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Wizz Air Magazine - 02.2020
Hit the
dance
floor
Traditional
in Puglia
fight dancing in
southern Italy
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in this issue
What to read, and where to find it
p9 In Place
Trees have eyes in Lviv; tongues
are eaten in Copenhagen; light
is fantastic in Tallinn; vinyl is
revived in Vienna
p19 In Person
The Cossacks are coming in
Zaporizhzhya; punk meets
46
folk in Madrid; rediscovering
artisanal rakija in Belgrade
p33 In Depth
Undiscovered Puglia on two
wheels, four hooves, and two
rather unsteady feet; the drag p90 Destination Map
acts bringing gritty glam to The Wizz Air route map
Liverpool; how Katowice went
from coal to cool with the help p92 WIZZ News
of electronic sports The latest Wizz Air news, plus
the people who make it happen
p63 In the Know
20
Catch a wave in Tenerife; try on p102 Insight
the world’s hats in Riga; don’t A breakdown of our products
believe your eyes in Sofia; get and services, fleet and transfers
up on the roof in St Petersburg;
visit the real Hogwarts library p111 Safety and Security p115 Café & Boutique
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MAGAZINE
Editor
Victoria Beardwood
Art Director
Sarah Barnett
Photo Director
Tracey Griffin
Picture Editor
Gemma Roberts
Deputy Picture Editor
Katie Byrne
Sub-editor
Kirsten Foster
Consulting Editor
Chris Wright
Production
Jamie Rabey
Print and Logistics Manager
Pete Murphy
Publisher
Brano Haar
Ken n ed y
v e r p h o to g ra p hy D an Law re n ce Chief Commercial Officer
Co an d B il ly
ja m in H u ki n
Steve Rowbotham
A le xi s D ay
M o d e ls B en H a ir a n d m a ke -u p Advertising Sales Executives
g en cy
@ A JK A Pawel Adamczuk, Anna
Tereszkiewicz, Marina Potirniche,
Oleksiy Korniychuk, Livia Marrosan
Creative Solutions Director
Editor’s letter
Simon Kurs
Commercial Creative Director
Mat Wiggins
Creative Solutions team
Jack Carter, Owen Bennett, Joe
Ever been in a dance battle? I have – once. It involved a lot of Funky Chicken and Holyoake, Friyan Mehta, Jade Smith
an attempt at The Worm, which looked more like The Slug. I lost (obviously). Creative Director
In Puglia, the stunning region covering the heel of Italy, dance battles are Jamie Trendall
something of a tradition. Pizzica scherma is a customary folk dance in which two Editorial Director
Kerstin Zumstein
men symbolically fight each other. Our writer, Chris Wright, gave it a go during
Chief Operating and
his whirlwind tour of the region, where he also faced other tussles, from riding Financial Officer
a four-legged Tornado to mangling little ears. Follow his adventures on page 34. Jim Campbell
There’s plenty of movement in the rest of the issue too, from Lisbon’s budding CEOs
Michael Keating
voguing scene (page 10) to the daring stunt horse riders of Zaporizhzhya (page Simon Leslie
20) and the movers and shakers of Liverpool’s drag scene (page 46). For Wizz Air
On the other end of the spectrum, we also meet the world’s least active (but Tamara Vallois
Tommy Seres
extremely successful) sports players in Katowice, a surprising esports utopia (page Tamás Szűcs
54). They might not move from their chairs, but they cover a lot of ground. HR and Careers
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Yevtukh. “My first piece was the
eye. When walking past a certain
tree art
tree in Lviv, I started to sense a
gaze and felt like it was coming
from the soul of the tree. I began
in Lviv
to bring this feeling to life, with
needle and thread.” Hopefully one
day she’ll come and jazz up our
dying house plants, too.
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Vogue like Madonna
in Lisbon Since Madonna moved to the I can share my passion for
Portuguese capital a few years voguing, while creating a safe
ago, you’d think the city would LGBTQ+ community around it,”
have been flooded with people in she says. “When you come to a
conical bras striking angular poses. practice you can become anything
And yet, when Belgian Joana de or anyone you want, without
Cuyper moved there in 2018, she being judged or labelled. In every
found it strangely lacking the kind class, we celebrate ourselves – our
of voguing scene she’d enjoyed in bodies, our minds, our nerve to be
her home country. So de Cuyper different to what’s expected of us.”
set up Lisbon Vogue Sessions, Head to cultural centre BUS –
where people can try the dynamic Paragem Cultural on Mondays and
dance style, which originated Fridays to try it for yourself. Bring
among New York’s LGBTQ+ some sass (and €10).
community in the 1980s. “I wanted fb.com/lisbonvoguesessions
to create my own space where Wizz Air flies to Lisbon
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in place
See a
holographic
superstar
in Bratislava
In her hit song with
Mariah Carey, the late
Whitney Houston
once sang “there can
be miracles when
you believe”. Clearly
the creators of An
Evening with Whitney
took her words to
heart, performing the
miracle of putting the
singer back on stage in
holographic form.
Creative director,
Fatima Robinson, was a
big Whitney fan. “Playing
ot a role in recreating
Disclaimerg:une her performances and
a real ton helping others have
the same emotions
I felt watching this
magnificent woman is an
honour,” she says.
Whitney’s hologram
is on tour, bringing her
rich back catalogue to
in Copenhagen
GETTY IMAGES, SØREN GAMMELMARK PHOTOGRAPHY
Bratislava on 21 March.
aneveningwithwhitney.com
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Fussy eaters might want to avoid chef Rasmus Munk is just aiming
Copenhagen’s experimental to shock with his 50-course dinner,
restaurant Alchemist. It’s not which combines art and theatre
just the food that’s weird (lamb’s with food. Eating here comes with
brains; ‘plastic’ cod skin), the a hefty price tag, but it’s worth it
plates are too. You could be eating for the unforgettable (in a good
off a human tongue or a cow’s way, we hope) experience.
udder. Don’t worry, though – alchemist.dk
nothing is as it seems here. Head Wizz Air flies to Copenhagen
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Meet a ified fairy
mumm
Get
acquainted
with the
unnatural
in London
A cyclops skull, a mandrake, a
mummified fairy… Viktor Wynd’s
eclectic Museum of Curiosities in
Hackney, north London, seems
at first like Professor Snape’s
potions storeroom at Hogwarts.
Until, that is, you stumble upon the
uncomfortably large collection of
phallic objects. Or the Happy Meal
toys. Or the shelves of bizarrely
named books, such as Rats for
Those Who Care.
“I’m trying to create something
beautiful that says something
about the world,” says Wynd.
“I started collecting as a very Wynd sees b
small child on the beach in Happy Me eauty
with pebbles and seashells, al toys
before progressing to toy cars,
carnivorous plants, orchids, exotic
animals (alive and dead). I’ve
never stopped. It’s a psychological
condition. I just bought a two-
headed piglet this morning!”
You can peruse the eclectic
collection with a cocktail in hand
(you might well need a drink) at
his museum-slash-bar in the British
GETTY IMAGES, OSKAR PROCTOR
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in place
Yep
cyclo, that’s
ps sk a
ull
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Jockey for vinyl
in Vienna
The vinyl records resurgence continues, with digitally
overloaded Gen Z-ers now just as likely to reach for
the turntable as Baby Boomers. The Austrian capital is
in a particular spin about these retro records
Vinyl is fuelling innovation as well as Vinyl fans of all ages will be heading to
nostalgia. Vienna’s analogue powerhouse Vienna’s Ottakringer Vinyl & Music Festival
Supersense is currently developing on 6–8 March. Held at historic brewery
Phonocut, a machine that would enable Ottakringer Brauerei, the event is a combination
anyone to produce their own records at of record fair and music festival. You can buy
home with just the push of a button. We’re everything from vinyl LPs and concert posters
thinking vinyl cuts of our greatest shower to instruments and jukeboxes, plus check out
song hits will make for excellent presents. performances from a mix of bands and DJs.
phonocut.com vinyl-music.at
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in place
Go Jurassic
in Lyon
As enlightening as museums full of
dinosaur skeletons can be, it can still
be hard to picture what our prehistoric
pals would’ve actually looked like. At
the Le Monde des Dinosaures exhibition
currently touring France, you can
interact with life-size, robotised dinos,
including a moving, teeth-gritting (but
non-biting) 13.5m-long Tyrannosaurus
rex. Kids can even ride saddled-up
robotic dinosaurs, while the rest of
Meanwhile, Vinylize is planning to expand its us can come face to face with
“official” collections of cool eyewear made from even more of the primeval lizards
melted vinyl records. Its AC/DC and Motown by donning a VR mask. Sink
offerings will soon be followed by equally your teeth into prehistory in
disparate lines honouring Nirvana and Miles Chambéry on 14 and 15 March
Davis. Since every vinyl record is different, and in Lyon on 28 and 29 March.
every pair of the company’s special specs is lemondedesdinosaures.
unique. Buy them in five locations in Vienna. sitew.fr
vinylize.com Wizz Air flies to Lyon
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Take the plunge
near Basel
Thrill seekers should add the
new Rulantica water park in
the German town of Rust to
their bucket list. Its two biggest
waterslides, Vildfål and Dugdrob,
see you quivering in a neon-lit
tube until a trap door beneath
32°C
Women’s Day (8 March).
“The first statue will be of Jewish
poet Hanna Szenes and is being made
by Mihail Kolodko, who designs mini
statues all over Budapest,” says the tour
company’s Bori Koniorczyk. “Szenes The toasty
ambient
was an exceptional heroine of the 20th temperature in
century. As well as being a poet, she was the water park
a parachutist and Special Operations
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Executive agent, whose bravery is still
inspiring. She was born in Budapest and
is a national heroine in Israel too.”
