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Catania
Italy
DIALLING CODE
+39
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Geneva, London
(LGW), Milan (MXP),
Paris (CDG)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €20.
Route 457
leaves every 20
minutes stopping in
the centre.Tickets:
€1.50 on board.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Trattoria Aldo
Di De Cento
Concetta
(2 Piazza
Giuseppe Sciuti,
tel: 095 311158) This
restaurant is a must.
Kind service and
food of great quality.
We recommend the
fish and seafood
dishes: astonishing!
Restaurant open
for lunch only.
EXCLUSIVE
Ristorante Al
Gabbiano
(128, Via
Giordano Bruno, tel:
095 537842) This
famous restaurant
is known in the
city for its modern
elaboration of the
Sicilian traditional
cuisine. Local
TAXI
ingredients only.
Speciality: seafood
risotto. This is where
you’ll also find the
finest service if you
fancy being treated.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Bar Sinatra
(Via Giardini, tel:
095213012) Typical
Sicilian café. Have a
seat and relax, while
drinking Italian coffee
espresso or having a
delicious homemade
gelato. Speciality:
Sicilian granita.
LATE & LIVELY
Il Cantiniere
(153,
Viale della Libertà,
tel: 095532122) This
is one of the biggest
wine bars in Italy. It
offers thousands of
different types and
qualities of wine.
Food also available.
Open 9–2am.
THIS MONTH
GO
Taormina is a
treasure! Located
between Mount Etna
and the sea, it offers
great panoramas,
an ancient Greek
theatre, churches,
palaces and a lot of
shops. To get there,
take a train from
Catania and then a
bus or a taxi to the
centre of Taormina.
NO WAY!
The University
of Catania is the
oldest and biggest
university in Sicily. It
was build in 1434 and
today has more than
60,000 students.
Alessandro Di Maio
highly creative spinon
Austrian cooking–but
there’s classic schnitzel
and apple strudel on
themenu too.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Gedankengut
(88
Roonstrasse, tel:
0221 27162977)With
itsmix-and-match
furniture, cocktails,DJs
andTuesday comedy
nights,Gedankengut is
a versatile newaddition
to the city’swatering
holes, completewith
a full foodmenu.
LATE & LIVELY
Venus Celler
(6
Zülpicher Platz) It isn’t
big and it’s certainly
not fancy, but Venus
Celler parties on
later than just about
any other club in the
studenty Kwartier
Lateng and that fact
alone hasmade it
something of a cult
destination.
THIS MONTH
GO
Theme-park fans
should check out
the thrills and spills
of Phantasialand at
Brühl on the city’s
outskirts. It’s one of
Germany’s best, with
the fearsome Black
Mamba rollercoaster
(phantasialand.de).
NOWAY!
Even iconic cars need
servicing and, after
20 years on the top
of the Kölnisches
Stadtmuseum, the
winged Ford Fiesta
is descending this
spring for restoration.
NevilleWalker
Cologne
Germany
DIALLING CODE
+49
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Edinburgh,
London (LGW)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi to Cologne
costs €25 and €40
to Bonn.
S-bahn trains
leave for Cologne
every 20minutes.
Tickets: €2.50.
For Bonn, the
bus leaves every
30minutes to one
hour.Tickets: €6.90.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
My Indigo
(28
Habsburgerring, tel:
0221 2779 8881)
Wholesome soups,
curries, noodles and
salads come with a
side order of NewAge
cool at MyIndigo, and
with prices around the
€5.50mark, fuelling
up healthily won’t
break the bank.
EXCLUSIVE
Gruber’s
(32Clever
Strasse, tel: 0221 720
2670) Frombreadwith
pumpkin-seedpesto
to the likes of codwith
bergamot creamand
oysters,Gruber’sputs a
TAXI
Copenhagen
Denmark
to the
akvavit
snaps.
At lunch, choose from
33 varieties of open
sandwich and at dinner
tuck into classics,
includingmeatballs.
UP TO €50
FAMO
(3 Saxogade, tel:
3323 2250) Head
chef FabbioMazzon,
previously of Michelin-
star Italian restaurant
EraOra, offers a
four-course dailymenu
of rustic Italian food
concocted fromboth
Danish and Italian
seasonal ingredients
at this lovely, laidback
restaurant inVesterbro.
EXCLUSIVE
Orangeriet
(13
Kronprinsessegade,
tel: 3311 1307) Located
inone of the prettiest
parks inCopenhagen,
this light-filled, stylish
restaurant is a tranquil
spot for lunchor dinner.
Chef Jasper Kure
serves upgenerous
andbeautifully
presented seasonal
dishes, includingmany
Danish classics such
DIALLING CODE
+45
CURRENCY
Krone (DKK)
FLY FROM
Basel-Mulhouse,
Berlin, Geneva, Lisbon,
London (LGW, STN),
Madrid, Manchester,
Milan (MXP)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs
about DKK220.
Metro trains go
to Nørreport
station.Tickets:
DKK34.50.
Visit theEuropcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €15
Ban
Gaw
(44Halmtorvet,
tel: 3325 4860)Many
locals list this as
their favouriteThai
restaurant thanks to its
no-frills atmosphere,
friendly service, great
prices and tasty
authentic dishes,
including a fabulous
tomyumsoup.
UP TO €30
Café
Petersborg
(75
Bredgade, tel: 3312
5016) Open since
1700, everything about
this place is traditional
Danish, fromthe cosy,
old-fashioned interiors
TAXI
The hotel’s view of
the lakes and Helle
Thorup Spa facilities
make it a relaxing
getaway on the
border of town.
From€201, book at
hotels.easyJet.com
HOTEL KONG
ARTHUR
★★★★
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