as<br />
is the norm with these properties, open-plan living.<br />
If you’re thinking of a renovation project, check out<br />
one completed by an expat couple, Claire and Andy, at<br />
www.rusticpuglia.com.<br />
CAN I RENT IT OUT? Yes. Lovers of Puglia want<br />
to stay in these properties for the experience, and<br />
trulli command a fantastic price: with a two-doublebedroom<br />
trullo with en-suites, pool and some land, you<br />
can expect up to €1,500 a week in July/August, and<br />
€950 in April, May, June, September and October.<br />
WILL IT MAKE ME RICH? Restored trulli won’t lose<br />
their value, and if selling you’ll defi nitely make a return<br />
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FRANCE<br />
NUMBER CRUNCHER<br />
Amount of bread (in kilograms) that the<br />
average French person eats in a year<br />
51.7<br />
CARCASSONNE<br />
EAT: COMPTE ROGER<br />
Located smack in the middle of the old<br />
city, this restaurant cooks up excellent<br />
regional classics (cassoulet, anyone?).<br />
There’s a lovely outdoor terrace to help<br />
you make the most of the summer sun.<br />
14 RUE SAINT-LOUIS, +33 (0)4 6811 9340,<br />
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SEE: THE MEDIEVAL CITY<br />
Meticulously restored in the 19th century,<br />
this walled city fulfi ls every fairy-tale<br />
dream (pictured). Turrets, ramparts, and<br />
crenellations encircle the town, which is<br />
fi lled with cobbled streets and alleys and<br />
stone houses. It is also often fi lled with<br />
tourists, but even big crowds can’t take<br />
away the magic of the place.<br />
CITE MEDIEVAL,<br />
WWW.CARCASSONNE-TOURISME.COM<br />
SLEEP: HOTEL L’OCTROI<br />
Had enough of the Middle Ages? This<br />
colourful hotel’s rooms are done up in<br />
sleek, modern lines and bright patterns.<br />
While the accommodation is not luxury<br />
level, nor are the prices, and the spa and<br />
location are great. Doubles from €50.<br />
106 AVENUE DU GENERAL LECLERC, TEL: +33<br />
(0)4 6825 2908, WWW.HOTEL-OCTROI.FR<br />
DRINK: LE BAR A VINS<br />
A huge chestnut tree shades the terrace<br />
of this relaxed wine bar, where you can<br />
nibble on tapas, or sip the tasty dessert<br />
wine Banyuls. The music is jazz/funk.<br />
6 RUE DU PLO, CITE MEDIEVAL, TEL: +33 (0)4<br />
6847 3838, WWW.LEBARAVINS.FR<br />
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EAT: LA ZUCCA MAGICA<br />
Aside from being delicious, copious, and<br />
Italian, the food here just happens to be<br />
vegetarian—a rarity in meat-obsessed<br />
France. Revel in zucchini stuff ed with<br />
a wild herb pesto, fresh tomatoes<br />
stuff ed with pasta salad, or sage frittata.<br />
Located right on the port.<br />
4 BIS QUAI PAPACINO, TEL: +33 (0)4 9356<br />
2527, WWW.LAZUCCAMAGICA.COM<br />
SLEEP: HOTEL VILLA LA TOUR<br />
The rooms in this centrally located hotel<br />
are small but sweet: each has been<br />
carefully decorated with sumptuous<br />
fabrics and a few have views of the old<br />
town. Doubles from €52<br />
4 RUE DE LA TOUR, TEL: +33 (0)4 9380 0815,<br />
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SEE: MUSEE MATISSE<br />
Henri Matisse began his love aff air with<br />
Nice when he moved here in 1917. Today<br />
the city’s museum dedicated to his work<br />
features 68 of his paintings and gouaches,<br />
many of his sculptures, and hundreds of<br />
drawings and etchings. It’s all housed in a<br />
palatial Genoese villa, “Villa des Arènes”.<br />
164 AVENUE DES ARENES DE CIMIEZ,<br />
+33 (0)4 9381 0808,<br />
WWW.MUSEE-MATISSE-NICE.ORG<br />
DRINK: LE RELAIS, HOTEL NEGRESCO<br />
Saunter into this swanky bar (pictured)<br />
and order yourself a €20 cocktail. You<br />
only live once. Enjoy the famous artwork,<br />
famous architecture, and famous people.<br />
A nightspot in which to see and be seen.<br />
37 PROMENADE DES ANGLAIS, +33 (0)4 9316<br />
6400, WWW.HOTEL-NEGRESCO-NICE.COM<br />
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PARIS<br />
SLEEP: HOTEL DE LA BRETONNERIE<br />
One for the romantics. Canopy beds,<br />
exposed beams and lots of rich colours<br />
and patterns will satisfy your cravings<br />
for comfort, while a great location in the<br />
Marais makes this hotel perfectly placed<br />
for fun nights out. Doubles from €145<br />
22 RUE DE SAINTE-CROIX, TEL: +33 (0)1 4887<br />
7763, WWW.BRETONNERIE.COM<br />
SEE: CENTRE POMPIDOU<br />
Its provocative architecture once raised<br />
hackles, but today the pipes and vents of<br />
this contemporary art museum (pictured)<br />
seem as normal as the Eiff el Tower. Its<br />
permanent collection is displayed in<br />
rotation, and until 19 September the<br />
contemporary Paris-Delhi-Bombay<br />
features Indian and French artists.<br />
PLACE POMPIDOU, TEL: +33 (0)1 4478 1233,<br />
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EAT: AU VIEUX COLUMBIER<br />
The perfect place for lunch after a hard<br />
morning of shopping in Saint Germain.<br />
This stylish restaurant is also open<br />
for dinner. Expect friendly service and<br />
traditional cuisine at reasonable prices.<br />
65 RUE DE RENNES, TEL: +33 (0)1 4548 5381<br />
DRINK: CAFE DE LA PLACE<br />
Though there are cafés with outdoor<br />
terraces all over the city, few are as well<br />
placed as this one. Set back from the<br />
street on a leafy square near the Gare<br />
Montparnasse, sip a good Belgian beer<br />
under the trees while you people-watch.<br />
23 RUE ODESSA, TEL: +33 (0)1 4218 0155<br />
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GERMANY<br />
NUMBER CRUNCHER<br />
The number of seats in<br />
the German parliament<br />
622<br />
BERLIN<br />
SHOP: SUPALIFE KIOSK<br />
Interested in Berlin’s fl ourishing<br />
underground art scene? This curious<br />
little store is a great place to start. The<br />
walls are covered with limited-edition<br />
screen prints, and the shelves are<br />
stacked deep with street-art books .<br />
40 RAUMERSTRASSE, TEL: +49 (0)30 4467<br />
8826, WWW.SUPALIFE.DE<br />
DRINK: PRATER<br />
Prater is the city’s oldest beer garden,<br />
established in 1837. You can sit in the<br />
shade underneath the chestnut trees<br />
and indulge in a mug of the golden<br />
Prater Pils and a bratwurst.<br />
7-9 KASTANIENALLEE, TEL: +49 (0)30 448<br />
5688, WWW.PRATERGARTEN.DE<br />
WATCH: FREILUFTKINO KREUZBERG<br />
Set in a courtyard in the punky West<br />
Berlin neighbourhood of Kreuzberg,<br />
this open-air cinema (pictured) is your<br />
friendly English-language drive-in movie<br />
theatre without the driving. Pay €6.50<br />
and grab a deckchair. Until 28 August.<br />
IM HOF DES KUNSTQUARTIER BETHANIEN AM<br />
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1628, WWW.FREILUFTKINO-KREUZBERG.DE<br />
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famed museums, all within one evening.<br />
Over 100 museums and cultural<br />
institutions open their doors from 4pm<br />
on 27 August until 2am the next day.<br />
TEL: +49 (0)30 2474 9888,<br />
WWW.LANGE-NACHT-DER-MUSEEN.DE<br />
FLY TO BERLIN (SCHONEFELD) FROM<br />
EIGHT DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING<br />
LONDON (STANSTED) AND MALAGA<br />
LEIPZIG<br />
DRINK: SCHREBER’S<br />
One of the largest beer gardens in the<br />
city and perhaps the most tranquil. Kids<br />
are free to run around in the huge play<br />
area while more mature individuals sup<br />
in the sun, or under the shade of one<br />
of the garden’s big trees. Conveniently<br />
located close to the central station and<br />
the Arena Leipzig.<br />
7 AACHENER STRASSE, TEL: +49 (0)341 961<br />
1324, WWW.SCHREBERS.COM<br />
STAY: PENTAHOTEL<br />
This subtly stylish four-star design hotel<br />
(pictured) was recently renovated, is<br />
reasonably priced, and only a short stroll<br />
from the centre. Doubles from €70.<br />
3 GROSSER BROCKHAUS, TEL: +49 (0)341<br />
12920, WWW.PENTAHOTELS.COM<br />
SEE: CZECH CUBISM<br />
The Czech Cubism movement, with<br />
many ceramics based around geometric<br />
patterns and unusual forms, is the focus<br />
of a new exhibition at Leipzig’s Grassi<br />
Museum (until October). Never look at a<br />
coff ee mug in the same way again.<br />
5-11 JOHANNISPLATZ, TEL: +49 (0)341 222<br />
9100, WWW.GRASSIMUSEUM.DE<br />
HEAR: MENDELSSOHN FESTIVAL<br />
The timeless appeal of the works of<br />
Mendelssohn means you can expect<br />
this year’s annual fortnight of special<br />
performances of his work to be a hit.<br />
Check out the website for all dates<br />
and details.<br />
8 AUGUSTUSPLATZ, TEL: +49 (0)341 127<br />
0280, WWW.GEWANDHAUS.DE<br />
FLY TO LEIPZIG FROM LONDON<br />
(STANSTED) AND ROME<br />
MUNICH<br />
EAT: WEISSES BRAUHAUS<br />
A famous Munich watering hole known<br />
for the world-class Schneider Weisse<br />
wheat beer produced here. Tuck in to<br />
generous portions of traditional, hearty<br />
south German eats, too.<br />
7 TAL, TEL: +49 (0)89 290 1380,<br />
WWW.WEISSES-BRAUHAUS.DE<br />
STAY: HOTEL ADVOKAT<br />
This elegant boutique hotel – the fi rst<br />
design hotel to open in Munich, back<br />
in the 1990s – is close to the centre of<br />
the city, but not too close to disturb a<br />
good night’s rest. The breakfast buff et is<br />
exceptional. Doubles from €120.<br />
1 BAADERSTRASSE, TEL: +49 (0)89 4583<br />
1200, WWW.HOTEL-ADVOKAT.DE<br />
SEE: INDUSTRIEZEIT<br />
The name of this exhibition at<br />
Münchener Stadtmuseum (until 11<br />
September) translates as “Industrial<br />
Era”. It features 150 photographs<br />
relating to industry, including this<br />
iconic 1920 shot of a factory worker<br />
by Lewis Hine (pictured).<br />
1 ST-JAKOBS-PLATZ, TEL: +49 (0)89 2332<br />
2370, WWW.STADTMUSEUM-ONLINE.DE<br />
