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Kos
Greece
Krakow
Poland
of seafood are slightly
less).ClosedMonday.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Swedco
(20Vasiléos Pávlou,
KosTown, tel: 22420
24154)This sleek
outlet of theRhodian
café-chainhas a
distinctlySwedish feel,
completewithwood
flooring anddesigner
furniture.Enjoy
sandwiches,baked
pastries, hot drinks and
decadent desserts.
LATE & LIVELY
Fashion Club
(2
Kanári,Dolphins
Square) Going strong
since the late 1980s,
this huge venue
converted froma
former cinema gets a
mixedcrowdabove and
beyond the predictable
fashionistas of the
name.The four bars
andhappy hours are
bigdraws.
THIS MONTH
GO
The hot springs
at Bros Therma
are nine kilometres
south-west of Kos
Town. Once the winter
storms are over, locals
rebuild the shoreline
boulder pool, which
mixes scalding spring
water with the sea to
reach an agreeable
temperature. Popular
by night, especially
around the full moon.
NOWAY!
Kos is one of the
few spots in Greece
where bulgur wheat
(
pinigoúri
) is offered
in tavernas.
Marc Dubin
the UK’s
Sunday
Times
for their
London venue.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Cafe
Bunkier
(3APlac
Szczepanski, tel: 012
423 0971) Attached
to a contemporary
art gallery calledThe
Bunker of Art, this
café is an ideal place
to watch the buds
blossom this month.
LATE & LIVELY
Lodz Kaliska
(15
Ulica Florianska, tel:
012 422 7042) This is
an unabashedly kitsch
venue froman artists’
collective, spread
across a labyrinth of
cellars. Mock baroque
chaises longues set
the scene, and there’s
a preponderance of
nudes on the walls.
THIS MONTH
SEE
One of Poland’s
fastest growing film
festivals returns
this month. Off Plus
Camera rustles
up a banquet for
cinephiles, with choice
independent cuts
fromboth Polish and
international directors.
From 13 to 22April.
NOWAY!
The life of legendary
freedom-fighter Lech
Walesa is currently
beingmade into a
movie.WhenWalesa
himself was askedby
the presswhohewould
most like toplay the
title role, he proposed
Robert DeNiro.
Nick Hodge/
cracow-life.com
DIALLING CODE
+30
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
London (LGW),
Milan (MXP)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €38.
Up to six buses
depart from the
airport to Kos Town.
Tickets: €3.20.
Visit theEuropcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Pote tin Kyriaki
(9
Peisándrou, Kos Old
Town, tel: 22420
48460)The town’s
longest-running ouzerí
offers indoor winter
seating and platters
such as
marathópita
(fennel pie),
kavourdisti
(pork fry-up) and
seafood at attractive
prices,washed down
by very strong rakí by
the carafe.
EXCLUSIVE
Nikolas O Psaras
(21Avérof, tel: 22420
23098) One of the
oldest fish tavernas in
town,with good quality
off-setting hefty prices
of €60 per kilo for
scaly fish (other types
DIALLING CODE
+48
CURRENCY
Zloty (PLN)
FLY FROM
Belfast (BFS),
Bristol, Edinburgh,
Liverpool, London
(LGW), Paris (CDG)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs
about PLN80.
Trains leave every
30minutes for
themain station from
4.24am–00.15am.
Tickets: PLN6.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Pod
Wawelem
(26–29
Ulica SwGertrudy, tel:
012 421 23 36) Large
and jolly beer hall-type
venue where people
always seem to be
enjoying themselves.
The Polish nosh is a
cut above the norm.
Those wanting to soak
up spring should head
for the terrace.
EXCLUSIVE
Gessler we
Francuskim
(13 Ulica
Pijarska) This Polish
number took the
city by stormwhen it
opened in late 2011.
The Gessler family has
been at it for years –
winning five stars from
TAXI
TAXI
outside and prepare to
be enchanted.
AFTER DARK
LATE & LIVELY
People
(25Viale Conti
Ruffo) This lively disco
has theme nights
every night of the
week to suit all tastes,
but LatinAmerican
night, typically
held on Fridays, is
a local favourite.
THIS MONTH
GO
Themysterious
Ruffo Castle in Scilla
(22 kilometres from
Reggio Calabria)
stands on a rocky
crag overlooking the
Straits of Messina.
NOWAY!
Some historians
believe theHolyGrail
was taken toBadolato
(provinceofCatanzaro)
in 1090by a groupof
Calabrianmonks
who established the
Priory of Sion.
Cherrye Moore/
my-bellavita.com
Lamezia
Italy
DIALLING CODE
+39
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Milan (MXP),
Paris (ORY)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €20.
Routes 4 and 5
go to the centre.
Tickets: €0.77.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Paninoteca Triolo
(225Via Lungomare,
Catanzaro, tel: 348 745
5702)This popular
paninoteca is located
onCatanzaro Lido’s
lungomare and is one
of the best choices for
an easygoing night
out in the city in the
springtime. If the
weather iswarm, grab
an outside table and
watch the locals enjoy
their nightly stroll.
EXCLUSIVE
Micomare
(7Via
Vittoria, Le Castella,
tel: 0962 795 082)
While it is a great
seafood restaurant,
Micomare’s real
speciality is its view of
Le Castella.Ask to sit
TAXI
Max Bar
(49 Corso
Vittorio Emanuele
III,Tropea, tel: 0963
666 867) This bar is
the place to go for
an evening aperitivo.
The peach bellinis
are delicious. In the
centro historico.
LOW KEY
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Venice is the perfect
setting for a scary movie
A child’s eye view of
Chamonix in summer
The (watch) lovers’
guide to Geneva
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