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Budapest
Hungary
DIALLING CODE
+36
CURRENCY
Forint (HUF)
FLY FROM
Berlin,Dortmund,
Geneva, London (LGW,
LTN),Paris (ORY)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs
HUF5,100–HUF5,400.
Trains leave
Terminal 1 for
Western station.
Tickets: HUF455.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Laci!Konyha!
(56
Hegeds Gyula utca,
tel: 06 70 370 7474)
Come here to get
a taste of creative
modern Hungarian
cuisine.Themenu
changes daily and
prices are reasonable.
EXCLUSIVE
Els
Pesti Rétesház
(22
Október 6 utca, tel:
428 0134) This place
specialises in the art
of Hungarian strudel,
both sweet and
savoury.Themenu is
traditional Hungarian
and each dish comes
with some sort of
savoury strudel.
TAXI
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
VinoWonka
(14A
Erkel utca, tel: 06
20 319 3753) This
cosy, family-run
place serves carefully
chosen wines from
some of Hungary’s
best small winemakers
as well as tasty artisan
chocolates, often with
unusual flavours.Taste
themalone or paired.
LATE & LIVELY
Innio
(9Október 6
utca, tel: 0670311
1010) Budapest is
awashwithwine
bars now.This new
one, locatednear the
Basilica, has a fine
selectionof local wines,
aswell as a selection
of international ones.
THIS MONTH
GO
Headon a day trip
tonearbySzentendre,
a charming former
artists’colony on the
Danube.The town is full
of restaurants, galleries
andmuseums.To
get a taste of the
countryside, visit the
SkanzenOpen-Air
EthnographicMuseum,
three kilometres
fromSzentendre.
NOWAY!
If you’re around the
day after Easter, you
may smell the scent of
cheap perfume in the
air.On this day, boys
andmen spraywomen
and girlswith cheap
perfume – supposedly
in order to preserve
their beauty – in
exchange for an Easter
egg or a shot of brandy.
Carolyn Banfalvi
Cagliari
Italy
DIALLING CODE
+39
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Basel-Mulhouse,
Berlin, Geneva,
London (STN), Milan
(MXP), Paris (ORY)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €20.
ARSTbuses
to the city
centre leave every 30
minutes.Tickets: €5.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Il Pepe
Rosa
(108Via della
Pineta, tel: 070 303
313) One of Cagliari’s
best-known pizzerias.
The pizzas are huge,
while themeat
and fish dishes are
generous. Don’t
miss out on the
millefoglie
dessert
(the Italian version
of mille-feuille).
EXCLUSIVE
Sa
Piola
(3 Vico Santa
Margherita, tel: 070
666 714) Small and
cosy restaurant with
stone arches. The
excellent cuisine
offers many typically
Sardinian dishes as
well as interesting
regional elements. Try
the seafood starters.
TAXI
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Theremin
(380 Corso
Vittorio Emanuele)
Brand-new stylish bar
not far from the centre
of town and open from
early in themorning
till late at night. It’s a
tearoomduring the
day and, from7pm
turns into a chilled bar
offering cocktails.
LATE & LIVELY
Invidia Club
(Via dei
Carroz) This large,
late-night venue has
three dancefloors
playing different kinds
of popular music, so
you’re bound to find
something you want
to dance to. Open on
Friday and Saturday
nights, Invidia attracts
a crowd of hipsters.
NOWAY!
To replace that lost to
erosion,much of the
sand on Poetto beach
was pumped from the
sea floor in 2002 at
a cost of €5million.
Dario Henke
Casablanca
Morocco
DIALLING CODE
+212
CURRENCY
MAD
FLY FROM
Lyon, Milan
(MXP), Paris (CDG)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs
about MAD250.
Trains depart
every hour
to CasaVoyageur.
Tickets: MAD60.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
O’Palm
(Boulevard Océan
Atlantique,Ain Dïab,
tel: 0522 798 334)
Large, terraced garden
restaurant overlooking
the sea.With a new
children’s play area,
it’s perfect for a family
brunch or lunch.
EXCLUSIVE
Bistrot
Chic
(8 Rue Taha
Houcine, Quartier
Gaultier, tel: 0522
297 878) Awarm
welcome awaits amid
amodern-chic decor.
Agourmet menu and
a well-stocked wine
bar in themezzanine
beckon.A favourite
among Casablancans,
so book ahead.
TAXI
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Brasserie la Presse
(362 Boulevard
Roudani (angle Rue de
Jura), Maarif, tel: 0522
250 543) Historical
FYI: as the name
suggests, the press
hung out here during
themid-20th-century
protectorate period. It
dates back to the early
1900s and is good for
a bite or a drink.
LATE & LIVELY
Le Squat
(6 Rue Mer
de Chine,Ain Diab)
Come and dance in
this fun and inviting
club.Weeknight
themes include
karaoke and ladies’
night and it’s one of
the weekend hotspots.
THIS MONTH
GO
Well-removed
fromMaarif’s high-
street shops, part
of Rue Oussama-
Ibn-Zaid (ex-Jura), is
pedestrian-only.This
local square is home to
CCM (Centre Culturel
Maarif), an eclectic
mix of shops, fast-food
joints and graffiti. On
amorning stroll, stop
for amint tea and
misimen
(pancakes)
with honey.
NOWAY!
Casablanca is the
birthplace of famous
actor Jean Reno.
His Spanish parents
moved to Morocco
in the 1940s to
escape the Franco
dictatorship. His real
name is“Juan Moreno
y Herrera-Jiménez”.
CaraWarkentin
SEE
Thealmost-
dailyEaster
processions from1–9
April in thedifferent
quartersof Cagliari
are impressive
events.Headout in
theafternoon for
a real treat.
EASTER
PROCESSIONS
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