ENJOY: FESTTAG IM RESIDENZ<br />
If masked balls are your thing, get dolled<br />
up for the Renaissance spectacle at the<br />
Munich Residenz, from 26-28 August.<br />
BRUNNENHOF DER RESIDENZ, 1 MAX-<br />
JOSEPH-PLATZ, TEL: +49 (0)89 2897<br />
5597, WWW.BAVARIA-KLASSIK.DE/FEST-<br />
TAGEINDERRESIDENZ<br />
FLY TO MEMMINGEN (MUNICH) FROM<br />
17 DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING BARCELONA<br />
(GIRONA AND REUS) AND VALENCIA<br />
The Restaurant in the Centre of<br />
Munich is a Munich institution.<br />
Unique and famous is the traditio<br />
nal „Kronfl eisch“-cuisine.<br />
Freshly tapped – that’s how<br />
you get the specialties of the<br />
Schneider Weisse wheat beer<br />
family.<br />
<br />
ist eine Münchner Institution und Treffpunkt<br />
für zahlreiche Münchner Stamm gäste und<br />
Touristen.<br />
<br />
ist die traditionelle Kronfl eisch küche.<br />
Freuen Sie sich auf die viel fältigen<br />
bayeri schen Spezialitäten!<br />
<br />
werden hier im Münchner Tal im Stammhaus<br />
der Familienbrauerei die Spezialitäten<br />
der Schneider Weisse-Weissbierfamilie.<br />
Read our menu in your own language.<br />
Tal 7 · 80331 München · Tel. 089 290138-0<br />
www.weisses-brauhaus.de<br />
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TEXT: PETER GEOGHEGAN<br />
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IRELAND<br />
NUMBER CRUNCHER<br />
The length in years on the lease of Dublin’s<br />
famous St James’s Gate Guinness brewery<br />
9,000<br />
DUBLIN<br />
VISIT: SCIENCE GALLERY<br />
From exhibitions of techno-thread<br />
clothing to displays of robotic art, the<br />
Science Gallery (pictured) in Trinity<br />
College takes white-hot technology and<br />
makes it accessible to everyone. They’ve<br />
even harnessed nanotechnology to<br />
inscribe their logo onto a diamond.<br />
TRINITY COLLEGE, PEARSE STREET,<br />
TEL: +353 (0)1 896 4107,<br />
WWW.SCIENCEGALLERY.COM<br />
DRINK: THE INTERNATIONAL<br />
A decidedly old-school Dublin boozer,<br />
known throughout the city for its<br />
excellent live comedy, The Comedy Cellar<br />
(it’s actually upstairs) has been giving<br />
new talent a break for over two decades.<br />
23 WICKLOW STREET, TEL: +353 (0)1 677<br />
9250, WWW.INTERNATIONAL-BAR.COM<br />
EAT: DUNNE & CRESCENZI<br />
The original and still the best Italian café<br />
in town. This is food you wish mama<br />
used to make: tasty lunches of cured and<br />
smoked meats, with an excellent range of<br />
fresh pasta dishes in the evening.<br />
16 FREDERICK STREET SOUTH, TEL: +353 (1)<br />
675 9892, WWW.DUNNEANDCRESCENZI.COM<br />
STAY: TEMPLE BAR HOTEL<br />
Located in lively Temple Bar, this is just<br />
the spot for a weekend getaway. Once a<br />
bank, nowadays the hotel is best known<br />
as the home of Buskers, its lively groundfl<br />
oor bar. Doubles from €79.<br />
FLEET STREET, TEMPLE BAR<br />
TEL: +353 (0)1 612 9200,<br />
WWW.TEMPLEBARHOTEL.COM<br />
FLY TO DUBLIN FROM 74 DESTINATIONS,<br />
INCLUDING MADRID AND NEWCASTLE<br />
DONEGAL<br />
TRY: TURF ‘N’ SURF<br />
Surfi ng is Ireland’s fastest-growing<br />
sport – and there’s no better place for<br />
adrenaline junkies to ride the waves than<br />
Bundoran. Turf ‘N’ Surf off ers instruction<br />
and lessons for everyone from absolute<br />
beginners to hardened surf dudes.<br />
MAIN STREET, BUNDORAN, TEL: +353 (0)71<br />
984 1091, WWW.TURFNSURF.IE<br />
EAT: HARVEY’S POINT<br />
Perched on the shores of Lough Eske,<br />
this classy four-star hotel (pictured) not<br />
only boasts great views but top-quality<br />
food, too. Fish is a speciality – be sure to<br />
try the mackerel or the black sole.<br />
LOUGH ESKE, DONEGAL TOWN, TEL. +353<br />
(0)74 972 2208, WWW.HARVEYSPOINT.COM<br />
VISIT: KILLYBEGS MARITIME AND<br />
HERITAGE CENTRE<br />
Killybegs, Ireland’s largest fi shing port,<br />
boasts a proud seafaring history. Housed<br />
in the former Donegal Carpets factory,<br />
this innovative museum brings that<br />
tradition to life. Visitors can check out<br />
old looms, black-and-white photos and<br />
even a wheelhouse simulator!<br />
THE CARPET FACTORY, KILLYBEGS, TEL: +353<br />
(0)74 974 1944, WWW.VISITKILLYBEGS.COM<br />
SEE: GRIANAN AILEACH<br />
Enjoy dramatic views across Loughs<br />
Foyle and Swilly from this impressive<br />
stone ring fort peched on the summit of<br />
Greenan Mountain, outside Derry. One<br />
of only fi ve Irish locations marked on<br />
Ptolemy’s map of the world.<br />
SPEENOGE, TEL: +353 (0)74 912 1160<br />
FLY TO KNOCK FROM 12 DESTINATIONS,<br />
INCLUDING FARO AND LANZAROTE<br />
CLARE<br />
STAY: DROMOLAND HOUSE<br />
Dating from 1686, this majestic castle is<br />
now a hotel (pictured). Between the deer<br />
roaming freely on the grounds and the<br />
stylish, spacious rooms inside, it’s easy<br />
to imagine you’re a king – even if only for<br />
a day. Spectacular. Doubles from €105.<br />
NEWMARKET-ON-FERGUS, TEL: +353 (0)61<br />
368144, WWW.DROMOLAND.IE<br />
SHOP: CUSTY’S TRADITIONAL<br />
MUSIC SHOP<br />
A haven for any traditional music fan,<br />
since opening in 1992 Custy’s has<br />
become a bona fi de Clare institution.<br />
Proprietors Frances and John can guide<br />
you through their extensive selection of<br />
CDs, instruments and books.<br />
COOKES LANE, ENNIS, TEL: +353 (0)65 682<br />
1727, WWW.CUSTYSMUSIC.COM<br />
EAT: BROGAN’S<br />
This bright, friendly bar in the centre of<br />
Ennis off ers hearty fare at reasonable<br />
prices. The food is classic Irish, with lots<br />
of stews, meat pies, and fi sh and chips all<br />
crafted from locally sourced ingredients.<br />
24 O’CONNELL STREET, ENNIS,<br />
TEL: +353 (0)65 682 9480,<br />
WWW.BROGANSBARANDRESTAURANT.COM<br />
VISIT: KNAPPOGUE CASTLE AND<br />
WALLED GARDEN<br />
Built in 1467 as the home of the<br />
McNamara clan, the castle has been<br />
lovingly restored and hosts banquets<br />
during the summer months.<br />
QUIN, TEL: +353 (0)61 360788,<br />
WWW.DISCOVERIRELAND.COM<br />
FLY TO SHANNON FROM 11 DESTINATIONS,<br />
INCLUDING NANTES AND WROCLAW<br />
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Convention<br />
Centre Dublin<br />
International Financial<br />
Services Centre<br />
Commons Street<br />
Talbot Street<br />
& Central Bus Station<br />
Cathal Brugha Street<br />
& O'Connell St. Upper<br />
College Green<br />
& Temple Bar<br />
Christchurch<br />
Cathedral<br />
Ushers Quay<br />
Heuston<br />
Rail Station<br />
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BACINO GRANDE<br />
Hotel - Restaurant - Lido<br />
www.bacinogrande.it<br />
Torre Lapillo<br />
PUGLIA<br />
Villaggio - Albergo, Ristorante,<br />
Stabilimento balneare è situato<br />
sulla litoranea Porto Cesareo - Torre<br />
Lapillo, in una delle zone più belle e<br />
caratteristiche del Salento Ionico,<br />
a pochi chilometri da Lecce.<br />
Complex - Hotel, Restaurant<br />
and Lido situated along the coast<br />
of Porto Cesareo - Torre Lapillo,<br />
in one of the most beautiful and<br />
characteristic areas of Salento,<br />
just a few kilometres from Lecce.<br />
**WE ARE ALSO OPEN TO<br />
NON HOTEL RESIDENTS**<br />
Nearest Airports: Bari and Brindisi
TEXT: JAMES WILLIAMS<br />
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ITALY<br />
NUMBER CRUNCHER<br />
The number of fi lms George Clooney has directed to date, including<br />
The Ides of March, which opens the Venice Film Festival on 31 August<br />
4<br />
BARI<br />
EAT: PIZZERIA ENZO E CIRO<br />
Arguably Bari’s best pizzeria, Enzo e Ciro<br />
dishes up delicious antipasti like grilled<br />
mushrooms and scamorza cheese,<br />
followed by mouth-watering thin-crust<br />
pizzas. Try ciccio farcito: tomatoes,<br />
mozzarella, rocket and San Daniele ham<br />
folded into a neat parcel.<br />
70 VIA CARDASSI, TEL: +39 080 553 4196<br />
DRINK: JUBILEE BEACH<br />
For a night out, look no further than this<br />
renowned party palace (pictured), just up<br />
the coast in Molfetta. International DJs<br />
jet in to play at the club – one of the<br />
biggest and best in Puglia.<br />
SS16KM, MOLFETTA, TEL: +39 080 338 4569,<br />
WWW.JUBILEEGROUP.IT<br />
STAY: HOTEL SAN PAOLO<br />
AL CONVENTO<br />
A renovated former convent in Trani, a<br />
historic town a short drive from Bari.<br />
Marble bathrooms, rooms with sea views<br />
and a position right on the marina are all<br />
good reasons to stay. Doubles from €140.<br />
111 VIA STATUTI MARITTIMI, TRANI,<br />
TEL: +39 0883 482949,<br />
WWW.SANPAOLOALCONVENTO.IT<br />
SEE: SASSI DI MATERA<br />
They’re about 9,000 years old, but up<br />
until the 1960s many people still lived in<br />
these rock-carved dwellings. Just over an<br />
hour’s drive inland from Bari, the<br />
Unesco-listed “Stones of Matera” draw<br />
visitors from far and wide and are now<br />
even being inhabited once again.<br />
MATERA<br />
FLY TO BARI FROM 23 DESTINATIONS,<br />
INCLUDING CAGLIARI AND VERONA<br />
BRINDISI<br />
EAT: ENOTECA RISTORANTE PENNY<br />
Housed in a historic palazzo with vaulted<br />
ceilings, this charming restaurant has<br />
scores of local wines to try. It also serves<br />
up some fantastic fresh seafood. Try the<br />
tagliolini with crab pulp and squid.<br />
5 VIA SAN FRANCESCO,<br />
TEL: +39 0831 563013,<br />
WWW.ENOTECARISTORANTEPENNY.IT<br />
DRINK: ROUGE ET NOIR<br />
This café opposite the imposing,<br />
modernist Teatro Verdi is great for an<br />
espresso and a scoop or two of the<br />
home-made ice cream. Be sure to pop<br />
across and see the Roman remains<br />
underneath the theatre afterwards.<br />
15 VIA SANTI, TEL: +39 0831 521939<br />
STAY: MASSERIA MONTENAPOLEONE<br />
This newly renovated farmhouse<br />
