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menu with the
Italian-influenced
chef, and enjoy your
meal on the terrace
or the verandah.
The tiramasu is
legendary.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Baraka Jeux
(7
Allée d’Ulysse, tel:
04 6792 9628) Make
new friends on a rainy
day hanging out here
and playing board
games, billiards,
video games and
watching sporting
events on TV. The
ambience is super
relaxed and friendly.
LATE & LIVELY
Le Scarabee
(9
Rue en Gondeau,
tel: 04 3426 5819)
All painted red,
this is a dirt-cheap
student hangout
where the patrons
are encouraged to
grafitti the walls with
drawings of their
favourite musicians.
THIS MONTH
SEE
The (for)ever
popular Johnny
Hallyday will pack the
Arena on 14, 15 and
17 May. Otherwise,
head for the Festival
Arabesques, which
celebrates the culture
of the Arab world,
from 21-27 May.
NOWAY!
Tambourin isn’t a
musical instrument, it’s
a local sport inwhich a
ball has tobe hit with
a circular disc–not
unlike a tambourine!
Samantha David
Montpellier
France
DIALLING CODE
+33
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
London
(LGW, LTN)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
Alocal taxi costs€20.
Take the shuttle
bus to Place
de l’Europe.Tickets:
€1.50 single.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Tonus
Fresh Kitchen
(1 Rue
de Chio, tel: 04 6754
2805) Compose your
own main-course
salad at this canteen-
style restaurant for
just a few euros. The
mountains of leaves,
veg and pasta should
be accopanied by one
of the delicious fresh
juices, frozen yohurts
and homemade
desserts on offer.
EXCLUSIVE
Villa di Condra
(67
Avenue d’Assas, tel:
04 6784 0664) You’ll
need to book a table
at this restaurant
in a stunning town
house. Once you’re
there, discuss the
TAXI
Alocal taxi costs€70.
TheMalpensa
Shuttledeparts
forCentrale station
every20minutes from
5.30am–1.20am.Buy
onboard.Tickets: €7.50.
The Malpensa
Express departs
for Cadorna station
every 30minutes
from5.50am–1.30am.
Tickets: €11.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €15
Solo
Pizza
(25Viale
Umbria) This busy
pizzeria serves up the
genuine thick-crust
Neapolitan article as
well as a range of other
traditional dishes.
UP TO €30
Osteria
della Lanterna
(3Via
Mercalli, tel: 02 5830
9604) This central
eatery offers quality
and value, while the
menu, which includes
pasta, gnocchi and
meat dishes,mixes
homemade cookery
from the Lombardia
and Friuli regions.
UP TO €50
Cocopazzo
(25Via
Durini, tel: 02 7602
0823) The Tuscan
specialities at this
welcoming trattoria
include steaks, grilled
meats and fish dishes.
The prices are low for
a central location and
service is swift.
EXCLUSIVE
Savini
(5Via Ugo Foscolo, tel:
02 7200 3433) A long-
establishedMilanese
institution, Savini is
set right inside the
monumental Galleria
Vittorio Emanuele II,
the world’s grandest
Milan
Italy
DIALLING CODE
+39
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Agadir,
Amsterdam,
Athens, Barcelona,
Bari, Berlin,
Bordeaux, Brindisi,
Brussels, Cagliari,
Casablanca, Catania,
Copenhagen, Corfu,
Crete (Heraklion),
Dubrovnik, Edinburgh,
Ibiza, Kefalonia, Kos,
Lamezia, Lisbon,
London (LGW, LTN),
Lyon,Madrid,Majorca,
Málaga, Malta,
Marrakech, Menorca,
Mykonos, Naples,
Olbia, Palermo, Paris
(CDG, ORY), Porto,
Prague, Rhodes,
Rome, Santorini,
Split, Thessaloniki,
Toulouse, Zante
FROM THE
AIRPORT
LINATE
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
Alocal taxi costs€25.
ATM’s route 73
connectswith
themetro at San
Babila.Tickets: €1.The
Starfly goes toCentrale
station every 30
minutes from6.10am-
11.30pm.Tickets: €5.
MALPENSA
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
TAXI
shoppingmall, and is
an ideal place for
a romantic feast.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Spazio
Fitzcarraldo
(41 Via
Filipetti) This vaulted
basement nightspot –
full of huge sofas and
a central bar – looks
just like a film set;
it’s a great place to
kick off the evening.
LIVE MUSIC
Alla
Vecchia Latteria
(6
Via Dell’Unione) This
small venue, which
dates from 1885,
nestles in a side street
close to the Duomo.
It opens Tuesdays and
Thursdays for happy
hours and quality
live-music acts.
LATE & LIVELY
Shu
(Via Molino delle
Armi) Shu is a popular
bar with unusual
decor, and cut-price
cocktails and food at
happy hour. Later, DJs,
musicians and other
entertainers take over
until late.
THIS MONTH
SHOP
Treat yourself
to some of the
excellent pastries and
cakes at Pasticceria
Castelnuovo (18 Via
dei Tulipani). A slice of
an age-old tradition,
these delicacies have
won awards.
SEE
The Pinacoteca
Ambrosiana is a
fantastic art museum.
Aside from the
permanent collection
by painters such
as Caravaggio and
Raphael, the library
contains panels by
Leonardo da Vinci (2
Piazza Pio XI).
GO
Art on the
Naviglio is a festival
held annually in
May, which today
showcases the work
of more than 300
artists from across
Italy. Held along the
route of one of the
ancient canals, the
exhibition threads
between Viale Gorizia
and Via Casale.
ESCAPE
Lake
Maggiore is the largest
andmost impressive
of the Italian lakes,
and, at around 100km
fromMilan, it’s easily
reached by train.
Stop for ameal in the
picturesque lakeside
towns of Stresa,
Verbania or Baveno.
NOWAY!
In 2009Milan had
1.89million visitors,
well in excess of its
population of just over
1.3million. It’s the
63rdmost-visited city
in the world.
Charles Searson
TAXI
Itsouter-city locale
makes this aquiet
getaway for families.
Thebreakfast is
ravedabout and
rooms are spacious.
From€75,book at
hotels.easyJet.com.
ACCA PALACE
HOTEL
★★★★
★