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Antalya
Turkey
8530) Fine dining
in a traditional and
romantic oldAntalya
setting.Themenu
provides local, Italian
and international
flavours, and there’s
a finewine list.Try the
fried ice cream.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Piano
Bar
(DivanTalya Hotel,
30 Fevzi Çakmak
Caddesi, tel: 0242
248 6800) Cocktails
are served against the
spectacular backdrop
of the Beydagı
mountains. Relax
to soothingmusic
with a drink.
LATE & LIVELY
Indigo’s Pub
(Ramada
Plaza, 22 Fevzi Çakmak
Caddesi, tel: 0242 249
1111) OnWednesday
andThursday nights
this is the only place
to hear good jazz and
blues. If you’re into
oldies, the bandwill
stir yourmemories
and heartstrings on
weekend nights.
THIS MONTH
GO
Avisit toAntalya
must include a
Turkish bath, and Sefa
Hamam is an ancient
institution bearing
traces of Roman and
Selçuk architecture
(32 Barbaros
Mahallesi, Kocatepe
Sokak, Kaleiçi).
NOWAY!
Antalya has the fastest
growing population in
Turkey: in 1927, it was
17,000; now, it’s well
over amillion.
Jon Stigner
DIALLING CODE
+90
CURRENCY
TRY
FLY FROM
London (LGW)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.A
local taxi costsTRY60.
Bus No:202
runs from the
domestic terminal to
the city centre TRY4.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Meshur
Adıyaman Çig
Köftecisi
(VarlıkMah,
Teomanpaga Cadesi
92C, Bahçelievler)
Come here for the
çig köfte
(delicious,
spicymeatballs), a
traditional eastern
Turkish repast.You
might also like to
try anotherTurkish
culinary delight
available here,
midye
dolması
(stuffed
mussels).Wash them
downwith
salgam
suyu
, a non-alcoholic
beveragemade from
beetroot juice.
EXCLUSIVE
Otantik Butik Otel &
Restaurant
(Barbaros
Mahallesi,Hesapci
Sokak, tel: 0242244
TAXI
Ahotel surrounded
bymuseums,shops
andparklands, this is
acomfortable stay,
whichalsooffers
designer interiors.
From€110,bookat
hotels.easyJet.com.
NL HOTEL
LEIDSEPLEIN
★★★
★★
polite waiting staff
wear starchedwhites.
Situated on the central
Spuistraat, it’s the
ideal place to take the
weight off after a day
at themuseums.
LIVE MUSIC
The
Sopranos PianoBar
(11 Paardenstraat)
But for the discreet
velvet ropes, you
wouldn’t know that
this elegantly louche
watering hole was
open. Order a cocktail,
pull up a pew around
the grand piano and
be entertained by one
of Amsterdam’s up-
and-coming crooners.
LATE & LIVELY
De
Bekeerde Suster
(6
Kloveniersburgwaal)
Originally a shelter for
fallenwomen, thiswell-
loved real ale pub now
embraces the good
times via an extensive
menu of authentic
Dutch tipples and
some of the best
chips in town.
THIS MONTH
SHOP
Situated on
glamPC Hooftstraat,
the flagship store for
Supertrash devises
elegant catwalk
looks for women
with common sense.
Vertiginous heels
come with a pair of co-
ordinating ballet flats
(supertrash.nl).
SEE
Not one for
the faint-hearted,
Amsterdam’s Torture
Museum features a
selection of medieval
“instruments of
justice”such as the
“flute of shame”, a
heavy iron block
into which thieves’
fingers were strapped
(449 Singel).
GO
A short ferry
trip across the IJ
river frombehind the
Centraal train station,
the industrial district
of Buiksloterhamhas
much to recommend
it, including the
Amsterdambotel
(floating hotel).
ESCAPE
The 22km
bank of theZaan river
boasts something
for everyone, from
the Zaanse Schans
historic village with its
working windmills to
the Hembrug, a former
military complex
turned culture hub
(zaanstreek.nl).
NOWAY!
The PCHooftstraat
has recently been
declared the third best
retail destination on
the planet.
Mark Smith
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Asturias
Spain
DIALLING CODE
+34
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Geneva, Lisbon,
London (STN)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
The fare to Oviedo is
about €53, Gijón €45
andAvilés €23.
The Express bus
runs hourly from
6am–11pm to Oviedo
and Gijón.Tickets:
€7.50.There are
less frequent buses
toAvilés (alsa.es).
Tickets: €1.40.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Gepetto
(22 San
Bernardo, Gijón, tel:
985 351 109) This
buzzing, cosy pizza-
and-pasta place just
off the atmospheric
Plaza Mayor serves
excellent Italian
staples with panache.
EXCLUSIVE
Casa
Maravilla
(Ferrero,
tel: 985 878 046) If
you fancy splitting
a seafood paella
in a small, clifftop
restaurant while
enjoying the sea view,
Casa Maravilla is
for you.As its name
suggests, the food
TAXI
and the setting are
marvellous. Splurge
on seafood and fish to
your heart’s content.
Rice with lobster is the
speciality. In winter it’s
only open for lunch at
the weekends.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Carpe
Diem
(22 San
Bernardo,Avilés, tel:
984 831 715) Trendy,
busy wine bar in
the centre of town
offering one of the
best selections of
wines inAsturias, with
free tapas to boot.
LATE & LIVELY
GatoTuerto
(1Nicanor
Piñole, tel: 985341
544)This chill-out
bar in central Gijón
becomes a stylish club
for thirtysomethings
when the sun goes
down, offering cool
music, cocktails
anddancing.
THIS MONTH
GO
Paseo y Jardines
de Begoña, Gijón is a
busy central square
linedwith restaurants,
cafés and bars and
home to theJovellanos
Theatre.The adjacent
square hosts the
attractive San
Lorenzo church.
NOWAY!
Not only doesAsturias
provide the perfect
habitat for the brown
bear, a unique species
of fallow deer, golden
eagles andmore, it’s
also home to a special
breed of mountain
pony, theAsturcon.
KarenThomas
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