(pictured) is ideal for nature lovers, as<br />
guests not only wake up to views of the<br />
beautiful Puglian countryside, but also to<br />
a breakfast of fresh produce from the<br />
farm. Figs, olives, almonds and<br />
homemade jams all off er a real taste of<br />
the region. Doubles from €135.<br />
8 C DA BICOCCA, PEZZE DI GRECO,<br />
TEL: +39 338 777 4182,<br />
WWW.MASSERIAMONTENAPOLEONE.COM<br />
SEE: BASILICA DI SANTA CROCE<br />
The nearby town of Lecce is home to<br />
some impressive architecture, including<br />
this elaborately decorated church.<br />
Craftsmen in the 17th century carved<br />
animals, birds and fi gures into the stone.<br />
1 VIA UMBERTO, LECCE<br />
FLY TO BRINDISI FROM 14 DESTINATIONS,<br />
INCLUDING BOLOGNA AND EINDHOVEN<br />
TRAPANI<br />
EAT: IL SALOTTO<br />
Set on a quiet back street near the fi sh<br />
market, this trendy café-bar boasts<br />
comfy cocoon seats and sofas outside<br />
for plenty of afternoon lounging. Take<br />
your pick from ready-cooked dishes such<br />
as lasagne, roast chicken and a good<br />
range of antipasti, or indulge with a<br />
generous scoop of gelato.<br />
104 VIA TORREARSA, TEL: +39 349 456 3480<br />
DRINK: ANGELINO<br />
A great spot for knocking back a morning<br />
espresso, this friendly café on the main<br />
port road also has a tempting selection<br />
of cakes to accompany it. Sweet-tooths<br />
will love the frutta di Martorana<br />
(marzipan fruits), too.<br />
87 VIA AMMIRAGLIO STAITI, TEL: +39 0923<br />
26922, WWW.ANGELINO.IT<br />
STAY: AL RESIDENCE SAN DOMENICO<br />
Located on a tiny square in the old town,<br />
this hotel (pictured) off ers 18 cosy<br />
apartments, with one, two or three<br />
rooms. All come equipped with a kitchen<br />
area, as well as satellite TV and air-con.<br />
33 VIA BADIA NUOVA, TEL: +39 0923 24054,<br />
WWW.SANDOMENICORESIDENCE.IT<br />
SEE: CHIESA DEL PURGATORIO<br />
In the heart of Trapani’s historic city<br />
centre, this small, unassuming church<br />
houses the Misteri, a collection of 20<br />
fi gures used in the municipality’s<br />
famously fervent Easter procession.<br />
Many date back to the 18th century, and<br />
are impressively detailed.<br />
VIA SAN FRANCESCO D’ASSISI<br />
FLY TO TRAPANI FROM 35 DESTINATIONS,<br />
INCLUDING MALTA AND KRAKOW<br />
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LITHUANIA<br />
NUMBER CRUNCHER<br />
The number of Eurobasket titles won by<br />
Lithuania’s national basketball team<br />
3<br />
DRUSKININKAI<br />
EAT: VIDO MALUNAS<br />
Ideal for the warmer months, this<br />
former water mill converted into a<br />
restaurant serves hulking portions of<br />
local favourites. Sit outside beside the<br />
burbling water if you can grab a table.<br />
4 VEISIEJU, TEL: +370 (0)313 52356<br />
STAY: EUROPA ROYALE HOTEL<br />
In a town full of spa hotels, this<br />
(pictured) is the best of the lot. It has<br />
a riverside location and does justice to<br />
its Tsarist-era heritage with top-notch<br />
service, age-old and contemporary spa<br />
treatments, and homely touches such<br />
as heated bathroom fl oors. Doubles<br />
from L240 (€70).<br />
7 VILNIAUS, TEL: +370 (0)313 42221,<br />
WWW.GROUPEUROPA.COM<br />
DRINK: SALT BLUES<br />
With a terrace overlooking the pretty<br />
river Nemunas, this bar-restaurant<br />
serves classic cocktails, while a pianist<br />
entertains guests. It was once a spa<br />
favoured by the Tsars.<br />
EUROPA ROYALE HOTEL, VILNIAUS 7,<br />
TEL: +370 (0)313 42221,<br />
WWW.GROUPEUROPA.COM<br />
RELAX: VANDENS PARKAS<br />
For a fun day out you can’t beat the<br />
aquatic attractions of this family-friendly<br />
water park. Expect waterslides, fun pools,<br />
jets, cascades and whirlpool baths, as<br />
well as saunas for the grown-ups.<br />
VILNIAUS 13, TEL: +370 (0)313 52338,<br />
WWW.AKVAPARK.LT<br />
FLY TO VILNIUS FROM SIX DESTINATIONS,<br />
INCLUDING BARCELONA (GIRONA) AND<br />
LONDON (STANSTED)<br />
KAUNAS<br />
EAT: 55°<br />
In the basement of the Kaunas Hotel<br />
(pictured) is this rustically decked<br />
out restaurant, with two menus – one<br />
Lithuanian, one international. The name<br />
references the 55° alcoholic proof of the<br />
spirit samané,once made in this building.<br />
79 LAISVIES, TEL: +370 (0)37 750850,<br />
WWW.KAUNASHOTEL.LT<br />
DRINK: ANTIPOP’S PUB<br />
Attracting a young, alternative crowd,<br />
this place hosts all kinds of fun<br />
events ranging from DJ sets to movie<br />
screenings. The bar stays open until 4am,<br />
with prices to suit student pockets.<br />
51A LAISVIES, TEL: +370 6791 4876<br />
STAY: AMBERTON COZY<br />
The Kaunas branch of this boutique,<br />
four-star mini-chain comprises<br />
28 spacious, comfortable rooms.<br />
The location couldn’t be better: an<br />
atmospheric corner of the old town,<br />
close to the main attractions.<br />
It has a great restaurant, too. Doubles<br />
from L190 (€55).<br />
8 V KUZMOS, TEL: +370 (0)37 229981,<br />
WWW.AMBERTONHOTELS.COM<br />
WATCH: EUROBASKET <strong>2011</strong><br />
It’s the fi rst time that Lithuania has<br />
staged the European Basketball<br />
Championships since 1939, and the<br />
main venue is the Kauno Arena. The<br />
largest of its kind in the Baltics, it’s been<br />
refurbished for the occasion. See website<br />
for dates and details.<br />
KAUNO ARENA, WWW.KAUNOARENA.INFO<br />
FLY TO KAUNAS FROM 19 DESTINATIONS,<br />
INCLUDING BIRMINGHAM AND RHODES<br />
VILNIUS<br />
EAT: LA PERGOLA<br />
In the tasteful surroundings of the<br />
Hotel Grotthuss, built around the old<br />
city walls, La Pergola off ers gourmet<br />
cuisine to a well-heeled crowd. Try game,<br />
stews or the “Taste Lithuania” selection,<br />
complemented by a wine choice guided<br />
by the house sommelier.<br />
7 LIGONINES, TEL: +370 (0)5 266 0322,<br />
WWW.GROTTHUSSHOTEL.COM<br />
DRINK: BAMBALYNE<br />
Tiny and tucked away, this friendly, little<br />
cellar bar is where to come to sample<br />
Lithuanian beers. Taurus 1860, Gubernija<br />
Kunigaiksciu, superstrong Ragutis Fortas<br />
Sitpriausias: they’re all here, as well as<br />
Sventinis Alus and Svyturys Ekstra and<br />
Utenos Porter. Great snacks, too.<br />
G 7 STIKLIU, TEL:+370 (0)240 5670,<br />
WWW.BAMBALYNE.LT<br />
STAY: STIKLIAI HOTEL<br />
A fi ve-star delight, the Stikliai (pictured)<br />
was once a complex of workshops where<br />
glassblowers practised their craft in the<br />
15th and 16th centuries. It now holds<br />
43 sumptuous rooms complete with<br />
expansive bathrooms with underfl oor<br />
heating. Doubles from L670 (€200).<br />
7 GAONO, TEL: +370 (0)5 264 9595,<br />
WWW.STIKLIAIHOTEL.LT<br />
SEE: TELEVIZIJOS BOKSTAS<br />
A local landmark, this tower is more than<br />
300m high. Head up in the lift to the<br />
panoramic Milky Way bar-restaurant.<br />
SAUSIO 13-OSIOS 10, TEL: +370 (0)5 252<br />
5333, WWW.LRTC.LT<br />
FLY TO VILNIUS FROM SIX DESTINATIONS,<br />
INCLUDING BREMEN AND ROME (CIAMPINO)<br />
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Vampyre 1895<br />
© Munch Museum / Munch-Ellingsen Gruppen / BONO <strong>2011</strong><br />
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The Munch Museum hosts a unique collection of more than 11,000 of Munch’s<br />
paintings, 4500 drawings and 18,000 prints. This makes the Munch Museum a<br />
unique starting point to explore Edvard Munch’s world renowned works such as<br />
“Scream” and “Madonna”.<br />
Situated close to Oslo’s Botanical garden just five minutes from the city centre,<br />
the museum is easy to get to and has a lovely café and nice museum shop”.<br />
For further details visit:<br />
www.munch.museum.no<br />
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NORWAY<br />
NUMBER CRUNCHER<br />
25,000<br />
OSLO<br />
STAY: COMFORT HOTEL XPRESS<br />
Opened this year, this innovative concept<br />
hotel (pictured) does away with reception<br />
staff .Check-in for the 180 smart, hi-tech<br />
rooms is at kiosks in the lobby. Centrally<br />
located a few minutes from Karl Johans<br />
Gate. Doubles from NOK 580 (€74).<br />
26 MOLLERGATA, TEL: +47 2203 1100,<br />
WWW.CHOICE.NO<br />
HEAR: ROBYN<br />
The brightest star in Norway’s pop<br />
music fi rmament, Robyn has been<br />
newly announced as the headliner for<br />
this year’s Festningen. Taking place on<br />
26-27 August at Akershus Fortress, the<br />
music fest also features Primal Scream<br />
and Bryan Ferry this year. The historic<br />
location makes this a truly special event.<br />
WWW.FESTNINGEN.INFO<br />
The population of wild<br />
reindeer in Norway<br />
EAT: AMUNDSEN & NOBILE<br />
Eaten plenty of traditional Norwegian<br />
food? Then try something diff erent<br />
and visit this lively, high-quality Italian<br />
restaurant in the heart of Oslo. The lunch<br />
menu is particularly good value.<br />
FROGNERVEIEN, 1A FROGNER, TEL: +47 (0)2<br />
255 4060, WWW.AMUNDSEN-NOBILE.NO<br />
SEE MUNCH MUSEET<br />
When Edvard Munch died, he left his<br />
work to the city of Oslo. This museum<br />
was purpose-built to house around 1,100<br />
paintings and 4,500 drawings by the<br />
celebrated artist, whose most famous<br />
painting series is The Scream<br />
53 TOYENGATA, TEL: +47 2349 3500,<br />
WWW.MUNCH.MUSEUM.NO<br />
FLY TO OSLO (RGYYE AND TORP) FROM<br />
45 DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING KOS AND IBIZA<br />
HAUGESUND<br />
STAY: FEISTEIN LIGHTHOUSE<br />
Set on a small island just off the marina<br />
south of town, this 1859-era landmark<br />
(pictured) has been fashioned into a<br />
lovely guesthouse with period rooms.<br />
Overnighting is surprisingly aff ordable,<br />
and if you’re lucky, you’ll have the entire<br />
place to yourself. Doubles from €32.<br />
