Okay, not exactly about Malta, but set in Malta and with such evocative descriptions of the place that the country itself effectively becomes a character in the story. This is a detective thriller set against the backdrop of wartime Malta,…
Category: Tourist Stuff
Having visited this museum, it is something of a surprise that enough people remained sufficiently alive and un-tortured to maintain the population on the island. In the Mdina dungeons you are treated to various waxwork dummies in poses of extreme…
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This is a museum of the old school, which is not necessarily a good thing. It is situated just inside the walls of Mdina, in an eighteenth century palace, which means that the shell of the place looks pretty fine….
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The Romans came over to Malta in 218BC, and not encountering much resistance and clearly enjoying the climate, they stayed for about 700 years. Despite this, there’s not a whole lot of evidence of their sojourn on the island, with…
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‘Notte Bianca’ is the name of the Night of Culture in Valletta, which happens the last weekend of September every year. It’s the night when you get to sample the cultural life of Valletta without having to pay for entrance…
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If you are lucky, your trip to Malta will coincide with a local festival or ‘festa’. And to be honest, you don’t even need to be all that lucky, as there were 122 of them a year at last count.
