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a passion for locally
reared produce.Try
the Chicken of Aragon,
Moo & Blue or the
vegetarian Heidi
pie and enjoy the
vibrant market.
UP TO €30
Las Iguanas
(113
Whiteladies Road,
tel: 0117 973 0730)
This Latin-inspired
restaurant and bar
offers mouthwatering
food, the freshest
ingredients and plenty
of flair from the staff.
Bright, fun and fresh,
the interior will make
you feel like you’re
in Rio de Janeiro.
UP TO €50
Filini
(Radisson Blu Hotel,
Broad Quay, tel: 0117
934 9500) Filini serves
up simple, traditional
Italian and Sardinian
food produced
fromonly the finest
authentic ingredients,
all in the impressive
surroundings of the
Radisson Blu Hotel.
EXCLUSIVE
Palm
Court Restaurant
Bristol
UK
DIALLING CODE
+44
CURRENCY
£
FLY FROM
Alicante,
Amsterdam,
Barcelona, Belfast
(BFS), Berlin, Bodrum,
Bordeaux, Corfu,
Crete (Heraklion),
Cyprus (Paphos),
Dalaman, Edinburgh,
Faro, Fuerteventura,
Geneva, Glasgow,
Grenoble, Ibiza,
Innsbruck, Inverness,
Krakow, La Rochelle,
Lisbon, Lyon, Madeira,
Madrid, Majorca,
Málaga, Marseille,
Menorca, Murcia,
Naples, Newcastle,
Nice, Olbia, Paris
(CDG), Pisa, Prague,
Rome, Salzburg, Split,
Tenerife,Toulouse
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs £30.
The Bristol
Airport Flyer
links to the city centre
daily between 02.30
and 00.45.Tickets: £7.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €15
Pieminister
(Glass
Arcade, St Nicholas
Market, tel: 0117
302 0070) This pie-
making company has
(Bristol Marriott Royal
Hotel, College Green,
tel: 0117 925 5100)
Housed in the city’s
Marriott Royal Hotel,
this quintessentially
British restaurant
offers elegant fine
dining within the
grandeur of the great
hall.Among stone
arches andVictorian
skylights, enjoy cream
teas in the afternoon
or a dinner of rump
of lamb or fennel and
dill-crustedmonkfish.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Grain
Barge
(Bristol Beer
Factory,Hotwells Road,
tel: 0117 929 9347)
This historic barge has
been converted into a
two-deck venue,with
bars, a lounge, dining
area and great views
of Bristol’s historic
Harbourside.
LIVE MUSIC
Colston Hall
(Colston
Street, tel: 0117922
3686) Bristol’s largest
live-music venue,
ColstonHall presents
performances by
major names inpop
and rock, classical
music and stand-up
comedy.Highlights this
month includeJames
Morrisonon the 13th.
LATE & LIVELY
Reflex
(16–24Baldwin
Street, tel: 0117945
8891)To enjoy the
ultimate soundtrack
of the 1980s,when
CultureClubandDuran
Duranwere topping
the charts, head to
Reflex.Abrilliant late-
night option any day
of theweek.
THIS MONTH
SHOP
Browse the
great selection of
independent shops,
record stores and
quirky fashion shops
on Park Street, one of
Bristol’s most famous
locations. Just off Park
Street, you can enjoy
the views on Brandon
Hill, where the iconic
Cabot Tower sits.
SEE
Avisit to Bristol
MuseumandArt
Gallery is amust in
February while the
Veolia Environnement
Wildlife Photographer
of theYear 2011
exhibition is still
on show.Visually
stunning, images
provide an insight into
the beauty, drama and
variety of nature.
GO
Take a step back in
time on boardBrunel’s
SSGreat Britain in
Bristol’s Harbourside.
This is theworld’s first
great ocean liner and
visitors can experience
what lifewas like
forVictorian
passengers aboard.
ESCAPE
On the
edge of Bristol lies
Tyntesfield, aVictorian
gothicmansion and
chapel set within
stunning gardens.
Inside the house,
visitors can discover a
family home lived in by
four generations of the
Gibbs family.
NOWAY!
Bristol is home to
Britain’s biggest
restaurant. Za Za
Bazaar opened in 2011
and is 2,800m
2
.
Anna Slade
TAXI
Brindisi
Italy
DIALLING CODE
+39
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Geneva, Milan
(MXP), Paris (ORY)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
TAXI
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €20.
STPbuses leave
every 30minutes.
Tickets: €0.80.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Boccon di Vino
(17
Via Libertin) A good
place for a quick,
simple meal. Pizzas
and pasta dishes are
very tasty. Centrally
situated and perfect
for a friendly,
efficiently served
meal while you plot
your next move in the
historic city.
EXCLUSIVE
Da Vito
(72–76
Corso Garibaldi,
tel: 0831 564 214)
Upmarket types
will love this stylish
little restaurant that
specialises in fish
dishes. Make sure
you try the antipasti
and ask them to
include the octopus
salad. The prices
aren’t as high as you
would expect for
such generous and
lavish offerings.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
C’est la
Vie
(1 Via Conserva)
This is a small and
simple coffee bar,
where the French
name hides the best
expressino in town.
To be washed down
with water before you
dash off on a high!
LATE & LIVELY
Trumpet
(Via Principi
di Savoia) Agood
bar to escape to for
a beer and a bit of
camaraderie with the
locals.The staff also
serves excellent food,
although themenu is
limited and the glasses
of wine are enormous.
THIS MONTH
GO
In Lecce’s
Central Piazza are
the remains of the
ancient amphitheatre
that hosted beast and
gladiator fights for
centuries. It lies
a minute’s walk from
the Piazza Del
Duomo and the
Basilica di Santa
Croce, probably
the finest baroque
cathedral in the world.
NOWAY!
Themaster sculptor
Cesare Penna secretly
sculpted himself
onto the gloriously
detailed façade of
the Basilica di
Santa Croce without
telling anyone.
Max Keep
Minutes fromthe
train station andwith
meeting rooms for
up to 200 people,
this hotel is ideal for
business. From
€70, book at
hotels.easyJet.com.
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