KLEPP; TEL: +47 5142 9800,<br />
WWW.KLEPP.KOMMUNE.NO<br />
EAT: CAFE MM<br />
Down at the Indre Kai harbour is this<br />
large, popular café. The friendly staff<br />
serve up excellent club sandwiches,<br />
burgers and soups from NOK99 (€12),<br />
as well as pastas and larger mains.<br />
SMEDASUNDET, TEL +47 5271 1003,<br />
WWW.CAFEMM.NO<br />
WATCH: NORWEGIAN INTERNATIONAL<br />
FILM FESTIVAL<br />
One of the Norwegian summer’s<br />
largest events is this cinephile’s dream,<br />
on 17-26 August in Haguesund. The<br />
festival will close with Joachim Trier’s<br />
new fi lm, called Oslo, 31 August.<br />
WWW.FILMWEB.NO/FILMFESTIVALEN<br />
ISLAND HOP: ROVÆR AND UTSIRA<br />
Just a short boat ride away from the town<br />
harbour are these two pretty islands,<br />
off ering a peaceful, calm environment<br />
and wonderfully clean air in which to<br />
relax and unwind. Head out for a fi shing<br />
or hiking excursion, then dine on fresh<br />
seafood at an island restaurant.<br />
WWW.OYHOPPING.NO<br />
FLY TO HAUGESUND FROM FOUR<br />
DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING BREMEN AND<br />
LONDON (STANSTED)<br />
FREDRIKSTAD<br />
STAY: GAMLEBYEN GJESTEGAARDER<br />
Easily the city’s most gorgeous<br />
accommodation, this rustic spot features<br />
40 spacious rooms set in a pair of<br />
pre-20th-century buildings right in the<br />
heart of the old town. Some rooms have<br />
shared bat, 31 Augusths. Doubles from<br />
NOK995(€128).<br />
88 SMEDJEGATEN, TEL:+47 6932 2020,<br />
WWW.GAMLEBYENGJESTEGAARDER.COM<br />
EAT: HANKOSUND<br />
Set at Hankø Marina, just west of the<br />
city centre, Hankosund(pictured) boasts<br />
great views and some stellar fi sh dishes<br />
– the head chef here has worked at some<br />
of Norway’s best seafood restaurants. Try<br />
the halibut with Parmesan cream risoni,<br />
chorizo and sun-dried tomato.<br />
409 VIKANEVEIEN, TEL:+47 9788 6210,<br />
WWW.HANKOSUNDRESTAURANT.NO<br />
WALK: KONGSTEN FESTNING<br />
Once known as Gallows Hill, this outpost<br />
was Fredrikstad’s old fortress and an<br />
artillery barracks under Swedish rule in<br />
the late 1600s. Today, it’s great fun to<br />
amble about the intact embankments,<br />
stockade and turrets.<br />
12A TORSNESVEIEN, WWW.VISITNORWAY.COM<br />
ENJOY: COASTAL BEACHES<br />
Southern Norway’s coast is one of<br />
Europe’s cleanest and, arguably, most<br />
underrated. Visit Kjølshunn’s familyfriendly<br />
170m-long strand, which has<br />
a diving raft. Or head further west to<br />
Solviken for quiet stretches of sand.<br />
OPPLEVFREDRIKSTAD.COM<br />
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45 DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING AARHUS AND<br />
A taste<br />
of Italy<br />
An authentic Italian<br />
trattoria in the heart<br />
of Oslo, Amundsen &<br />
Nobile is a bustling but<br />
cosy eatery. The tables<br />
are adorned in red and<br />
white checked cloths,<br />
old bottles of Chianti are<br />
used as candle holders<br />
and loud, helpful Italian<br />
waiting stuff buzz around.<br />
The constantly changing<br />
evening menu features<br />
classic Italian dishes<br />
based on locally sourced,<br />
seasonal ingredients. At<br />
lunchtime, the restaurant<br />
has a smaller menu but<br />
all dishes are reasonably<br />
priced, so there’s no need<br />
to blow your budget.<br />
TRATTORIA e<br />
MUSICA ITALIANA<br />
Frognerveien 1A - Oslo<br />
Tel: +47 22 55 40 60<br />
reservation@amundsen-nobile.no<br />
www.amundsen-nobile.com<br />
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The One Ibiza Hotel takes hospitality seriously and professionally, to satisfy even the most challenging needs of guests wishing to<br />
enjoy Ibiza. Strategically located in the Talamanca area near Ibiza Marina and close to the best beaches. The One Ibiza Hotel can be<br />
easily reached in just a few minutes from the city and the airport, while offering guests a unique cliffside view.<br />
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EAT: 41 DEGREES<br />
This is Spanish culinary legends Ferran<br />
and Albert Adria’s new place, so it’s big<br />
news. Intriguing dishes include crunchy<br />
algae with quinoa (which tastes better<br />
than it sounds), and the cocktails are<br />
amazing. You need to book ahead online<br />
to get in for eats and drinks alike.<br />
164 AVINGUDA PARAL·LEL, NO PHONE,<br />
WWW.41GRADOS.ES/EN<br />
DRINK: MANCHESTER BAR<br />
An unexpected homage to the north-west<br />
of England in the north-east of Spain,<br />
Manchester Bar is open every night until<br />
2.30am (and often even later than that<br />
on the weekends) and plays songs by<br />
The Smiths, Joy Division and Oasis.<br />
40 CARRER DE VALLDONZELLA, TEL: +34 627<br />
733081, WWW.MANCHESTERBAR.COM<br />
STAY: BARCELO RAVAL<br />
From the outside Barcelo Raval looks<br />
like a giant wastepaper bin, but this edgy<br />
new hotel (pictured), located in up-andcoming<br />
Raval, is a real hipster hangout.<br />
Check out the beautiful crowd at the<br />
sleek rooftop pool. Doubles from €140.<br />
17-21 RAMBLA DEL RAVAL, TEL: +34 933<br />
201490, WWW.BARCELORAVAL.COM<br />
WALK: FILM TOUR<br />
Film fans will love these downloadable<br />
maps, guiding you to the shoot locations<br />
of movies that have been fi lmed in the<br />
area, including Vicky Cristina Barcelona<br />
and All About My Mother.<br />
WWW.BARCELONAMOVIE.COM/RUTES.ASPX<br />
FLY TO BARCELONA (EL PRAT, GIRONA<br />
AND REUS) FROM 70 DESTINATIONS,<br />
INCLUDING BILLUND AND JEREZ<br />
IBIZA<br />
EAT: THE GIRI CAFE<br />
This brand-new restaurant in San<br />
Juan, which is attached to the sleek<br />
Giri Residence Hotel, has become one<br />
of Ibiza’s hottest tables since opening<br />
earlier this year. The head chef, Juan<br />
Pablo Carrizo, is formerly of El Bulli.<br />
5 PLAZA ESPANA, SAN JUAN, TEL: +34 971<br />
333474, WWW.CAFE.THEGIRI.COM<br />
DRINK: AMNESIA<br />
With no less than 16 bars, you’ll never<br />
have trouble getting your hands on a<br />
cold beer at Amnesia, one of Ibiza’s many<br />
legendary superclubs, which hosts a<br />
season of MTV parties this summer.<br />
SAN ANTONIO ROAD 5KM, SAN RAFAEL,<br />
TEL: +34 971 198041, WWW.AMNESIA.ES<br />
STAY: IBIZA ROCKS HOUSE AT PIKES<br />
Pikes is the hedonist’s hotspot where<br />
Wham fi lmed the video for Club<br />
Tropicana in the 1980s. More recently,<br />
the people behind the Ibiza Rocks hotel<br />
and music venue – who put on a series<br />
of live indie music gigs over the summer<br />
– have made Pikes part of their brand.<br />
The perfect hotel for your Wham-style<br />
rock-star antics. Doubles from €70.<br />
CAMI DE SA VORERA, TEL: + 34 971 342222,<br />
WWW.IBIZAROCKS.COM/HOUSE<br />
PARTY: SUNDAYS AT SPACE<br />
Space (pictured) is beloved as one of<br />
the White Isle’s very best clubs and its<br />
Sunday DJ sessions on the terrace (from<br />
4.30pm) are legendary. Don’t miss out.<br />
10 PLATJA D’EN BOSSA, TEL: +34 971 396793,<br />
WWW.SPACEIBIZA.COM<br />
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INCLUDING BRISTOL AND MADRID<br />
MADRID<br />
EAT: PAN DE LUJO<br />
In a very smart district north of the<br />
Retiro, Pan De Lujo is the place to take<br />
someone you want to impress. They’ll be<br />
dazzled by the futuristic furniture and<br />
achingly modern lightbox décor. The food<br />
is pretty stylish, too. Try the baby squid.<br />
20 CALLE JORGE JUAN, TEL: +34 914 361100,<br />
WWW.PANDELUJO.ES<br />
DRINK: LA TARASCA<br />
A friendly and unpretentious bar not<br />
far from heaving Atocha Station. The<br />
caipirinhas and mojitos are top notch;<br />
ditto the Arganda wines and chilled<br />
Mahou beer, all served up with a smile.<br />
27 CALLE DE MORATIN,<br />
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/LATARASCAMADRID<br />
STAY: ME MADRID<br />
What used to be the fusty Grand Hotel<br />
Reina Victoria is now part of the trendy<br />
boutique brand ME. The roof-terrace<br />
bar (pictured) is popular bright young<br />
things and the bedrooms are decked out<br />
in handsome monochrome, with leather<br />
easy chairs. Doubles from €145.<br />
14 PLAZA DE SANTA ANA, TEL: +34 917<br />
016000, WWW.MEMADRID.COM<br />
SEE: GUERNICA<br />
Picasso’s 1937 masterpiece, Guernica,<br />
is arguably one of the fi nest paintings of<br />
all time. See it for yourself at the Reina<br />
Sofi a alongside work by Miro, Dali and<br />
Duchamp. A treat for art lovers.<br />
MUSEO NACIONAL CENTRO DE ARTE REINA<br />
SOFIA, 52 SANTA ISABEL, TEL: +34 917<br />
741000, WWW.MUSEOREINASOFIA.ES<br />
FLY TO MADRID FROM 44 DESTINATIONS,<br />
INCLUDING ANCONA AND MANCHESTER<br />
For the past 16 years the<br />
Yorkshire Pride<br />
has been building up an<br />
excellent reputation as a<br />
fantastic place to eat in<br />
Benidorm. It has become<br />
so popular as a home from<br />
home that there is now<br />
Yorkshire Pride 1, 2 and<br />
3. Holidaymakers return<br />
year after year seeking the<br />
restaurant’s great homecooked<br />
traditional English<br />
dishes at affordable prices.<br />
What’s more the portions<br />
are huge! The mega<br />
mixed grill platter and the<br />
daily Sunday dinners are<br />
favourites with visitors.<br />
Owners Tad and Lesley<br />
provide entertainment every<br />
night with the Tad Cocker<br />
Band. They also own ‘Bar<br />
Why Not’ situated on the<br />
Calle Gerona which has<br />
karaoke every night.<br />
Tel: +34 966804932 or<br />
+34 649788887<br />
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TEXT: GEORGIE KLEIN AND SOPHY GRIMSHAW<br />
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The estimated amount of money, in billions of US dollars,<br />