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These historical sisters may have
done it for themselves, but it’s good attractions
to know they’ll now be recognised for
what they did for us, too. waterslides
hosszulepes.org
Wizz Air flies to Budapest
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in place
Have a
cheap skate
in Stockholm
Let out your inner Avril
Lavigne at P.U.S.H, a new
1000m2 skatepark in the
centre of Stockholm.
The indoor space is
located on the upper
floor of the Gallerian
shopping centre, so you
get panoramic views of
the city while you skate.
Pitched as an “urban
meeting place”, P.U.S.H
also hosts gigs, live
podcasts and exhibitions.
If your skating skills are
lacking, fear not – you
can learn the basics at
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the passion
zaporizhzhya
S
important than ever to its citizens, there’s
Above Teenage rider ix horses come galloping into a been a renewed interest in Cossack history
Saakian Arkysht Top courtyard, mud spraying from and traditions, such as embroidery and
An acrobatic performer
plunging down (not beneath their hooves, their breath flower crowns. I’ve come to see whether the
falling) mid-stunt emerging in furious puffs of steam. theatre’s hair-raising tricks are enough to
Balanced on each horse is a rider, earn these horse-riding acrobats the status
standing fully upright with his feet astride. of cultural standard bearers.
Each man is decked out in a variation of It’s all very impressive, but as the show
the same outfit – an embroidered collarless wears on I’m left wondering what else the
shirt, colourful billowing trousers, a fur- riders can do once they’ve stood upright on
trimmed hat – so they look like some kind a steed. Suddenly, the excited chatter dies
of equestrian boy band, which is fitting: the away as a performer dressed as the Otaman
responses of the audience – whoops and – the head honcho among the Cossacks –
cheers and thunderous applause – is what steps forward. “Who here thinks this rider will
you’d expect at a One Direction concert. be able to pick up this hat from the ground
This is the Zaporizhzhya Cossacks mid-ride?” he shouts, brandishing a fur
horse theatre on Khortytsia, one of headpiece. I look for the rider he’s referring
Zaporizhzhya’s islands and the largest in to, expecting to see a grizzled muscle-man
the Dnipro river. Today, the island is a nature gritting his teeth and clenching his fists.
reserve, but it’s best known for having Instead, perched on a glossy chestnut horse
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in person
is a fresh-faced 19-year-old boy. My answer that with his knowledge of the land of the
to the question would be, “Not me.” Zaporozhian Cossacks, decided to create a
The Otaman lays the hat on the ground show that would translate their traditions
and, in a matter of seconds, the rider and for a modern audience.”
his horse hurtle towards it. Securing one There is, meanwhile, a modern impulse
leg in the stirrup leather and the other in driving these young men to take up riding
the stirrup itself, he plunges towards the – the same bravado that leads other kids to
ground and reaches for the hat. Then, in a fly around on skateboards and BMX bikes.
demonstration of impressive athleticism, “This hat stunt is the most difficult one,
he swings his body back onto the horse as the average speed of the horse is
and throws the hat back to the Otaman to 48kph,” Arkysht says, a note of pride
prepare for the next rider. Turns out he’s less in his voice. “You have to feel the moment.
Milkybar Kid, more Billy the Kid. No matter how many hundreds of times
The fact that Saakian Arkysht, the teenage you’ve done the stunt before, though, you
rider, is involved in this age-old activity still get the jitters.”
– along with the raucous appreciation of Wizz Air flies to Zaporizhzhya
the crowd – is indicative of a rediscovered
appreciation for Ukraine’s cultural heritage.
Instead of watching Netflix or playing
football with his friends, Arkysht spends
his Saturdays living like an ancient warrior.
“Someone showed me this place a few years
ago and I was interested,” he says. “I was –
and still am – studying at college and had
some free time, so I started perfecting my
horse riding and then spent almost a year
learning the stunts.”
Like most of the riders here, Arkysht has
been mentored by Yurii Kolesnikov, a rider
and instructor in his early forties, who in
turn had an elder to show him the ropes
when he first started out in the business.
“I learned all the stunts from the theatre’s
original owner, who mastered the art of
trick riding in a circus,” Kolesnikov says.
“He took what he knew and, coupling
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the sound
madrid
Joana Burgos,
frontwoman of
Madrilenian band
Juana Chicharro, talks
about mixing traditional
music with punk rock
and the suburb that
inspired it all
“Vallecas
is not a
place, it’s a
feeling”
Words by Laura Vilaça
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in person
E
ach year, tourists pour
into Madrid in search
of Spanish culture:
paella, rioja and, of
course, flamenco –
the country’s traditional musical
form. Flamenco songs, delivered
in a distinctly emotional, forceful
voice, tend to tell stories of love
and loss, accompanied by guitars
and expressive, sometimes furious
dance moves. It is a beautiful form,
and there is nothing mild about it.
Nobody knows this better
than Joana Burgos, lead singer
of popular local band Juana
Chicharro, who’s from Vallecas,
a hard-knock neighbourhood on
the southern edge of Madrid. She
grew up with copla, a flamenco-
related strain of Spanish folk –
largely because her grandmother
listened to little else. Today, the and the hardships of urban The band’s latest release, EP
36-year-old musician represents Madrilenian life. This is not the Sueño Vallecano (Vallecano
flamenco’s fierceness and Vallecas’ Madrid of grand plazas, palaces Dream), doesn’t ignore the area’s
unapologetic spirit in her band’s and world-beating art museums; gritty past. It tells the story of
music: a high-octane blend of this is the city Burgos knew as Juana Chicharro – Burgos’ alter-ego
copla and punk rock. a child in a suburb plagued by – an Andalusian migrant yearning
For Burgos, there is nothing poverty and exclusion. for her hometown. She ends up
strange about mixing these two Vallecas is a different in Vallecas, where she earns her
disparate musical styles. As she proposition today – a vivid livelihood through petty theft.
sees it, both involve passion and multicultural neighbourhood, In the song Mariví, Burgos
disaffection, and both strive to that takes pride in its history of portrays the suburb as a refuge
capture the realities of daily life. rebellion and resilience. Stroll its from the complexity of modern
“At first, we wanted to sound streets and you’ll see a growing life, and the impending doom of
fun and improvised, toying with number of lively bars and gentrification. She sings of a bar
Vallecan stereotypes. But at some restaurants, such as La Bombonera where patrons find happiness in
point, we decided we didn’t want and Ouhua, and brightly painted companionship and beer, away
to joke about this stuff anymore. traditional buildings – along with from cupcake-selling hipsters.
We didn’t want to reprise clichés. clothes drying on balconies and “The main goal of the band is
Our most recent songs are about old ladies sitting in their windows to pay homage to folk music –
the current issues affecting our like watchdogs. to copla – and its characters, in
neighbourhood, what it’s like “Vallecas is not a place, it’s particular the women singing those
FERNANDO BEAT DEL RÍO
to live in Vallecas today. But we a feeling,” says Burgos. “It’s a heartfelt songs,” adds Burgos.
haven’t changed completely; very tight-knit community with “We wanted to do this from a
we still try to look at things with hard-working people, where the rock’n’roll, fun perspective, while
a sense of humour.” atmosphere of sociability is such still being respectful to flamenco
Chicharro’s plaints are about that people end up sticking around. and copla, which we admire.”
Vallecas’ working-class struggles They feel comfortable here.” Wizz Air flies to Madrid
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the maker in person
belgrade
“There’s artisanal
to be found and
younger generations
were missing out”
Belgrade Urban
Distillery is giving
Serbia’s national drink
a cool makeover. Writer
Johanna Derry tastes
the spirit that’s so
valued it’s kept in its
own special bank
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the maker
belgrade
N
eon lights glow purple, rakija is the drink of Serbia. And when I say
illuminating large globular the drink, I mean The Drink.
glass flasks filled with different “You drink rakija when someone dies,”
coloured liquids. A brightly lit Milić, BUD’s distiller and technologist,
metal counter is arrayed with explains. “When someone is buried we pour
bottles and test tubes. Behind it on one rakija on the ground for their soul. And you
side are stainless steel drums; on the other, drink it when someone is born. It’s good
oak barrels. Marina Milić is using a pipette for your health too: when you have a high
to carefully decant and measure out liquids temperature, you take rakija. We even have
into tasting glasses, ready for me to try. It the phrase ‘drunk like a mother’ in Serbian
looks like a cross between a laboratory and because, instead of anaesthetic, women
a cool downtown bar and, in many senses, in labour were once given half a bottle to
that’s exactly what Belgrade Urban Distillery numb the pain. People drink it every day,
(BUD) is: a meticulous small-batch rakija at all hours and at every time of year. It’s
distilling operation open to the public for always a good time to drink rakija.”
tastings and cocktails. Yet to most Serbians, I’m certainly having a good time as I
hipster BUD couldn’t be further removed make strong headway into tasting each of
from how they imagine a rakija distillery to the distillery’s 22 varieties of the stuff. It’s
look. And that’s exactly the point. not just for fun though – I’m here to create
A twice-distilled spirit made from fruit, my own personalised blend to be stored in
that packs a punch at around 40% ABV, BUD’s own ‘bank’.
