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Anyone taking a trip to Malta will find there’s more than enough to amuse them on the main island for much longer than the week or even the fortnight of their planned visit. But even so, we’d still strongly advise everyone who comes here to get on a ferry and go to Gozo , and specifically, go to the Citadel.   Of all the places to visit in the Maltese Islands, the Citadel, including the Santa Maria Cathedral that sits within its fortressed walls, has to be the most fascinating. Both sit at the top of a steep...
Attractions In Malta
Malta Experience
:   22  2012 in Attractions In Malta

If you navigate yourself to the website of the Malta Experience, to try and work out what this mysteriously titled thing is, then the first line of text you see is: “Your ideal first stop on the island!” And, d’you know what? They’re probably right!   This audio-visual presentation also claims to take you ‘on a journey through time’ - well it doesn’t obviously because time travel isn’t possible (unless you have a DeLorean...

Manoel Theatre
:   22  2012 in Attractions In Malta

If you’ve been researching Malta for anything more than about 15 seconds, you’ll know the island is steeped in history. From pre-historic temples, through the Knights of St John to wartime alliances with the British and subsequent independence, its past is extremely colourful. So, it stands to reason that the story of Malta’s national theatre was never going to be dull!   Damn right! The Manoel Theatre, as it is properly known, is reputed to be the...

Valletta Living History
:   25  2012 in Attractions In Malta

When travelling abroad, some people like to do all their research beforehand - read travel books, scour the internet – read things like this! But if you know someone who doesn’t, or you have one of those people as a partner or family member then this is the attraction for them! The history of Valletta told in the form of a 35-minute docudrama … or put another way, tourist information conveyed to you on-screen!   Actually, it’s a film, shown in a...

Grandmaster's Palace
:   5  2012 in Attractions In Malta

If you’re off a certain age then you may experience an annoying side effect when visiting the magnificent Grandmaster’s Palace in Valletta . And the problem has nothing to do with the building, its interior or its contents – all of which by the way are absolutely stunning!   No, the problem comes with the word Grandmaster, because for some of us that means only one thing – the legendary pioneer of hip-hop, Grandmaster Flash. He had two humungous...

Hal Saflieni Hypogeum
:   22  2012 in Attractions In Malta

A short break on this compact but very bijou isle will be enough to convince you that it’s a great place to be. It doesn’t take a genius to work that one out! People have been attracted to these sun-drenched shores for thousands of years and undeniable proof of that comes in the shape of the many pre-historic temple sites to be found on the Maltese Islands.   Each of these sites is special in their own way but some would argue the most special of all is the...

Mosta Dome
:   22  2012 in Attractions In Malta

In this world you often find places that claim to have 'a something’ for every day of the year. So, you have York in England with 365 pubs and the Caribbean with its reputed 365 beaches. In Malta it’s churches. There are, so they say, 365 of them … though ‘they’ don’t ever seem to have counted them … and ‘they’ don’t appear particularly keen to do so!   Exact numbers aside, we reckon it’s very fair to...

Casa Rocca Piccola
:   21  2012 in Attractions In Malta

Stately homes throughout the world follow the same tried and tested formula - display the property and it’s interior to the public in its best possible light. Nothing wrong with that ... is there?   Well, yes! Attractive though this can be, it relies on the best guess of a curator – how someone who can’t possibly really know, thinks it should be. But that’s not how it works at Casa Rocca Piccola and it’s all the better for it!  ...

Gozo Citadel
:   21  2012 in Attractions In Malta

Anyone taking a trip to Malta will find there’s more than enough to amuse them on the main island for much longer than the week or even the fortnight of their planned visit. But even so, we’d still strongly advise everyone who comes here to get on a ferry and go to Gozo , and specifically, go to the Citadel.   Of all the places to visit in the Maltese Islands, the Citadel, including the Santa Maria Cathedral that sits within its fortressed walls, has to be...

