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Biarritz
France
DIALLING CODE
+33
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
London (LGW),
Lyon, Paris (CDG)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €15.
The STAB runs
hourly from
7.30am–7.30pm.
Tickets: €1.50.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Chez
taMere
(12Rue du
Port-Vieux, tel: 05
59247105) Enjoy
hearty,wholesome
home-cooking in
this romantic little
restaurant.The
menu changes daily
according towhat’s
beenpulledoff the
boats,but fish is always
the star of the show.
EXCLUSIVE
Chez
Philippe
(30Avenue
du LacMarion, tel: 05
5923 1312) Philippe is a
prizewinning chef who
prepares his foodon
an openfire in front of
his clients.Specialities
include roast pork
and sea bass. Leave
roomfor dessert – the
chocolate delicacies
are divine.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Irish
Pub
(10AvenueVictor
Hugo, tel: 055924
6606)Abusy Irish
pub in the city centre.
Come to enjoy the
Guinness, imported
beer, party atmosphere
and sporting events on
the big screen,which
all the locals crowd
aroundwhen their
team’s playing.
LATE & LIVELY
Le Carré Coast
(21
Avenue EdouardVII,
tel: 05 5924 6464)
This is a sleek and
trendy nightclub
overlooking the beach.
After Le Carré closes
in the early hours, you
can watch the sunrise
fromGrande Plage.
THIS MONTH
SEE
Go to the
seventh edition of
Street Arts on 17-20
May.The Festival des
Arts de la Rue offers a
programme of street
theatre, acrobats,
dance, clowns,
jugglers, buskers and
more. Performances
take place in every
street, square and
neighbourhood
around the city.
NOWAY!
Few people know that
the Russian composer
Igor Stravinsky lived
in Biarritz between
1921 and 1924.
There is amemorial
plaque dedicated to
Stravinsky in the city.
Steve Bilsborough
TAXI
Tor)Anarrow, canal-
side patio café that
almost feels like it’s
floatingon thewater,
this place is perfect for
sippingdrinks on
awarmafternoon.
LIVE MUSIC
Bi Nuu
(U-Bbhf
Schlesisches Tor)
Named after a
record by German
1980s’ band Ideal,
the new Bi Nuu club
is handily located in
the Schlesisches Tor
underground station
in a former punk and
goth venue.The club’s
live booking has been
updated tomatch the
indie hipster zeitgeist.
LATE & LIVELY
Luzia
(34
Oranienstrasse) Right
on Kreuzberg’s main
strip, the always-
heaving Luzia bar is
emblematic of the
neighbourhood’s
trendiness. Expect
fine DJs and some
sexy locals.
THIS MONTH
SHOP
The
streets around
Boxhagenerplatz in
Friedrichshain are
brimming with small,
independent fashion
shops flogging the
creations of local
designers – likeXYZ
Berlin (10 Gabriel-
Marx-Strasse) and
T-shirt label Yackfou
(21 Gabriel-Marx-
Strasse). Perfect for a
Saturday gander.
SEE
The closest
Berlin gets to Rio’s
carnival is the annual
Carnival of Cultures,
amassive, three-day
street party (25-28
May) with livemusic,
great food and a
multicultural parade
on 27 May (karneval-
berlin.de).
GO
The area around
Hackescher Markt
has developed into
shopping central,
but interesting sights
remain, such as the
Haus Schwarzenberg
(at 39 Rosenthaler
Strasse), home to a
slew of alternative
cultural projects
such as the Dead
Chickens Monster
Cabinet – a cellar
exhibition of unusual
mechanised creatures
(deadchickens.de).
ESCAPE
No
springtime visit to
Berlin is complete
without a day trip
to neighbouring
Potsdamwith its
majestic palaces and
parks. Slightly off the
main tourist track
is the Neuer Garten
(NewGarden), good
for a lakeside walk and
tea at the Cecilienhof
(site of the 1945
PotsdamConference
at which theAllies
determined the fate of
post-war Germany).
NOWAY!
Despite being the
capital of Europe’s
strongest economy,
Berlin has a higher
unemployment rate
(approximately 13 per
cent) than all other
German cities.
Exberliner.com
Berlin
Germany
tel: 94 415 0564) An
English-style pub for
those who prefer a
pint of beer to a glass
of Rioja. Plenty of
good wines, too, not
tomention a friendly
atmosphere and
convenient central
location.
LATE & LIVELY
K2
(10 Calle Somera,
tel: 94 416 3450)
Abig pub in the old
part of the city. Open
almost around the
clock with a sandwich
menu of more than
90 combinations.
K2 is popular with
young people – and
anyone interested in
mountains!
THIS MONTH
SEE
An adaptation
of Rossini’s great
opera
WilliamTell
is
showing for two days
only (12–13May)
at the emblematic
Arriaga Theatre.
Tickets €13 for adults
(teatroarriaga.com).
Katherine Bilsborough
Bilbao
Spain
DIALLING CODE
+34
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Ibiza, Geneva,
London (STN),Madrid,
Manchester, Rome
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €35.
Buses leave every
30minutes.
Tickets: €1.50.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Ortua
(18Alameda de
Mazarredo, tel: 94
424 5102) A simple
restaurant with no
elaborate trimmings,
just tasty, freshly
cooked vegetarian
lunches.
EXCLUSIVE
Zero
(3 Calle de
Henao, tel: 94 435
4116) This exclusive
restaurant, serving
the best-quality
Basque cuisine, only
opens on Sundays.
Book a table to avoid
disappointment.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Gambrinus
(23 Calle
Juan deAjuriaguerra,
TAXI
Grownalong the
Basquecoastline,
the latest addition to
local cuisine is the
tiny teardroppea,
famous for being the
most expensivepea
in theworld (sellingat
around€200akilo).
NO WAY!