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DIALLING CODE
+30
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
London (LGW)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
Alocal taxi costs€20.
Buses run six
times a day to
the city centre from
6.40am–8.45pm.
Tickets: €2.30.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
EXCLUSIVE
Suki
Yaki
(28Halidon
Street, tel: 28210
95955)This gemof
a restaurant, tucked
down a small alley off
HalidonStreet, serves
excellent and authentic
Chinese food in
beautiful surroundings.
AFTER DARK
LOWKEY
Four
Seasons
(Akti
Kountouriotou, tel:
2821 055 583) Enjoy a
relaxing early-evening
drink as you watch
the world go by at this
popular harbour-front
café and bar. Get there
early before the late-
night crowds.
Monastiri Taverna
(12 Akti Tompazi,
tel: 2821 055 527)
Set on the harbour
front, Monastiri
serves fresh,
home-cooked food,
including a large
variety of starters.
UP TO €30
canone ask for?
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Le Bar
de la Citadelle
(La
Citadelle, tel: 04
9531 2480) Arguably
the best terrace in
Bastia, with splendid
views over the
Mediterranean and
ships as they come
into port. Enjoy an
aperitif in a cosy
lounger as the
sun sets.
LATE & LIVELY
Pub Assunta
(4 Rue
de la Fontanicchia, tel:
04 9534 1140) Dine,
drink and dance the
night away, with
afro-latino on
Thursdays and disco-
funk on Fridays.
THIS MONTH
SEE
See a unique
exhibition at the
Bastiamuseumcalled
Bastia 43, the Italian
OccupationViewed by
Children (1942–1943)
.
An insightful art
teacher asked her
students to portray
their daily experiences
under the occupation.
The children’s and the
teacher’s drawings
provide us with a
rare, touching insight
in to this dark time
in Corsica’s history
(Place du Donjon,
Citadelle, tel: 04
9531 0912).
NOWAY!
Corsica has a rich
variety of flora,
including a whopping
296 endemic species,
which constitute 12%
of the island’s wildlife.
Stacy Jouve
Corsica
(Bastia)
France
DIALLING CODE
+33
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Geneva,
London (LGW),
Lyon,Manchester,
Paris (CDG)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €50.
Catch the airport
bus to the
Préfecture.Tickets: €9
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Day
& Night
(Place
du Marché, tel: 04
9558 3001) Enjoy
mouthwatering
ciabatta, hamburgers
and panini, sweet
and savoury, along
with a cold beer from
Bastia’s newest snack
and beer bar.
EXCLUSIVE
U Palazzu Serenu
(Lieu-dit Paganacce,
tel: 0495383939) Fine
dining, great service,
magnificent views
and some fantastic
contemporary art
(DanielArsham,
AnishKapoor,Manuel
Mérida)...whatmore
TAXI
Themenu is amix
ofMediterranean
styles –Greek, Italian
and French–and
there’s a small outside
courtyardwith tables.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Central
Park
(19Arkoleontos,
tel: 2810 346 500)
The outdoor terrace
of the trendy Central
Park café-come-bar,
opposite the busy El
Greco park square,
is a great place for
people-watching.
LATE & LIVELY
Mayo Café-
Bar
(Milatou &
Miramvellou) The
tables at this bar spill
out on to a lively street
in Heraklion’s central
nightlife area, while
the indoor bar rocks
until the early hours.
THIS MONTH
GO
Head to the
countryside on 1 May,
a national holiday to
celebrate the Feast of
the Flowers. Families
traditionally picnic and
gather wild flowers to
make wreaths,which
are hung on cars and
homes. During the
rest of themonth, the
spring flowers can be
appreciated inmany of
themeadows around
the countryside.
NOWAY!
Wreaths of May Day
flowers, hung outside
homes on 1 May, are
traditionally left in
place until the festival
of St John the Baptist
on 24 June.
Carol Palioudakis
Crete
(Heraklion)
Greece
DIALLING CODE
+30
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Berlin, Bristol,
Geneva, London
(LGW, LTN), Madrid,
Manchester, Milan
(MXP), Paris
(CDG), Rome
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
Alocal taxi costs€14.
Buses runevery
10minutes to the
centre.Tickets: €1.10.
Visit theEuropcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Erganos
(5 Georgiadi,
tel: 28 1028 5629)
This cosy taverna
epitomises everything
Cretan., especially the
delicious food. Feast
on
dakos
, creamy
cheese rusks, home-
cookedmeat and
vegetable dishes.
EXCLUSIVE
Loukoulos
(5Korai,
tel: 2810224435)
Set in a beautifully
renovatedneoclassical
building, this restaurant
has a reputation to
match the fine décor
and furnishings.
TAXI
LATE & LIVELY
El Mondo Bar
(Kondilaki Street,
OldTown) An old
favourite in the
harbour night scene,
El Mondo is decorated
with hundreds of old
dollar bills, photos and
other memorabilia.
Rock classics,modern
rock and dance
music all play.
THIS MONTH
SEE
Entrance is free
to Greece’s museums
and archaeological
sites on 18May,
International
Museums Day.
NOWAY!
Greeks consume the
most olive oil in the
world per capita, with
Cretans consuming
themost in Greece.
The average Greek
consumes more than
15 kilos per year, while
in Crete it exceeds
20 kilos per person
per year.
Carol Palioudakis
Crete
(Chania)
Greece
TAXI
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