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Dialling Code
+31
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Time Zone
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La Bohême
€30
(Promenade del Norte,
tel: 96 579 1600) Fine fish andmeat, baked
or grilled, plus the finest selection of tapas in town.A
lively collecting point for locals and visitors alike.
Asia Gardens Koh Samui
€60
(Avenida Eduardo
Zaplana, Rotonda de Fuego,Terra Mitica, tel: 90
210 1001) Set in the grounds of an Indonesian-style
hotel, you’ll dine on specialities like king prawn saté
and perfumed lamb on saffron rice amid the scent
of gigantic tropical plants.The service is quiet and
unobtrusive and the food is heavenly. Just the venue
for that “away from it all” romanticmeal for two.
Captain’s Cabin
(Poniente Beach, Benidorm,
tel: 96 585 5069) Awelcoming beachside bar
withmagnificent views across the bay.You’ll find this
establishment right on the sand at the southern end
of the beach.
Penelope
(Avenida de la Communidad
Valenciana) Located on Benidorm’s disco strip, this
Restaurant Trouw
€30
(127Wibautstraat,
tel: 020 463 7788) Situated within the
sprawling former printing press of the Trouw
newspaper, this recently revitalisedMediterranean
restaurant treads the line between arty and
accommodating with aplomb.The terrace, open from
4pmon summer months, is perfect for inhaling a
hearty plate or two of Spanish pinchos.
Toscanini
€70
(75 Lindengracht, tel: 020 623 2813) Don’t
go to this bustling Italian restaurant on the stately
Lindegracht expecting pizza; the homemade dishes
here are classics with a deft twist: think sheep’s cheese
fromTuscany with chestnut honey and black pepper.
Roest
(213 Czar Peterstraat, tel: 020 308
0283)With its expansive,man-made beach,
this rough-and-ready, warehouse-style venue is the
perfect place to chill with a beer on a sunny afternoon.
Drinks are acquired in amock supermarket set-up.
Alicante
Amsterdam
venue attracts a lively clientele. Penelope thumps out
music until the early hours with great DJs.
La Marina
On the Benidorm-Finestrat border
this is one of the biggest commercial centres
on the Costa Blanca. Some 180 shops provide bargain
buys in everything from fashion to electronics.
Moors and Christians festival
Javea’s
fiesta is famous worldwide and takes place
on 16–20 July. See the influence of the Moors in
Finestrat
(
pictured
) with its narrow streets, and 17th-
century houses.
Danny Collins
Cafe Gollem
(160 Overtoom, tel: 020 612 9444)
When the guest bands (generally free-jazz aficionados)
strike up in this popular real ale pub to the west of the
city centre, it can be difficult to find a spot to dance in.
Poptasi
(103 Gerard Doustraat) Amsterdam’s
first dedicatedmacaron shop, in the trendy De
Pijp district, is already a roaring success. Flavours of
these delicacies include the sublime salted caramel.
Hermitage
(hermitage.nl) Last month saw
the launch of
Impressionism: Sensation &
Inspiration
includingmasterpieces by pioneers of the
style such as Monet and Renoir.This major exhibition
is at pains to explain how very controversial the genre
was in its day.
Vondelpark Theatre
(openluchttheater.
nl) The largest green space in the city centre gains an
extra cultural element in summer, when world-class
performers take to the stage of the open-air theatre at
its heart.
Mark Smith
Fly from
Basel-Mulhouse, Belfast, Bristol,
Edinburgh, Geneva, Glasgow,
Liverpool, London (LGW, LTN, SEN,
STN), Manchester, Newcastle
FromtheAirport
Taxi
Pre-book your taxi at
easyJet.com.A local taxi costs €20
Bus
An airport bus toAlicante
City gives access to the bus and
rail station for connections to the
Costa Blanca.Adirect service
to Benidorm runs hourly from
8am–11pm.Tickets: €8.
Car Hire
Visit the Europcar desk
for special rates.
Fly from
Barcelona, Basel-Mulhouse,
Belfast, Berlin, Bristol, Edinburgh,
Geneva, Glasgow, Lisbon,
Liverpool, London (LGW, LTN, SEN,
STN), Madrid, Manchester, Milan
(MXP), Prague, Rome, Split
FromtheAirport
Taxi
Pre-book your taxi at
easyJet.com.The journey to the
centre costs about €40.
Train
There are seven trains
an hour to Centraal station.
Tickets: €3.80 single; €7.60
same-day return.
Car Hire
Visit the Europcar desk
for special rates.
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