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in person
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the maker in person
belgrade
me to taste. As well as classic plum rakija open the barrel. When you bottle it, you can Above Writer Johanna Derry
toasts to good health – and
(šljivovica) – there’s quince, apricot, apple personalise the labels too,” Milić says. “We good rakija – with BUD
and pear, as well as barrel-aged versions, call it a bank because every year it’s aged, owner Branko Nešić and
editions infused with honey and herbs, and the rakija increases in value by 30%.” distiller Marina Milić
rakijas that have had more fruit added to Now even those without a country-based
make them into liqueurs. ancestor can honour this ancient tradition
Milić lines up a new-make (the stuff that with their own bottling. But perhaps the
comes straight from the still) quince spirit proof of BUD’s success is in the opinion of a
which, at 60%, is eye-wateringly punchy; a previous generation of rakija experts. “When
standard quince rakija, which is clear; and I started working here, my dad told me that
then a premium quince rakija, turned gold he’d been making rakija for 20 years and
from time spent aging in a barrel. Each that I couldn’t teach him anything he didn’t
has its own qualities, and the three can be know,” Milić laughs. “After all, people make
blended in different ratios to make a drink it the way their father and their grandfather
to your own personal taste. and their great-grandfather before them did,
Once I’ve settled on my blend and they’re certain it’s the best. But now my
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(I experiment with an apricot and a plum father knows how good our rakija is, he’s
version), Milić mixes it up at scale and even started asking my advice!”
advises on the size of barrel and length Regardless of how 21st century the
of time needed for aging to get the best distillery looks, or how scientific the process,
flavour. Unlike whisky, rakija shouldn’t whatever the blend you make, or what you
mature for too long; šljivovica can stay the name it, for Serbs, it seems there can be no
longest in barrel, for up to three years. higher praise than a parental thumbs-up – a
“Once it’s in the barrel, you make and rakija barrel’s ultimate seal of approval.
seal it with your own stamp so only you can Wizz Air flies to Belgrade
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The lesser-
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most beautiful
towns…
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puglia
The good, the bad and the wobbly Shortly after setting out, Tornado and
A few hours into my tour of Puglia, and I’m I run into difficulties. We are midway down
already in trouble. I’m clinging to the side a steep slope when he stumbles on a rock,
of a horse, trying to get my leg over, which not far from the lip of a gully. Lean back. Lift
is a lot harder than it looks in cowboy films. the reins. Don’t die. So much to remember!
The horse, growing impatient, taps its hoof. We avoid the drop and soon we’re
“It’s moving!” I cry to the instructor, who is cantering along a broad beach, the happy
heaving my right calf upwards. “Quick!” horses kicking up sand and sea. Quirino
We’re at Parco di Mare, an equestrian encourages me to giddy-up and I do, anxiety
centre overlooking the Adriatic Sea near the giving way to exhilaration. Later, trekking
village of Montalbano, about 70km south back across a field dotted with olive trees,
of Bari. Watching my efforts are Quirino I relax my iron grip on the reins and squint
Santoro, the gruff but reassuringly able in a Clint Eastwood-y way, enjoying the
horseman who owns the centre, and my splendid scenery and wondering how the
travel companion Alberto Bernasconi, heck I’m going to get off this thing.
who is doing double duty as photographer
and interpreter. “Bravo,” Alberto says,
as I finally flump myself into the saddle. I ask the horse’s
This is only my second time riding a horse,
so I’m a bit nervous. “Is he friendly?” I ask
name and the
the instructor, and she tells me that he is. instructor smiles:
“Tornado”
“What’s his name?” She smiles and glances
at Quirino: “Tornado.”
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We cycle back to
town, the olive
trees whispering
as we pass
A few wobbles more Pomes, owner of MadEra Bike Tour, who has
I have a very different riding experience in brought me to the Dolmen of Montalbano,
store as I meet up with Salvatore Galizia, a megalithic burial chamber that, until
owner of Road Runner Scooter Rent in recently, served as a very old garden shed.
Ostuni. He shows me my ride – a classic “The owner doesn’t mind people coming to
powder-blue Vespa – and leads me on a look,” Daniele says, gesturing at a nearby
glorious tour of the local country roads. house, “but don’t touch his olives.”
At one point, Salvatore pulls over, picks The structure, standing 1.7m high and
a fig off a tree and hands it to me. “Will the dating back about 4,000 years, consists of
farmer mind?” I ask. “If you put it in your three limestone slabs, stacked like the rocks
mouth, it’s OK,” he says. “If you put it in your at Stonehenge. “In Puglia, everything is
bag, it’s stolen.” Nearby, a bird perches on a linked to this rock,” says Daniele. I sit inside
drystone wall and whistles a little song. As if and ponder the unfathomable history of the
we needed any more ambience. place, until he slaps a supporting slab, which
My third and final ride of the day starts in causes me to ponder the possibility of a
someone’s front yard. I’m here with Daniele megalith landing on my head.
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From here, we head off to a stretch of lining its crooked streets, their pointy roofs
the Via Traiana, the ancient road that once painted with cryptic symbols, the tiny
ran over 500km up to Rome. “This was a windows and arched doorways heightening
route for donkeys carrying olive oil and the feeling that you’ve wandered into
wine,” Daniele says as we cycle past fragrant a Brothers Grimm tale.
meadows and age-old farms. A blustery In 1996, UNESCO granted the trulli World
tramontana wind is kicking up, and the sea Heritage status, which led to a spike in
is stuccoed with whitecaps. We turn and tourism. Accordingly, many locals converted
ride our bikes back towards town, the olive their trulli into holiday cottages – one of
trees whispering as we pass. which we’ve bagged for the night, courtesy
of the Trullidea resort, whose owner, Dino,
Trulli, madly, deeply can trace his local ancestry back 400 years.
From Montalbano, it’s a half-hour drive We drop our luggage and head to Paco
to Alberobello, a weird little town whose Wines, a cosy bar with vaulted ceilings and
defining feature is its sprawl of squat, a selection of wonderful regional plonk.
conical houses known as trulli. There are It’s late by the time we leave, and the
over 1,500 of these medieval dwellings streets are deathly quiet. Some believe
SIDE TRACKS
Make a splash
Crowds gather in Polignano a
Mare in the summer months in
anticipation of the Red Bull Cliff
Diving Championships. The annual
spectacle requires athletes to pass
through a private house, set on the
cliff face, before jumping nearly 30m
from a platform into the Adriatic Sea.
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there are ghosts in Alberobello, but I am From here, we pass between the Pillars
more concerned with the fact that these of Hercules and begin a two-hour, 3km
mysterious houses all look very much the journey into a dark and beautiful dream: an
same, meaning we have a 1,500-to-1 chance endless array of red, brown, green and blue
of finding ours. Luckily, the occupants of the formations that, like clouds, invite you to
trullo next door are believers in overkill, and see things that aren’t there. In the Cave of
we are guided home by the miniature trulli Monuments, Pietro points out an elephant,
models dotting their entryway. a camel, a cluster of cacti. Further in he
shows us an owl, a jellyfish and “a nice
The divine cavity Italian ice cream cone”. I see mostly
The following day starts with a 20-minute monsters, but I don’t say anything.
drive to the Castellana caves, a fantastical Finally, we enter the White Cave, an
complex of grottoes and hollows beneath arrangement of prongs, blobs and pillars
the Murgia hills. We are met by our guide that seem to generate a light of their own.
Pietro, who leads us down a long, drab We stand for a while and stare, the silence
stairway, which only heightens the shock broken by the drip-drip of water. “People
when we enter the first cave. often cry when they see this,” Pietro says.
The space is dome-shaped, like a rough- “For some it is too beautiful.”
hewn cathedral – 60m high and with a hole
in the top, through which a shaft of sunlight Hotel paradiso
pierces the gloom. All around us are globular, Our final stop is a couple of hours south
brown-green stalagmites, their bizarre of the caves: Matino, a sleepy town in the
shapes calling to mind alien life forms. province of Lecce, near the Mediterranean
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Get cheesy
Puglia’s rare breed Podolica
cows, with their tinkling bells and
impressive horns, are thought to
have arrived with the Barbarians in
the fifth century, and the cattle have
grazed the wild slopes of southern
Italy ever since. Nomadic by nature,
they can be found wandering the
countryside of Gargano, nibbling on
the herbs and flowers that infuse
their milk with a distinct flavour. This
coast. While often overlooked by tourists,
is turned into caciocavallo cheese, a
Matino is home to the region’s most
must-try regional delicacy.
interesting hotel. A Locanda Tu Marchese is
owned and operated by three generations
Eat yesterday’s bread
of the Protopapa clan: nonna Tetta, mum
Luisa and dad Daniele, and daughter Greta.
The town of Altamura is famous for
Set in a 16th-century mansion, the hotel
its rustic charm and old bread. Made
has six guest rooms and several public from ancient varieties of durum
spaces where visitors can relax amid a wheat, Pane di Altamura is known
clutter of bric-a-brac – a loom, a ladder, for its thin dark crust and soft yellow
a statue of the Virgin Mary, a scythe. The crumb. The poet Horace called it
the best bread in the world in 37BC.
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Pizzica, a form of
courtship dancing,
predates twerking
by centuries
Above Dance lessons are of the action takes place in the cellar, an Another of Greta’s relatives – her cousin
among a number of activities
laid on for the guests at old olive oil mill that has been transformed Elisa, who works locally as a nurse – has
A Locanda Tu Marchese into a restaurant. In the far corner is another volunteered to teach me a livelier tradition:
Right The peaceful streets stairway, this one leading further down into pizzica, a form of courtship dancing that
of Matino
a huge conical chamber that was once a predates twerking by hundreds of years.
town cistern and now serves as the hotel “This is the first step,” Greta says, handing
pool. Nothing here is ordinary. me a generous glass of red wine. Daniele
The hotel also offers several activities, appears bearing a bowl of dough balls.
including a pasta-making workshop with Then Luisa and Tetta arrive to watch the
nonna Tetta, which I have been invited proceedings. My partner stands in the
to take part in. The old lady begins by centre of the room, wearing a flouncy dress
furiously palming, pulling and pinching a and holding a piece of red satin that, I am
glob of dough before indicating that I follow told, I must try to obtain.
