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DIALLING CODE
+33
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Berlin, Liverpool,
London (LGW), Milan
(MXP), Paris (ORY)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €23.
From6.30am to
midnight, regular
buses go to Rhodes
Town (NewMarket).
Tickets: €2.20.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Koukos
(20–26Nikifórou
Mandilará, tel: 22410
73022) It started as
a traditional locals’
café, but Koukos has
evolved into one of
the best
mezedopolía
(traditional snack bars)
in otherwise touristy
Neohóri district.The
Tardis-like interior, on
several levels, is a de
facto antiquemuseum;
there’s also a counter
for baked goods.
EXCLUSIVE
Stegna Kozas
(Stegná
Beach,Archángelos,
tel: 2244022632)
Established in 1932,
this friendly, top-flight
seafood restaurant
has shellfish, scaly fish
and specialities like
cuttlefish in its own
ink.Starters, including
chunky aubergine
patéwithpine nuts
and sweet peppers,
are excellent too.The
service– including iced
beermugs – is also
outstanding.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Café
Ateya
(20Aktí Miaouli,
tel: 6932 232959)
CaféAteya is a cosy,
characterful placewith
a good soundtrack,
light snacks and a
superb viewof the
sea.Occasional
livemusic plays at
weekends, including
performances of
classical pieces.
LATE & LIVELY
Colorado Centre
(57
Orfanidou, tel: 22410
75120) The largest
club in Neohóri, this
multi-level, four-in-one
venues has a chill-out
zone and occasionally
hosts DJs and live
bands.
THIS MONTH
GO
The sea has
warmed up a bit now:
try scuba diving near
the oldArt Nouveau
spa at Pigés Kallithéas.
Competing operators
tout for business at
Mandráki quay.
NOWAY!
Rhodes is home to
a dwarf variant of
the fallow deer (
dama
dama
) distinct from
other populations.
Marc Dubin
Rhodes
Greece
TAXI
Rome
Italy
DIALLING CODE
+39
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Amsterdam,
Athens, Basel-
Mulhouse, Berlin,
Bilbao, Bristol,Corfu,
Crete (Heraklion),
Dubrovnik,Düsseldorf,
Geneva, Ibiza, Lisbon,
London (LGW), Lyon,
Madrid,Majorca,Malta,
Milan (MXP),Mykonos,
Nice, Palermo, Paris
(ORY), Santorini, Split,
Toulouse,Venice
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €40.
The Bus Shuttle
takes you to
Termini station. Buy
onboard tickets: €15.
The Leonardo
Express goes
toTermini station.
Tickets: €14.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €15
Antonio
al Pantheon
(12Via
dei Pastini, tel: 06
6790798) Pietro and
his family create a
pleasant,welcoming
atmosphere.Go for the
delicious fresh pasta
rolled in a a great big
hunk of parmigiano.
UP TO €30
Borgo
Nuovo
(104Borgo
TAXI
Pio, tel: 06 589 2852)
Ashort stroll fromSt
Peter’s Square, Carlo
Bartolomeo and his
son Fabio put the
accent on good honest
food rather than fancy
decor. For your first
course try the gnocchi
with courgette and
clams, and for the
main go for the Roman
speciality, tripe.
UP TO €50
La
Tartaruga
(53Via
Monte della Farina,
tel: 06 686 9473) This
tiny restaurant has
a similarly restricted
but regularly changing
menu, which reflects
the owner’s Friulian
origins.Try the
asparagus risotto or
sample the coldmeats
and cheeses.
EXCLUSIVE
El
Toula’
(29BVia della
Lupa, tel: 06 687 3750)
Astone’s throw from
the Pantheon, this
smart and luxurious
venue,with its high
vaulted ceilings and
antique furniture,
servesVenetian food
prepared under the
direction of Fabrizio
Leggiero.Why not
try one of a range of
delicious risottos or
his seafood, such as
Sicilian red prawns
and scallopswith
artichokes and
marjoramsoup?The
exquisite chocolate-
and-tangerine passion
with ricotta sauce is
divine for dessert.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Cul
de Sac
(73 Piazza
Pasquino, tel: 06 6880
1094)Aperennially
popular wine bar, near
the PiazzaNavona in
the city centre, offering
wines fromaround
theworld.There are
outside tables and a
range of food.
LIVE MUSIC
Escopazzo
(41 Via
d’Aracoeli) If live jazz
and funk are for you,
this long-established
cocktail lounge
hosts concerts
fromWednesday
to Saturday.
LATE & LIVELY
Micca Club
(7AVia
Pietro Micca, tel: 06
8744 0079) This club
is dominated by an
enormous circular
staircase and fountain,
a big dancefloor with
columns and arched
ceilings.There are
three bars, an art
gallery, chill-out
zone and a stage
for livemusic.
THIS MONTH
SHOP
Regola 71,
EmanuelaCorbo’s
elegant shop, is tailored
more for the older
woman,maybe a little
bigger in thewaist. It
ismodernbut not too
trendy,with a range
of classical European
designer clothes and
accessories (71Via dei
Cappellari).
SEE
The Palazzo
delle Esposizioni
onVia Nazionale is
showing the works
of Arturo Ghergo,
“Photographer of the
Stars” (human, not
heavenly ones). Open
Tuesday,Wednesday,
Thursday, 10am–8pm.
GO
If you walk into
the Colle Oppio
park next to the
Colosseum, you can
picnic or sleep on the
grass, or maybe go to
the outdoor café and
catch themotorcycle
carabinieri
riding up
for their ice-cream
and coffee break.
It also contains the
remains of the Domus
Aurea, a villa built
by the Emperor Nero,
after the great fire
inAD64 had razed
the dwellings on
the slopes of the
Palatine Hill.
ESCAPE
Frascati is
a hill town south of
the city, renowned for
its lovely white wine
and great restaurants.
It is worth a trip out
for lunch.
NOWAY!
TheVaticanmay be
the world’s smallest
country but it houses
one of the world’s
largest museums.
Alan Goldwater
Cheek-by-jowl with
the airport, this
stay has everything
a traveller needs,
including free shuttle
buses into the city.
From€192, book at
hotels.easyJet.com
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AIRPORT
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