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Lanzarote
Spain
about your tastes
and then proceeds to
bringmouth-watering
dishes to the table for
everyone to share.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Vino
Blanco
(Marina
Rubicon, tel: 928 518
200)Wine, cocktails,
tapas, yachts and an
enormous selection of
gins at this chilled-out
bar at the water’s
edge of the gorgeous
Marina Rubicon.
LATE & LIVELY
Charlie’s Bar
(Centro
Atlántico, Puerto del
Carmen) Charlie’s
Bar enjoys an almost
legendary status
amongst Lanzarote’s
night-time venues.
Resident band, Rory
and the Island, play
every night from
11.15pmuntil 3.30am.
THIS MONTH
SEE
The gruelling
Ironman triathlon
takes place on 19May.
Competitorsmust
complete a 3.8km
swim, then a 180km
bicycle race followed
by a 42.2kmrun all
under the hot Canarian
sunshine.The race
starts at PlayaGrande
inPuertodel Carmen.
NOWAY!
The jellyfish that
closed beaches over
the winter are just the
latest in a series of
irregular plagues that
strike the island from
time to time. In 2004,
millions of locusts
arrived fromAfrica!
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DIALLING CODE
+34
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Liverpool,
London (LGW),
Madrid
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €12.
Routes 22 and
23, buses stop at
Playa del Reducto and
Arrecife’s bus station,
from7am–10.25pm.
Tickets: €1.20.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Sakura
(106CalleJoséAntonio
PrimodeRivera,
Arrecife, tel: 928597
637)This popular
Japanese restaurant
inArrecife offers
exceptional valuewith
its€15 all-you-can-eat
conveyor-belt buffet.
EXCLUSIVE
Bodega de Uga
(Uga,
tel: 928 830 147) Set in
delightful surroundings
of ornamental fig
trees, Indian laurels
and potted plants,
this eatery is a bit
special. Instead of
amenu, thewaiter
asks a fewquestions
TAXI
surrounding this
idyllic restaurant.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Il Globo
(Centro Commerciale
Due Mari, Maida, tel:
0968 751 305) This is
an excellent place to
grab a gelato, crêpe
or frozen yogurt
any time of year – a
surprisingly difficult
feat in southern Italy
outside of summer.
LATE & LIVELY
L’Orso
Cattivo
(Bivio Martelletto,
Settingiano, tel: 0961
998 149) Along with
great food (including
pizza), this happening
spot offers internet
access and livemusic,
froma range of Italian
and LatinAmerican
bands.
THIS MONTH
SEE
Murat Castle,
named for Napoleon
Bonaparte’s brother-
in-law,JoachimMurat,
who ruled Naples and
was later executed
in prison, is now a
museumdedicated
to the ruler’s life
and death. From the
museum there are
amazing views of Pizzo
and theTyrrhenian
Sea (Pizzo, province
of ViboValentia).
NOWAY!
Gianni Versace was
born in Bagnara
Calabra (Reggio
Calabria) in 1946 and
got his start in fashion
as an apprentice to his
dress-makingmother.
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my-bellavita.com
Lamezia
Italy
DIALLING CODE
+39
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Milan (MXP),
Paris (ORY)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €20.
Routes 4 and 5
go to the centre.
Tickets: €0.77.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
La
Bussola
(Viale G.
Berto, Ricadi, tel:
0963 663 226) Near
the scenic town of
CapoVaticano, this
hotel-restaurant
specialises in
traditional Calabrese
seafood cuisine.
EXCLUSIVE
Ristorante della
Posta
(Villaggio
Mancuso,Taverna,
tel: 0961 922033)
Located in the heart
of Sila Piccola in the
small Alpine village
of Villaggio Mancuso,
Ristorante della
Posta is a part of a
romantic mountain
resort.Try the porcini
mushrooms plucked
fresh from the woods
TAXI
La Coruña
Spain
domore here than
just indulge in their
desserts, as the name
suggests.After dark
enjoy La Postrería’s
arty design and
modern atmosphere
while trying a cocktail.
LATE & LIVELY
14!
(13–15 SanVicente
de Paul) In the heart of
theMonteAlto district,
thismay look like any
other bar, but listen
carefully and you’ll
hear why it stands out:
themusic selection is
the finest around.
THIS MONTH
GO
Get amagnificent
view of the town
embraced by the sea
from the opposite
side of the bay.Take
the lift up to Monte de
San Pedro and enjoy
the view.
NOWAY!
From 16th–19th
centuries La Coruña
was the political
capital of Galicia.
Pablo Carballo
DIALLING CODE
+34
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Madrid
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €20.
Onweekdays,
therearebuses
everyhalf hourwith
several stopsbefore the
centre.From7.15amto
9.45pm.Tickets :€1.40.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Mantelería
(3
Mantelería, tel:
981 893 633) Old,
classic tavern-come-
trendy tapas bar.
Nice atmosphere,
interesting wine-list
and delicious tapas.
EXCLUSIVE
Alborada
(25 Paseo
MaritimoAlcalde
FranciscoVazquez, tel:
981 929 201) Here,
you’ll find top-notch
Galician food to be
enjoyed right in front
of the ocean. One of
the finest restaurants
in town.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
La
Postrería
(5 Plaza
Santa Catalina, tel:
981 916067)You can
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Pools of light from
the bay andport
flood the rooms and
down in theTorremar
retaurant the fish
is the highlight.
From€47,book at
hotels.easyJet.com.
EUROSTARS
HOTEL
★★★
★★