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...Padua likes to keep itself and its treasures hidden in plain sight. Evidence that the town doesn't like to brag: Locals modestly (and cheekily) refer to Padua as the city that has a saint without a name, a field with no grass and a café with no doors. And they're talking about three of their greatest treasures. Perhaps the saint is so popular he doesn't even need a name. The Basilica del Santo is the resting place of St. Anthony - known simply as il Santo - a humble 13th century Franciscan monk. The massive church, with...
...same reason, but the Turkish community makes up about 30% of Kreuzberg's population, shaping SO36's atmosphere with its tea rooms, kebab shops and women in headscarves. Just north of the underground station is Oranienstrasse, SO36's main street, a lively mixture of ethnic restaurants, bookstores, jazz clubs, cafés and cocktail bars. To the east it leads into Wiener Strasse and the Madonna bar, the model for the joint Frank Lehmann worked at. If you have the time and stamina, stay until the early morning hours. And do not hesitate to grab a seat...
...when one of Pagazaurtundua's best friends, newspaper columnist José Luis López de la Calle, was gunned down on a rainy street while picking up the Sunday papers. "There is total fear here - everyone is afraid, they don't dare to talk in bars and cafés," says Estanislao Amuchagui, a Socialist town councilor in Andoain. Since it aborted a 14-month cease-fire in November 1999, ETA has broadened its threats to include thousands of judges, journalists, politicians and businessmen, who are under constant guard. "It's like the hardest days of the Franco dictatorship...
...home in Florence making his dreams come true." And the dreams are bigger than ever. In addition to the printing plants, the clothes, the underwear, the home collection, the accessories and the children's line, the couple manage a Just Cavalli restaurant in Milan, as well as a café and their own chocolate factory in Florence. At the fashion shows in Milan this week, magazine editors and store buyers will see the first runway presentation of the revamped Just Cavalli line, the brand's less expensive spin-off. And before the year is out there will be new Cavalli...
...GRAND HOTEL DE L'OPERA This beloved city landmark has a Michelin one-star restaurant: Les Jardins de l'Opéra (tel. +33 (0) 5 61 23 07 76), where the chef is aptly named Dominique Toulousy. There's also the more relaxed atmosphere of Grand Café de l'Opéra (tel. +33 (0) 5 61 21 37 03), an after-theater institution decorated with decades of snapshots of stage and film stars...