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threetimesdaily;
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Twicedailyfrom 14september
warsaw
KampinosForest
iswithineasy reach
of thecitycentre
SLEEP
H15
(ul Poznanska 15, (22) 55
38700, h15boutiqueapartments.com,
rooms from€80) isWarsawat itsmost
contemporary. Suitesaredecorated
with Italian furniture fromMeridiadi and
Pianka,while the light-filledcourtyard is
deckedwithsofasandastainlesssteel
football table. Call ahead for adiscount
limousineairport pick-up.
EAT
Tuna tartare, yuzugranita,miso
cod: theseare just threeof the flower-
topped, design-ledcreationsat
Nolita
(ulWilcza46). Choose from themodern
Polish tastingmenu (€52) or abargain
gourmet lunch (€19).
CULTURE
Therearecountless reasons
tocall inatWarsaw’s
Museumof the
History of Polish Jews
(Anielewicza
6). Thebrandnewspacehostsone final
show throughSeptember before the
grandopeningof thepermanent
exhibition in lateOctober 2014.
SHOP
Gloriouslyarchaicstreetmarkets
arewhatWarsawdoesbest. Avoid the
bootleggers, fencersandchancersby
hitting
BazarNaKole
(ul Obozowa99).
Expect ‘highend’ collectionsof Polish
moviepostersandvintagehats.
SLEEP
Inanelegant 16th-century
edifice, B&B
CampielloZen
(RioTera’
1285, SantaCroce, 041 710365,
campiellozen.com, rooms from€176)
offers threecharming rooms, eachone
decorated inclassicVenetianstyle.
EAT
Atmospheric
CantinaDoMori
(Calledei DoMori, SanPolo429) dates
back to 1462. Sipacool spritzcocktail
andeat yourway throughaselectionof
cicchetti
: these tapas-like local bitesare
pricedat acoupleof eurosapiece, and
may include roastedaubergine topped
withmozzarellaor pickledonionswith
anchovies.
CULTURE
Venice’sacclaimed
Biennale
Architettura
(labiennale.org) isheld
throughout thecityuntil 23November.
Highlights include the International
ArchitectureExhibition, directedby
TRAIN
Theairport
isservedby two fast
suburbanMetro lines,
S2andS3.The latter
goes toWarsaw
CentralTrain
Station.Tickets
costPLN4.40/€1.
TAXI
Taxis from the
airport cost around
PLN40/€10.
TOURIST INFO
warsawtour.pl
BUS
TheATVOshuttle
and theACTVbus5
bothgo toPiazzale
Roma,andcost€6
each.The trip takes
around25minutes.
TAXI
A taxi by road
toPiazzaleRoma
costsafixed fee
of€40.Privatewater
taxisarepricedat
around€100.
BOAT
From
6.10am-12.15am,
Alilaguna ferry lines
depart from the
airport, stoppingat
PiazzaSanMarco,
Lidoandmanyother
locations.Tickets
cost€15.
TOURIST INFO
en.turismovenezia.it
LATER
Namedafter thecultPolish
motorcar bashedout in the 1980s,
PolonezKlubokawiarnia
(Poznanska
24) isabrandnew retrobar that hums
until 3amatweekends. Thinkmojitos
andMadness, not alcopopsand techno.
TIP
Warsawabuts the
Kampinos
Forest
,wherebutterflies,mooseand
elkcavort under anautumnal canopy.
Escape theurban jungleonbus708
fromMetroMlociny.
TristanRutherford
RemKoolhaasandheld in theArsenale,
Venice’s former shipyards.
SHOP
PickupquirkyT-shirts, colourful
handbagsandother accessoriesat
RioTeràdei Pensieri
’spetitekiosk
(CampoSanStefano). Eachof the
productshasbeenhandmadeby
a local co-operative that includes
inmates fromVenice’sprisonsystem.
LATER
Completely renovated for
summer 2014, the
SkylineRooftop
Bar
(MolinoStuckyHilton, Giudecca
810) offerssuperbviewsover thecity’s
handsomepalazzi andmoonlit lagoons.
TIP
Skip the touristygondolasand
cruiseVenice’scanalsaboardoneof
dozensof
vaporetto
(orwaterbus) lines
instead. A three-daypassallows
unlimited transport around thecity,
andcosts€35.
KathrynTomasetti
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