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Contents
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diary
10
observation
deck:malta
new
12
barrio: lisbon
14
sleep
16
eat
19
design
20
style
22
ontheroad:
montpellier
new
24
the
big idea
55
thebusiness
98
extratime: SPORT
62,814,233
+33
14°C
Euro (EUR)
twicedaily
nice
france
NiceCôted’AzurAirport,7km
411,277
+356
15°C
Euro (EUR)
dailyfromjune
malta
newdestination
malta
Luqa internationalAirport,6km
Dishesatnew restaurant
Janare regionalFrench
withaSouthAfrican twist
SLEEP
FortinaSpaResort
(TigneSeafront,
Sliema,23462120, fortinasparesort.com, rooms
from€115)claims theworld’s firstspabedrooms.
Spa rooms featureahydrotherapybath,steam
roomandasauna.Someevenhaveaprivate
rooftoppool.
Hostel Jones
(DingliCircus,
Sliema,77804393,maltahostel.com, rooms
from€10) isMalta’sbrandnew (andcoolest)
hostel, justa fewminutes from thesea.
EAT
Ta’Kris
(80FawwaraLane,Sliema,
99847713)cooksupheartyMaltesedishes
likeDad’sFamousBraggioli (beefolives),
beefstewand roast rabbit.
TheGrassyHopper
(thegrassyhopper.com) isawonderful ‘travelling
veggie restaurant’serving fresh,meat-free fare.
CULTURE
HagarQim
megalithic temples
(Qrendi,heritagemalta.org)are thought tobe
oneof themostancient religioussitesonearth,
dating from3600-3200BC,while the
Hal
SaflieniHypogeum
(BurialStreet,Paola) isan
extraordinarymazeofundergroundpassages.
SHOP
Theopenairmarketat
Marsaxlokk
,
traditionallya fishmarket,nowsellsother
localproduceandhasa livelyatmosphere.
LATER
BlackGold
(TheStrand,Sliema) is
a funplace towatch livebands.Malta’sown
CafédelMar
(QawraStreet,StPaul’sBay) is
acoolplace tokickbackonwarmevenings,
withagreatcrowd.
TIP
For thewildestsunsetshead for
Dingli
Cliffs
or the
BlueGrotto
atZurrieq.
LiliaSinclair
SLEEP
Perchedbetween theOldTownandNice’s
pleasureport, the
HôtelSuisse
(15QuaiRauba
Capeu, (0)492 173900,hotel-nice-suisse.com,
rooms from€192)showcasessweepingsea
viewsover thewholeof theBaiedesAnges.
EAT
Brand-new restaurant
Jan
(12RueLascaris)
isalreadymakingwaves.Stop in forSouthAfrica-
bornchefJanHendrikvanderWesthuizen’s
creative regionalcuisine,suchas line-caught
seabassdrizzled in langoustinesauce, followed
bycustard tartandpoachedquince.
CULTURE
Spring is in theair.Whatbetterway to
geta feel for thecity’sprettyarchitectureand
tumbleofatmosphericstreets thanwithNice’s
annual
Semi-Marathon
(nicesemimarathon.com),
happeningon27April?Runnerscancompete
along fivedifferentcourses, ranging froma2km
kids’ run toa full21.2kmhalf-marathon.
SHOP
A familybusinesssince 1820,
Maison
Auer
(7RueStFrançoisdePaule)stocks
souvenirs for thosewithasweet tooth.Pickup
giftboxesof fruitpâtes,chestnut
marronsglacés
ora jarof theshop’suniquecandiedolives.
LATER
Tucked into theheartof theOldTown,
Wayne’sBar
(15Ruede laPréfectu)
longtimelocalfa
BUS
Theairport
shuttle toValletta
costs€8.Or take
the localservice
bus for€2.60.
TAXI
It’safixed€15
fare from theairport
toValletta. In thecity,
calleCABS (2138
3838)orWembleys
(21374141),but
alwaysconfirm the
price inadvance.
TOURIST INFO
visitmalta.com
BUS
Number98
heads to theport,
stopping justoutside
Nice’sOldTownen
route.Number99
goes to theGare
SNCF (themain train
station).Busesdepart
every20minutes,
and the journey
takesapproximately
30minutes.Tickets
cost€6.
TAXI
A taxi from the
airportwillsetyou
backaround€30
and takesabout20
minutes toget to
thecitycentre.
TOURIST INFO
nicetourisme.com
/
info
/
info
Marsaxlokkhasa
famousfishmarket
witha livelyatmosphere
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