suit. The results are mixed: nonna makes What follows is an hour or so of frantic
immaculate orecchiette (little ears) while movement, set to a soundtrack of knee-
I produce a rabble of what might be called slapping folk, Elisa twirling around and
naso perforato (punched noses). But Tetta is waving the red cloth while I strut and hop
a kindly sort, and she circles her thumb and in an attempt to win her heart. The family
forefinger in approval. clap along, apparently unaware that the
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One guy grabs a
cooking pot and
starts banging
that. It’s nuts
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liverpool
The United
Queendom
Liverpool-based drag queen The Vivienne
recently won the first UK edition of TV show
RuPaul’s Drag Race, refocusing the spotlight
on an art form that has thrived in this
historically entertaining city for decades
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Previous page Choriza
May in her award-winning
costume. Left Pretentious
Dross tries not to scratch the
Kitty’s Showbar table
C
horiza May turns on the TV and last November. It was the first British edition
gasps theatrically, teetering in her of the 11-season award-winning American
stilettos. She’s watching a report on show; the BBC version was less polished,
the UK’s vote to leave the European peppered with crude slang and rough-and-
Union. Gaping in wide-eyed shock under ready Margaret Thatcher impressions.
heavy false lashes and a beehive straight The Vivienne’s raucous personality is
out of a Pedro Almodóvar movie, she turns typical of the down-to-earth comedy queens
to the several-hundred-strong audience, that Liverpool’s many cabaret clubs, such
smooths down her royal-blue velvet dress, as The Lisbon Bar, Kitty’s Showbar and
and launches into a lip-sync to Jennifer Superstar Boudoir, are known for. They fit
Hudson’s stirring Dreamgirls ballad. “There’s into a wider scene in a city that claims to
no way I’m living without you,” she implores. have an LGBTQ+ population equivalent to
“I’m staying, and you’re gonna love me.” The San Francisco’s, with a roster of gay clubs
crowd leaps to a standing ovation. in its Stanley Street Quarter to match. You’ll
This is drag queen Choriza’s winning catch resident queens most nights at the
performance at Liverpool’s first Big Drag likes of Heaven, OMG and GBar, all nightclubs
Pageant – a contest for “kings, queens, and a couple of minutes’ walk from each other.
everyone in-between” that arrived in the But just a few decades ago, Liverpool’s
city last November. It’s the latest event to drag clubs were hidden from plain sight,
spotlight an art form that has long thrived despite the city’s busy port bringing in plenty
in the port city that gave the world beloved of punters. “In the 1960s and 70s, seafarers
British comedy drag queen Lily Savage, as arriving in Liverpool would use polari [a type
well as the late gender-twisting Dead or of secret slang] as a language to get by
Alive singer Pete Burns. A diverse range of without straight people knowing what they
performers and outfits is on show at the were talking about,” says Kitty Litter, the
pageant: beards and hairy legs are paired drag queen owner of the rainbow-painted
with pleather miniskirts and frumpy leotards Kitty’s Showbar. “When I started performing
in a boisterous, lightly political mishmash that in the 1980s, queens looked more like your
feels distinctly northern English. auntie or your mother than a superstar.
Liverpool was recently put firmly back on Even now my whole costume can go in a
the drag map thanks to local prodigy The carrier bag and no one would be any the
Vivienne, winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK wiser.” With tattooed hairy legs poking out
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from a dinner lady-style tabard, and purple, an impact on the local scene. “It’s making
scrawled-on eyebrows, Kitty represents the everyone step up their game,” she says.
northern-English antithesis of the preened, “People who’ve been doing drag for years
perfect-looking American queen pedalled by are now thinking that this is a job that can
US icon RuPaul. make them famous.”
According to Kitty, drag performance took Kitty and Choriza worry, however, that
a nosedive between the 1980s and today, as the groomed, photo-ready version of drag
tastes shifted. “Years ago, everyone wanted promoted by RuPaul risks pigeonholing
to be Lily Savage,” she says. “But then performers, even as it makes the scene
suddenly we had [British TV stars] Graham more accessible. Certain local promoters are
Norton and Alan Carr – camp comics that setting out to address that. “Drag Race has
didn’t have to be in a frock.” Today, however, done a lot for drag as a venture, but it does
there’s a renewed appetite for outrageous, suggest that queens have to sit within this
gender-shifting personas like Kitty, who very defined box,” claims Pretentious Dross,
performs at least three nights a week. a performer and producer at queer cabaret
Social media has also had a hand in night EAT ME + Preach, in Liverpool’s Baltic
reviving drag in Liverpool. “If you perform Triangle area. “They’re predominantly white
in a bar, 50 people might see you, but post male. But there are so many people outside
a video on Instagram and thousands see it of the gender boxes – and the tradition
all over the world,” says Choriza May. “It’s comes from there, so let’s celebrate it.”
become such a window into drag. And then Dross draws from her theatre practice
Drag Race has obviously helped a lot too.” doctorate studies to blend drag with
Even though The Vivienne was only experimental live art, often mixing 1980s
recently crowned Drag Race UK champion, horror movie tropes with elements of New
Choriza, who performs regularly in Romantic fashion. “When you go back
Newcastle and Liverpool, can already see to the origin of the word, ‘queer’ means
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Life’s a drag
A royally quick guide to drag
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The Best Foie Gras
in Budapest
Constant member
of the Michelin Guide since 2009.
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katowice
A
tense hush descends upon the sporting media outlets such as ESPN. Big
crowd. My fellow spectators finals can attract larger viewing figures than
and I edge forward anxiously the SuperBowl (around 100 million), and
in our seats, scenting star players can earn north of a million euros
imminent glory on the air. In a year in prize winnings.
the arena before us, our heroes’ faces are But they work hard for the money. Pro
strained with pure focus; they’re locked in gamers practise for around 10 hours a day.
gladiatorial combat as this grand final nears Full-time coaches, and even nutritionists, are
its nail-biting climax. An enthusiastic fan routinely on the payroll of the bigger teams.
stands up and begins chanting for his team. They rigorously monitor gamers’ cortisol
This one is going down to the wire. levels (a reliable medical indicator of stress),
But it’s not a gang of product-endorsing control sleep schedules and issue dietary
names chasing a ball we’re cheering for, or edicts to promote optimal fitness.
a couple of muscle mountains jabbing Strangely, though, the globally recognised
at each other’s bloodied faces. All this mecca for this high-tech, high-stakes
commotion is for a video game. sport isn’t where you’d imagine. It’s not
Superficially, we’re here to watch intense Las Vegas or even London; it’s a small city
young people tapping away on game in the south of Poland called Katowice.
controllers. But don’t be fooled – this is a Historically a steel and coal mining town,
far bigger deal than popping round your its skyline is still studded with hulking
mate’s gaff to watch her play The Sims. industrial relics and dinosaur-like mining
Online competitive video gaming, or esports machinery – perhaps not the kind of
(electronic sports), is an increasingly futuristic Blade Runner-esqe setting you’d
mainstream section of the sporting world. imagine for the “home of esports”. Yet,
It’s reckoned the global esports market was here I am at the ESL Sprite CS:GO Polish
worth around a billion euros in 2019 and Women’s Championships, watching two
competitions are covered by traditional teams, krisilarisy and Arcane Wave, play
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first-person multiplayer shooting game The tournament organiser, ESL (formerly
Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO). Electronic Sports League), can be thought
One team is trying to plant a bomb, of as roughly analogous to FIFA in football.
the other defuse it, with plenty of sharp With offices worldwide, it has an especially
shooting and sneaky subterfuge in the mix large interest in Katowice. According to ESL
to make it exciting. Julia ‘JuLKaa’ Marek, Poland spokesman Adrian Kostrzębski, city
the entry fragger (the player who leads bigwigs have made a deliberate effort to
the charge into an area) for Arcane Wave, move the town beyond its sooty past and
coolly dispatches the last line of krisilarisy’s align it with the growing esports movement
defence on the tense Train stage of the – with striking success.
game, snatching tournament victory for her “The history of esports in Poland goes
side. The whole place erupts in a cacophony back well over a decade,” Kostrzębski
of cheering, flashing lights, dry ice cannons, tells me from the green room of the ESL
indoor fireworks and banging dance studio, as the din of the men’s national
music. The new national champions pose championships rumbles away downstairs.
for selfies with jubilant supporters before “In Warsaw, where I’m from, internet cafés
being interviewed by perky presenters in were setting up unofficial, self-organised
headset mics and soberly congratulated by Counter Strike tournaments, with local
expensively suited-and-booted pundits. champions competing with other Warsaw
“It’s about tactics, really,” explains Marek, districts for the city crown. But nobody
whose role requires lightning reactions outside the scene was aware of it. I thought
and a killer instinct. “Using our brains, this would be good theatre, so I took these
taking time to reflect, and communicating competitions first to shopping malls, then to
when anything goes wrong.” Backstage, cinemas. It attracted big audiences.
Marek cheerfully joins her fellow victorious “News of what we were doing spread,
teammates sipping champagne from a until one of my colleagues received a short
ludicrously huge silver trophy. message from a Katowice councillor –
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n00b
A newbie – one who is unschooled in
the game, and thus deserves mercy
(or mockery, as you see fit).
frag
To successfully annihilate another player, as
in “I fragged that fricking n00b so hard lol.”
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current tally is 140. And they’re building a well-appointed dorm rooms, kitchens with Left The Katowice Gaming
House offers a boot camp
new 6,000m2 TV studio just over the road. communal dining areas, and a handsome for esports training. Above
The city, too, is supporting the businesses loft chill-out space with bean bags and Katowice’s Spodek arena
springing up to serve this burgeoning sector, ping-pong. I’m shown around by co-owner hosts the Intel Extreme
Masters tournament
bringing even more employment to town. Mateusz Pirecki, a veteran gamer himself
Katowice Gaming House, for instance, is who has seen this town go from strength to
Poland’s first ever esports boot camp venue. strength over the years.
