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Getting to the centre
We provide a shuttle bus transfer
between the airport and any address
in the centre. It is €18/€36 return.
A slice of the city
The
Nit de Sant Joan
on 23 June
has wild beach parties, fireworks and
walking backwards into the sea; a
ritual said to cleanse past regrets and
ready you for something new.
Eating out
Kaiku
at Plaça del Mar 1 may not look
quite so glamorous as some terraces
along the seafront, but its creative
fish dishes and smoked rice paellas
give it the edge. www.restaurantkaiku.
cat. Nearby the cocktails at
Bar
Santa Marta
(C/de Grau i Torras
59, +34 932 215 109) are second to
none and it’s a great place to soak up
the vibe of a Mediterranean summer.
Getting to the centre
We provide a shuttle bus transfer
between the airport and any address
within Belgrade city centre. The price
is €7/€14 return.
A slice of the city
This year’s line-up for the three-day
Belgrade Calling Festiva
l
(27-29
June) in UŠCE in New Belgrade
features Faith No More, Public Image
Ltd, Jessie J and Orbital. www.
belgradecalling.com/sr2012
Eating out
Summer in Belgrade means drinks
and dining on the embankment
and bobbing on the water itself.
One of many quality choices is
Cruise
, where you can both sip on
well-mixed cocktails, as well as tuck
into treats such as trout salad with
almonds. www.cruise.rs
City suggestions
Optimus Primavera Sound
is a new
Indie festival, 7-10 June, with Beach
House (above), Suede and the Afghan
Whigs. www.optimusprimaverasound.
com. It is followed by
Sonár
, 14-16
June, Europe’s leading electronic
music festival including Lana del Rey
and Fatboy Slim (www.sonar.es), and
then on 2 July by
Montjuïc de Nit
,
with concerts until 4am. www.bcn.
cat/cultura/montjuicnit
And finally…
To escape the crowds on Barceloneta
beach, get a train and head 20
minutes out of town to
Montgat
Nord
. Here you’ ll find golden sand,
sea the colour of lapis lazuli and a
tiny, white-washed fishing village on
the shore. Trains leave from Plaça
Catalunya every 15 minutes.
Words Tara Stevens
Relax
at
Ada Safari
is a restaurant
with a difference, where grilled lamb
can be enjoyed in authentic rustic
surroundings in the verdant getaway
of Ada Ciganlija Island, 5km from the
city centre. www.adasafari.co.rs
City suggestions
What better way to take in the city on
a balmy summer’s eve than to board
a
catamaran
that whisks you around
the waterfront for two hours? Music
is provided, a meal an optional extra.
Boats set off from the
Kej Yacht
Club
. www.klubkej.com
And finally…
Guns N’ Roses, New Order, Duran
Duran and Erykah Badu play the
EXIT
rock festival
(above), 12-15 July,
at Novi Sad, an hour’s drive from
Belgrade. www.exitfest.org.sr
Words Peterjon Cresswell
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JUNE-JULY 2012
WIZZ MAGAZINE
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