Mnajdra Temples
:   5  2012 in Attractions In Malta

Although at times (especially in busy car parks and traffic jams) all evidence seems to suggest otherwise, people, generally speaking, are not stupid. So if you were a prehistoric person with rudimentary clothing and housing then you’d probably prefer to live somewhere nice. Somewhere hot, where it doesn’t rain much! Somewhere like Mnajdra on Malta!   Many people did live in this area more than 5,000 years ago, enough of them in fcat to build the mighty...

National Museum Of Fine Arts
:   25  2012 in Attractions In Malta

Art galleries across Europe have a fine tradition of occupying some stunning buildings. So much so, that a lot of them would be worth going to just to see inside. There’s the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, the Prado in Madrid, Florence’s Uffizi and London’s National Gallery. This Maltese one is housed in a Rococo palace built by one of the legendary Kinghts of Malta. It's the National Museum of Fine Arts.   It’s located at the lower end...

Hagar Qim Temples
:   29  2012 in Attractions In Malta

If you are beguiled by the mystery of ancient civilisations and the mystique of their arts and crafts, then the Neolithic temples of Malta and Gozo will be right up your sabre tooth tiger track. The pre-historic remains on the Maltese Archipelago are plentiful, and trying to get your head around the sites on your ancient ‘magical mystery tour’ will fascinate you!   The remains also enticed a certain Eric Von Danekan into their fascinating web of intrigue...

National Museum Of Natural History
:   25  2012 in Attractions In Malta

If you’re off on a holiday to Malta then it’s almost inevitable that you’ll end up taking a day-trip to see the magnificent hilltop city of Mdina . And while you’re there, if you have even the slightest interest in history, geology or science, then you should certainly head for the National Museum of Natural History.   To start with, there aren’t that many museums housed in an 18th century palace, so some might argue it’s worth the...

Great Siege Of Malta Experience
:   21  2012 in Attractions In Malta

The great French author Voltaire once said: “Nothing is more well-known than the Siege of Malta.” Admittedly, he said it a long time ago before Elvis, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Madonna and Lady Gaga came along but it still goes to show what a significant event this once was.   The siege, or Great Siege of Malta, took place in 1565 when the Muslim Ottoman Empire invaded the island and tried to take it from the legendary and devoutly Christian Knights...

Carmelite Priory
:   21  2012 in Attractions In Malta

Name the quietest place on Malta? You’d think it might be difficult to come up with a definitive answer to this question but my money would be on the Carmelite Priory. Why? Well, you’d think that a working monastery in Mdina - a place known as ‘the Silent City’ - must be in with a decent shout of claiming that title!   Calm, quiet and tranquillity are definitely the order of the day at this working monastery and the only one in Malta that has...

Inquisitor's Palace
:   22  2012 in Attractions In Malta

Once upon a time the beseiged Catholic Church became increasingly concerned about the upsurge in the Protestant faith in Europe. They established the Roman Inquisition to ensure people kept the faith, and in 1574 dispatched an Inquisitor to Malta to take care of business on the island. He needed a base … and this magnificent palace was it!   The Inquisitor’s Palace, located in Birgu (also known as Vittoriosa and one of the Three Cities ) was actually built...

Playmobil Funpark
:   25  2012 in Attractions In Malta

Any parent who has children of a certain age will be all too familiar with the magical world of Playmobil toys. I say magical from experience because we own several of these high quality sets with their miniscule pieces into our house and over the months, many parts of them have 'magically' disappeared! What most parents across the world don’t realise though is that magic might well have been created here in Malta!   Our Playmobil castle carry case set, for...

Palace Armoury
:   25  2012 in Attractions In Malta

Malta’s rich history is awash with knights! Whether it’s the Knights of Malta, or the Knights Hospitallers, the Maltese Knights or the Knights of the Order of St John? Well, frankly it doesn’t matter because they’re all different names for the same bunch of chaps. And whatever name you use, one thing is beyond doubt – those Knights played a massive part in shaping the country you see today.   Being knights, they often got into scuffles and so...