that the Harry Potter fi lms series has grossed worldwide<br />
6.3<br />
BIRMINGHAM<br />
SLEEP: STAYING COOL AT THE<br />
ROTUNDA<br />
Birmingham’s iconic high-rise tower,<br />
the Rotunda, these days houses stylish<br />
serviced apartments (pictured). Your<br />
mini-kitchen comes complete with<br />
coff ee machine and juicer, while the<br />
fridge is pre-stocked with breakfast food.<br />
Apartments from £99 (€99).<br />
150 NEW STREET, TEL: +44 (0)121 643 0815,<br />
WWW.STAYINGCOOL.COM<br />
EAT: THE VAULTS<br />
This subterranean restaurant sits<br />
between the Jewellery Quarter and<br />
fi nancial district. Food is classic<br />
European and artfully presented, and the<br />
setting is smart without being too formal.<br />
Live DJs play the bar at weekends.<br />
NEWHALL PLACE, NEWHALL HILL, TEL: +44<br />
(0)121 212 9837, WWW.VAULTSBIRMINGHAM.COM<br />
DRINK: ISLAND BAR<br />
There’s a tropical island, Tiki bar-style<br />
here, with beach paradise images<br />
aplenty. Expect live music, drinks off ers<br />
and ad hoc cocktail inventions.<br />
14-16 SUFFOLK STREET, TEL: +44 (0)121 632<br />
5296, WWW.BAR-ISLAND.CO.UK<br />
SEE: JEWELLERY QUARTER<br />
This historic quarter of the city has<br />
for hundreds of years been home to<br />
the boutiques and studios of jewellery<br />
merchants, designers and repairs<br />
specialists. Why not treat yourself to<br />
something nice to take home?<br />
WWW.JEWELLERYQUARTER.NET<br />
FLY TO BIRMINGHAM FROM 23<br />
DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING FUERTEVENTURA<br />
AND BARCELONA (GIRONA AND REUS)<br />
LIVERPOOL<br />
EAT: CHAOPHRAYA<br />
This elaborately decorated Thai<br />
restaurant (pronounced “chow-pie-a”)<br />
is a fi rm favourite in Liverpool. Try<br />
the grilled sirloin steak marinated in<br />
aromatic Thai herbs. Love the food? Try<br />
the cooking classes on Saturdays.<br />
5-6 KENYON STEPS, TEL: +44 (0)151 707<br />
6323, WWW.CHAOPHRAYA.CO.UK/<br />
LIVERPOOL.HTML<br />
SLEEP: HARD DAYS NIGHT HOTEL<br />
The ultimate destination for Beatles fans,<br />
Hard Days Night (pictured) is a four-star<br />
hotel with a fab-four theme. There are 110<br />
Beatles-themed rooms, a restaurant and<br />
bar. Doubles from £95 (€95).<br />
CENTRAL BUILDINGS, NORTH JOHN STREET,<br />
TEL: +44 (0)151 236 1964,<br />
WWW.HARDDAYSNIGHTHOTEL.COM/<br />
DRINK: BLUE BAR & RESTAURANT<br />
This huge bar boasts a wonderful, lively<br />
atmosphere,and live music and stand-up<br />
comedy to entertain you as you drink.<br />
Great views of the Albert Dock, too.<br />
17 EDWARD PAVILION, THE ALBERT DOCK,<br />
TEL: +44 (0)151 702 5831,<br />
WWW.BLUEBARLIVERPOOL.CO.UK<br />
EXPLORE: THE WILLIAMSON TUNNELS<br />
This intriguing labyrinth of tunnels was<br />
built in the early 1800s, commissioned<br />
by a local philanthropist purely to<br />
occupy the unemployed!<br />
THE OLD STABLE YARD, SMITHDOWN LANE,<br />
TEL: +44 (0)151 709 6868,<br />
WWW.WILLIAMSONTUNNELS.CO.UK<br />
FLY TO LIVERPOOL FROM 41<br />
DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING GRAN CANARIA<br />
AND STOCKHOLM (SKAVSTA)<br />
LONDON<br />
EAT: SPICE MARKET<br />
The restaurant at the celeb-frequented W<br />
Hotel serves a fusion menu with southeast<br />
Asian infl uences. The food is made<br />
for sharing, and the staff rock pyjamalike<br />
uniforms. Great for a celebration.<br />
LONDON LEICESTER SQUARE, 10 WARDOUR<br />
STREET, LONDON W1D, TEL: +44 (0)207 758<br />
1088, WWW.SPICEMARKETLONDON.CO.UK<br />
SEE: BATMAN LIVE<br />
Batman has left Gotham City – for a<br />
live arena tour of the globe. Kids of all<br />
ages will love this glossy, high-action<br />
stage show, which hits London’s 02<br />
Arena on 24-31 August.<br />
WWW.BATMANLIVE.COM<br />
STAY: PARK PLAZA VICTORIA<br />
A sleek four-star (pictured) within easy<br />
reach of must-dos like Buckingham<br />
Palace, Big Ben and Westminster Abbey.<br />
Perfect for a fi rst trip to London – or any<br />
trip to London! Doubles from £175 (€175).<br />
239 VAUXHALL BRIDGE ROAD, LONDON<br />
SW1V, +44 (0)20 7769 9930,<br />
WWW.PARKPLAZA.COM<br />
VISIT: WHITECHAPEL GALLERY<br />
Germany’s Thomas Struth is a true giant<br />
of photography, with the large-scale<br />
images to match. Thomas Struth:<br />
Photographs 1978 – 2010 (until 16<br />
September) features his strangely soulful<br />
images of laboratories, jungles and more.<br />
77-82 WHITECHAPEL HIGH STREET, LONDON<br />
E1, TEL: +44 (0)20 7522 7888,<br />
WWW.WHITECHAPELGALLERY.ORG<br />
FLY TO LONDON (GATWICK, LUTON AND<br />
STANSTED) FROM OVER 100 DESTINATIONS,<br />
INCLUDING SHANNON AND ZARAGOZA<br />
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of inland Girona properties includes<br />
traditional stone farmhouses, large country<br />
estates and luxury golf villas.<br />
TEL: +34 933 562989, WWW.LUCASFOX.COM<br />
FLY TO BARCELONA (EL PRAT, GIRONA AND REUS)<br />
FROM 46 DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING EDINBURGH, OSLO<br />
(RYGGE) AND NEWCASTLE. WWW.RYANAIR.COM
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2. Zan Ibiza Real Estate<br />
IBIZA, SPAIN<br />
Lars Bruun moved to Ibiza with his family<br />
seven years ago, and he is still in love with<br />
the island. He founded Zan Ibiza in 2006,<br />
and it’s now part of an extensive network<br />
of real-estate agents on the island. Lars<br />
sees himself as a consultant to and partner<br />
of the buyer, rather than as a traditional<br />
agent. So whether you’re looking for<br />
a holiday villa with strong rental potential,<br />
for land to build on, a renovation project<br />
or the perfect family home – if it’s for<br />
sale on Ibiza, Lars will fi nd it.<br />
TEL: +34 638 711355, WWW.ZANIBIZA.COM<br />
FLY TO IBIZA FROM 29 DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING<br />
FRANKFURT, LEEDS AND STOCKHOLM. WWW.RYANAIR.COM<br />
3. Stromberg & Cross<br />
GRAN CANARIA, SPAIN<br />
With many years’ experience in Gran Canaria,<br />
the Stromberg & Cross Real Estate and<br />
Legal Services team helps with all aspects of<br />
buying a property abroad as well as day-today<br />
management. Guiding you through the<br />
paperwork jungle, this local company also<br />
provides long-term services for clients after<br />
their purchase, and has fi nancial associates<br />
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for banking, mortgages and tax considerations<br />
in Spain. Keep this page to claim a discount<br />
of €500 off any exclusive property purchase<br />
through Stromberg & Cross before April 2012.<br />
TEL: +34 928 725624, +34 647 580633,<br />
WWW.PROPERTYGRANCANARIA.COM<br />
FLY TO GRAN CANARIA FROM 30 DESTINATIONS,<br />
INCLUDING BREMEN, LIVERPOOL AND MILAN.<br />
WWW.RYANAIR.COM<br />
4. Real Estate Luz<br />
COSTA DEL SOL, SPAIN<br />
Real Estate Luz was established in Marbella<br />
on the Costa del Sol in 1975, and the team<br />
has the knowledge and expertise to assist<br />
you in all areas of real estate. The agency<br />
currently has a stunning range of available<br />
properties which will suit all budgets,<br />
from apartments to luxury villas, and the<br />
multilingual team ensures that the process is<br />
easy and enjoyable. Known for their friendly<br />
service, integrity and reliability, Real Estate<br />
Luz looks forward to making your Costa del<br />
Sol property dreams come true.<br />
TEL: +34 952 880403, WWW.RELUZ.COM<br />
FLY TO MALAGA FROM 47 DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING<br />
BIRMINGHAM, EDINBURGH AND GOTHENBURG.<br />
WWW.RYANAIR.COM<br />
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5. Le Château de la Redorte<br />
CANAL DU MIDI, SOUTH OF FRANCE<br />
Garrigae Properties are proud to introduce<br />
this 18th-century château lying within a<br />
typical southern-French village, on the edge<br />
of the Canal du Midi, and surrounded by the<br />
picturesque vineyards of Languedoc. The<br />
property will be elegantly renovated into 28<br />
fully furnished houses and apartments, starting<br />
from €111,000 (excluding taxes; leaseback<br />
and traditional purchase available), with luxury<br />
facilities such as a spa, restaurant, bar and<br />
vineyard. This is an extraordinary opportunity
to buy into a unique piece of French heritage<br />
that will soon be returned to its former charm.<br />
TEL: +33 467 931460, WWW.GARRIGAE.COM<br />
FLY TO CARCASSONNE FROM EIGHT DESTINATIONS,<br />
INCLUDING BRUSSELS AND LIVERPOOL. WWW.RYANAIR.COM<br />
6. Le Domaine de la<br />
Mandoune<br />
BASSIN DE THAU, SOUTH OF FRANCE<br />
Garrigae Properties unveils the stunning<br />
Domaine de la Mandoune, stretching out over<br />
almost 45 hectares of Mediterranean countryside<br />
fi lled with vineyards. Set on the shores of the<br />
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Bassin de Thau – the largest of the Languedoc<br />
sea-water lakes – every apartment is unique and<br />
enjoys luxury features. The property also offers<br />
a pool, golf area, tennis court, vineyard, natural<br />
beach, harbour fl oating dock and more. Become<br />
an exclusive owner of one of the 28 apartments,<br />
which start from €170,000 (excluding taxes;<br />
leaseback and traditional purchase available).<br />
TEL: +33 467 931460, WWW.GARRIGAE.COM<br />
FLY TO BEZIERS FROM SEVEN DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING<br />
BRISTOL, OSLO AND PARIS.WWW.RYANAIR.COM<br />
7. Coastal Properties<br />
MALLORCA, SPAIN<br />
One of Mallorca’s fi nest real estate companies,<br />
Coastal Properties, offers a magnifi cent range of<br />
luxurious villas, apartments and country homes<br />
for both purchase and rent. The multilingual<br />
team at Coastal Properties pride themselves<br />
