Autumn ambience
Wander around the
Old Bazaar
in
the evening, enjoying the atmosphere
and checking out the bars and cafés.
Sample lifestyle and fashion at
Skopje’s third
Women’s Show
,
26-28
October, at the Skopje Fair.
Eating and drinking
Autumn is the season for ajvar, a
paste made from roasted peppers and
eaten with bread and cheese.
Menada
and
Rajika
Bar in the Old Bazaar
have a great vibe and are good for
live music. Nearby
Vinoteka Temov
is a must for wine fans. Beer-lovers
will enjoy skopsko, the local brew. For
a stronger tipple, try rakiya, made
from fermented grapes. Typical Skopje
food includes kebapçi, kebabs with a
Middle Eastern flavour – try the cafés
near Kapan An. At the end of a night
out, head for
Apche
in Debar Maalo,
a must for the sweet-toothed. Try
boza, a yeast-based cocoa drink, and
tulumba, a doughnut in syrup.
Getting to the centre
Taxis from the airport to the centre
cost €25/1,600 denar (less when
travelling in the reverse direction). A
shuttle bus operates from the airport
to the central bus station and main
hotels; it costs 100 denar (€1.50).
Words James Parry
Interior life
The first cold spell of autumn brings
with it a different kind of cultural
event. From October onwards galleries
and museums settle into their best
exhibitions. November sees annual
film festival
Cinemania
,
which shows
around 90 films, from box office
hits to highlights from Cannes, at
the National Palace of Culture and
cinemas across the city. Wine lovers
will enjoy the
Salon de Vin
at the
Inter Expo and Congress Centre in
November.
Eating and drinking
The original and still the best,
Chevermento
(
chevermeto-bg.com)
serves up hearty Bulgarian style
peasant food, from dumplings to
suckling pork (16.90 leva or €8.60).
Duck the hunter’s style consists of
grilled duck fillet with wine sauce,
bacon, pickles, onion, garlic and
red pepper, and is 19.90 leva (€10).
Grilled or fried trout is 11.90 leva
(
€6). Kitsch, colourful and always fun.
Head to the
School for Performing
Arts
for a lighter contemporary take
on genuine Bulgarian eats.
KEVA
at
ul. Georgi S. Rakovski 114 serves up
salads, soups and sandwiches for very
reasonable prices. The homemade
lemonade is terrific, too.
Getting to the centre
We provide a personalised Wizz taxi
service between the airport and any
address within Sofia city centre. The
price is €16 (€32 return). A shuttle
bus (No. 30) links the two terminals
with the centre for 1.50 lev (€0.75).
Or take bus No. 84 for 1 lev (€0.50).
Words Catherine Quinn
Skopje
Sofia
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A slice of the city
Autumn is festival season.
Roma
Europa Festival
features world-
class international dance, music and
theatre; this year they have added
a series of digital art installations.
The Roma Jazz Festival
is from 12
October to 28 November, see page 9
for details. In the cooler months
a great way to enjoy Rome is with a
cycle tour. One of the best companies
in the city is
Top Bike Rental
(
topbikerental.com).
Eating and drinking
Surrounded by tombs on the Appian
Way,
Cecilia Metella
’
s speciality is
pasta served in terracotta bowls. It
also does excellent grilled meat and
fish. Mains from €18 (ceciliametella.
it).
Cavour 313
(
cavour313.it) is a
wine bar with a traditional wood and
marble interior, at 313 Via Cavour.
Aimed at vino buffs, there’s a menu
of snacks and platters to go with your
glass. Wine is €5.
Getting to the centre
Wizz Air provides point-to-point bus
transfers between the airports (both
Ciampino and Fiumicino) and Rome
city centre (Termini Station). It is
€8.50/€17 return to/from Fiumicino
and €6/€12 return to/from Ciampino.
Words Marc Zakian
Rome – Sofia
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