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strip. Salads and other
light dishes served in
a bright, rustic-style
space leave diners
with room for the
yampancakes.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Betty
Ford
(48Nachalat
Binyamin Street, tel:
03 5100650)This
bar features DJswith
drinks after dark in an
increasingly interesting
and edgy part of
town. Expect to rub
shoulderswith artists
and architects.
LATE & LIVELY
Shalvata
(Tel Aviv
Port, tel: 05 7944
2873) During the day,
Shalvata has a family
atmosphere. However,
after dark it’s the place
to enjoy cocktails to
the accompaniment of
cool sounds. Cocktails
are pricey, but the low
sofas, lapping waves
and sandmake it an
enviable spot.
THIS MONTH
GO
Head for
Ha’Tachana, the old
Jaffa railway station
now converted into
a charming outdoor
shopping complex,
and join locals
browsing the top-end
fashion and jewellery
boutiques (Hamered
at Koyfman Street).
NOWAY!
Tel Aviv is dubbedThe
White City as a nod
to the collection of
pre-war Bauhaus
buildings lining
Rothschild Boulevard.
Anthea Gerrie
DIALLING CODE
+972
CURRENCY
ILS
FLY FROM
Basel-Mulhouse,
Geneva, London (LTN)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs
about ILS150.
Trains run to
the city centre
every 30minutes.
Tickets: ILS14.5.
BON APPETIT
EXCLUSIVE
Orna
y Ella
(33 Sheinkin
Street, tel: 03 525
2085) Natalie
Portman’s favourite
on the fashionista
TAXI
offers an opulent
dining experience,with
finewines, live violin
music and speciality
dishes such as Padron
peppers and Segovian
roast suckling pig.
AFTER DARK
LOWKEY
Cafeteria
Victoria
(126Centro
Comercial Puerto
Colon) Enjoy harbour
life at this small but
well-designed café
situated in the heart
of PuertoColon.With
freeWi-Fi and excellent
pizzas, itmakes for a
very relaxed evening.
LATE & LIVELY
Linekers Bar
(Starco,
Playa de LasAmericas)
One of Tenerife’s
most famous
establishments.With
the island’s only female
DJ, Paula, in residence,
this lively bar promises
a packed house every
night and a loud,
party atmosphere.
THIS MONTH
GO
Take a trip to the
historic and beautiful
town of Candelaría
to viewfirst-hand the
famous basilica and
the BlackMadonna
– one of Tenerife’s
biggest tourist sites.
By bus, the journey
takes around an hour.
NOWAY!
The name Tenerife
derives from the
Canarian word
tene
,
meaning“mountain”,
and
ife
,“white”: the
whitemountain. It is
thought to refer to
Mount Teide.
Natasha Laming
Tenerife
South
Spain
DIALLING CODE
+34
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Basel, Berlin,
Bristol, Edinburgh,
London (LGW),
Manchester
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €30.
Route 487 stops
at Los Cristianos
and Playa de Las
Americas.Tickets: €3.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
La Lola
(CCAmericaPlaza,
tel: 922 789518)This
authenticallySpanish
tapasbaroffersmouth-
watering small plates
of delicacies such as
pulpo
(octopus),
carne
con papas
(meat and
potato stew) and fried
sardines.Set in the
culinary heart of town,
this newestablishment
is connected to the
restaurant El Embrujo.
EXCLUSIVE
El
Molino Blanco
(San
EugenioAlto, Playa de
LasAmericas, tel: 922
796 282)Afavourite
with visiting superstars
theWhiteWindmill
TAXI
Yona
(OldJaffaPort,
tel: 037742222)The
newcasual sister
toMantaRay,Yona
offershomemade
delights.The salmon
is smokedhereand
thebreadbasket is
bakedonsite.
UP TO €30
Thessaloniki
Greece
from the Siteia ar
of Crete and are
served with flouri
by the friendly sta
along with Cretan
wine and raki.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
To
Kourdisto Gouro
(31 Agias Sofias, t
2310 274 672)Wit
a namemeaning
“Clockwork Pig”,
this bar-restauran
lives up to its quir
moniker by offeri
bewildering range
draught and bottl
beers, as well as a
eclecticmenu.
LATE & LIVEL
Art House
(4
Vogatsikou, tel: 23
233 761) Ultra-tre
club that mixes
colourful cocktail
match the artwor
its gallery and the
rich palette of sou
that range from tr
to older style disc
with dashes of eth
in themix.
THIS MONTH
SEE
As Greece’s
second city, you c
be sure there will
impressive crowd
for the Independe
Day parade that t
place on the week
of 25March.
NOWAY!
In 1913, less than
century ago, almo
three quarters of
the city’s populati
were Jews and
Muslims who live
within the confine
the old city walls.
Nick Edwards
DIALLING CODE
+30
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Basel-Mulhouse,
Berlin, Dortmund,
London (LGW), Milan
(MXP), Paris (CDG)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
Alocal taxi costs€20.
Route 78 goes
directly to the
city centre.Tickets:
€0.80.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Molyvos
(1
Kapodistriou, tel:
2310 555 952) Set
in a classical-style
mansion, this pleasant
restaurant serves
dishes fromaround
the Greek islands,
including Cretan rusks
and ample fresh fish,
and usually offers
loukoumades
(deep-
fried batter balls) as
a free sweet.
EXCLUSIVE
Myrsini
(2Tsopela,
tel: 2310 228 300)
Both the recipes (such
as pork with wild
artichoke) and the
produce come fresh
TAXI
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