on assisting you every step of the way, either in<br />
the purchase of your new dream home or the<br />
sale of your existing property. Most European<br />
countries are within two hours of the island,<br />
so it’s no surprise this idyllic spot is one of the<br />
world’s top 10 destinations for a second home.<br />
TEL: +34 971 681930, WWW.COASTALPROPERTIESMALLORCA.COM<br />
FLY TO PALMA FROM 30 DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING<br />
BRISTOL AND SEVILLE. WWW.RYANAIR.COM<br />
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8. Tara Estate Agency<br />
LANZAROTE, SPAIN<br />
The leading real-estate agents for villas,<br />
apartments, businesses and rentals, Tara<br />
Estate Agency covers the whole of Lanzarote<br />
– the easternmost of the Canary Islands –<br />
including the resorts of Puerto del Carmen,<br />
Playa Blanca and Costa Teguise. This registered<br />
agency has 30 years’ experience in the area, and<br />
the top team of agents is supported by lawyers,<br />
architects, surveyors and builders. Whether you’re<br />
buying, selling, investing or renting, Tara Estate<br />
Agency has the experience, expertise and service<br />
to handle all your Lanzarote property needs.<br />
TEL: +34 928 518075, WWW.REALESTATELANZAROTE.COM<br />
FLY TO LANZAROTE FROM 29 DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING<br />
DUSSELDORF, EDINBURGH, AND VENICE. WWW.RYANAIR.COM<br />
9. Golden Tree<br />
ALGARVE, PORTUGAL<br />
Golden Tree Realty specialises in gorgeous<br />
properties in the Central Algarve area – also<br />
known as the Golden Triangle. Dealing with<br />
everything from new, tailor-made or resale<br />
apartments and houses, as well as vacant plots,<br />
Golden Tree can also recommend tax advisors,<br />
solicitors, lawyers and chartered surveyors to<br />
help get your successful purchase over the line.<br />
Visit the addictive Golden Tree website for a<br />
look at their superb locations and the amazing<br />
lifestyle of Algarve’s fi nest properties.<br />
TEL: +35 128 9392123, WWW.GOLDENTREE.NET<br />
FLY TO FARO FROM 30 DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING<br />
DONCASTER, FRANKFURT (HAHN) AND MADRID.<br />
WWW.RYANAIR.COM<br />
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10. Domo Sum<br />
LE MARCHE, ITALY<br />
If you’re looking to move to Italy or invest in an<br />
Italian property, Domo Sum makes the process<br />
easy and enjoyable, and can save you both time<br />
and money. Working in and around Le Marche,<br />
this Italian property development company<br />
specialises in characterful properties set in unique<br />
locations. Unlike an estate agency, Domo Sum<br />
owns every property in its portfolio, from fully<br />
restored cottages and apartments through to<br />
newly built villas. Buyers can take advantage of<br />
the team’s intimate knowledge of Le Marche as<br />
well as their established contacts, from planning<br />
offi cials to architects and trusted local craftsmen.<br />
TEL: +39 333 6507578, DOMOSUM.IT<br />
FLY TO ANCONA FROM SEVEN DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING<br />
BRUSSELS, LONDON AND MADRID. WWW.RYANAIR.COM<br />
11. Emalia Costa Blanca<br />
COSTA BLANCA, SPAIN<br />
For competitively priced properties on the<br />
Costa Blanca – such as the villa pictured above<br />
(€369,000) – Emalia’s multilingual staff offer<br />
a professional, personable and honest service.<br />
This well-established agency in Javea (trading as<br />
Villas-Plots.com) is managed by founder Emma<br />
Higginson, who prides herself on her enviable<br />
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standing as one of the leading real estate agents<br />
on the North Costa Blanca. With a record of<br />
countless property sales on the Costa Blanca,<br />
Emalia enjoys a hard-fought reputation built on<br />
honesty and trust. The agency’s many repeat<br />
clients and referrals are the proof of their<br />
relaxed, non-hard sell approach to villa sales.<br />
TEL: +34 966 468474, +44 (0)20 70960189, WWW.VILLAS-PLOTS.COM<br />
FLY TO ALICANTE FROM 57 DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING<br />
LONDON (STANSTED) AND PISA. WWW.RYANAIR.COM<br />
12. Tropical Hill<br />
COSTA DEL SOL, SPAIN<br />
For those who believe that true luxury is a<br />
harmony between people and nature, Tropical<br />
Hills is the exclusive private complex for you.<br />
Situated in the heart of the Costa del Sol,<br />
between Fuengirola and Marbella, these<br />
34 townhouses were built to the highest<br />
standards using top-quality materials, and<br />
were designed by renowned architect Melvin<br />
Villarroel. This unbeatable location on a hilltop<br />
overlooks the Mediterranean Sea, and is only<br />
a short distance from the city centre. Priced<br />
from €299,000, the Tropical Hill townhouses<br />
represent a unique opportunity to mix luxury<br />
accommodation with the culture, traditions<br />
– and 52 golf courses – of Andalusia.<br />
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TEL: +34 951 274388, +34 638 720123,<br />
WWW.TROPICALHILLSPAIN.COM<br />
FLY TO MALAGA FROM 47 DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING<br />
BERLIN, MARSEILLE AND SHANNON. WWW.RYANAIR.COM<br />
13. Country Properties<br />
COMPETA, COSTA DEL SOL, SPAIN<br />
Looking for fabulous countryside and the<br />
best climate in Europe? Yearning for tranquil<br />
traditional villages or cosmopolitan towns?<br />
Country Properties is your answer. The<br />
oldest and most experienced company<br />
dealing in the Costa del Sol countryside, Country
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Properties specialises in unique country houses,<br />
fi ncas, townhouses and holiday rentals. Find the<br />
perfect home, get a taste of the relaxed Spanish<br />
lifestyle and enjoy the vibrant Spanish culture.<br />
TEL: +34 952 516178, WWW.COUNTRYPROPERTIES.NET<br />
FLY TO MALAGA FROM 47 DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING<br />
BERLIN, DUBLIN AND VALLADOLID. WWW.RYANAIR.COM<br />
14. Los Cristianos Properties<br />
TENERIFE, SPAIN<br />
Over the last 28 years, Los Cristianos Properties<br />
has provided a professional, reliable and personal<br />
service to their clients, placing special emphasis<br />
on understanding their needs – whether buying or<br />
selling a property. While the internet has become<br />
a fantastic real-estate tool, it should never be<br />
forgotten that personal service is and always will<br />
be the key to successful property transactions.<br />
Should you wish to discuss a property-related<br />
matter, please contact Los Cristianos Properties<br />
to take advantage of their exceptional service.<br />
TEL: +34 922 790009, WWW.LOSCRIS.COM<br />
FLY TO TENERIFE FROM 34 DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING<br />
CORK, KARLSRUHE AND SANTANDER. WWW.RYANAIR.COM<br />
15/16. Fort Chambray<br />
GOZO, MALTA<br />
As you approach the island of Gozo by ferry,<br />
beautiful, verdant cliffs rise up around Mgarr<br />
Harbour. At their summit lies Fort Chambray,<br />
an impressive fortifi cation overlooking the quay.<br />
Gozo is the magical island setting of the unique<br />
Fort Chambray development. The fort, built by<br />
the Knights of St John, is the centrepiece of<br />
one of the most exciting property investment<br />
opportunities in the Mediterranean. The<br />
development will grow into a self-contained town<br />
boasting spectacular views, quiet, landscaped<br />
gardens, fi ne dining and exclusive shopping<br />
outlets, and the fi nal stage will add a spa hotel.<br />
Finished to the highest standard, these<br />
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freehold properties include single-fl oor units with<br />
spacious terraces, duplex units with privately<br />
owned roof terraces, and villas with private pools.<br />
Prices start from €174,000, and owners will enjoy<br />
the stunning 1,200m2 pool. It’s an exciting new<br />
phase in the life of the ancient Fort Chambray,<br />
turning the site into the grand town that Jacques<br />
de Chambray envisaged 250 years ago.<br />
TEL: +35 679 560019, +35 621 564910, WWW.FORTCHAMBRAY.COM<br />
FLY TO MALTA FROM 22 DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING BARI,<br />
LEEDS BRADFORD AND TRAPANI. WWW.RYANAIR.COM<br />
17. Costa Brava Spain<br />
CATALUNYA, SPAIN<br />
There’s never been a better time to buy in the<br />
Costa Brava, with many properties currently<br />
offered at less than 30% of the original asking<br />
price. Costabravaspain.com can help you fi nd<br />
the villa, apartment or land of your dreams. The<br />
area is known as “the Tuscany of Spain”, and<br />
lies between Barcelona and the Pyrenees. It’s not<br />
only a beautiful place to live or for holidaying, but<br />
is also fabulously practical to travel to, with road,<br />
rail and Ryanair links to all of Europe. Experience<br />
the Costa Brava lifestyle and live the dream.<br />
TEL: + 34 677 460360, WWW.COSTABRAVASPAIN.COM<br />
FLY TO BARCELONA (GIRONA) FROM 46 DESTINATIONS,<br />
INCLUDING GLASGOW AND MARRAKESH. WWW.RYANAIR.COM
A hard<br />
day’s night<br />
Long, hot days on the beach can<br />
really take it out of you. Revive by<br />
night at these top restaurants<br />
and chic bars<br />
Dunne &<br />
Crescenzi<br />
DUBLIN, IRELAND<br />
Dunne & Crescenzi was<br />
established in 1998 to<br />
create a place where<br />
people could have a<br />
delicious meal and<br />
a glass of wine without<br />
pretentiousness – no white<br />
tablecloths or hovering<br />
waiters, but rather a place<br />
for family and friends to<br />
feel comfortable. With<br />
locally sourced ingredients<br />
as well as wines, coffee<br />
