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DIALLING CODE
+34
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
London (LGW)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €13.
Route 20 goes to
the centre.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Asador
Calle Mayor
(12Calle
General Segura, tel:
950 239 772) Delicious
tapas are served free
with every drink. If
you’re thirsty, dinner
will cost you nothing.
Otherwise, choose
froma traditional
Spanishmenuwith
barbecuedmeats and
local fried fish.
EXCLUSIVE
Club
de Mar
(1 Playa de las
Almadrabillas, tel: 950
230 780) Top-quality
seafood straight from
the Mediterranean.
Groups can order the
house speciality: a
large paella with giant
prawns,mussels,
clams andmore.
The terrace offers
al fresco eating in the
spring sunlight.
Amman
Jordan
dishes of grilled
meats, pastas and
salads. Floor-to-
ceiling windows
in this top-floor
restaurant give
it a light and airy
ambience and
allow claming views
down onto the
gardens below.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
The
Queen Vic
(24 Ali
Nasuh Al Tahir) A
British-style bar,
but not overly
themed. British and
European football
shown on the big
screen and karaoke
on Mondays.
LATE & LIVELY
Flow
(Abdoun) Hip
hop, house and
danceable beats in
a sophisticated
setting. Guest local
and international
DJs regularly host
special nights.
THIS MONTH
GO
If you want
some western-style
shopping, then
try wandering the
streets of Sweifieh,
lined with stores for
all your needs and
wants, including
clothes, gifts,
jewellery, books
and gadgets.
NO WAY!
The main areas of
Amman are named
after the hills on
which they rest.
The city’s elevation
ranges from 740m
to 1,400m.
HuwJWilliams
DIALLING CODE
+962
CURRENCY
JOD
FLY FROM
London (LGW)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.A
local taxi costsJOD23.
The bus takes 50
minutes from the
airport.Tickets: JOD3
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Bake On
(Princess
Taghreed Street,
Sweifieh) Come
here for freshly
prepared and
baked Armenian
and Lebanese
pastries and pizzas
with a wide range
of toppings from
simple choices to a
sophisticated mix for
the tastebuds. Open
for breakfast, lunch
and dinner. This is
a real favourite with
the locals.
EXCLUSIVE
The Ivy
(Abdoun,
tel: 06 593 5130)
The menu describes
its offerings as
“modern cuisine”,
which essentially
means international
Almería
Spain
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Baviera
(10CalleTenor Iribarne,
tel: 950273008)
Aswell as the tasty
tapas servedupwith
any drink youorder,
themaindrawhere is
the local wine,which
is strong and lively.A
great traditional bar.
LATE & LIVELY
Amargo Sound Café
(8 Plaza Marques de
Heredía, tel: 950 856
306) This city-centre
bar is popular for
a late-night drink.
It’s packed out on
weekends, with a
young crowd dancing
to the latest tunes.
NOWAY!
Rugby is growing in
popularity in Spain,
with new clubs
springing up on the
coast. One of these
flourishing clubs is
Albox Rugby Club,
with the teamplaying
regular matches and
training on Sundays.
David Jones
TAXI
TAXI
SEE
Popular
Madrid-based pop
band Los Secretos
are playing at the
Teatro-Auditorio in
Roquetas del Mar
on 9 March
(teatroauditorio
roquetas.org).
LOS SECRETOS
Amsterdam
Netherlands
DIALLING CODE
+31
CURRENCY
€
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
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €50.
There are seven
trains an hour
to Centraal station.
Tickets: €3.80 single.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €15
Pancakes!
(38
Berenstraat, tel: 020
528 9797) This quaint
parlour in the chic
Nine Streets shopping
district does exactly
what it says on the tin,
serving up imaginative
variations of the Dutch
national dish. Bacon
withmaple syrup
is a winner.
UP TO €30
Golden
Brown Bar
(146 Jan
Pieter Heijestraat,
TAXI
tel: 020 612 4076
This funky, split-le
corner bar has
recently started
serving classic fre
Thai dishes from i
kitchen on a daily
basis. Service is b
yet very friendly, s
that youmight be
persuaded to stay
for a cocktail or t
UP TO €50
Restaurant Volt
Ferdinand Bolstra
tel: 020 471 5544
decor at this De Pi
district hangout
beminimalist, but
food is anything b
Med-led classics li
chorizo and tapen
rub shoulders wit
Asian-influenced
fare like spring roll
for an appealing
fusion experience
EXCLUSIVE
Tu
Restaurant & Ba
(27VanBaerlestra
tel: 020 5700000
The Conservatoriu
Amsterdam’s late
five-star hotel, is t
talk of thewell-hee
Zuid district,wher
locals are vying for
tables adjacent to
the open kitchen o
its glamrestauran
Tunes.Accompani
by a smoking loun
it’s a low-lit, high-e
havenwhere the t
inspiredmenu deli
with every bite.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Dant
(320 Spuistraat, t
020 774 7473) Da
a smart Parisian-s
grand café where
tables aremarble-
topped and the
BEST
location
in town
,
right in
THE HEART OF THE CITY!
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