Touring teams from all over the esports “If you asked people 10 years ago what
world are invited to stay for a few days they thought about Katowice, they would say
of intensive practice without distractions. mining and industry,” Pirecki tells me,
The gaming set-ups are intended to mimic in a training room at the boot camp, decked
tournament conditions as closely as out with a whiteboard and a softly humming
possible, with the same standards of gaming fridge stocked with energy drinks. “The
chairs and similar spec PCs, plus 381-cm HD reputation has changed completely. People
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screens that project the action so coaching want to stay now. There’s a new energy here.”
and support staff can monitor in-game One of the city’s coolest bars,
play and suggest refinements. There are Cybermachina, is dedicated to gaming,
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Surf’s up
in Tenerife
Bondi, Taghazout... Tenerife? When you think of top surfing
destinations, this Canary Island might not immediately spring
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Nice food
in Nice
Feelings run high when it comes to
the proper way to make a Niçoise
salad. Some chefs swear by the
addition of haricots verts, while
others think cooked vegetables
have no place in the famous dish.
But the disagreements haven’t
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prevented the cuisine of Nice
being recognised by the French
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Socca Pan B ag
P is sa l
Not to be confused with a regular The pan bagnat takes the ingredients The pissaladière is the ultimate onion
crêpe, the Niçoise socca pancake is of a Niçoise salad and packs them tart. A thick bready dough base is
made from chickpea flour and is best inside a large pain de campagne (a topped with caramelised onions, black
eaten piping hot. sourdough-like bread) roll. olives and anchovies.
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5 Cool beans
in Paris
The French take their coffee
seriously, so where better to hold
a huge event dedicated to the
stuff than the country’s capital.
From 20-22 March, Le Paris Café
Festival takes over cultural centre
Le Centquatre-Paris, filling it with
more than 6,000 coffee lovers,
professional baristas, coffee shop
owners and industry experts.
“Coffee is the favourite hot drink
in France, but speciality coffee is
not yet getting the recognition it
deserves. We’ve given ourselves
the mission of helping to further
establish the new wave craft coffee
movement here,” says festival
founder Stéphanie Magnani.
Visitors can take part in
demonstrations, workshops,
tasting sessions and talks at The
Lab; watch the Specialty Coffee
Association French Championships;
and try unlimited artisanal coffee
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(and take home the best) at The
Not-so-
Roaster Village. You won’t know if
you’re shaking from excitement or
hidden gems
caffeine. pariscafefestival.com
near Eindhoven
When Wallace Chan started experimenting
by hollowing out priceless precious stones,
his friends thought he was crazy. Now his
technique of intricate 3D-effect engravings
on gemstones is known worldwide as the
Wallace Cut. The Chinese artist is showing
his jewellery at TEFAF Maastricht (about
an hour from Eindhoven), a leading art,
antiques and design fair running from 7–15
March. Since one of the jeweller’s diamond
necklaces was once valued at US$200
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6 Confusing illusions
in Sofia
You’re in for a trippy experience
when you visit Sofia’s Museum
of Illusions. The newly opened
spot celebrates the mysterious
world of optical deceptions. Get
hypnotised by a spinning spiral,
walk on the ceiling (or appear to),
and watch a drawing move before
your very eyes – this museum is
chock-full of tricks of the eye that
will mess with your mind. Or, you
know, it might all be an illusion.
museumofillusions.bg/en
7 Tattooed
in Tirana
It’s a story heard all too often: the
time I drunkenly got a tattoo on
holiday. Tirana’s Vila Ironbrush
bar has now made it that much
easier to make a permanent
mistake, thanks to its on-site
tattoo studio. Along with hosting
art exhibitions, music concerts
and poetry evenings, it also offers
customers a souvenir that’ll last
a lifetime. Maybe decide on your
design before that first drink?
vilaironbrush.com
in the know
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Rubbish
benches
in Thessaloniki
Print Your City has invented a way
for you to help save the planet
while sitting on your bum. Through
the organisation’s Zero Waste Lab
in Thessaloniki, locals can bring
their plastic waste and turn it into
3D-printed street furniture for
their neighbourhoods. It provides
a recycling facility for plastic and
allows participants to customise
what their water bottles and
salad boxes get turned into – the
undulating park bench designs can
be modified with bike racks, plant
pots or dog bowls. Then the lab
works its robotic magic and once
it’s done you can sit back and
relax on top of your waste, basking
in your worthiness. thenewraw.org
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Big ideas SEBASTIAN TĂTARU/TIMIȘOARA 2021/MEMORIES OF THE CITY
in Timisoara
Timisoara might be one of of the city’s 2021 European Capital of
Europe’s smaller cities, but it’s Culture project. “The mural is a form
now home to the largest mural of commemoration 30 years on from
in Romania. The vibrant piece, revolution. It focuses on the past,
created by artists Alex Baciu, present and future,” says Alex Baciu.
Flaviu Roua, IRLO and Corina Nani, “The part I designed concentrates on
is found on an industrial building the city, and explores our behaviour
by the Bega river and forms part after 30 years of democracy.”
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Booked up
in Porto
Fancy spending World Book Day (5 March
or 23 April, depending on the country) in the
Hogwarts library restricted section with Harry
and Hermione? If you haven’t got a ticket for
the Hogwarts Express, Livraria Lello in Porto is
the next best thing. It’s rumoured to have been
the inspiration for the magical school’s library,
as well as the fictional bookstore Flourish and
Blotts. The elaborate Livraria was built in 1906
and its ornate décor has made it famous around
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Hats off
to Riga
Visitors to The World of Hat: Ethnic Museum
are likely to cap-ture attention when they
leave. As well as displaying a collection of
400 items of headgear from around
the world, the small museum offers hat
making workshops. The unique museum
was started by Russian anthropologist
and traveller, Doctor Kirill Babaev, after his
hat collection threatened to overflow his
apartment (we’ve all been there). A souvenir
from this museum is sure to have everyone at
home bowled over. Hat enough of the puns?
worldhat.net/en
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Drinking like a Dame
near Doncaster
James Bond might not be a customer at
Brew York’s Beer Hall in York (a 20-min
train-ride from Doncaster), but it does serve
a beer that’s earned M’s seal of approval. The
brewery has created a Dame Judi Dench-
inspired beer – Dame Judi Quench – and,
when sent a crate of the pale ale, the actor
posted a selfie of herself enjoying a can.
You can also try Goose Willis, a gooseberry
sour, and Rhubarbra Streisand, a milkshake
IPA, but there’s no word yet of either Bruce
or Barbra quenching their thirst with them.
brewyork.co.uk
The Stays The best places to rest your head across the WIZZ network
Provocateur
Berlin
There’ll be one thing on your mind Von Teese. Make sure to leave the
when you enter your sumptuous boudoir for a spell so you can grab
room at this west Berlin hotel and a cocktail at the vintage-style bar
it won’t be a good night’s sleep. (named Hotel Bar of the Year at
To book any of these Its burlesque-inspired interior – the Mixology Bar Awards 2019) or
hotels, visit wizzair.com think sensual velvet chaises indulge in some top-level
and find your best deal longues, scalloped Art Deco bed sustenance at the hotel’s Chinese
with our trusted partner frames and opulent floor-length restaurant Golden Phoenix. Just
drapes – will have you slinking remember to put some clothes on
around the room like you’re Dita when you do.
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in the know
Casa Bonay
Barcelona
We’re pretty sure we’ve usually filled with hip locals who Loop Hotel Vilnius
found this Spanish city’s most come for coffee and doughnuts at Vilnius
Instagrammable hotel. A photo Satan’s Coffee Corner while they Despite being located right by Vilnius
among its abundance of lush tap away on laptops, or for dinner Airport and providing a free shuttle
house plants, a snap beneath its with friends at trendy restaurant service there and back, this four-star
bar’s neon sign, or a shot standing King Kong Lady. There are three stay offers a lot more than just
on the patterned Catalan floor on-site boutiques if you’re looking functionality. A self-styled design hotel,
tiles will be sure to get you a fair for some retail therapy, as well as Loop feels like anything but your usual
few likes. Then there’s the rooftop free bikes for urban exploration, soulless stopover. Instead it delights
bar, with its wicker lampshades, free paddleboards at the beach, with comfy communal sofas, giant
kitsch floral soft furnishings and and yoga classes too. airplane-themed mobiles hanging
THOR BRODRESKIFT
sweeping views across the city. Still, no opportunity should from the ceiling, and modern European
It’s not all style over substance, go wasted – make sure you get fare at the unusually named restaurant
however. There’s plenty to do at someone to take a photo of Fat Cloud. If you’d rather cook for
the centrally located hotel. Casa you in Tree Pose for your feed. yourself, there’s a self-service kitchen
Bonay’s communal areas are #holidayvibes. on site too.
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Sant’Isidoro
Pizza & Bolle
Rome
Sometimes, the simplest
ideas are the best, as
proved by this new
opening in Vittoria.
Sant’Isidoro serves
sparkling wine and pizza
– and that’s pretty much
it. There are still choices
to be made, however,
since the pizzas come in
various forms: classic,
wholemeal, fried and
gourmet. There are more
than 100 options of
bubbly too, to fit all
budgets, from popular
prosecco to vintage Dom
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Kazbek
Moscow
Moscow has its fair share
of Georgian restaurants,
but Kazbek is its shining
star. The eatery, from the
restaurateur behind the
buns filled with meat and a hot city’s famed Café
broth. There’s a ritual to eating Pushkin, brings the Black
these soup dumplings, which the Sea nation to the heart
restaurant has handily explained on of the Presnensky district
an info card on each table so you with its authentic fare
don’t totally embarrass yourself. and an artfully distressed
First, dip the dumpling into a dish interior inspired by a
of soy sauce and ginger, before Georgian home. Tblisi-
placing it on a spoon. Using your native Mamiya Jojua and
chopstick, poke a small hole in the his mother-turned-sous-
dough to release the soup. Add chef Nana create hearty
some ginger and enjoy. It’s fun, traditional Georgian
satisfying and altogether delicious. dishes, such as
We’d queue up for these alone. khachapuri (cheese-filled
dintaifung-uk.com bread). mykazbek.ru
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Dressed in gastronomy from top to bottom, Hotel Rum
Budapest radiates a homey stylishness that you can only
expect from a rum bottle-shaped hotel in the cultural
downtown. Here, you get to relax in a laid-back environment
while exploring your adventurous gourmet side.