and supplies from small,<br />
specialist producers, it’s all<br />
about quality and passion.<br />
With delicious breakfast<br />
menus and authentic<br />
Italian lunch and dinner<br />
fare, Dunne & Crescenzi<br />
caters to anything from<br />
intimate evenings to fun<br />
with friends. Owners<br />
Eileen Dunne and<br />
Stefano Crescenzi take<br />
pride in their “slow food”<br />
credentials, and believe<br />
a meal should be an<br />
experience – with a great<br />
atmosphere and genuine<br />
customer care.<br />
14 & 16 SOUTH FREDERICK ST, DUBLIN<br />
2, IRELAND, TEL: +35 316 773815,<br />
WWW.DUNNEANDCRESCENZI.COM<br />
FLY TO DUBLIN FROM 70<br />
DESTINATIONS. WWW.RYANAIR.COM<br />
Celebrities<br />
Gold<br />
Restaurant<br />
MARBELLA, SPAIN<br />
In the chic enclave<br />
of Puerto Banus,<br />
a favoured holiday<br />
playground,<br />
Celebrities Gold<br />
Restaurant serves<br />
authentic Italian food.<br />
It’s the brainchild of<br />
brother and sister<br />
Angelo and Luigina,<br />
who aim to bring ‘real’<br />
Italian food to the<br />
glitzy shores of the<br />
Costa del Sol. Feast<br />
on homemade pizzas,<br />
pastas and special<br />
Italian dishes such as<br />
the popular piadina<br />
romagnola, and<br />
freshly squeezed juices<br />
and scrumptious<br />
desserts. It’s an ideal<br />
venue for parties and<br />
other special events.<br />
COMPLEJO BENABOLA,<br />
PUERTO BANUS, MARBELLA,<br />
SPAIN, TEL: +34 952 929055,<br />
WWW.GOLDRESTAURANT.ES<br />
FLY TO MALAGA FROM<br />
47 DESTINATIONS.<br />
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Pangea<br />
MARBELLA, SPAIN<br />
The one Marbella<br />
nightlife hotspot you<br />
won’t want to miss<br />
is Pangea. Situated<br />
on a rooftop in the<br />
heart of Puerto Banús<br />
Marina, the venue<br />
has panoramic views<br />
over the stunning<br />
Marbella coastline<br />
and its luxury yachts.<br />
The club is constantly<br />
pushing boundaries<br />
in quality and<br />
service – with annual<br />
refurbishments in its<br />
“endless pursuit of<br />
perfection” – and is<br />
one of the World’s<br />
Finest Clubs (which<br />
award they actually<br />
received in 2010).<br />
ROOF TERRACE, EDF. CLUB DEL<br />
MAR, PUERTO BANUS, SPAIN<br />
WWW.PANGEA-CLUB.COM<br />
FLY TO MALAGA FROM<br />
47 DESTINATIONS.<br />
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Taberna La<br />
Caña Tapas<br />
Restaurant<br />
GRAN CANARIA, SPAIN<br />
A modern, elegant<br />
restaurant located in<br />
the Playa del Inglés<br />
area of Gran Canaria,<br />
Taberna La Caña<br />
serves traditional tapas<br />
Marion’s Gastro<br />
& Diner<br />
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN<br />
Step back in time to 1950s<br />
America at Marion’s Gastro<br />
Diner. Situated in Stockholm’s<br />
city centre, this amazing<br />
retro establishment offers<br />
two floors of bowling with 16<br />
full-size lanes, a diner serving<br />
gastronomic meals and a<br />
cocktail lounge. Marion’s is<br />
a tribute to Marion Ladewig,<br />
and paella alongside<br />
meat, seafood and<br />
vegetable dishes,<br />
as well as carefully<br />
selected Spanish<br />
wines. The acclaimed<br />
restaurant was recently<br />
voted number one<br />
in the region by<br />
TripAdvisor. Mention<br />
that Ryanair is your<br />
carrier to receive a<br />
complimentary glass<br />
of Spanish sherry<br />
and a snack.<br />
4 AVENIDA DE TENERIFE,<br />
GREEN PARK, GRAN CANARIA,<br />
SPAIN, TEL: +34 928 761553,<br />
WWW.TABERNALACANA.ES<br />
FLY TO GRAN CANARIA<br />
FROM 31 DESTINATIONS.<br />
WWW.RYANAIR.COM<br />
who was a legend in the<br />
American bowling world in<br />
the 1950s and ’60s. So pop<br />
along for a family bowling<br />
day, a business meeting, to<br />
meet friends after work or for<br />
a romantic dinner – Marion’s<br />
has something for everyone.<br />
37 KUNGSGATAN, STOCKHOLM,<br />
SWEDEN, TEL: +46 854 611000,<br />
WWW.MARIONSGASTRO.SE<br />
FLY TO STOCKHOLM (SKAVSTA<br />
AND VASTERAS) FROM 44<br />
DESTINATIONS. WWW.RYANAIR.COM<br />
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Rioluz Gastronomía<br />
VALLADOLID, SPAIN<br />
This amazing restaurant-bar and chill-out terrace<br />
lies in a unique space, la Plaza del Milenio, on<br />
the riverside and surrounded by gardens. The<br />
restaurant specialises in Spanish paella, steak<br />
tartar, local lamb and T-bone steak, among other<br />
dishes. Menus are available in English, French and<br />
Italian. Rioluz also serves wine, cocktails, burgers,<br />
crêpes and gelato. Present this page for a free<br />
frozen mojito with your meal. With live music<br />
every night, this is the place to be in Valladolid!<br />
PLAZA DEL MILENIO 1, VALLADOLID, SPAIN<br />
TEL: +34 983 303699, WWW.RIOLUZ.ES<br />
FLY TO VALLADOLID FROM SEVEN DESTINATIONS,<br />
INCLUDING BRUSSELS (CHARLEROI), LONDON (STANSTED)<br />
AND MALAGA. WWW.RYANAIR.COM
Where it’s always<br />
summer holidays<br />
If your idea of a good holiday is getting away from it all, enjoying the beach, and being able<br />
to do something diff erent every day, then Spain’s Costa Daurada is the perfect place for you<br />
and your family. A land of sights and exciting traditions is just waiting to be discovered<br />
The Costa Daurada – connected to<br />
various European cities by its airport at<br />
Reus – is a destination where you can<br />
enjoy the summer in true Mediterranean style.<br />
The open and friendly nature of its people is<br />
particularly evident in summer, when the streets,<br />
squares and beaches are all natural meeting<br />
points. Long beaches of fi ne golden sand and<br />
crystal-clear, shallow waters are its main summer<br />
attractions. And you can enjoy it with the whole<br />
family thanks to the facilities on offer – nurseries,<br />
play areas, activities – in many of the towns<br />
and villages along the coast.<br />
The Costa Daurada’s climate allows you to<br />
enjoy its beaches for a large part of the year,<br />
since its summer is longer than the calendar<br />
suggests. The days are longer too, with sublime<br />
mornings and afternoons for enjoying the<br />
summer heat, and quiet, cooler evenings in<br />
which there is plenty to do. So whether you are<br />
looking for a long vacation or in need of a quick<br />
break, it is the ideal all-year-round destination<br />
where you can discover its scenery, activities,<br />
festivals and gastronomy with your family.<br />
Ninety kilometres of coastline are dotted by<br />
60 beaches, some of them longer, others just<br />
small coves protected by large rocks and pine<br />
trees offering a break in the shade from the sunkissed<br />
beach. There are small towns nestling on<br />
the coast with longstanding seaside traditions,<br />
from Cambrils, Altafulla and Torredembarra to<br />
Cunit, Creixell, Roda de Barà and l’Hospitalet<br />
de l’Infant, as well as major tourist centres<br />
such as Tarragona, Salou, Calafell, La Pineda<br />
Platja, Miami Platja and El Vendrell.<br />
In Salou, an outstanding tourist town,<br />
children will have a fantastic time on the<br />
beaches thanks to the comprehensive<br />
leisure and recreation facilities. Particularly<br />
interesting is its Camino de Ronda, a path<br />
for strolling along the coast that runs for<br />
2.4 kilometres. The town of Cambrils is<br />
famous both for its nine sublime beaches<br />
and for its superb gastronomy, which<br />
combines more traditional dishes with<br />
new culinary trends. La Pineda, in the<br />
municipal area of Vila-seca, boasts a long<br />
beach with a promenade where holidaymakers<br />
will love going for a stroll. What is<br />
more, different activities are staged in summer<br />
to make the most of the balmy evenings after<br />
a day spent soaking up the sun.<br />
A QUALITY FAMILY OFFER<br />
Salou, Calafell, Cambrils and Vila-seca (La<br />
Pineda Platja) are the four municipalities of the<br />
Costa Daurada certifi ed by the Government<br />
of Catalonia as “family tourism destinations”.<br />
This tourist certifi cation confi rms that they offer<br />
accommodation, restaurants, shopping and leisure<br />
and entertainment facilities suited to family needs.<br />
SÉSAMOAVENTURA IS THE NEW<br />
FAMILY AREA AT PORTAVENTURA<br />
THEME PARK<br />
PortAventura is a family-oriented theme park split<br />
into different areas, with rides, shops, restaurants,<br />
activities and shows. Bursting with options, it has<br />
carved a name for itself on the Costa Daurada<br />
entertainment scene. This year the park has<br />
ramped up its commitment to families with the<br />
new SésamoAventura theme area, where you’ll<br />
fi nd all the Sesame Street characters along with<br />
rides and shows designed with the younger<br />
members of the family in mind.<br />
THE FIESTAS OF SANTA TECLA<br />
Over a 10-day period in autumn, Tarragona<br />
celebrates the festivities of its patron
PHOTO © PATRONAT DE TURISME DE LA DIPUTACIÓ DE TARRAGONA<br />
saint, Santa Tecla, from September 23,<br />
with a programme crammed with acts and<br />
events, many of them family-oriented, so that<br />
everyone can enjoy this popular and traditional<br />
festive event where participation is welcome.<br />
The fi estas of Tarragona, besides<br />
featuring the involvement of the citizens,<br />
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as well as the castells (human towers or castles)<br />
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MALTA<br />
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Centre<br />
TALLINN, ESTONIA<br />
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RAVENNA, ITALY<br />
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BERLIN, GERMANY<br />
