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Bari
Italy
DIALLING CODE
+39
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
London (LGW),
Milan (MXP)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €25.
Route 16 goes
to the centre.
Tickets: €0.77.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Antiche Mura
(11
Via Roma) This
charming, family-run
establishment has
everything a diner
could wish for. It’s in
an ancient, cave-like
dwelling, and it
combines a warm
atmosphere with
delicious traditional
recipes with a twist.
EXCLUSIVE
Osteria dei Mulini
(2Via Mulini, Centro
Storico, tel: 080 425
1177) One of the
highlights of Bari.
Cosimo the chef whips
up a culinary storm.
Try anything on the
menu and you won’t
be disappointed.
Truly exceptional.
Basel
/
Mulhouse
/
Freiburg
Switzerland
Crampous Mad
(14
Impasse desTondeurs,
Mulhouse, tel: 03
8945 7943) Step into
this cute crêperie and
you’ll feel like you’re
in a fairy tale. Stop by
for dessert or try
a savoury crêpe.
UP TO €30
Restaurant Pic-Vit
(8
Rue des Bons Enfants,
Mulhouse, tel: 03
8945 7117) This cosy
restaurant is one of
Mulhouse’s treasures
for those seeking
authenticAlsatian
cuisine, fromMunster
cheese to poached
trout, all at very
reasonable prices.
UP TO €50
Walliser Kanne
(50
Gerbergasse, tel: 261
7017) Get a taste
of alpine fare in the
Walliser Kanne, which
specialises in cheese
dishes and boasts
the best fondue
in town, in a newly
done-up interior.
EXCLUSIVE
Martin
(94Hauptstrasse,
Flüh, tel: 061 731
1002) Elegant dining
in this chic restaurant
isworth the short trip
to Flüh.Awarded a
Michelin star and a
16Gault-Millaupoint
rating for his delectable
French cuisine, the
eponymous chef
creates seasonal
dishes of seafood,
meat,poultry and
local wildgame.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Charlie’s
Bar
(26 Rue de la
Sinne, Mulhouse, tel:
03 8966 1222) This
DIALLING CODE
+41
CURRENCY
CHF
FLY FROM
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Canaria,Hamburg,
Ibiza, Istanbul, Lisbon,
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Málaga,Marrakech,
Nantes,Naples,Nice,
Olbia,Rome,Porto,
Pristina,Split,TelAviv,
Tenerife,Thessaloniki,
Toulouse,Venice
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour
taxi at easyJet.
com.The fare to Basel
is about CHF40 and
Mulhouse €40.
Route 50 takes
you to Basel’s
main train station.
Tickets: CHF3.80.
In France,
shuttles go to the
station in Saint-Louis
for trains to Mulhouse.
Tickets: €1.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €15
Crêperie Bretonne
TAXI
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Ambaradan
(79
Via Vallisa, tel: 080
522 7825) A small,
relaxed cocktail and
lounge spot just off
the main drag with
a good snack menu.
LATE & LIVELY
Gorgeous
(82Via
delle Constituente, tel:
080 542 3399) The
best winter nightspot
and one of the few
that stays open till late
and keeps bringing
in the big names.
Check the schedule
as events differ from
week to week.
THIS MONTH
GO
Piazza del
Ferrarese is named
after a richmerchant
who once lived
there. Standing in
its centre, you find
yourself surrounded
by bars, cafés, art and
archeological exhibits.
Agood place to stop
for a small slice of Italy.
Max Keep
TAXI
mushrooms, can
be enjoyed with one of
the 8,000 wines and
4,000 cigars on offer.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Rouge
(21 Carrer de Poeta
Cabanyes) Ashabby-
chic Bohemian den
where youmight be
lucky enough to rub
shoulders with the
burlesque dancers of
the El MolinoTheatre
down the road. Red
lighting, worn couches
and cherub-bedecked
walls evoke the
Parisian boudoir vibe.
LIVE MUSIC
Big
Bang Bar
(7Carrer
deBotella, tel: 93443
2813)Jazz, rhythmand
blues and rock are on
themenu every night
at BigBangBar,which,
despite it’s ill-advised
locationon a back alley
of El Raval, gets the
punters in on a regular
basis.Gigs usually start
around 11pm.
LATE & LIVELY
SalaApolo
(113Carrer
Nou de la Rambla)
The balconies of this
erstwhile theatre no
longer offer a prime
viewof men in tights,
but rather awrithing
mass of party people
footstompin’ their way
towards dawn.Weekly
highlights include
the infamous Nasty
Mondays parties.
THIS MONTH
SHOP
Akitsch gift
shop tucked away on
a narrowalley behind
the gothic cathedral,
Gosblaumakes
for an entertaining
browse.There are
weird gadgets and
gizmos aplenty,while
statuettes of Chairman
Mao asMinnieMouse
certainly trump other
souvenirs (8–10
Carrer Freneria,
gosblau.com).
SEE
Come February
and the train from
Barcelona to Sitges
will be packed every
night with posses of
locals in various crazy
costumes on their
way to celebrate
Carnival. Look out for
human Barbies – still
in their boxes, as
graced the street last
year! In 2012, Carnival
will be celebrated
in Sitges from 16
to 22 February.
ESCAPE
Equidistant
between Barcelona
and France, on the
Costa Brava, lies Tossa
de Mar.Although it
might be a bit early in
the year to appreciate
its Blue Flag beaches,
the beautiful, 14th-
century OldTown
makes the journey
worthwhile – it’s the
only fortifiedmedieval
town still standing on
Catalan shores.
NOWAY!
Madonna wore her
famous pink Lycra
corset with conical
cups for breasts
at a concert in
Barcelona in 1990. It
later fetched around
€15,000 at auction.
Duncan Rhodes,
Barcelona-life.com
Barcelona
Spain
There are more
than 40 churches
and 120 shrines in
the narrow, warren-
like confines of
Bari’s Old Town. Try
and count them as
you dot about town
on your travels.
NO WAY!
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