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bar of theCircus
School, just belowSt
George’sCastle, is a
great place to chill out
as the sun sets over the
RiverTagus.Occasional
live performances, too.
LIVE MUSIC
Bar
Lounge
(1 Rua da
Moeda) This is one
of the new clubs that
has led to a revival of
Cais de Sodre as a
hot nightspot after
years in the doldrums.
Avariety of live artists,
Portuguese and
international, perform
here as well as
guest DJs.
LATE & LIVELY
ALontra
(155–157
Rua de SãoBento, tel:
21 396 1083)This is
one of Lisbon’s best-
knownAfrican clubs
with great rhythms,
both live and recorded.
Open from11pm–4am.
THIS MONTH
SHOP
The ultimate
nichemarketing
venue, the Luvaria
Ulísses is a tiny but
perfectly formed glove
shop. Leather or lace,
cotton or crochet,
suede or satin, you
are bound to find just
what you’re looking
for in this delightful
shop, founded in 1925
(87ARua do Carmo,
tel: 21 342 0295).
SEE
The now-famous
Music Days at the
Centro Cultural de
Belém consists of
a virtually non-stop
succession of
concerts over three
days, 27–29April.
The theme this year
is the human voice.
Alternatively, Simon
Cowell’s creation,
themale quartet Il
Divo, is at theAtlantic
Pavilion on the 28th
(tel: 21 340 5700).
GO
The Cinemateca
is one of the unsung
delights of Lisbon.
With two cinemas, a
restaurant, a bookshop
and a fascinating
museumon the
history of cinema, all
films are shown in
the original language.
And it’s half the price
of regular cinemas!
Just off theAvenida
da Liberdade on Rua
Barata Salgueiro
(Metro: Avenida).
ESCAPE
The
beautiful stretch of
beach fromCosta da
Caparica to Fonte da
Telha is easy to get to
by public transport.
The tawdriness of the
town of Caparica
ismore than
compensated for
by the beauty of the
cliffs, dunes and
beach.There are
plenty of good seafood
restaurants in the
town itself and strung
out along the beaches.
NOWAY!
You can’t fail to be
struck by the tiled
façades of many of
Lisbon’s buildings.
Going back toArab
times but revived in
the 18th and 19th
century, this tradition
is now beginning to be
appreciated again.
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UP TO €30
Uni
(67 RenshawStreet,
tel: 0151 709 6587)
Thismodest Indian
restaurant is still
proudly holding its own
after 40 years serving
up reliably good fare at
great-value prices.
UP TO €50
Brasserie at the
Liverpool Mal
(William
JessopWay,Princes
Dock, tel: 0151 229
5000)This brasserie,
part of awaterside
boutique hotel, turns
out uncomplicated,
well-cookedBritish
food like grass-fed,
35-day-aged, on-the-
bone rump steak.Up to
six diners canwitness
theirmeal beingmade
via a plate-glasswall
and liveTVfeed.
EXCLUSIVE
Panoramic
(34th
Floor,West Tower, 10
Brook Street, tel: 0151
236 5534) Swish,
comfortable and very
high up, this is the
UK’smost altitudinous
restaurant.Take in
views over Liverpool
Bay and five counties
of England andWales
betweenmouthfuls of
poached egg withAlba
truffles and almonds,
followed by deer with
fig and olive tapenade.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
The
Fly InThe Loaf
(13
HardmanStreet,
tel: 0151 7080817)
Fromthe handsome,
wood-panelled interior
to the genuinely
hospitablewelcome,
the unfortunately-
named Fly is an
Liverpool
UK
DIALLING CODE
+44
CURRENCY
£
FLY FROM
Alicante,
Amsterdam,
Barcelona, Belfast
(BFS), Berlin, Bodrum,
Bordeaux, Brussels,
Faro, Fuerteventura,
Geneva,Gibraltar,
Grenoble, Ibiza,
Innsbruck, Isle of
Man,Jersey, Krakow,
Lanzarote, Lisbon,
Lyon,Madrid,Majorca,
Málaga,Malta,
Menorca,Naples,Nice,
Paris (CDG), Rhodes,
Salzburg,Tallinn
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs £15.
The 500 departs
every 30
minutes for the city
centre.Tickets: £2.80.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €15
Paolo
& Donato’s
(24
Richmond Street, tel:
0151 708 7117) Don’t
let the disposable
cutlery or budget
prices fool you – this
is good, hearty Italian
food like lasagne,
pizza and paninis.
TAXI
attractiveplace towhile
away anhour or two. It
serves a huge range of
worldbeers andhome-
produced ales,with a
foodmenuuntil 7pm.
LIVE MUSIC
Philharmonic Hall
(Hope Street, tel: 0151
709 3789) Intimate
and attractive, the
wonderful art-deco
venue’sApril
programme includes
revered Indian singer
Kailash Ker,The
Osmonds andBach’s
powerful St Matthew
Passion under the
direction of the
Philharmonic’s brilliant
principal conductor,
Vasily Petrenko.
LATE & LIVELY
Garlands
(8–10
Eberle Street, tel:
0151 231 1105 ) The
city’s campest,most
outrageous nightclub
is approaching its
20th birthday and lays
claim to the longest-
established Saturday
resident dance night
in the country.
THIS MONTH
SHOP
Wayne
Colquhoun is a tiny
gallery housed in a
grand,Grade II listed
building that sells
many fine authentic
items fromthe art
deco and art nouveau
periods (Monday–
Friday,Holt’sArcade,
Water Street).
SEE
The world’s
biggest street theatre
company performs
themost complex
event the city has
staged.
Sea Odyssey
,
inspired by the
Titanic’s tragic voyage,
takes place across
the north of the city
from20–22April,
and features giant
marionettes.
GO
Amble down Lark
Lane, a bohemian
corner of south
Liverpool leading to the
Victorian splendour
of SeftonPark.Along
theway, try one of the
dozenor so restaurants
or browse quirky
independent shops.
ESCAPE
Alton
Towers, withmore
than 50 rides and
attractions, is a
theme park with an
interactive waterpark
andmuchmore. New
this year is Nemesis
Sub-Terra, promising
one of the park’s most
terrifying experiences
(90minutes’ drive,
altontowers.com).
NOWAY!
Liverpool is England’s
most successful
footballing city,with 63
titles to boast about.
Gerry Corner
This stylish hotel
is situated in the
heart of Liverpool’s
city centre. Home
to 194 bedrooms,
in a variety of hues.
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