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DIALLING CODE
+33
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Berlin, Liverpool,
London (LGW), Milan
(MXP), Paris (ORY)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €23.
From6.30am to
midnight, regular
buses go to Rhodes
Town (NewMarket).
Tickets: €2.20.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Sakis
(95 Kanadá,
Zéfyros, tel: 22410
21537) Excellent
all-rounder known
for its friendly service
and wide-ranging
menu encompassing
shellfish,meat grills
and the usual starters.
Open daily for dinner,
and lunch on Sunday.
EXCLUSIVE
Paragadi
(Klavdíou
Pépper andAvstralías
Corner, tel: 22410
37775) Established
seafood restaurant
opposite the yet-to-
be-openedmarina,
Paragadi is a firm
favourite among
locals; besides scaly
fish, there’s
a limited selection
of vegetarian starters,
and a good wine list.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
TheWalk
Inn
(PlatíaDoriéos, off
Agíou Fanouríou) Run
by three friendlyGreek-
Americanbrothers, the
Walk Inn is one of the
fewall-year fixtures.
The food servedout
in the patioduring the
warmermonths, is
excellent value,while
the bar (with livemusic
Sundays after 6pm)
is a popularmeeting
point after dark.
LATE & LIVELY
Baduz
(PlatíaAríonos,
OldTown, tel: 6947
692 069) Durable
little club with a
seasonal terrace,
regularly hosting local
rock bands; a good
alternative to the
frequently changing,
recorded-techno
bars elsewhere.
THIS MONTH
SEE
See the superb
frescoes by neo-
Byzantine painter
PhotiosKontoglou,
executedduring the
1950s inside the Italian-
built Evangelístria
Cathedral on the
Mandráki waterfront.
Best chance of
admissionbefore or
after services.
NOWAY!
Rhodes has its very
ownmicrobrewery
beer –Magistros,
brewed in Maritsá.
Marc Dubin
Rhodes
Greece
TAXI
Rome
Italy
DIALLING CODE
+39
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Amsterdam,
Athens, Basel-
Mulhouse, Berlin,
Bilbao, Bristol,Corfu,
Crete (Heraklion),
Dubrovnik,Düsseldorf,
Geneva, Ibiza, Lisbon,
London (LGW), Lyon,
Madrid,Majorca,Malta,
Milan (MXP),Mykonos,
Nice, Palermo, Paris
(ORY), Santorini, Split,
Toulouse,Venice
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €40.
The Bus Shuttle
takes you to
Termini station. Buy
onboard, tickets: €15.
The Leonardo
Express goes
toTermini station.
Tickets: €14.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €15
Il Ponentino
(10
Piazza del Drago, tel:
06 5880680) In the
heart of theTrastevere
district, this packed
and friendly restaurant,
serving typical Roman
cuisine, stands out
above all for itsmenu
tipico,which offers
four courses, including
TAXI
a choice of pasta and
desserts, pluswine and
water for amere €10!
UP TO €30
Da
Vincenzo
(6Via
Castelfidardo, tel:
06 484 596)This
unpretentious and very
spacious restaurant
serves awide range of
fishmain courses and
delightful antipasti.Try
the penne or linguine
with lobster sauce
andwash it downwith
one ofVincenzo’s
wonderful Sardinian or
Sicilianwhitewines.
UP TO €50
Da
Benito e Gilberto al
Falco
(19Via del Falco,
tel: 06 686 7769)
Round the corner
from theVatican,
you’ll need to book
a few days ahead to
eat at Gilberto Bassi’s
intimate, informal
but fantastic fish
restaurant. He does a
fantastic
tagliolini alla
pescatora
(fish pasta).
EXCLUSIVE
I Sofà
di Via Giulia
(62Via
Giulia, tel: 06 686 611)
Asmartminimalist
restaurant onwhat
many say is themost
beautiful road in the
city, set on two floors
inside the St George
Hotel.TheNeapolitan-
influencedmenu
offers diners five small
courses, so you can try
a variety of dishes from
nettle ravioli stuffed
with goat’s cheese and
duck sauce, to stone-
baked bass.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Caffè
Greco
(86Via dei
Condotti) Situated on
Via dei Condotti, the
most expensive and
glamorous shopping
street in Rome, this
café’s old red velvet
sofas have borne the
weight of legendary
visitors such as
Goethe andByron.Two
centuries on, it is still
the height of elegance.
LIVE MUSIC
Charity Café
(68
Via Pansperna, tel:
06 4782 5881) This
relaxed, comfortable
club hosts energetic
live jazz Thursday–
Saturday evenings,
and plays soothing
jazz records every
other night.
LATE & LIVELY
Art Café
(33Via del
Galoppatoio, tel: 06
3600 6578) Rome’s
largest discotheque is
set onmore than one
level, puts on themed
nights and even has
its own wading pool.
THIS MONTH
SHOP
Il Discount
dell’Alta Moda
is amagnet for
fashionistas, who
come here to load up
on Prada, Fendi, Gucci,
Sergio Rossi, Roberto
Cavalli andMiu, with
discounts of up to
50 per cent (16AVia
Gesù e Maria).
SEE
From
20–22April, Romans
celebrate the birth of
the city founded by
Romulus in 753BC.
Parades, gladiator
shows, traditional
Roman banquets and
public speeches are
held throughout the
city, including onVia
Fori Imperiali and the
Circus Maximus.
GO
If Piazza Navona
is too touristy and
Via dei Condotti too
expensive, why not
head out to the hip,
studenty Piazza San
Lorenzo in the Lucina
district, where you’ll
find historic cafés,
good restaurants and
trendy wine bars.
ESCAPE
The ancient
town of Grottaferrata,
south of the city,
is best known for
its GreekOrthodox
Abbey.Visit the church
of SantaMaria di
Grottaferrata on a
Sundaymorning to see
themonks celebrating
OrthodoxMass.
NOWAY!
There are almost no
public lavatories in the
city, but don’t worry,
you have a legal right
to use the bathroom
in any café or
restaurant even if you
are not a client.
Alan Goldwater
Set ina stunning
landscape, the
Hotel Starlight is the
perfect place tosight-
seearound thecity
andsurroundings.
From€45,bookat
hotels.easyJet.com.
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STARLIGHT
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