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Dialling Code
+44
Currency
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France
Dialling Code
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Currency
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Time Zone
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Electric East
€30
(Waterloo Square, St
James’s Boulevard, tel: 0191 221 1000)
With the walls festooned with artwork fromVietnam,
Electric East is a contemporary restaurant that
attracts a mixed but lively crowd out for the authentic
taste of South-East Asia. The menu features a
mixture of dishes such as scallops with pork and
peanut caramel, tempura of salt and chilli soft-shell
crab and the delicious Vietnamese Shaking Beef.
Nancy’s Bordello
(13 Argyle Street, tel: 0191
260 2929) Decadent and just a little off the
wall, this relatively new neighbourhood bar may be
just on the fringes of the city-centre action, but it
attracts a great crowd all week long.
With bespoke products and gifts themed
aroundmusic, architecture and the North East
region, you can find something different at the
Sage
Gateshead’s gift shop
(St Mary’s Square).
Le Feu Follet
€30
(Place de laMairie,
Mougins, tel: 04 9390 1578) In the heart of the
quaint old villageMougins, diners can expect a warm
welcome for lunch or dinner. Enjoy roasted scampi,
risottos and delicious desserts on the sunny summer
terrace at prices that won’t break the bank.
Ristorante
La Voglia
€50
(2 Rue Saint-François de Paule, tel:
04 9380 9916) Order a delicious crispy pizza or a pile
of pasta – spaghetti with squid’s ink and seafood is
a favourite. Relax with a glass of wine on LaVoglia’s
terrace at the western end of the Cours Saleya.
Vinivore
(32Avenue de la République, tel: 04
9326 9017)Wine enthusiasts: take your pick
from the hundreds of bottles on display,most from
little-known local producers. Or defer to owner Bona’s
expert suggestions.You’ll also have the opportunity to
nibble on local charcuterie and cheeses.
Frog
(3 Rue
Milton Robbins, Nice, tel: 04 9385 8565) Popular hang-
Newcastle
Nice
The Mela
This free festival (26–27 August)
based on Punjabi, Pakistani, Bengali and
other South Asian cultures, and includes, food
stalls, art and the hottest contemporary Asian acts
as well as traditional displays of music and dance
(newcastlemela.co.uk).
Allen Banks and Staward
Gorge
is one of the largest areas of ancient
woodland in Northumberland. It has miles of
waymarked walks through ornamental and ancient
woods and is famed for its carpet of bluebells
(visitnorthumberland.com).
Michelle Ord
out near the opera house.Art exhibitions and regular
live concerts will keep you going until midnight.
The Old Town
This area of Nice is crawling
with hippy-chic outlets including Fikan’a
for ladies clothing with a good local following (20
Rue Pairolière) and Baobab (10 Rue du Marché) for
Mediterranean and North African art objects and
accessories. Nearby L’Ile-aux-Fées (8 Rue Benoît
Bunico) prides itself on young designers paying
ethical attention to fashion. All the clothes, mainly by
young designers, are apparently organic.
Cloisters Festival
Spend an alfresco
Mediterranean summer’s evening at the
annual Cloisters Festival (until the 14th) held under the
stars within the courtyards of the Clôitre duMonastère
de Cimiez or, if you’re here on the 21st,Madonna-mania
hits the city as the queen of pop herself does one night
at the Charles Ehrmann stadium.
John Brown
Fly from
Alicante, Barcelona, Belfast,
Bristol, Faro, Geneva, Ibiza,
Majorca, Málaga, Malta, Menorca,
Nice, Paris (CDG)
FromtheAirport
Visit the Europcar desk
for special car hire rates.
Taxi
Pre-book your taxi at
easyJet.com.A local taxi costs £18.
Bus
Buses depart from the airport
entrance.Tickets: £1.90.
Train
The Metro goes to the city
centre.Tickets: £2.70.
Fly from
Barcelona, Basel-Mulhouse,
Belfast, Berlin, Bordeaux, Bristol,
Brussels, Edinburgh, Geneva,
Lille, Liverpool, London (LGW,
LTN, STN), Lyon, Nantes, Naples,
Newcastle, Paris (CDG, ORY),
Rome,Toulouse,Venice
FromtheAirport
Visit the Europcar desk
for special car hire rates.
Taxi
Pre-book your taxi at
easyJet.com. Find taxis outside
arrivals, they cost €30.
Bus
The No.98 bus stops at Nice’s
OldTown and the Gare Routière.
No.99 heads to the Gare SNCF.
Tickets: €4.
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Indian Lounge
Restaurant
The Best Indian
gastronomy
IN THE
FRENCH RIVIERA
www. i nd i an l ounge-n i ce. f r
34, Rue Droite 06300 Nice
Tel: +334.93.85.38.39