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The location, just
off the Champs-
Elysées, attracts
young trendsetters.
THIS MONTH
SHOP
Looking
for unique gifts
and objects for the
home? Storie (20
Rue Delambre, 14th,
tel: 01 8356 0198,
storieblog.com) is an
independently-owned
boutique where
each of the unique,
handmade objects
has a story. Find
whimsical
and charming
artworks, clothing,
jewelry, home decor
and toys.
SEE
Don’t miss
“Artemisia: Power,
Glory and Passions
of a Female Painter”
this month at the
Musée Maillol (61
rue de Grenelle, 7th,
museemaillol.com).
Artemisia Gentileschi
was a 16th-century
painter who worked
for the princes and
cardinals of Rome,
but, like Caravaggio,
wasn’t recognised
and appreciated until
three centuries later.
Open daily 10.30am-
7pm, Fridays until
9.30pm, entry €11.
GO
The Golden
Triangle is the
luxury shopping and
business district
made up of the
Avenue George V, the
Avenue Montaigne
and the Avenue des
Champs-Elysées. Fine
dining, nightclubs,
cinemas and top
couture brands such
as Louis Vuitton,
Gucci, Yves Saint
Laurent, Hermès,
Prada and Harry
Winston make it one
of the most popular
areas of Paris.
ESCAPE
The
elegant seaside town
of Deauville, just two
hours’ drive west of
Paris, is north-west
France’s version of
Cannes, attracting
paparazzi and stars
from around the
world. Pack your
sunglasses and be
sure to book a hotel
well in advance
unless you plan on
sleeping in your
sandcastle. For
information, contact
the Deauville Tourism
Office (Place de la
Mairie, Deauville,
14804, tel: 02 3114
4000, deauville.org).
NOWAY!
In 1605, Henri IV
originally built the
Place des Vosges
(then known as
Place Royale) in the
Marais to house his
newly-created French
silk manufacture.
But the Parisian
weather proved
inhospitable, and
they set up in Lyon
instead, where French
silk is made to this
day. The Place des
Vosges then became
a chic residence
for French aristocrats
including Madame
de Sévigny.
Heather Stimmler-Hall
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Almatea
Café
(Lungarno
Mediceo) Catch the
aperitif hour starting
at 6.30pm for a drink
with a selection of
hors d’oeuvres, then
linger for dinner and
listen to the jukebox
playing hits from the
1950s and 1960s.
LATE & LIVELY
Dress Code
(175Viale
di Gello, Ponsacco)
Dress Code offers
electronic and
progressivemusic to
late-night revellers
fromall over the
peninsula.The club is
just a short taxi ride
away fromPisa.
THIS MONTH
SEE
Art enthusiasts
can catch themodern
art of HWMarius
Bauer and Karien
Heijtlager at Centro
Arte Moderna, running
until the end of May.
Lovers of strawberries
(and who isn’t?), don’t
miss the strawberry
delights in fresh
or dessert format
the free Strawberry
Festival at Terricciola,
not far fromPisa,
12–27 May (26
Lungarno Mediceo,
tel: 050 542630).
NOWAY!
It was the poet and
novelist Gabriele
D’Annunzio who
christened the
monumental complex
of Piazza Duomo, the
“Field of Miracles”, in
his 1910 novel
Forse
che sì forse che no
.
Silvia Falsaperla
Pisa
Italy
DIALLING CODE
+39
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Berlin, Bristol,
London (LGW, LTN),
Paris (ORY)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €7.
CPTbuses go to
the centre. Route
3 stops at Pisa Central
station.Tickets: €0.80.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Gino
(2Via delle Curzolari,
Marina di Pisa, tel: 050
35408) Asimple yet
elegant restaurant that
offers a fish-based
menu.The
tacconi
(pasta) with cuttlefish
and artichokes is
worth trying, as are the
steamed calamari with
pine nuts and rocket.
EXCLUSIVE
La
Scaletta
(107Via
Pietrasantina, tel: 050
562269) You’ll find
this airy and elegant
restaurant with blue
chairs and yellow
tablecloths near the
Duomo.Themenu
constantly changes,
but it is always refined.
TAXI
Paris
France
Porto
Portugal
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Brasileira
(75 Rua de
Sá da Bandeira, tel: 22
200 7146) Housed in a
beautiful art-nouveau
building dating from
1903, this landmark is
well worth a visit.
LATE & LIVELY
Clube 3 C
(18 Rua
Candido dos Reis,
tel: 22 201 8247)
Not just a club, but a
restaurant and bar as
well, with DJs, live jazz
andmuchmore in a
beautifully restored
downtown building.
THIS MONTH
SEE
The Portuguese
Photography Museum
in Porto (housed in a
former prison) offers a
fascinating exhibition
on the women in the
life of Camilo Castelo
Branco throughout
May (Campo Mártires
da Pátria, tel: 22 207
6310, cpf.pt).
NOWAY!
An old British naval
tradition exists for port
wine.Adecanter is
placed in front of the
host, who serves the
guest to his right and
passes it to his left.
The decanter goes
around the table to the
left until it is empty.
Should it stop, the host
asks the individual
nearest the decanter
if he knows the Bishop
of Norwich.When this
individual replies no,
the host says: “He’s
a terribly nice chap,
but he never passed
the port.”
Joseph Guerra
DIALLING CODE
+351
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Basel-Mulhouse,
Geneva, London
(LGW), Lyon, Paris
(CDG), Milan
(MXP), Toulouse
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €20.
Metro trains take
you to the centre.
Tickets: €1.75.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Restaurante
Pombeiro
(218Rua do
CapitãoPombeiro, tel:
225097446)Award-
winning, family-run and
very friendly restaurant
well off the tourist path.
Try thePorto-style tripe
or any of the delicious
fishormeat dishes.
Germanbeer on tap.
EXCLUSIVE
Escondidinho
(144
Rua Passos Manuel,
tel: 22 200 1079)
Escondidinho offers a
rich variety of dishes
in a warmand rustic
atmosphere.The King
of Spain and his family
have dined here.
TAXI
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