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WIZZ news Yes to Yerevan
We’re always looking to expand our network
so you can explore as much of the world as
Want to know where we’re flying possible. With that in mind, we’re launching
new routes linking Vienna and Vilnius with
next, how to get the most out of
Zvartnots International Airport in Yerevan,
your journey and what’s new in the Armenia. As of April 2020, its world-
dynamic world of WIZZ? Read on… renowned brandy, manti (baked dumplings
in tomato sauce with garlicky yoghurt), and
Soviet-era Cascade stairway will be easily
accessible to WIZZ passengers.
These new affordable services to
Armenia’s capital will bring many more
visitors to explore this historic city, home
to ancient manuscripts, monumental art
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WIZZ
in milestones
2004 Our first flight takes off
from Katowice to London
In November, we celebrate
Looking beyond Europe operating 100,000 flights
over 12 months
Don’t get us wrong. We love establishing routes to destinations
Europe. But we’re extremely in which we have a strong existing 2015 100 million passengers
excited about establishing our first market presence. The Indian carried. Our first A321
airline outside of it. Wizz Air Abu subcontinent, Middle East and aircraft arrives and
Dhabi will be a joint venture with Africa will follow. You can expect Wizz Air is floated on the
Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding the same affordable, high-quality London Stock Exchange
Company PJSC and operations will air travel from Wizz Air Abu
launch in the second half of 2020. Dhabi as you can from our other 2016 We are named Value
Our new airline will have access offerings. Thanks to a fleet of brand Airline of the Year by
to markets with a total of five new A321neos, WIZZ will also be Air Transport World
billion customers across Europe able to maintain its environmentally
and beyond, and will focus on friendly operations. 2017 Wizz Air UK is founded
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Where to next?
Now that we fly to Yerevan from Vilnius and
Vienna, as well as Seville from Bucharest, More
you’ll need our hot tips for these top cities
new routes
We’re taking you to a whole new world of
destinations thanks to our latest roster of
routes, launching in February and March…
Zaporizhzhya Budapest,
Gdansk, Krakow, Vienna, Vilnius,
Wroclaw
Yerevan Seville
When you consider that Armenia’s You’ll feel like a movie star
And that’s
capital has existed for millennia, wandering the southern Spanish not all…
it’s no surprise it has so much city’s colourful streets. But forget We’re launching a host of new routes in
to offer. From Instagram-worthy the celebrity diet – at the city’s the summer season too. You can book
streets to gastronomic treats, famous tapas bars, a tasty morsel
these flights already on wizzair.com
there’s something for all tastes. comes with every drink. Bucharest Lyon, Prague, Seville
Luton
list. Made from flour, salt and water, it’s traditionally baked (Encarnación’s mushrooms) because of their
in an underground clay oven called a tonir. Pick some up at fungi-like form. There are five levels to check out, Warsaw Bologna, Madrid,
the GUM Market downtown. including a mirador on the top floor. Tenerife, Turku
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People
“The life of a Wizz
Air cabin attendant is
anything but boring”
Cabin attendant Fanny Terebessy tells us why
she loves her job and what it entails
When did you start at Wizz Air? ahead, so it’s very easy to organise Do you always fly with the same
I’ve been with Wizz Air for around my life. This schedule even allows crew or do you change it up?
six years, as of 14 February – a nice me to prepare my own meals We change it up. There are more
Valentine’s Day present for me. before flights. We need to arrive for than 300 cabin crew at our
the pre-flight briefing 70 minutes Budapest base and we fly to over
What motivated you to work for beforehand, in uniform and ready 70 destinations. Because I’ve been
Wizz Air, in particular? to fly. We fly to a number of here for six years, I think I must
Wizz Air was always on my radar exciting destinations each month, have flown with almost everybody.
as a cool, fast-growing airline and but at the end of the day I really I like being able to meet new
I really wanted to stay and work like to fly back to Budapest. people on board, but sometimes I
in Hungary. That was the most can request a flight with one of my
important thing for me since my What skills do you need to be a best friends.
family and friends live there and cabin attendant?
I‘m very close to them. You have to be very calm, open Does it feel strange when you’re a
and friendly. It’s important that, if passenger on Wizz Air?
What’s a normal day like? someone has a problem, the cabin I really enjoy it for about an hour.
The life of a Wizz Air cabin attendant is calm, takes time to After that I want to get up and
attendant is anything but boring. understand what the issue is and talk to the other cabin attendants.
We get our schedule one month tries to resolve it. The funny thing is, whenever I fly
on holiday and see my colleagues
at work, I feel like putting on the
uniform and doing the safety demo
with them.
Memorable moments?
The most memorable moment was
when my family surprised me on
board. I went to open the doors
for boarding and they were there
on the stairs. Doing the safety
demonstration for them was a very
special moment and I knew they
were very proud.
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“It’s not M ost people’s career
choices come from
I realised that flying a plane is
even cooler than driving racing
a job, it’s
following in a family cars – and with this, you can
member’s footsteps, doing actually earn money!” she says.
work experience or just growing The pair met at CAE Oxford
a hobby”
up with a dream (pop star, and began their relationship while
anyone?). Sanne Braams and studying there. It wasn’t until
Nick Gibson, however, have gift starting work that the challenges
certificates to thank for their of being a pilot couple became
We speak to pilot couple careers as first officers. clear. Sanne was based in France
Sanne Braams and Nick “My parents gifted me a trial and Nick in the UK, so they spent
flying lesson for my 15th birthday,” over three years commuting
Gibson about becoming explains Nick. “I really enjoyed across Europe to see each other.
first officers, loving what it and the lesson inspired me. “It was frustrating because
they do and how WIZZ I went back every week to one person’s days off often didn’t
has helped make their complete my private pilot licence coincide with those of the other,”
(PPL) and then went on to get my says Sanne. “I used to cry when
relationship stronger
commercial pilot licence (CPL) we said goodbye at the airport.
from CAE Oxford.” It sounds dramatic but I knew
Sanne also received her first our schedules would mean we
flight as a gift from her brother couldn’t see each other for
(on the condition that he could another three weeks or so.”
join her on it). “I already had Wizz Air has done a lot to help
my car racing licence and loved the couple’s relationship. Opening
doing that. When I had my lesson, a base in Luton meant that they
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could both work out of the same
airport, and providing them with Join the
#IamWIZZcrew
a married person’s schedule of
five days working, four days off,
has meant they can see much
family
more of each other. “The airline
offered us the schedule and it
was the best thing we could have
ever hoped for. Compared to two
years ago, our lifestyle has been Working as a pilot or
transformed,” Nick explains. cabin crew for Wizz Air
During their days off together, could take your career
the couple love to travel around to new heights
the WIZZ network using their free
tickets, recently visiting Krakow. Are you wondering what it would
Being able to relax and enjoy be like to join our growing team
their time off together means of more than 5,000 employees?
they’re equally able to relax and Then keep reading, look up
enjoy their work. According to #IamWIZZcrew on Instagram or
Sanne: “Being a pilot doesn’t feel check out our recruitment events
like a job, it’s more of a hobby. on Facebook. You can also go to
You’re working, but it doesn’t our YouTube channel to get an
seem like that when you fly out insight into life here at Wizz Air!
in good weather with a lovely What are you waiting for?
captain and a happy crew – the
day goes by before you know it.” Get detailed information and apply at wizzair.com/career
The best thing about the job
for Nick, is the view. “Climbing
over the Alps at sunrise, when WIZZ cabin crew members
you can just see the snow settling Say are always happy to answer
passenger questions, even
on the top of the mountains, is
incredible. You can try to take a what? if they are somewhat
photo of it or describe it in words, unexpected
but neither can do it justice.”
“ ”
Passenger sitting in the wrong seat
to cabin crew: “Can I stay by the
window please? It’s really hot so I’d
like to open it to get some fresh air.”
“ ”
Cabin crew to passenger: “Sir,
please sit down and fasten your
seatbelt, we’re experiencing some
turbulence.” Passenger: “So why are
you standing?”
“ ”
Passenger mid-air: “Why don’t I have
any signal on my phone? We’re closer
to the satellites up here!”
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People
people committed to
Inspectors who check how things
are going from the passenger point
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kondíciókat és szerződéses feltételeket az Erste Bank mindenkor hatályos Lakossági Hitelkártya ÁSZF-je és a Lakossági Hitel Hirdetmény, a Wizz Air Kártyák
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Főkártyabirtokos a Pontgyűjtési Alap összegével megegyező összértékű vásárlási tranzakció után jogosult pontok gyűjtésére, amelyben a társkártyával
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over 100 aircraft from the Airbus 2019 and 2026 we’ll bring on board reduce our carbon footprint, as well
A320 family. It’s among the youngest the latest tech with the addition of as noise and costs, helping us keep
and most efficient in Europe – and 271 A320neo and A321XLR aircraft. fares low and accessible so everyone
the safest. Our planes are equipped We’re also the greenest airline in can fly with Europe’s safest and
with the most sophisticated safety Europe – our neo airliners feature greenest airline.
