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Biarritz
France
DIALLING CODE
+33
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
London (LGW),
Lyon, Paris (CDG)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
TAXI
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €15.
The STAB runs
hourly from
7.30am.Tickets: €1.50.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BONAPPETIT
UP TO €30
Baleak
(8 Rue du Centre, tel:
05 5924 5857) The set
meals at lunchtime
are excellent value for
money; two can eat for
less than €30.There
is always a choice of
meat or fish for the
main course.
EXCLUSIVE
La
Fleur de Sol
(5Avenue
de la Forêt, tel: 055963
8866)This venue is
tucked away in a pine
forest in the village of
Anglet.The big open
fireplacemakes for a
cosy atmosphere.The
dining area is small,
sobook ahead.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Les 100
Marches
(Square
Jean Baptist Lassalle,
tel: 05 5924 7561) Les
100Marches is a log
cabin overlooking the
Côte des Basques.
Agreat place for an
aperitif and gives you
that Alpine feel in the
north of France.
LATE & LIVELY
Le Quiniela Café
(1 Casino Barriere,
Avenue EdouardVII,
tel: 05 5922 7777)
Try your luck, enjoy a
cocktail and party until
late in the town’s huge
casino.This place gets
quite crowded at
the weekend.
THIS MONTH
SEE
Go to the
25th edition of the
International Festival
of Audiovisual
Programmes, on
23–29 January, which
features fiction, series,
documentaries,music
andmore. Screenings
and live performances
take place across the
city (fipa.tm.fr).
Steve Bilsborough
right at your table.
Insanely popular with
visitors and locals alike.
LIVE MUSIC
Fritz
Club
(8Strasse der
Pariser Kommune,
Friedrichshain) Housed
in thePostbahnhof,
a former station for
mail trains, this club
is famous for its live
shows andmassive
student parties.
LATE & LIVELY
Prince Charles
(85FPrinzenstrasse)
Despite having no
direct link to Britain’s
crown prince other
than its location on
“Prince Street”, this
is a fabulous venue
hosting parties
of all sorts in the
Aufbauhaus, a new
hub for various
firms in the creative
industries. Nights
vary wildly, from
arty live acts to
good, old-fashioned
bunga bunga.
THIS MONTH
SHOP
For Fashion
Week, a new vintage
fashion fair is coming
to town: Toast &Jam.
The three-daymarket
in C-Club, across from
Tempelhof Airport,
features selected
vintage clothing and
accessories vendors
fromaround Germany
(19–21 January,
9 Columbiadamm).
SEE
The Sony Center
at Potsdamer Platz,
resembling a giant,
windswept, circus
tent, houses a few
surprises: two great
cinemas.There’s
Cinestar for English-
language Hollywood
andArsenal for its
wonderful, eclectic
cinematheque
programming.The
FilmMuseum, which
explores the history
of cinema in Germany,
is also well worth
a gander.
GO
The BerlinTV
Tower is amust-visit.
The enduring classic
of East German
architecture is lovingly
referred to as the“tele-
asparagus”bymany.
Take the elevator up
and enjoy a schnitzel
or slice of cake in the
revolving café 207m
up in the sky.Tip:
queues are shorter
onweekdaymornings
(1APanoramastrasse,
tv-turm.de).
ESCAPE
Head
toTiergarten, the
massive park in the
centre of town, and
tramp through a
wintery landscape of
snow-capped trees
and frozen lakes
(weather permitting!).
Here, it’s easy to forget
you’re in the heart of
a European capital.
NOWAY!
On clear days, the
sun’s reflection on
the BerlinTVTower’s
steel dome forms
the shape of a cross.
This phenomenon
was dubbed the
“Pope’s revenge”
in communist,
anti-religious
East Germany.
Exberliner Magazine
Berlin
Germany
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Café Bar Nerbión
(3 Calle La Naja, tel:
94 416 9189) An ideal
place to stop off for
a quiet drink or snack.
Friendly, welcoming
service, great views
across the river and
open until late.
LATE & LIVELY
Disco Anaconda
(12 Lasesarre,
Baracaldo, tel: 94
437 7608) A
10-minutemetro
ride fromBilbao
(trains run all night
on weekends), the
Anaconda is a huge
disco with several
dancefloors, quiet
areas in which to sit
and chat, and bars.
THIS MONTH
SEE
See the
spectacular Three
Kings procession
on the evening of 5
January.The parade,
complete with floats,
musicians and
dancers, winds along
the city streets, ending
at the town hall, where
their royal majesties
greet themasses.
NOWAY!
The Basque language,
Euskera, is unrelated
to any other Indo-
European language.
In fact, nobody knows
exactly where it came
from.Try using a
couple of words
when you visit.
Kaixo
means“hello”,
agar
means“goodbye”,
and
eskerrik asko
,
“thanks a lot”.
Katherine Bilsborough
Bilbao
Spain
DIALLING CODE
+34
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Ibiza, Geneva,
London (STN),Madrid,
Manchester, Rome
FROM THE
AIRPORT
TAXI
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €28.
Busesgo to the
cityevery30
minutes.Tickets: €1.25.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
El Mapamundi de
Bilbao
(7 Calle Juan
de Garay, tel: 94 443
2408) An organic-food
restaurant in which
traditional recipes
are given a creative
twist. Expect an
artistic interior and
a trendy clientèle.
EXCLUSIVE
Guggenheim
Restaurant
(2
AvenidaAbandoibarra,
tel: 94 423 9333) This
stylish restaurant
is famous for its
minimalist and
experimental cuisine.
There’s nomenu, just
plate after plate of
exquisite food and
a top-class wine list.
A“Biarritz green”
is a golfing term
for a gulley that
cuts across a golf
course, creating a
challenge.The first
was constructed on
Biarritz Golf Club’s
Le Phare course.
NO WAY!
THE MOST FAMOUS
IRISH PUB IN BERLIN
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