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Faro
Portugal
amenu featuring
black pork with root
vegetables or hare
stew, this tasteful and
welcoming village
restaurant always gets
rave reviews.There are
also occasional wine-
tasting evenings.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Upa Upa
(51 Rua Conselheiro
Bivar, tel: 289 807
832) This is one of
the first bars to open
along a road best
known for its late-
night nightlife.There’s
a long list of drinks
and comfy seating
inside and out.
LATE & LIVELY
Gallery Bar
Património
(19 Rua
do Prior, tel: 919 846
405) Most locals start
off in a bar along Rua
Conselheiro Bivar and
end up at Gallery Bar
Património, a fun-time
dance club that gets
going after midnight.
THIS MONTH
SEE
Easter Sunday
is the big event in the
town of Loulé, with
the Mãe Soberana
procession carrying
an image of Our Lady
of Piety through the
town, with plenty of
entertainment as well.
NOWAY!
Many egg-based
desserts aremade
with recipes first used
in Portugal’s convents,
which is why they
have names such as
Priest’s Pudding and
Nun’s Belly.
MatthewHancock
DIALLING CODE
+351
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Basel, Belfast
(BFS), Bristol, Geneva,
Glasgow, Liverpool,
London (LGW, LTN,
SEN, STN), Newcastle,
Paris (ORY)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
The fare to Faro is
about €10,Albufeira
€50 and Lagos €90.
The bus departs
to Farobus
station every 40–60
minutes.Tickets: €1.65.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Adega
Nova
(24Rua Francis-
coBarreto, tel: 289 813
433) For a funmeal
out, don’tmissAdega
Nova, a quirky former
warehousewhere
diners are lined up on
longwooden benches.
Afleet of waiters serve
a sumptuous array of
fresh fish and piping
hot grilledmeats, and
the housewine gets
better as the night
wears on.
EXCLUSIVE
Le
Marquis
(Monte da
Palhagueira, Santa
Bárbara de Nexe, tel:
289 992 018)With
TAXI
El Patio de Lajares
(9Calle la Cerca,
Lajares)An excellent
restaurant and hotel
in an elegant country
house.Themenu
changes daily and
includes dishes such
as lobster.
EXCLUSIVE
Fuerteventura
Spain
DIALLING CODE
+34
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Basel, Bristol,
Liverpool, London
(LGW)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.A
local taxi to Corralejo
costs €60, Caleta de
Fuste: €15 and Costa
Calma: €90.
Route 3 goes to
Caleta de Fuste.
Tickets: €1.40. Route 6
buses toCorralejo run
every hour.Tickets: €4.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Antiguo Café del
Puerto
(10 Calle La
Ballena, Corralejo, tel:
928 535 844) Dine
on authentic Spanish
tapas in this friendly
café, where you’ll
find over 50 different
dishes to choose from,
as well as 30 national
wines. Overlooks the
pleasant marina.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Banana
Bar Corralejo
(14
Avenida Maritima,
Corralejo)Wonderful
chill-out first-floor
bar with views of the
harbour. Comfortable
TAXI
way to relax and start
the evening.
LATE & LIVELY
Rock Café
(Centro
Comercial, Caleta
de Fuste) Live blues
and rock every night,
drawing a friendly
crowd who party until
late.The café offers
a great Tex-Mex menu
and an interesting list
of cocktails.
THIS MONTH
GO
Spend the day at
La Lajita which houses
the island’s only zoo
with great sea-lion,
reptile and birds of
prey shows.Visit the
spectacular cactus
gardens. Fantastic
day out. Free bus from
main tourist towns.
NOWAY!
The Guanches are the
mysterious natives
of Fuerteventura.
Tall, blond and blue-
eyed, the Guanches
have long intrigued
anthropologists.
Penny Melville
Fez
Morocco
DIALLING CODE
+212
CURRENCY
MAD
FLY FROM
Paris (CDG)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs
about 120MAD.
Buses run to
the train station
in the New City.
Tickets: 20MAD.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Restaurant des
Jeunes
(18Serrajine,
BabBoujloud)This
wonderful,people-
watchingpavement
café sits right at the
main gate to the
medina,BabBoujloud.
It’s open for breakfast,
lunch anddinner and
mint tea is served
all day.Try the roast
chicken servedwith
spicy harissa and chips.
EXCLUSIVE
Dar
el Ghalia
(Ras Rhe,
R’cif, tel: 0535 741
574) Amagnificent old
family home turned
guesthouse is the
setting for this superb
restaurant specialising
in traditional
Moroccan fare on
its newmenu.The
mrouzia
is legendary:
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lamb cooked with
honey, cinnamon and
almonds with raisins
and ras al hanout
spicemixture.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Nejjarine Museum
Cafe
(Nejjarine
Square)When you’re
done checking out
the exquisite wood
artefacts at this
restored fonduk
museum, head to
the rooftop for a late-
afternoonmint tea.
LATE & LIVELY
Le
Marocain
(38Avenue
Mohamed Slaoui)
Here’s a drinking den
with a lot of pink neon,
free tapas with the
cheap beers, and a
jumpin’ dancefloor.
There’s a resident
band and the singer
will entice you to try
belly-dancing.
THIS MONTH
GO
Wander through
the fresh produce
market at R’cif to
see lots of tiny shops
selling nothing but
fragrant rose petals
laid out on large flat
baskets. Moroccan
womenmake
rosewater everyApril
in copper or zinc stills
to use as a cosmetic
and for cooking.
NOWAY!
AMoroccan
aphrodisiac contains
more than 20
ingredients including
ginseng and anise
mixed with honey.
Worth a try?
Helen Ranger
Praia do Garrao Nascente, 8135 Almancil, Vale do Lobo
Just a 5 minute walk from the Ria Park Hotel
THE ORIGINAL RESTAURANT AND BEACH BAR
Excellent Service | International Cuisine | Panoramic Views
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