Airbus A320-200
Max cruise speed 903km/h
Economical cruise speed 840km/h
Number of aircraft* 72
Airbus A321ceo
Max. cruise speed 903km/h
Economical cruise speed 840km/h
Number of aircraft* 41
Airbus A321neo
Max. cruise speed 903km/h
Economical cruise speed 840km/h
11.76m (38ft 7in)
Range 7400km
Wingspan 35.08m (117ft 5in)
Number of aircraft* 7
Top marks Wizz Air is registered under the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA)
Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), the global benchmark in airline safety recognition.
for safety Wizz Air has also been awarded the highest seven-star safety ranking from the world’s
only one-stop airline safety and product rating agency, AirlineRatings.com
Naturalne smaki,
rzemieślnicze receptury
Golly’s wierny tradycji potwierdzają zdobywane od lat medale
Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft (DLG).
od 1982 roku, serwuje
naturalne smaki oparte na Codziennie świeże
rzemieślniczych recepturach W Golly’s dobrze wiemy, że tylko świeże GDZIE KUPIĆ?
wyroby mają autentyczny smak i wyjątkowy
Golly’s to przede wszystkim jakość i tradycja. zapach. Dlatego dbamy o to, by codziennie • Tradycyjnie,
W oparciu o receptury przekazywane z rano w naszych sklepach i mobilnych punktach w naszych
sklepach
pokolenia na pokolenie i polskie tradycje sprzedaży znalazła się nowa dostawa stacjonarnych.
wędliniarskie, tworzymy wyśmienite produkty: aromatycznych śląskich kiełbas i wędlin.
aromatyczne śląskie kiełbasy, boczki wędzone Jesteśmy dumni, że ich smak zachwyca • W mobilnych
na drewnie bukowym, znakomite wędliny czy zarówno Polaków mieszkających za granicą, jak punktach
sprzedaży –
klasyczne flaczki. i rodowitych mieszkańców Niemiec.
Gollymobil.
Safe handling of hand luggage contain lithium batteries. When damaged, faulty
Please ensure hand luggage remains safely stowed in or overheated, these batteries can catch fire and
the locker or under the seat in front of you for takeoff, explode. Therefore, if you recognise any problem
landing, and at any time as instructed by the crew. with your device during the flight, inform the cabin
Take care when opening lockers, as falling items may crew immediately.
injure fellow passengers.
Please note that charging electronic devices on
Please note that in case of evacuation all baggage board using a portable battery charger is forbidden.
must be left on board.
Electronic devices
Safety equipment Some electronic devices can be used during
It is an offence to tamper with or remove any safety the flight.
equipment from this aircraft, including adult and
infant life vest, infant safety belt or extension belt. It These include:
is not allowed to remove or damage any on-board • Bluetooth devices, excluding telephones
informative placards. • Devices (including PDAs and smartphones) that
have a ‘flight-safe’ mode enabled
Sharp items • Laptops and tablet PCs, provided the WLAN/Wi-Fi
If you need to dispose of any sharp items (eg, is switched off
hypodermic needles), please contact a cabin crew • Electronic games, eBooks, MP3s, DVD and CD
member. Do not leave your needle or syringe behind. players, if WLAN/Wi-Fi is switched off
If in doubt, please ask your cabin crew.
Turbulence management
Turbulence can often occur unexpectedly. Whenever Inflight health tips
seatbelt signs are switched on during the flight, Make your journey more enjoyable by reading these
we ask our passengers to kindly follow cabin crew tips on how to stay fit when travelling.
instructions, keep seatbelts fastened and stow away
large electronic devices. Before your air travel
Consult your doctor before travelling if you have any
Safety of infants on board medical concerns. Pregnant women and those with
Wizz Air has a clear procedure for infant (a child who heart or respiratory problems, blood diseases or ear,
is less than two years of age) restraint systems, by nose and sinus infections should seek medical advice
means of the single hook infant seatbelt. Only the before flying.
use of the single hook infant seatbelt is accepted. Note: the crew is entitled to call for medical
Vests/slings cannot be used together with the infant assistance pre-flight if they deem it necessary and are
seatbelt. Wizz Air only accepts aft-facing car seats in doubt about your fitness for the flight.
when an extra seat is purchased. However, during
take-off and landing, and whenever the seatbelt Medical supplies on board
sign is switched on, infants should sit on an adult’s Keep any medication you may need in your hand
lap with the seatbelt fastened. Life vests for infants luggage and in its original packaging. Inform your
are available and are provided whenever flying over cabin crew of any allergies or illnesses. If you are
water. All lavatories are equipped with nursing table. seriously ill or are travelling post-surgery, you will need
Please do not leave children unattended in the cabin. a medical certificate confirming that you are fit to fly.
If you have limited mobility, are hearing- or sight-
Lithium batteries impaired, are pregnant, or are unable to understand/
Portable electronic devices (PED) such as react to safety instructions, you will be unable to sit in
cellphones, laptops, tablets and cameras can the emergency exit rows or the front row.
THE CITY.
JOIN US AT A WIZZ
RUNNING EVENT IN 2020
• Always follow crew instructions • Travelling in a nice, pleasant and peaceful atmosphere
• Respect the crew and other passengers • Relaxing on board
• Behave in an appropriate manner • Getting to your destination as soon as possible
• Stay calm and cooperative
• Smoke on board (including classic cigarettes or You are fully responsible and accountable for your
e-cigarettes, pipes, vapers) behaviour. Unruly or disruptive behaviour on board
• Put e-cigarettes in your checked-in bags or charge and before boarding will not be tolerated and will be
them on board reported to the authorities. You will be held legally and
• Breach, or refuse to follow, crew instructions financially responsible in all cases.
• Harass in any way fellow passengers and/or crew
members (including sexual harassment) The following consequences* will occur for such
• Threaten or be aggressive towards fellow passengers misconduct:
and/or crew members • Denied boarding
• Be violent or conduct any hostile, erratic behaviour • Penalty/fine or arrest by local police:
• Damage the aircraft or on-board equipment Smoking on board, including lavatory:
• Waste, pollute or contaminate the cabin in any way up to €3,000*
• Endanger the safety of the flight by any means Unruly behaviour due to intoxication: up to
• Consume alcohol that was not purchased on €5,000 and two years in prison*
board. Alcohol is served at the crew’s discretion to Endangering the safety of an aircraft:
passengers of legal drinking age. The crew reserves up to five years in prison*
the right to stop serving alcohol to any passenger • Diversion of flight and arrest
who is or appears to be intoxicated • Reimbursement of cost of diversion:
• Be under the influence of drugs or medical substances €10,000–€80,000*
that may affect your behaviour or self-control • Criminal procedure and court litigation*
• Film or photograph the cabin crew without their • Cancellation of all of your existing Wizz Air flight
permission bookings
• Rejection to fly with Wizz Air in the future
For more information, please refer to the General Conditions of Carriage on wizzair.com
Classic Baguette
Choose between a salami
or cheese baguette
€4
Sandwich Deals
Add a cold/hot drink +€2.50 Get a FREE snack!
or a beer/wine +€4.50/€5 Value €1.50
Light meals
New
Tapas Box
The tapas box is a fine selection
of premium cured meat, speciality
cheese, and a variety of crackers
with bruschetta dip. Try our tapas
and you will experience the finest
Mediterranean cultures.
€6
Sweet Deal
1 Choose a chocolate croissant,
chocolate doughnut or wafer rolls
2 Add a coffee/tea*
* The deal does not include Nescafé Premium Coffee,
Apple & Ginger Tea or Cappuccino.
€4/€5 Save
€1
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Snacks
Café
International Delicacies Crunchy muesli bar made
of the highest quality dried
apples from the trees of
a traditional Czech family
manufacturer.
The original
Stroopwafel
made by the
Daelmans family
bakery. A perfect
combination of A high protein,
rich and buttery all natural snack
caramel, natural with a new
Snacks
Pringles (40g) sour cream & onion or original ........................................ €3
Chocolate doughnut (50g) ...............................................................€2.50
Chocolate croissant (55g) ............................................................. €2.50 Kit Kat
Bake rolls (70g) pizza ........................................................................ €2.50 Green Tea Matcha (38g)
Honey peanuts (40g) ............................................................................. €2 Kit Kat introduces a new
Japanese-inspired flavour: a
Kit Kat (38g) original ...........................................................................€1.50 classic Kit Kat with green tea!
Salted crunchy peanuts (50g) .....................................................€1.50 €2
€10-€11.50 Save
€2
Combo Deal
1 Choose a spirit
2 Add a beer
€8 €2.50
Save
Cocktail Deal
1 Choose a spirit Absolut vodka/Ballantine’s
whisky/Beefeater gin
2 Add a soft drink/juice San Pellegrino orange/
Schweppes/Pepsi/Pepsi
Max/juice
€7-€8 €1.50
Save
Café
New
Hot Drinks
Cappuccino.............................................................................€3
Apple and ginger tea in a “Teatone” stick ...............................€3
Nescafé premium coffee......................................................€3
Coffee ............................................................................... €2.50 Do you need
Tea English breakfast/jasmine green tea/fruit tea .................. €2.50 a plastic cup?
Consider the impact
of single-use
Cold Drinks plastics.
Red Bull (25cl) ................................................................................ €4
Juice (33cl) orange/apple ................................................................€3
San Pellegrino (33cl) orange................................................. €3.50
Lipton ice tea (33cl) lemon ................................................... €2.50
Pepsi, Pepsi Max, Schweppes (33cl) ................................... €2.50
Mineral water (50cl) still/sparkling ........................................ €2.50
Alcoholic Drinks
Spirits (5cl) Absolut vodka/Ballantine’s whisky/Beefeater gin ........... €6
Quality wines (18.7cl) red/white, local selections........................€5
Beer (33cl) local selections ..................................................€4.50
New
Boutique
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GIORGIO
ARMANI
Sì Passione
EdP 30ml
Sì Passione by Giorgio Armani,
sensual floral juice arousing
the senses. The expression of
absolute femininity.
€49
ISSEY MIYAKE
Pleats Please L’Eau
EdT 50ml
Pleats Please L’Eau is an
ethereal floral that sparkles
and defines itself with a
breath of lightness.
