High season in Malta runs from April to October, so obviously this is the time to be looking for work in bars and restaurants.
Malta is still a country strongly influenced by Catholicism, so it is perhaps unsurprising that Easter celebrations here are quite an event. Good Friday – which is a public holiday – features rather grave processions and actors dressed up as…
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…
We have a fried breakfast truly worthy of the name in Malta, and it is to be found in the Jubilee Cafe (or one of the three Jubilee Cafes on the islands). Now I am awarding the Golden Sausage*…
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…
some wine Wines from Malta used to have a pretty abysmal reputation, but it seems things have improved considerably in recent years. A bottle of wine from the supermarket can cost as little as €2 and it’s hard to complain…