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baggage reclaim,which
is valid for anhour.
ASwissTransfer
ticket offers
open returns on buses,
trains and boats across
the city. Buy onboard,
tickets: £95.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €15
Café
Gandhi
(37Rue de
Neuchâtel, tel: 022
731 4112) Situated
in an area known for
its ethnic eateries,
CaféGandhi doesn’t
disappoint.The
à-la-cartemenu
offers Indian classics
fromtarka dhal to
tandoori lamb,while
the lunchtime buffet is
the best way to sample
some spicy specialities.
UP TO €30
Taverne de la
Madeleine
(20Rue de
Toutes-Ames, tel: 022
3106070) Don’t ask
for thewine list when
you sit downhere; the
Tavernewas founded in
1919by an anti-alcohol
group in response to
drinkingduringWorld
War One.Traditional
dishes include rösti
with cheese andbacon.
UP TO €50
Fifty-
Fifty
(7RueNeuve-du-
Molard, tel: 022310
2698)This pizzeria
is unmistakeably
Italian, known for its
friendly service and
authentic food.The
menu includes pastas
aplenty,while the fully
equippedbar entices
people to linger long
after they finish eating.
Geneva
Switzerland
DIALLING CODE
+41
CURRENCY
CHF
FLY FROM
Alicante,
Amsterdam,Asturias,
Athens, Barcelona,
Belfast (BFS), Berlin,
Bilbao, Birmingham,
Bordeaux,
Bournemouth,Brindisi,
Bristol, Brussels,
Budapest,Cagliari,
Catania,Copenhagen,
Corsica (Ajaccio),
Corsica (Bastia), Crete
(Heraklion),Dubrovnik,
Edinburgh, Faro,
Glasgow,Hurghada,
Ibiza, Lisbon, Liverpool,
Leeds-Bradford,
London (LGW, LTN,
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Málaga,Manchester,
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Nantes, Naples,
Newcastle, Nice,
Olbia, Paris (ORY),
Porto, Pristina,
Rome, Santiago de
Compostela, Sharm
El Sheikh, Split,
Stockholm,Tel Aviv,
Toulouse,Venice
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs
about CHF50.
Trains go to
Cornavin station.
Pick up a free ticket
fromthemachine in
TAXI
EXCLUSIVE
Windows Restaurant
(Hotel d’Angleterre) (17
Quai duMont-Blanc,
tel: 022 906 5514)
The viewof Mont
Blanc isn’t the only
amazing sight in this
fine-dining restaurant.
The French chef was
inspired to cook by the
aromas coming from
his grandmother’s
kitchen, and creations
such as bolognese
of lobster with green
mango look every bit
as good as they taste.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Café
de la Gare
(2 Rue de
Montbrillant, tel: 022
733 7784)Whether
you’re waiting for
a train or not, the
large windows and
chandeliers give
Café de la Gare an
old-fashioned French
charm. Perfect for an
afternoon apéritif or
café au lait.
LIVE MUSIC
Le Chic
(3 Rue de
Fribourg, tel: 022 732
0430) Affordable and
funky, this basement
bar plays host to
evenings of live jazz,
funk and hip hop
fromWednesday to
Saturday.Try one of
the jelly shots or a
freshlymixed cocktail.
LATE & LIVELY
Weetamix
(37Chemin
Jacques Phillibert de
Sauvage, Châtelaine,
tel: 076 324 7188)
Wear what you like
to thismemorably
named club. DJs from
as far afield as Detroit
come toman the
decks to play techno,
house and electro.
THIS MONTH
SHOP
Around Easter,
thoughts inevitably
turn to chocolate.
While eggs and
bunnies invade all the
shops, perhaps the
best are to be found at
Chocolaterie Stettler
(49Avenue Blanc).
SEE
Housed in a
magnificent building,
Geneva’s Musée
Ariana (museumof
glass and ceramics)
has collections
from the Middle and
Far East, as well as
contemporary pieces
(10Avenue de la Paix).
GO
For a pleasant
spring walk, head to
Parc des Bastions
at the foot of the
OldTown.Tree-lined
paths wind around
the park where giant
chessboards and table
tennis prove popular
with the Genevois.
ESCAPE
Yvoire, a
medieval gemon the
shores of the lake, is
famous for its flowers.
Visitors can wander
around the cobbled
streets and take in
the Garden of the
Five Senses before
stopping for an ice
creamby the harbour.
NOWAY!
Geneva is referred to
as the“République et
Canton de Genève”.
Geneva was an
independent republic
from the 16th century
until it became a Swiss
canton in 1813.
Laura Mathew
Gibraltar
UK Territory
DIALLING CODE
+350
CURRENCY
£
FLY FROM
Liverpool,
London (LGW)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs £5.
Routes 3, 9 and
10 run every 10
minutes.Tickets: £1.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
The
Landings Restaurant
(Queensway Quay
Marina, tel: 200
66100) This superb
TAXI
restaurant boasts
a tastymenu of
predominantly fish
dishes, as well as
meat and vegetarian
fusion cuisine.
EXCLUSIVE
Café
Rojo
(54 IrishTown,
tel: 200 51738) Enjoy
an arty interior with
sculptured artwork on
the walls.Themenu
includes innovative
dishes such as curried
roast pumpkin risotto,
plus classics like
porkmedallions.
AFTER DARK
LOWKEY
Celebrity
Wine Bar
(Ocean
Village, tel: 20040972)
The outside terrace
at this sophisticated
restaurant andwine
bar is a popular place
to start the evening
with a cool cocktail.
LATE & LIVELY
Savannah Lounge
(OceanVillage, tel: 200
66666) Cool music
and killer cocktails
make this a chilled-out
space, especially on
weekend nights when
the clubbing carries on
until earlymorning.
THIS MONTH
GO
April is the perfect
month to enjoy the
springtime flowers
during a stroll through
the lovelyAlameda
Botanical Gardens.
NOWAY!
Locals have their own
language called Llanito
– a combination of
Spanish and English
with some Genoese
and local words, too.
Josephine Quintero
This hotel is in the
buzzing area of
Palmones, minutes
away from the
beaches of Tarifa
and Gibraltar.
From€68, book at
hotels.easyJet.com
NH CAMPO DE
GIBRALTAR
★★★★
★
MUSÉE D’ART
ET D’HISTOIRE
WWW.VILLE-GE.CH/MAH
VISIT ONE OF
SWITZERLAND’S
LARGEST MUSEUMS
OPEN FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM - CLOSED ON MONDAY