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From the Airport
Taxi
A taxi to Rhodes Town
costs €23, to Ixia and Ialysos €18;
Bus
From
6.30am to midnight, regular buses go to
Rhodes Town. Tickets: €2.20.
Drink
Cafe Chantant
(3 Dimokrítou, off
Aristotélous Street, Old Town, tel: 22410
75169) Live
rebétika
and
laïká
from a six-
strong orchestra, mostly acoustic and at a
reasonable amplification level, packs in both
drinkers and dancers. Sample the Old Town’s
only music club.
Marc Dubin
Santorini
Greece
Fly From
London (LGW)
From the Airport
Taxi
A local taxi to Fira,
the island’s capital, costs approx €15; Oia,
approx €25;
Bus
Buses run to Fira, from there
you can catch buses to many villages and
beaches. Tickets: €1.60.
Eat
Selene
(Pyrgos, tel: 22860 22249)
Situated in the village of Pyrgos, Selene is
surrounded by vineyards and farmland, just
the place to experience some creative island
cuisine. Try dishes like squid with smoked
fava bean and cuttlefish ink flakes, followed
by baklava with local pistachios, and of course
some fine volcanic wines.
Drink
Galini Cafe
(Firostefani, tel: 22860
22095) Fresh fruit cocktails and sweeping
views of Fira’s iconic bay are the hallmarks
of this quiet café, decorated in blue and
white. Find it on the cliff path in the village of
Firostefani.
JamesWilliams
Thessaloniki
Greece
Fly From
Basel-Mulhouse, Berlin, Dortmund,
London (LGW), Milan (MXP), Paris (CDG)
From the Airport
Taxi
A local taxi costs
€20;
Bus
Route No.78 goes directly to the
city centre. Tickets: €1.
Drink
Sold Out
(1 Fokaias, tel: 2310 518 935) A
warm and cosy little club in the harbour district
of Kalamaria, Sold Out has simple red and
brown decor and lets the lively dance music do
the talking, especially at weekends, when it is a
favourite with young revellers.
Nick Edwards
Zante
Greece
Fly From
London Gatwick,MilanMalpensa
From the Airport
Taxi
A local taxi to Zakynthos
Town costs €10.
Eat
To Petrino
(Makris Gialos, tel: 26950
31558) This traditional stone building
on a popular beach in the north. Choose
from a mixture of local, Italian and general
Mediterranean cuisine plus vegetarian options.
Nick Edwards
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