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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
Aqua
Marina
(30 Paseo
del Mediterráneo,
Mojácar, tel: 950
475 948) Situated
next to the beach,
Aqua Marina has
fantastic sea views,
great salads and
giant pizzas almost
the size of car tyres.
EXCLUSIVE
Merendero La
Playa
(Playa del
Alquián, tel: 950
520 171) As the
name suggests, this
restaurant is at the
beach, with great
views over the bay. It
should come as no
surprise that the fish
is fresh and extremely
good, with fried fish
a speciality. A great
spot to to sit outside
at lunchtime.
Amman
Jordan
been designed to
share, allowing you
the chance to try
more than one dish
guilt-free.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
The
Sanctuary
(Sheraton
AmmanAl Nabil Hotel
&Towers, tel: 06 593
4111) An open-air
lounge where you
sit under the stars
or beneath white
canopies sipping
cocktails and listening
to chilled DJ sets.
LATE & LIVELY
Cube Lounge
(Shepherd Hotel, Said
Bin Hareth Street,
Jabal Amman, tel: 07
9985 5955) Intimate
venue renowned for
its funky sounds and
Champagne cocktails,
Cube hosts regular DJ
sets and occasional
themed nights with an
emphasis on dancing.
THIS MONTH
GO
A40-minute
drive fromAmman
is Jerash, one of the
most well-preserved
and extensive Roman
sites outside Italy.
Every day except
Tuesday, there are
vivid reenactments
of chariot races and
Roman soldiery.
NOWAY!
AlthoughAmman’s
importance
diminished from the
end of the Byzantine
period until the 1920s,
it is one of the oldest
continuously occupied
cities in the world.
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
The
Camel’s B@C
(Baouniyyeh Street,
Amman, tel: 06465
7881) Middle Eastern
food with amodern
funky twist served
up at a new café run
by two of Amman’s
coolest independent
companies, JoBedu
and Books@.
EXCLUSIVE
O Six
(Canyon
Boutique Hotel,Adeeb
Wahbeh Street, tel:
06 566 9110) Anew
roof-top restaurant
with stunning views
across Amman,
a terrace and
retractable ceilings
make O Six a unique
dining experience
throughout the
year.Themenu has
Almería
Spain
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Los
Pescadores
(30
AvenidaAntonio
Machado, Roquetas
del Mar, tel: 950 320
374) Top little tapas
bar near the harbour
in Roquetas del Mar.
Enjoy good fish snacks
free with your beer.
LATE & LIVELY
El Zaguán
(40
CalleSan Leonardo)
Atmospheric bar
staging concerts,
theatre andother live
acts.Music ranges
fromElvis toKings
of Leon,with some
Spanish stuff thrown in.
NOWAY!
The Roquetas del Mar
authorities recently
revealed that the
number of abandoned
animals has soared.
Last year, they picked
up 691 dogs and cats,
and found new homes
for nearly half these
animals –mostly in
northern Europe.
David Jones
TAXI
TAXI
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
Stock
(50Damrak, tel:
020427 5382)
So-called because of
its proximity to the
city’s stock exchange,
this airy and funky
newcanteen is a
welcome addition to
a street thatmost
Amsterdammers try to
avoid for its junk-food
chains.Choose froma
range of fresh
broodjes
and homemade soups,
and pull up a pew.
TAXI
UP TO €30
Café
Wildschut
(1 Roelof
Hartplein, tel: 020 676
8220)With its floor-
to-ceiling windows,
roadside terrace
andmarble-topped
bars,Wildschut
typifies the kind of
grand café that has
thrived in the wealthy
MuseumQuarter
for the best part of
two centuries. Pretty
much all tastes are
catered for, but don’t
leave without trying
the
bitterballen
with
mustard, the perfect
accompaniment to
a cold beer.
UP TO €50
Mamouche
(104
Quellijnstraat, tel:
020 670 0736) This
modern Moroccan
restaurant has won
prizes for its interior
design, but the food
is just as beautifully
conceived and good
looking.Think filo
dough filled with
chicken, sweet onion,
raisins, cinnamon
and almonds.
EXCLUSIVE
Restaurant
Beddington’s
(141
Utrechtsedewarsst-
raat, tel: 020620
7393) Expert chef
JeanBeddington has
made something of
a name for herself in
Amsterdam for serving
up expert versions of
great British staples
alongsidemore
international fare.
Décor-wise, things
don’t getmuch
chicer,with crisp
white tablecloths and
design-icon chairs.
SEE
TheSOS.48
festival inMurcia is
amust-do.Running
from3-6May, the
festival features top
bands such as Pulp,
Mogwai andThe
Flaming Lips, along
withmany others.
MUSIC
FESTIVAL
Oudezijds Achterburgwal 148 Amsterdam
Next to the ‘
Sensi Seed Bank
’
Open all week from 10.00 until 23.00 hours
www.hashmuseum.com