Basic HTML Version
DESTINATION GUIDES
|
121
More free monthly guides available at
traveller.easyJet.com
DIALLING CODE
+30
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
London (LGW)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
Alocal taxi costs€20.
Buses run six
times a day to
the city centre from
6.40am–8.45pm.
Tickets: €2.30.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BONAPPETIT
UP TO €30
Apostolis
(10Akti
Enoseos, tel: 28210
43470) One of the
best fish and seafood
tavernas in town,
this place is on the
seafront and is
popular with locals.
EXCLUSIVE
Don Rosario
(Platani,
Souda, tel: 2821 023
663) An excellent,
sophisticated Italian
restaurant run by
a Sicilian chef. The
menu includes
lobster, oysters,
seafood and classic
fresh pasta dishes.
Formerly situated at
Rovdoucha Beach, the
new location is less
SEE
Join theGreek
Easter celebrationsat
midnight on 14April
at any church.The
wholecongregation
light candles in
thechurchyard,
followedbybonfires
andfireworks.
GREEK EASTER
CELEBRATIONS
of the gazebos,
looking out to sea as
the sun melts away.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Café de
la Paix
(9 Boulevard
Général de Gaulle,
tel: 04 95 31 69
16) This charming,
cosy bar with retro
tunes and a trendy
thirtysomething
crowd is an ideal spot
for a relaxing drink
or two.
LATE & LIVELY
Le Pulp
(11 Rue Sisco,
tel: 04 95 31 76 69)
One of Bastia’s most
happening clubs,
Le Pulp hosts local
and international
DJs on Thursdays
to Saturdays. The
slightly pricey cover
charge ensures you’re
still dancing at
5am. Ladies get in
free on Fridays.
THIS MONTH
SEE
Be prepared
for some great
sounds at this
year’s Jazz Equinoxe
festival, fronted by
artists from the USA,
Italy and Corsica
(19–21 April, Théatre
de Bastia, tel:
04 9534 9800).
NO WAY!
The Ovis gmelini is
an endemic
subspecies of
mouflon living in
Corsica’s mountains,
which explains
why this shy but
curious creature is
now considered an
emblem of Corsica.
Stacy Jouve
Corsica
(Bastia)
France
DIALLING CODE
+33
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Geneva,
London (LGW),
Lyon,Manchester,
Paris (CDG)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €50.
Catch the airport
bus to the
Préfecture.Tickets: €9
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
A
Mandria
(4 Place de
l’Hôtel de Ville, tel:
04 95 35 17 11) Enjoy
hearty yet refined
Corsican cuisine in
this cosy restaurant
situated right on the
old market square.
EXCLUSIVE
Hôtel de la Roya
(Plage de la Roya,
Saint Florent, tel:
04 95 37 00 40)
Famously exquisite
cuisine served in a
refined yet relaxing
atmosphere. The set
menus are a steal
and come highly
recommended. Enjoy
your aperitif in one
TAXI
andMediterranean
flavours.Think risotto
withCretan
apaki
smokedpork and
chickenfilletwith
mizithra
creamy
Cretan cheese.
AFTER DARK
LOWKEY
Draft
Café
(9Arkoleontos
Street, tel: 2810 301
341) Located by
Theotocopoulos Park
in the city, thismodern
beer house and café
serves a great variety
of draught and
bottled beers.
LATE & LIVELY
Ice
Factory
(Agios Titos
Square, tel: 2810 346
028) As the name
suggests, the building
is an old, converted ice
factory, now a popular
bar and restaurant
at the heart of
Heraklion’s nightlife.
THIS MONTH
SEE
Head to the
site of Knossos, five
kilometres southof
Heraklion.Once an
importantMinoanCity,
Knossoswasexcavated
andpartly restored
from1900and 1932.
Thousands of artefacts
were unearthed,many
of which canbe seen
in theArchaeological
Museum inHeraklion.
NOWAY!
The Palace at Knossos
was once the seat of
King Minos and its
maze of corridors and
rooms gave birth to
the Greekmyths of
the
Labyrinth and
the Minotaur
.
Carol Palioudakis
Crete
(Heraklion)
Greece
DIALLING CODE
+30
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Berlin, Bristol,
Geneva, London
(LGW, LTN), Madrid,
Manchester, Milan
(MXP), Paris
(CDG), Rome
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
Alocal taxi costs€14.
Buses runevery
10minutes to the
centre.Tickets: €1.10.
Visit theEuropcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BONAPPETIT
UP TO €30
Ippokambos Ouzerie
(3SofokliVenizelou, tel:
2810280240) Locals
flock to this city-centre
favourite, a family-run
ouzerie taverna serving
mezze, freshfish and
great seafood.
EXCLUSIVE
Brilliant Gourmet
Restaurant
(15
EpimenidouStreet,
tel: 2810334959)
Part of the Lato
BoutiqueHotel, this
elegant restaurant with
chic,moderndecor
offers fine gourmet
cuisine using local
TAXI
romantic but more
easily accessed.
AFTER DARK
LOWKEY
Back
Door Cafe
(1 Akti
Koundourioti, tel:
2821 074 274) This
prime spot in the
harbour square
opposite the
lighthouse is perfect
for people-watching,
while chilling with
a beer or cocktail.
LATE & LIVELY
Metropolitan
Typografio
(Metropolis Square,
Halidon Street, tel:
2821 041 442) Set
in the Old Town, this
popular bar and
eatery features live
pop, jazz and Greek
music at the weekend.
NOWAY!
At Greek Easter, in
a Cretan tradition
similar to Bonfire
Night, children make
effigies of Judas,
which they burn.
Carol Palioudakis
Crete
(Chania)
Greece
TAXI
T H E W O R L D O F P E R S O N A L N U M B E R P L A T E S
Regtransfers.co.uk
PERSONAL NUMBER PLATES
> See our advert on page 113
0 1 5 8 2 9 6 7 7 7 7
8am-10pm • 7 days
I CNF
£27,995
I EEB
£34,995
I EEO
£29,995
GHE I
£34,995
I GHT
£29,995
I GNF
£29,995
I GVG
£24,995
I HCB
£34,995
I HDK
£29,995