80,996,685 +49 14°C
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Threetimesdaily
hannover
germany
LangenhagenAirport (haj), 10km
10,813,834 +351 22°C Euro (EUR) daily
lisbon
portugal
portelaairport (lis), 8km
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SLEEP
Locals talkabout doing things
“theHannoverway”,which in thecase
of
TheSuiteHotel
(Rundestrasse9,
511374500, suitenovotel.com, rooms
from€64per night)meansoffering free
massages toguestsonThursdays, as
well as freeuseof aSmart car if you
stay for longer than four days.
EAT
Nothingbeatsa restaurantwitha
stuffedcrocodileon theceiling, though
that’snot theonly reason tovisit
Das
kleineMuseum
(Grotestrasse 10). The
food’sexcellent, theownersare
friendly, and the local beerswill send
youdancingout thedoor.
CULTURE
On6and20September you
canwatchGreekand Japanese teams
tradewizz-bangsat the International
FireworkCompetition in
Herrenhausen
Gardens
(HerrenhäuserStrasse).
SHOP
Potter along theLeineRiver on
Saturdaybetween7amand4pmand
you’ll sooncomeupon the
Altstadt-
Flohmarkt amHohenUfer
–
Germany’soldest fleamarket (Am
HohenUfer 1). It’saweirdplace,
sellingeverything fromold, dusty
cameras tomovieposters, but it’s
TRAIN
TheS5
HannoverAirport line
runsstraight into
HannoverCentral
Station,and takes
about 15minutes.
Startingat3.35am
and runninguntil
1.05am,one-way
ticketscost€3.10
eachandmust
bestampedbefore
youboard.
BUS
A24-hourbus
service runs from
theLangenhagen
Zentrumstation to
HannoverAirport.
Ticketscost€2per
person,with journeys
takinganything
up to40minutes
dependingon traffic.
good fun,withexcellentNutellacrepes.
LATER
Centrum–musikund essen
(DavenstedterStrasse) isabit trendy,
but come8pm ladiescangulpdowna
freeglassof Proseccoas theDJ tosses
tunesat thedancefloor.
TIP
Hannover ishome toEurope’s
largest city forest,
Eilenriede
: 1,600
acresofwoodlandperfect for hiking,
bikingandbeing rescuedwhenyou
get lost.
FrankMueller
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info
SLEEP
The
BeautiqueHotels Figueira
(PraçadaFigueira 16, 201492940,
thebeautiquehotels.com, rooms from
€180) overlooksoneof Lisbon’scentral
squares, thoughyour eyesaremore
likely tobedrawn to thestylish interior.
There’salsoa top-floor spa.
EAT
For a tasteof traditional Lisbon,
head to
PríncipedoCalhariz
(Calçada
Combro28-30)wheregrilledmeatsand
fishareserved ina low-ceilinged room.
Try the
porcoportuguesa
(friedpork
cubeswith friedpotatosquares)
followedbyachocolatemousse.
CULTURE
Thesecond
Festival Caixa
Alfama
(caixaalfama.pt) on 19-20
September brings fadoback to its
birthplace in theheart of theAlfama
district. Tenstageshost 40performers
of theuniquelyPortuguesesound,
BUS
The line1
Aerobus leavesevery
20 to30minutes from
7am to11pm for the
citycentre.Tickets
cost€3.50andcanbe
boughtonboard.
METRO
The red
Oriente line runs to
and from theairport
from6.30am to1am.
ChangeatAlamedaor
Saldanha for thecity
centre.The journey
takesaround25
minutesand tickets
cost€1.40withaViva
Viagemcard (€0.50).
TAXI
The20-minute
journeycosts€12-€15.
Prices increaseby20
percentatnightand
onweekends.
TOURIST INFO
visitlisboa.com
includingbignamessuchasAnaMoura,
CarminhoandAnitaGuerreiro.
SHOP
There ismuch toadmire in
Embaixada
(PraçadoPríncipeReal
26), from thebuilding itself –a
beautifully renovatedpseudo-Moorish
palace– to thevariousboutiques that
inhabit it, includingcraft stalls, designer
shoeandclothesshops. Thebar-
restaurant isalsoeye-catching, filled
withMoorisharchesandgiant lamps.
LATER
B.Leza
(CaisdaRibeiraNova
ArmazémB) is theplace tosample
Lisbon’svibrantAfricanscene,with
frequent livemusic, poetrynightsand
evenoccasional dance lessonsat a
waterfrontwarehouseconversion.
TIP
For designer shoppinghead to
the topendofAvenidadaLiberdade.
MatthewHancock
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info
VLARecords, a typical
boutiqueat the
Embaixadabuilding
Morebangs for yourbuckat the
International FireworkCompetition
inHerrenhausenGardens