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Sloane Helicopters<br />
MALLORCA, SPAIN<br />
Sloane Helicopters Mallorca has<br />
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CORK, IRELAND<br />
Kartworld Adventure Centre,<br />
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is located just 26km north of Cork<br />
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ZooPark<br />
FAMARA, SPAIN<br />
ZooPark is pleased to offer the<br />
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Dolphin Seafaris<br />
LAGOS & PORTIMAO, PORTUGAL<br />
Dolphin Seafaris offers a wide<br />
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Redshark<br />
CORRALEJO, SPAIN<br />
Redshark is a professional kitesurfi ng<br />
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Fuerteventura, and their qualifi ed<br />
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fantastic time on Fuerteventura. You’ll<br />
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Tenute Girolamo<br />
PUGLIA, ITALY<br />
A young and dynamic brand from<br />
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CVNE Wines<br />
LA RIOJA, SPAIN<br />
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Principe di Corleone<br />
CORLEONE, ITALY<br />
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YECLA, MURCIA, SPAIN<br />
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RYANAIR’S CUSTOMER<br />
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Ryanair is committed to publishing its customer<br />
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CUSTOMER SERVICE STATISTICS<br />
JUNE <strong>2011</strong> (46,000 FLIGHTS)<br />
On-time fl ights 90%<br />
Complaints per 1,000 pax 0.60<br />
Baggage complaints per 1,000 pax 0.46<br />
Complaints answered<br />
within seven days 99%<br />
MORE CUSTOMER SERVICE<br />
ENHANCEMENTS<br />
ONLINE CHECK IN AND PRIORITY BOARDING<br />
All passengers now check-in online using Ryanair’s<br />
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Due to performance limits set down by Boeing, Ryanair<br />
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The latest published on-time statistics of the Association of<br />
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RYANAIR NO. 1 ON-TIME<br />
MAJOR AIRLINE IN EUROPE*<br />
AIRLINE RANKING %<br />
Ryanair 1 93<br />
Lufthansa 2 85<br />
Air France 3 83<br />
British Airways 3 83<br />
Aer Lingus 4 82<br />
Iberia 5 70<br />
easyJet 6 RTP<br />
MAJOR AIRLINES FOR FEWEST LOST BAGS*<br />
AIRLINE RANKING BAGGAGE LOST<br />
per 1,000 passengers<br />
Ryanair 1 0.36<br />
Lufthansa 2 11<br />
British Airways 3 16<br />
TAP 4 17<br />
Air France 5 19<br />
easyJet RTP<br />
Aer Lingus RTP<br />
*Source: Ryanair, Aer Lingus, easyJet and Association of European Airlines<br />
published statistics (2009) RTP = Refused to Publish<br />
Statistics<br />
HOW DO WE COMPARE?<br />
RYANAIR: EUROPE’S GREENEST<br />
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Aviation accounts for just 2% of CO2 emissions,<br />
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Passengers who choose Ryanair are doing<br />
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Have you ever experienced what it feels like to be bottled<br />
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The Heineken Experience is located in the heart of Amsterdam in the<br />
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In 1991 the brewery opened to the public for tours and as a visitor<br />
centre. Known as the “Heineken Treat and Information Centre”, it grew<br />
to become one of Amsterdam’s most popular tourist attractions.<br />
By 2001 the visitor centre changed its name to “Heineken Experience”<br />
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Branding expert Bob Rogers of BRC Imagination Arts explains the idea<br />
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With four levels of historical artefacts, product exploration and sampling,<br />
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HISTORY OF THE HEINEKEN EXPERIENCE<br />
Stadhouderskade 78 * 1072 AE Amsterdam<br />
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AWARDS<br />
The Heineken Experience was<br />
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With almost 450.000 visitors last year,<br />
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75ml<br />
€40.00<br />
GREAT DEAL GREAT DEAL<br />
Versace Vanitas<br />
30ml<br />
€35.00<br />
Versace Pour<br />
Homme<br />
30ml<br />
€30.00<br />
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PRICE COMPARISONS ARE CORRECT AT TIME OF GOING TO PRESS / ALL PRODUCTS AND<br />
PROMOTIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON SELECTED FLIGHTS AND SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY<br />
Boss Bottled Night<br />
50ml<br />
€35.00<br />
Lacoste L.12.12 12.12<br />
Eau de Lacoste coste<br />
White<br />
100ml<br />
€35.00<br />
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NEW!<br />
Boss Orange Man<br />
60ml<br />
€35.00<br />
Beyoncé<br />
Heat Rush<br />
50ml<br />
€25.00<br />
FRAGRANCES | SKY SHOP<br />
Fine Fragrances<br />
GREAT SAVINGS! Beat the high street prices with these tax-free products<br />
NEW!<br />
Peace Love &<br />
Juicy Couture<br />
50ml<br />
€45.00<br />
HIGH ST PRICE €69<br />
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Boss Orange Sunset<br />
50ml<br />
€36.00<br />
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Hello Kitty<br />
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60ml<br />
€20.00<br />
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Tickets & Dutyfree<br />
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London Attractions: No queues and save up to £19 on tickets (for a family of four)<br />
The London Eye<br />
At 135m the London Eye is the world’s tallest<br />
cantilevered observation wheel! It off ers<br />
40km panoramic views of the capital on a<br />
clear day. Included in the ticket price is the<br />
London Eye 4D Experience and if you buy<br />
your ticket onboard this Ryanair fl ight you<br />
can save up to 30 min of queuing time.*<br />
ONBOARD PRICE WALK UP PRICE<br />
ADULT<br />
£18.00 £18.60<br />
CHILD<br />
£9.50 £9.54<br />
Stansted Express<br />
Trains to London<br />
The Stansted Express is the fastest way to get<br />
into the centre of London directly from Stansted<br />
Airport. Trains depart every 15 minutes to London<br />
Liverpool Street via Tottenham Hale. Save up to<br />
£5.00 on each ticket when buying onboard.<br />
ONBOARD PRICE WALK UP PRICE SAVING<br />
ADULT SINGLE<br />
£16.00 £21.00 £5.00<br />
ADULT RETURN<br />
£24.00 £29.70 £5.70<br />
CHILD SINGLE<br />
£8.00 £10.50 £2.50<br />
CHILD RETURN<br />
£12.00 £14.05 £2.05<br />
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The London Dungeon<br />
Experience London’s darkest moments here<br />
with live shows covering the Great Fire, the<br />
Plague, Jack the Ripper and more. Plus see<br />
one of the world’s largest mirror mazes.<br />
Suitable for all ages (with some restrictions),<br />
buy tickets onboard, get Priority Entry and<br />
save time queuing in peak periods.*<br />
ONBOARD PRICE WALK UP PRICE SAVING<br />
ADULT<br />
£20.50<br />
CHILD<br />
£23.00 £2.50<br />
£15.50<br />
OVER 65’s<br />
£17.00 £1.50<br />
£17.50 £21.00 £3.50<br />
ATS Tickets<br />
www.airportbusexpress.com<br />
THE LOWEST FARE’S BUS<br />
BERGAMO<br />
AIRPORT<br />
(BGY)<br />
TREVISO<br />
AIRPORT<br />
(TSF)<br />
There is a direct bus service from Bergamo<br />
Orio Al Serio Airport to Milan and Brescia.<br />
The timetable is designed to match Ryanair<br />
Arrivals/Departures. Passengers can save<br />
time by buying their tickets onboard.<br />
MILAN SINGLE MILAN RETURN MILAN CHILD<br />
€9.90 €15.00 €4.95<br />
BRESCIA SINGLE BRESCIA CHILD<br />
€10.00 €5.00<br />
MILANO<br />
CENTRAL<br />
STATION<br />
VENEZIA<br />
Buy on line or in flight!<br />
Sea Life London Aquarium<br />
The Sea Life London Aquarium is one of the<br />
largest aquariums in Europe. It has over<br />
400 different species in over 50 different<br />
displays. When buying onboard passengers<br />
receive Priority Entry with their tickets<br />
which can save them time queuing in peak<br />
periods.*<br />
ONBOARD PRICE WALK UP PRICE SAVING<br />
ADULT<br />
£17.00<br />
CHILD<br />
£19.00 £2.00<br />
£12.00<br />
OVER 65’s<br />
£14.00 £2.00<br />
£14.00 £18.00 £4.00<br />
Dutyfree<br />
Dutyfree Spirits<br />
Gordon’s, Bells, Bushmills,<br />
Johnnie Walker Red Label,<br />
Captain Morgan<br />
€12.00<br />
for 1 litre<br />
Madame Tussauds<br />
Want to get up close to your heroes? With a<br />
new fi gure created every month there’s always<br />
someone new to see at Madame Tussauds from<br />
celebrities and fi lm stars to sportsmen and<br />
royalty. Tickets sold on Ryanair are cheaper and<br />
they are priority tickets so passengers can save<br />
time queuing in peak periods.*<br />
ONBOARD PRICE WALK UP PRICE SAVING<br />
Cigarettes<br />
Marlboro Gold, Marlboro Red, Benson+Hedges, John Player Blue<br />
€35.00 for 200<br />
ADULT<br />
£25.50<br />
CHILD<br />
£29.00 £3.50<br />
£19.00 £25.00 £6.00<br />
Available on selected fl ights, Spirits and Tobacco products are not available on intra-EU fl ights.<br />
Range varies by aircraft, your crew can confi rm which items are available to purchase onboard<br />
your fl ight. Passengers under the age of 18 are not entitled to purchase spirits or cigarettes. Duty<br />
Free allowances per person are 200 cigarettes and 1 litre of Alcoholic drinks exceeding 22%.<br />
ALL TICKETS SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY / * TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY