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Biarritz
France
DIALLING CODE
+33
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
London (LGW),
Lyon, Paris (CDG)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €15.
The STAB runs
hourly from
7.30am–7.30pm.
Tickets: €1.50.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Sushi
Land
(9Avenue de
la ReineVictoria,
tel: 05 59 22 24 96)
Excellently prepared
sushi, sashimi,maki
and yakitori are served
with a smile at Sushi
Land.The unusual
Japanese salads are
also worth a try.
EXCLUSIVE
Transat Café and
Onyx Restaurant
(Radisson SASHotel, 1
Carrefour Hélianth, tel:
05 5901 13 13) High up
in the RadissonHotel
is theTransat Café,
which offers its clients
unrivalled open-air
dining and spectacular
views of the sea.
Onyx Restaurant,
downstairs, also serves
up fine cuisine in
stylish surroundings.
AFTER DARK
LOWKEY
Le Caritz
(14 Rue Port Vieux,
tel: 05 52 4 41 84)
Bask in the sunshine
on the terrace of this
bar, which is one of
the hottest spots in
Biarritz and is owned
by former rugby
player Pascal Ondarts.
LATE & LIVELY
Le Caveau
(4 Rue
Gambetta, tel: 05
59 24 16 17) This
trendy, long-standing
Euro-house disco in
the city centre is
open seven days a
week, providing a real
party atmosphere
every night.
THIS MONTH
SEE
See some of
the best surfers in
the world doing
their thing at the
27th edition of the
Quiksilver Maider
Arosteguy event.
Surfers ride the waves
on the Grande Plage
and, as it’s the first big
surfing event of the
season, crowds gather
to watch. On 6–8April.
NO WAY!
Napoleon III was a
true romantic. He built
a spectacular palace
on the beach for his
beloved wife, Empress
Eugenie.The palace is
now the five-star Hotel
du Palais.The building
was designed in the
shape of a huge“E”
for Eugene.
Steve Bilsborough
TAXI
Schiffbauerdamm)
Need aGuiness and
some football?Other
pints on tap include
Murphy’s bitter and
NewcastleBrownAle.
Chompon a steak
cooking on a sizzling
hot stone on your table.
LIVE MUSIC
Lido
(7 Cuvrystrasse) This
great indie rock venue
is situated in the
Schlesisches Tor area,
and currently offers
some of the city’s
best nightlife.
LATE & LIVELY
Berghain
(70Am
Wriezener Bahnhof)
This temple to
minimal techno in a
former power plant is
described by some as
“the best club in the
world”. Parties start
late and last till the
following afternoon.
THIS MONTH
SHOP
Do you read
me? is a shop for
magazine lovers – it
stocks the world’s
prettiest,weirdest,
most creative print
publications,mostly
in the fields of art,
design and fashion (28
Auguststrasse,Mitte).
SEE
Gerhard
Richter is one of
Germany’s greatest
post-war painters.
The comprehensive
retrospective
marking his 80th
birthday at the Neue
Nationalgalerie is on
throughout themonth.
GO
The Brandenburg
Gate is certainly a
must-see. Completed
in 1791, the landmark
has been through a
lot and it now stands
for a united Berlin
and Germany.With
the Reichstag and the
Holocaust Memorial
here, there’s plenty to
see and do in the area.
ESCAPE
It was in
Wittenberg that Martin
Luther nailed his 95
theses against the
selling of indulgences
to a church – kicking
off the Protestant
Reformation.The
charming little town is
an hour and a half by
car or train southwest
of Berlin, and contains
several UNESCOWorld
Heritage sites.
NOWAY!
Tourists keep flocking
to Berlin.The number
of overnight stays
grewby 7.5 per cent in
2011,making the city
the thirdmost popular
destination in Europe
after London and Paris.
Exberliner.com
Berlin
Germany
Baroja, tel: 94 424
0174) A friendly little
bar, ideal for a quiet
drink with someone
special, be that your
mumor your beloved.
Most Bilbao bars
are lively, so La
Aduanamakes a
refreshing change.
LATE & LIVELY
Azkena
(26 Ibáñez
de Bilbao, tel: 94 424
0890) Open late
and always lively,
Azkena is a popular
haunt for twenty- and
thirtysomethings. It
gets very crowded late
at night as other bars
start to close.
THIS MONTH
SEE
Make sure
you see the Easter
processions in the
streets of Bilbao. Look
at the posters or call
in at one of the tourist
information offices to
check out times and
routes. Bilbao isn’t
Seville, but the
Easter processions
still draw crowds.
NOWAY!
The streets of Bilbao
are paved with unique
flower-shaped tiles
that are asmuch a
symbol of the city
as the Guggenheim
or the football team.
There aremore than
66million tiles with
650,000 needing to
be changed each year.
Apopular local singer
has composed a song
in their honour and
you can buy tilemotif
chocolates, key rings,
T-shirts andmore.
Katherine Bilsborough
Bilbao
Spain
DIALLING CODE
+34
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Ibiza, Geneva,
London (STN),Madrid,
Manchester, Rome
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €35.
Buses leave every
30minutes.
Tickets: €1.50.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Deustoarrak
(9
Avenida Madariaga,
tel: 94 475 4154)
Good value for money.
A three-course lunch
with wine and bread
for under €15.Typical
Basque cooking.
EXCLUSIVE
Harrobia
(2 Calle
del Perro, tel: 94
679 0090) Ablend
of tradition and
modernity in the
heart of Bilbao’s Old
Quarters.Acreative
à-la-cartemenu in the
evenings or a cheaper
set menu at lunchtime.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
La
Aduana
(1 Plaza Pío
TAXI
Offering elegant
decor, a welcoming
ambience and 125
rooms and suites,
this hotel is an ideal
choice for a city stay.
From€69, book at
hotels.easyJet.com.
BERLIN SAVOY
HOTEL
★★★★
★
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