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SALZBURG
Closing time on
the slopes at
Saalbach, 90
minutes’ drive
fromSalzburg,
where there’s now
late skiing seven
nights a week.
The Austrian
resort has dou-
bled its after-dark
piste area and
installed brand-
new floodlights.
saalbach.com
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PARIS
Number of
daycare centres
planned for
Parisian train
stations. The
proposed
schemes at
Ermont-Eaubonne
(Val-d’Oise) and
Paris-Nord are
to follow after a
successful trial in
the French town
of Roanne, which
opened in August.
£500K
BIRMINGHAM
Spending on the
newly opened
penguin habitat
atWest Midland
Safari Park in
Bewdley, near
Birmingham.
The enclosure,
which houses 14
birds, includes
nesting areas, a
pool with waterfall
and glass-fronted
viewing areas for
visitors to look in.
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JERSEY
Age in years of the
Kempt Tower in St
Ouen’s Bay, which
could be turned
into a guest house
sleeping 12.
Jersey Heritage
have applied
for permission
to convert the
historic Martello
tower, once
used to protect
the island
from invaders.
NETWORK IN NUMBERS
King of the
Mountains
LYON
What’s better than one ski resort? Four
ski resorts, of course! Visitors to the skiing area
north of Lyon can now enjoy 220kmof slopes
on one lift pass, after a quartet of much-loved
French ski destinations (La Clusaz, Le Grand
Bornand, Saint Jean de Sixt and Manigod) joined
together to formone über-resort. Lake Annecy
Ski Resorts is just 90minutes from Lyon airport.
lakeannecy-skiresorts.com | lyonaeroports.com
TEL AVIV
It might not have all the amenities
associated with a luxury bolthole but you’d be hard-
pressed to find a better sea view. Bookings are set to
open soon for guests to stay in one of the Israeli city’s
iconic lifeguard stations – just one of several artist-
renovated, pop-up hotels devised as part of the city’s
Year of Art 2012.
pixelhotel.co.il
Beach House
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