(RRP* €58)
€29
TRAVEL RETAIL
HUGO BOSS EXCLUSIVE
Ma Vie L’Eau
EdT 50ml
Boss Ma Vie L’Eau is an
expression of optimism and a
feeling of utter happiness. Wrap
yourself in a scent that will put
– I love how
you in a great mood all day long! these scents
€29 pick me up on
a long journey.
CALVIN KLEIN
Deep Euphoria
EdP 50ml
The scent opens with notes
of cascalone and black
magic rose enhancing the
signature of sensuality and
modern femininity. The
drydown of musk brings
a smooth, sensual texture
immersing you deep within
Isabela’s
the fragrance, evoking
warmth and pleasure.
€45
choice for you
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Fragrances for her
New
MUGLER
Mugler Secret EdT 50ml
Mugler Secret: an irresistible fruity floral
eau de toilette, a magical scent both
luminous and mysterious.
€29
VERSACE BOSS
Woman Woman
EdP 100ml EdT 30ml
This is a modern, light, Boss Woman
floral fragrance with is the signature
fruity and woody fragrance that
nuances. A perfect is bursting with
blend of fashion spontaneity and
and fragrance, a passion.
magical instrument
of seduction and €19
pleasure.
(RRP* €86)
€29
100ml
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Gifts for her
Boutique
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BUY A
GIFT BAG
FOR ONLY
LANCÔME €2
La Vie Est Belle Travel Set
EdP 50ml & Body Lotion 50ml
Discover La vie est belle, the unique spirit
of happy women in an exclusive set. A
50ml of the very first sweet iris fragrance
and its 50ml perfumed Body Lotion as a
gift. A worldwide best-seller.
Gift with
€69 purchase
CRYSTAL BLUE
Ladies Watch Set Silvity Silver
Graceful meshband watch with sparkling,
crystal-studded case and simply adjustable
clasp in a set with a fashionable and crystal-
studded bracelet! The must-have for everyone!
Total bracelet length: approx. 25cm, adjustable
in size thanks to convenient drawcord.
€39
VERSACE
Woman Coffret 5 x 5ml
Discover the exclusive Miniature
Collection for women of Versace
with precious creations of timeless
elegance and glamorous sensuality.
€45
SEKONDA
Mesh Watch
This Sekonda women’s
watch features a silver
colour case, white dial
and is fastened with a
stainless steel bracelet.
€30
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Fragrances for her
New
SHAKIRA
S By Shakira EdT 80ml
S by Shakira is a modern interpretation of
oriental structures, a sensual caressing breeze
of jasmine, sandalwood and vanilla.
€19 100ml
MICHAEL KORS
Sexy Ruby EdP 100ml
Michael Kors Sexy Ruby is a modern chypre scent that
sparkles with sensuality. A jewel of a fragrance where
fantasy meets femininity and a woman is her sexiest.
The beguiling charm of Luscious Rose Petals invites
you in, while intoxicating Indian Jasmine Sambac pulls
you close. It’s enveloped by the sensual warmth of
cashmere woods for a boldly addictive experience.
€49
CALVIN KLEIN
Sheer Beauty EdT 50ml
Calvin Klein Sheer Beauty is a fresh, fruity, floral
BUY A
fragrance, blending juicy peach Bellini accord, GIFT BAG
soft pink lily and enveloping musks. Bare- FOR ONLY
New
€39 €2
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Skincare
Boutique
Stay plump and CLINIQUE
dewy for 72 hours— All About Moisture Set
even after washing Air travel depletes skin of
your face. moisture – here’s everything
you need to arrive hydrated
and refreshed.
Moisture Surge 72h 75ml,
Moisture Surge Face Spray 30ml, GREAT
All About Eyes Serum 15ml DEAL
(RRP* €60)
€60
New technology.
€35
New
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TRAVEL
EXCLUSIVE
NUXE
Moisture Me Kit
My beauty essentials to
take away! This travel set
offers 3 must-haves to
moisturise and protect
face, lips and hands.
48HR Moisturising Cream 30ml,
Hand and Nail Cream 30ml,
Honey Lipbalm 15ml
€25
Bou
TRAVEL
EXCLUSIVE
MAYBELLINE
Matte Inc Trio Lipstick
This Travel exclusive set offers you
the ultimate trio to sign your lips
from night to dawn.
€16
TRAVEL TRAVEL
EXCLUSIVE EXCLUSIVE
L’ORÉAL CLARINS
Mascara Set Paradise Hand & Nail Cream Duo 2 x 100ml
Duo & Superliner Black An invisible beauty glove that leaves hands soft,
Take your lashes to paradise with intense hydrated and comforted. A travel must-have!
volume and spectacular length.
€22 €34
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Fragrances for him
Boutique
New
PACO RABANNE
Invictus EdT 50ml
This fresh fragrance embodies
a contemporary vision of virility,
where two forces collide: ecstasy
and addiction.
€56
New
VERSACE
Eros Flame EdP 50ml
The new men’s fragrance by Versace strikes
you right through the heart. Juicy freshness
of citrus fruits is enveloped by warm aromatic
notes, which are enriched by precious woody
notes to inflame a sensual fire.
€59
BUY A
GIFT BAG
FOR ONLY
Boutique
BOSS
Man EdT 40ml
Featuring an energising
blend of crisp apple, warm
frankincense, comforting
vanilla and bubinga wood.
€19
DIESEL
Fuel For Life EdT 50ml
Elegant, sexy and energetic,
this powerful elixir is a
powdery fougere fragrance
– I go for these
with notes of raspberry and fragrances when
vetiver. I want to feel
(RRP* €57) energised.
€22
PACO
RABANNE
Ultraviolet Man
EdT 50ml
A fragrance for a man
seeking new olfactory and
sensorial experiences.
€29
New
KARL
LAGERFELD
Classic EdT 50ml
A classic oriental woody
ambery essence of sensuality
with the most precious
ingredients.
€19 Mateusz’s
choice for you
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Fragrances for him
100ml 100ml
Boutique
OFFERS BEST
Only available while stock lasts! SELLER
Back in stock
FURLA
Cross-body Bag
Italian luxury brand Furla have designed
a stunning limited edition cross-body bag
exclusively for on-board sale. Ruby coloured
Italian leather combined with a long gold-plated
chain and Furla’s signature gold-plated lock
VISANTI BOSS ORANGE will ensure that you stand out in the crowd.
This beautiful bag is practical too, and holds all
Infinity Necklace Copenhagen essentials, including your extra large cellphone.
A subtle and exquisitely crafted Gent’s Watch Size: (L) 18cm x (W) 12cm x (H) 4cm.
95cm-long necklace with infinite
creative possibilities. Can be worn
Inspiration for the BOSS Orange
Copenhagen timepiece has its
€139
as a long or doubled up necklace or roots in the colourful architecture
bracelet. Made from top quality shell and contemporary appeal of the
pearls with a stylish zircon encrusted Danish capital. Scandi-cool finds
clasp. Product handmade in the EU expression in a watch where
with certificate included. understated simplicity is a sign of
€25 €26
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MAGIC CUBE The soft pilot bear with 1:200 scale model aircraft with DOLL ANNA/INNA
Exclusive WIZZ-branded WIZZ-branded hat. normal or special jubilee 100th €12
3x3 Rubik’s Cube. Size: H 20cm × W 19cm. aircraft design.
€8 €7 €9 €12 €10
WIZZ transfer
LUTON to LONDON GATWICK AIRPORT to THAMESLINK TRAIN TICKETS: to LONDON
VICTORIA or PADDINGTON LONDON VICTORIA Adult open return €32
Adult single €15 Adult single €10 Adult open single €19
Adult return €23 Adult return €19 Child open return €15
Child single €8 Child single €5 Child open single €9
Child return €12 Child return €10 Weekend-only fare €13
Weekend child fare €6
Adult tickets are for travellers aged 16 and above.
Journey includes bus transfer from Luton Airport to Luton Airport
Group tickets (Gatwick Airport to LONDON VICTORIA)
Parkway train station. Adult tickets are for travellers aged 16
3 people Group return €50
and above.
3 people Group single €31
4 people Group return €64 THAMESLINK TRAIN TICKETS: to BEDFORD
4 people Group single €38 Adult open return €24
Adult open single €13
FIUMICINO – ROME Single €6, return €11 Child open return €11
FIUMICINO – VATICAN Single €6, return €11 Child open single €6
CIAMPINO – ROME Single €5, return €9 Adult tickets are for travellers aged 16 and above.
€33
PAYMENT Cash payments can be made in euros (bank notes up to €200 on LEGAL All product prices in this catalogue are inclusive of VAT under current
all flights and coins of €0.50, €1 and €2 on most flights). VAT regulations and are offered by Wizz Air in the name of and on behalf of
Other currencies are accepted (bank notes only) depending on the origin and Gate Gourmet Switzerland GmbH and its affiliates. For further details of the
destination of the flight. On most flights the local currency of the origin and principal please refer below: Gate Gourmet Switzerland GmbH
Saegereistrasse 20, CH-8152 Glattbrugg, Switzerland
destination is accepted. For detailed conditions of payment please contact cabin
crew. All prices are quoted in euros as the base currency. Change will be given in
euros unless local currency is available. Passengers are prohibited from consuming ALLERGEN GUIDE
alcoholic beverages that they have supplied themselves. Please make sure that you Please see below a list of our sandwich selections and a guide to the allergens
have a receipt for your purchase! For payments made by credit card/debit card you they contain. Please refer to the product label for more information.
will be asked to present your passport or similar form of ID. ID data of Passengers are
required for the protection of the cardholder against fraud activities. The presented COLOUR
ID is not shared with any anyone/third party for any reason and/or occasion. VISA
Sulphur dioxide
Gluten/Wheat
Sesame seeds
Electron, MasterCard Maestro, VPay and pre-paid cards including Revolut and other
Crustaceans
Fintech company issued cards are not accepted for on-board payments
Molluscs
Mustard
Peanuts
Celery
Lupin
Fish
Milk