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AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Dean’s
Bar
(Corner Rue
d’Angleterre &Rue de
la Liberte) An intimate
locale popular with
locals and famous
expats, such as
Jack Kerouac, since
1937. It’s a bar worth
visiting asmuch for its
historical reputation as
for its excellent tapas.
LATE & LIVELY
555 Beach Club
(AvenueMohamedVI,
tel: 067 818 1085) Its
reputation as the best
house-music venue
in townmeans this
club seldomhas to
advertise beyond its
latest guest DJ.With
a cavernous, neon-lit
dance-floor, a poolside
lounge and a tapas bar,
555 keeps revellers
partying until dawn.
THIS MONTH
GO
The
Archaeological
Museumof Tetouan
houses important
artifacts recovered
from the Roman sites
of Lixus,Volubilis,
Tamuda andZelil,
among others. Set in
a prettyAndalusian
garden, this a
worthwhile excursion
to discover themelting
pot of Roman, Berber,
Phoenician and
Islamic culture that
informsMoroccan
culture today.
NOWAY!
Morocco was the first
country to recognise
the United States in
December 1771.
Aman teWater
Tangier
Morocco
DIALLING CODE
+212
CURRENCY
MAD
FLY FROM
Madrid,
Paris (CDG)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs
about MAD150.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Il Ristorante di Mare
(Avenue Mohamed
VI, tel: 0539 329
006) Overlooking the
Bay of Tangier, this
restaurant offers a
variety of imaginative
pasta dishes, steaks,
lamb chops and
a cornucopia of
desserts. For excellent
service and superb
food, this is one to try.
EXCLUSIVE
Hotel
Club Le Mirage
(Les
Grottes d’Hercule, tel:
0539 333 332) Fresh
seafood and a view of
the endlessAtlantic
sunset served up in
high colonial style.
This timeless hotel has
hosted everyone from
Francis Ford Coppola
to theMoroccan
Royal Family.
TAXI
Tallinn
Estonia
Mnt, tel: 655 7700)
The latest addition
to the nightclubbing
scene is one of the
largest clubs in town
and specialises in live
music and cabaret.
THIS MONTH
GO
Tallinn Music
Week 2012 is a
showcase festival
that stages the
best and most
outstanding Estonian
talent in the most
vibrant live venues
(29–31 March,
tallinnmusicweek.ee).
NOWAY!
Mother’s Day and
St Valentine’s
Day coincide on 8
March in the form
of International
Women’s Day which
has, in Estonia at
least, become an
occasion for men to
express their love to
the women around
them. Expect flowers
all over the place.
Ain Hinsberg
DIALLING CODE
+372
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Liverpool,
London (STN)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €10.
Route 2 goes
to the centre.
Tickets: €1.60.
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desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Number 9
(4 Rävala
Pst, tel: 639 9399)
Number 9 combines
lounging with trendy
French fine-dining
cuisine. And did we
mention the location
– 9th floor (which
is high in Tallinn),
smack in the very
heart of the city.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Three
Sisters Wine Bar
(2 Tolli, Old Town, tel:
630 6300) A swanky
low-key, medieval
cellar-bar with the
longest list of wines
by the glass in town.
LATE & LIVELY
Apollo Live Club &
Cabaret
(17 Tartu
TAXI
already worship this
new luxury eatery.
The menu is blank.
You eat whatever they
serve, and the two
chefs are keen to dish
up the rarest of food
types: sea urchins
or crispy moose
snout, anyone?
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Lydmar
(2 Södra
Blasieholmshamnen,
Norrmalm) With a
parlour feel, sharply
dressed patrons
and a penchant
for whisky-based
libations, this hotel
bar stands out.
LATE & LIVELY
Marie Laveau
(66 Hornsgatan,
Södermalm, tel: 08
668 8500) This party
palace for the young
and restless borrows
its name from a New
Orleans voodoo
queen, and on certain
nights you may feel as
if someone has cast
a spell on you.
THIS MONTH
GO
The first signs
of spring will melt
the Stockholmer’s
frozen heart.
Look for them in
Vitabergsparken,
a gorgeous, hilly
park at the eastern
edges of Södermalm.
NO WAY!
Don’t buy that dress,
borrow it! Stockholm
has a lending library
for designer threads
so you needn’t shop
any more.
Victoria Larsson
Stockholm
Sweden
DIALLING CODE
+46
CURRENCY
Krona (SEK)
FLY FROM
Geneva
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs
about SEK500.
Flygbussarna
coachesdepart
for thecitycentre.
Tickets: SEK198 return.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
China!
(110 Ringvägen,
Södermalm) Given
the name, the decor
offers no surprises
(gold dragons and
yellow fish gaping in
aquariums), but the
thick menu offers
more adventurous
and authentic items
than the Swedified
and watered-down
Chinese fare you
normally find in
Stockholm. Tripe
is on the menu, for
those who dare.
EXCLUSIVE
Gastrologik
(14
Artellerigatan,
Östermalm, tel: 08
662 3060) Food
critics and foodies
TAXI
Chedi
(1Sulevimägi,
tel: 646 1676)Asian
gourmet cuisine
is createdunder
theobservant eye
of award-winning
British restaurateur
AlanYau.Try the
pi paduck.
EXCLUSIVE
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