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Getting to the centre
The airport is 12km west of the city.
Get bus no. 406, it leaves every 20
minutes for the Central Railway
Station. Ticket is 3 złoty (€0.70).
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Catch Euro 2012 in the Old Town’s
Rynek Square – big screens are set up
as part of the official
Euro Fan Zone
.
Eating out
Bernard
is an elegant, easygoing
spot with everything from Czech
specialties to burgers and pastas, in
Rynek Square. It has its own brand of
beer. www.bernard.wroclaw.pl
City suggestions
Explore Communist-style bars, such
as
PRL
at Rynek Ratusz 10 or
Setka
(www.setkabar.pl), which serves retro
food (think herring and sausages)
with ice-cold vodka 24 hours a day.
And finally...
Visit the fountain at
Centennial Hall
for light, water, and music shows
throughout the day – the best are at
sunset. www.wroclawskafontanna.pl
Words Dana Dramowicz
Wrocław
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Vilnius
www.vilnius.com Lith Litas
Getting to the centre
We provide a point-to-point bus
transfer between airport and the city
centre. It’s €4/€8 return.
A slice of the city
There’ ll be no escaping the Euro 2012
football championships in Warsaw,
where three group matches, the
opening match, a quarter-final, and a
semi-final will all take place.
Eating out
Poland’s best alternative nightclub
1500m²
on Solec 18/20 opened a
hip addition next door –
sto900
, a
restaurant serving up international
fare in a family-friendly environment.
The all-you-can-eat Sunday Brunch is
a favourite. A few streets away is the
more refined
R20
, an upscale French
bistro which embraces simplicity in its
cooking. www.rozbrat20.pl
Getting to the centre
We provide a point-to-point,
low-cost bus transfer from the airport
to the city centre (€3.50 or €7 return)
and a shuttle bus to any address in
the centre (€10 or €20 return).
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Take lessons or watch international
performers in the
AfroLatin Dance
Festival
(15-17 June).
Eating out
Marceliukes Kletis
(Tuskulenu
Street 35, www.marceliukeskletis.lt)
serves up tantalising, traditional
Lithuanian fare. Try Cepelinai su mesa
(dumpling stuffed with mincemeat).
City suggestion
If you’re staying longer, head to
Trakai
, 28km west of Vilnius. The
historic city is a sight to behold with
its 650-year-old castle (above).
And finally…
The Day of Statehood
(6 July) marks
Duke Mindaugas’s crowning (founder
of Lithuania in 1236), with knight
reenactments, fairs and concerts.
Words Xav Judd
City suggestions
Bubbleogy
introduces ‘bubble tea’ to
Poland. It’s a Taiwanese drink with a
natural red or green tea based with
fruit or milk frusions. Head to ul.
Chmielna 26 (pictured above), a glam
rock lab with beakers and test tubes,
to be served by mad scientists in white
coats www.bubbleology.pl.
The royal
Lazienki Park
is a beautiful
spot, with palace, peacocks,and live
piano concerts on Sunday afternoons
– a place to escape the football.
And finally...
Warsaw’s nightlife truly shines in
the warmer months, when several
outdoor bars and cafés open just for
the summer. Two of the best are
Plac
Zabaw
in Park Agrykola and
Cud
Nad Wisła
along the left bank of the
Vistula river (www.cudnadwisla.com).
Words Dana Dramowicz
Warsaw
www.warsaw-life.com Złoty
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