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Destinations
F L I G H T D E TA I L S
Flybe has flights to Belfast City from Aberdeen, Birmingham, Cardiff, Doncaster Sheffield,
East Midlands, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Inverness, Leeds Bradford, Liverpool,
London City, Manchester, Newquay and Southampton.
BELFAST C I TY
Situated in the heart of the Titanic
Quarter is the world’s most authentic
Titanic hotel. It has been constructed
from the Victorian and Edwardian offices
of Harland & Wolff, creators of the White
Star Line ships, including the Titanic and its
two sister ships Olympic and Britannic. At
the centre of the hotel are the magnificent
dual Drawing Offices, with their three-
storey high, barrel-vaulted ceilings, the
only surviving example of this type of
architecture in the world. They have been
beautifully restored to become the hotel
ballroom and an impressive bar/lounge.
BERGERAC
Chef Hervé Battiston serves a
superb menu of regionally-inspired
favourites with a twist at Restaurant
L’Imparfait. Hervé worked in Paris at La
Chaumière before returning to Begerac.
His specialities include Sole Meunière, Filet
de Boeuf with Pan-fried Foie Gras and
Chunky Chips, and Slow-cooked Pork Belly
with Golden Polenta and Roasted White
Asparagus. Desserts include Chocolate
Mousse, Lemon Tart with Basil Meringue
and Yuzu Sorbet, and a traditional Rum
Baba. The restaurant is housed in a pretty
12th-century cloister in old Bergerac.
AV I GNON
Avignon’s 27th Jazz Festival from 1st-
5th August is the place to be for jazz
aficionados, and the launching pad
for young artists and jazz groups. Musicians
come from all over Europe to take part in
this vibrant musical event, and there are
evening concerts with both recognised
artists and up-and-coming talent. The old
stone walls of the 14th-century Cloître des
Carmes (Carmes Cloister) reverberate
with music in a beautiful setting
conducive to enjoying the very best jazz.
The Cloister has an open-air stage that
is extended under the arcades and can
seat nearly 500 spectators.
BERL I N-TEGEL
Germany’s oldest zoo opened in
1844 and occupies an 80-acre area
in Tiergarten park and is home to
the world’s largest variety of species.
Almost 20,000 animals of around
1,400 species live in the zoo including
elephants, giraffes, gorillas and
Germany’s only giant pandas. There’s
a treetop canopy trail with hundreds
of free-flying birds, an Antarctic-style
Penguin World and animal-*feeding
sessions with elephants, hippos, chimps
and sea-lions every day. There’s also
the opportunity to meet some of the
animals, including elephants and
penguins.
BAST I A -CORS I CA
Spend a day discovering the Biguglia
Nature Reserve south of Bastia, the
largest area of water in Corsica
which stretches over 3,500 acres and
is separated from the sea by a narrow
stretch of land. This is a site that is unique
throughout the Mediterranean thanks to
its biodiversity, with countless migratory
birds using it as a stopover and especially
as a breeding ground, along with an
exceptional range of flora and fauna.
Around 130 species of aquatic bird
are found in the reserve, including the
common flamingo and great cormorants,
kingfishers, reed buntings and large
waders.
F L I G H T D E TA I L S
Flybe has flights to Avignon from
Birmingham and Southampton.
F L I G H T D E TA I L S
Flybe has flights to Bastia from
Birmingham and Southampton.
F L I G H T D E TA I L S
Flybe has flights to Bergerac from
Birmingham, Edinburgh, Exeter and
Southampton.
F L I G H T D E TA I L S
Flybe has flights to Berlin-Tegel from
Birmingham and Cardiff.