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Galini
(Agios
Stefanos,NECorfu,
tel: 2663081492)
With itsharbour-
side tables, this
venueoffers agreat
location tosavour
local dishes.Try the
swordfishkebabs.
EXCLUSIVE
Corfu
Greece
fish caught by this
taverna’s proprietors.
Select juicy charcoal-
grilled octopus as
starter, with whole fish
and garlic sauce for a
luscious main course.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Café
Netoikos
(12–14
Kalokeretou Street,
CorfuTown, tel: 26610
47479) Enjoy coffee or
something stronger
while you catch up
with business.The
café hasWi-Fi.
LATE & LIVELY
Coconut Bar
(Arillas)
Locals and tourists
meet at this brilliant
nighttime venue.
Regular live gigs
showcase quality rock
and Greek pop groups,
and attract music-
lovers fromall over
the island.
THIS MONTH
SEE
Head for Corfu
Town on 21 May to
admire the vibrant
procession that
celebrates the Ionian
Islands’Union with
Greece in 1864.
Philharmonic bands
with stern officials
march around the
Esplanade Square.
NOWAY!
At 1,227mm, Corfu’s
annual average
precipitation is higher
than Manchester’s
(806mm)! The good
news is that most rain
falls during winter,
and the fivemonths
of summer are
generally dry.
Hilary Paipeti
DIALLING CODE
+30
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Berlin, Bristol,
London (LGW, LTN),
Manchester, Milan
(MXP), Rome
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €12.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Fish
Taverna Kalami
(Boukari, SE Corfu,
tel: 26620 53003)
Dabble your toes in
the sea while enjoying
TAXI
Copenhagen
Denmark
as open sandwiches
at lunch.Themussels
with fennel flakes are
delicious on the set
dinnermenu .
AFTER DARK
LOWKEY
Christian
5
(19Nyhavn, tel: 3332
0999) Enjoy the late
afternoon sun and a
nice cool beer at the
tables spread outside
this and other bars
along the picturesque
waterfront Nyhavn.
LIVE MUSIC
Café Selina
(43
Skindergade, tel:
3312 1220) This cosy
little bar with friendly
bartenders lets you
get right up close to
jazz musicians several
nights a week. It has
live bands that play
at the weekends too.
LATE & LIVELY
Oak Room
(10
Birkegade, tel: 3860
3860) A safe bet for a
great night out. Battle
your way through
the throng of people
filling this long, narrow
and trendy Nørrebro
cocktail bar and you’ll
be rewarded with a
massive choice of
wines and cocktails.
THIS MONTH
SHOP
Want to look
like a Copenhagen
hipster? Head to
WoodWood, set up in
2002 by three former
students of Denmark’s
Royal Design School
and selling casual
clothes designed
in-house or sourced
frombrands including
Comme Des Garçons
(1 Grønnegade).
SEE
The Copenhagen
Marathon takes place
on 20May. For fitness
fanatics, it’s a great
way to see the city, or
for themore sedate,
position yourself
along the inner-city
route and witness the
streets come to life
with cheering, flag-
waving Danes.
GO
The 33-hectare
siteof theoldCarlsberg
brewery is filledwith
interesting historic
buildings, including
Carl JacobsenHouse,
the Elephant Gate
andTower and the
CarlsbergMuseum.
If yougo from10–12
May, you can enjoy
theCopenhagenBeer
Festival (ale.dk).
ESCAPE
The
45-minute train ride
north to Elsinore is
well worth the effort
as the town is packed
with things to see and
do including Kronborg
Castle,made famous
by Shakespeare’s
Hamlet
and now
a UNESCOWorld
Heritage Site.The
old cobbled streets
of the city are worth
exploring too.
NOWAY!
Copenhagen has
over 100 public
playgrounds, 28 of
which are staffed by
trained educational
personnel andmore
than a third of which
are located within
a green area.
Cathy Strongman
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Da
Mamma
(Passage
Guinguette, tel: 04
9521 3944) This
down-to-earth
Corsican eatery is
neatly tucked away
down an alleyway
off Cours Napoleon.
Enjoy your drink
outside in a quaint
tree-covered
courtyard.
LATE & LIVELY
Casino d’Ajaccio
(Boulevard Pascal
Rossini, tel: 04 9550
4060) The casino
is a one-stop shop
for food, drink and
entertainment, and
is particularly busy
on Saturdays when
you can celebrate
your winnings, or
commiserate your
losses, in the house
nightclub,which stays
open until 3am.
THIS MONTH
SEE
Explore hidden
side streets of
Ajaccio and find
the quirky Musée
a Bandera, which
offers an insight
into Corsican history
up until World War
II (1 Rue du Général
Lévie, tel: 04
9551 0734).
NO WAY!
Well-known French
actor and cabaret
star Tino Rossi was
born in Ajaccio. He
is best known for his
role in Marinella and
the classic French
Christmas song
“Petit Papa Noel”.
Katy Gillett
Corsica
(Ajaccio)
France
DIALLING CODE
+33
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Basel-Mulhouse,
Geneva,London (LGW),
Lyon,Paris (CDG)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
Alocal taxi costs€25.
Route8busesgo
to thecentre till
11.15pm.Tickets: €4.50
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
U Pampasgiolu
(15
Rue de la Porta, tel:
04 9550 7152) For
top-quality Corsican
food from an à-la-
carte menu or for
more speciality
meals served on
wooden platters,
head to this rustic
restaurant, where it
is always packed.
EXCLUSIVE
Diamant Noir
(Hotel Club Marinca,
Olmetto Plage, tel:
04 9570 0900)
Enjoy a romantic
candlelit dinner
on a terrace that
offers a spectacular,
panoramic view over
the beach and out
to sea. Fish is the
house speciality.
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