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Catania
Italy
DIALLING CODE
+39
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Geneva, London
(LGW), Milan (MXP),
Paris (CDG)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €20.
Route 457
leaves every 20
minutes stopping in
the centre.Tickets:
€1.50 onboard.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Pizzeria il Forno
(49 Via Cifali, tel: 09
550 4912) This tiny,
traditional Sicilian
pizzeria is famous
for its big, tasty
pizzas, often covered
by a double layer
of cheese. Located
near the football
stadium. Open
for dinner only.
EXCLUSIVE
Trattoria I Vecchi
Sapori
(6 Piazza
Mazzini, tel: 09 534
9535) Gorgeous
dishes prepared with
local ingredients and
cooked according to
the typical Sicilian
recipes. Speciality:
penne with swordfish
and aubergine.
TAXI
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Razmataz
(17 Via
Montesano, tel: 09
531 1893) Superb
wine bar with an
international wine
list. Sicilian wines
and food are
available. The
owner offers
good suggestions.
LATE & LIVELY
Enola Jazz Club
(14
Via Mazza, tel: 328
824 9560) This is
the most lively
live-music club in
Catania. Every week,
different musicians
and bands from all
over Italy are invited
to perform live.
Great cocktails.
NOWAY!
Since last January,
Sicilians can pay with
a new currency: the
Sicanex (SCN). It is
a virtual currency
set up to help local
businesses to grow.
1SCN = €1.
Alessandro Di Maio
Bitzerhof on the city’s
southern fringes, with
dishes like carpaccio
of smoked Eifel
venison or confit cod
with chorizomousse.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
KôlnischWasser
(118Hauptstrasse,
Rodenkirchen, tel:
0221 392376)Modern,
spacious andwith a
hotel on the premises,
KôlnischWasser is a
slick newaddition to
the ranks of Cologne’s
brauhäuser,withFrüh
Kölsch todrink and
typical Rhineland
dishes on themenu.
LATE & LIVELY
Rose Club
(37
Luxemburger Strasse)
Students and tourists
alike pack the tiny
dancefloor here for
an affordable blend
of indie, electro, rock
and Britpop sounds,
including a few
golden oldies.
THIS MONTH
SEE
Cologne has a
superb Roman legacy,
and this year its
classical credentials
get a further boost
with the chance
to see Greek and
Roman artworks on
loan fromBerlin’s
famous Pergamon
Museum (Römisch-
Germanisches
Museum).
NOWAY!
Cologne’s name
derives from its ancient
status as aRoman
Colonia, or“city”.
NevilleWalker
Cologne
Germany
DIALLING CODE
+49
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Edinburgh,
London (LGW)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi to Cologne
costs €25 and €40
to Bonn.
S-bahn trains
leave for Cologne
every 20minutes.
Tickets: €2.50.
For Bonn, the
bus leaves every
30minutes to one
hour.Tickets: €6.90.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Bella
Rosa
(11AHeinsberger
Strasse, tel: 0221 4767
5016)With amenu of
pizza and pasta staples
and prices fromas
lowas €4, Bella Rosa,
a cheap but cheerful
refuelling stop in the
studentyZülpicher
Viertel, is open from
breakfast till late.
EXCLUSIVE
Bitzerhof
(21
Immendorfer
Hauptstrasse, tel:
0223 637 4115) Gault
Millau-garlanded
creative cuisine is
served in a leafy
village setting at
TAXI
Copenhagen
Denmark
has fantastic views
across the centre of
Copenhagen.Agreat
place for breakfast
or lunch that serves
soups, salads andmore
substantial dishes.
UP TO €50
Chai:Wong
(2
Thorvaldsensvej, tel:
27 523565)This latest
venture byHenrikYde-
Andersen and Lertchai
Treetawatchaiwong,
the dynamic duo
behindMichelin-
starredKiinKiin,
is an intimate and
sophisticated
restaurant serving up
dishes fromacross
Asia.The signature
mains are delicious and
great value formoney,
while a good selection
of wines are servedby
the glass or bottle.
EXCLUSIVE
Søllerød Kro
(35
Søllerødvej, tel: 4580
2505) Located in the
countryside north
of Copenhagen, this
incredibly picturesque
inn, dating from1677
and nestled between
the village pond, castle,
church andwoodland,
has a fantastic
Michelin-starred
restaurant.There are
setmenus aswell as
à-la-carte options for
both lunch and dinner.
The food comprises
amix of Danish and
French ingredients and
influences – truffles,
lobster and caviar
commonly feature
alongside Danish
cheeses.There’s also a
vegetarianmenu and
more than 1,600wines
to choose from.
DIALLING CODE
+45
CURRENCY
Krone (DKK)
FLY FROM
Basel-Mulhouse,
Berlin, Geneva, Lisbon,
London (LGW, STN),
Madrid, Manchester,
Milan (MXP)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs
about DKK220.
Metro trains go
to Nørreport
station.Tickets:
DKK34.50.
Visit theEuropcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €15
La Galette
(9
Larsbjørnsstræde, tel:
3332 3790) Named
after the French
savoury pancake, this
cosy little café has
22 filled galettes on
themenu and is
a good spot for a
cheap, light lunch.
UP TO €30
Spisebaren
(52
Østergade, tel: 3318
2863) Locatedon
the topfloor of the
department store
Illum, this relaxed café,
with its glass roof and
generous terrace,
TAXI
GO
SimetoOasis
is a nature reserve a
fewkilometres south
of Catania, at the
mouth of the Simeto
River.Thousands
of birds come here
every year during the
change of season.
SIMETO OASIS