Now these critters are a pain. Especially when you stand on them, as I have done on too many occasions to mention. You will find these spiky black balls of misery liberally scattered among and on the rocks just under…
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Not to be confused with the Blue Window in Gozo, the Blue Grotto is a series of caves carved out of the rocks by the sea on the west coast of the island. You can take a bus to the…
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Embed from Getty Images Maybe the above is a little strongly worded, but it will suffice for the purposes here. Because frankly, a lot of people don’t have the first notion about Malta, if they’ve even heard of it at…
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This is a continuation of a very compressed history of Malta. Here’s part one.Now where were we? Okay, in 1530, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V decided to give the islands to the Knights of Malta, and all he asked was…
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Malta is dotted with prehistoric temple sites, and there are two beside each other on the west coast of the island, very near the Blue Grotto. For a mere nine euros you get to visit both of them plus the…
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Now Valletta is not exactly a hectic place, but should you feel the need to find a (more) tranquil location in the city, then the Barrakka Gardens are where you should be heading. It’s a small little park on the…