Domus Romana
:   7  2012 in Attractions In Malta

Historians on Malta tend to get blinkered when looking at the island’s past. They can possibly be forgiven because of the many different phases this island has experienced but even so, their focus falls on two things – it’s either pre-historic remains and temples or the Great Siege era when the Knights of St John ruled the roost.   And that’s absolutely fine because both represented incredibly significant periods for the Maltese but it also...

Limestone Heritage Park
:   22  2012 in Attractions In Malta

On the rough rocky surface of things, a tourist attraction dedicated to limestone hardly seems like one that’s going to set the world alight. But this stuff has played a massive part in Malta’s heritage and this visitor centre is aware that it needs to offer some fun activities to make rock … well, rock! It is aware and the attraction works. It’s won awards too!   Limestone is, in fact, one of Malta’s greatest natural resources. It is the...

Mdina Experience
:   22  2012 in Attractions In Malta

Before the infamous Knights of Malta turned up on these shores, defeated the invading Ottoman armada at the Great Siege and built Valletta , the capital city on this island was Mdina . So, clearly this is a place with a long and interesting history; one you can find out all about at the Mdina Experience.   Today, Mdina is known as the ‘Silent City’, mainly because no cars, excluding those of the residents, are allowed to pass through the gates. However,...

Malta Classic Car Collection
:   22  2012 in Attractions In Malta

This one always causes a few raised eyebrows and smirks among the locals on Malta! Does the island need a museum housing a Classic Car Collection, they ask, when so many of the cars buzzing around on the roads could easily be classed as ‘classic’ or ‘vintage’ anyway? We admit, it’s a strange choice for an attraction on an island where many still believe ‘a car is for life’!   Some of the cars and trucks (but sadly no longer the...

Ghar Dalam
:   21  2012 in Attractions In Malta

Although it sounds to the non-Maltese ear like something you should be ordering pilau rice and a naan bread with, this is, in fact, a cave! Actually, it’s much more than a cave; it’s a very important cave. It’s the cave where the earliest evidence of human settlement on Malta was discovered … from around 7,400 years ago!   The Ice Age had a great impact on Malta; the climate then was milder and much wetter, almost tropical and the enormous amounts...

Sightseeing Bus
:   28  2012 in Attractions In Malta

Younger travellers, more concerned with image than substance, are often guilty of believing open-top buses are ‘naff’ and ‘for tourists’. However, as they grow older, and wise enough to realise that they actually are tourists, they might justifiably think these tours should be one of the first things they look for on arriving in a new destination – and here's why you too should think seriously hopping on one in Malta.   Firstly, when you...

Palazzo Parisio
:   25  2012 in Attractions In Malta

Show me someone who says they don’t want to be filthy rich and live in a lavish palace and I’ll show you someone who needs their bumps felt. All but the slightly deranged, or deeply religious aspire to owning the trappings of great wealth but let’s face it, for the vast majority of us, it’s a dream that’s never going to happen. Ah well, at least we can pretend by visiting places like Palazzo Parisio.   The impressive property, situated in the...

National War Museum
:   25  2012 in Attractions In Malta

The Maltese people are renowned for many fine qualities. They are passionate, friendly, helpful, sociable and unfalteringly loyal. But if you upset them ... then they are an immensely stubborn and fearsome bunch. The National War Museum is testament to just how unyielding and resourceful this little island can become in times of adversity and conflict.   Take the all-conquering Ottoman Empire, who upset the Maltese by attempting to invade them in the 16th century. After...

St Paul's Catacombs
:   25  2012 in Attractions In Malta

Across Europe in some famous and, let’s face it, some other less famous and downright bizarre venues, you’ll find tourist attractions called ‘dungeons’. There are fake ones in London, Amsterdam even Blackpool, for example, that aim to scare you witless with their spooky tales. They have their place I suppose, but Malta has the real thing! A genuinely scary place -  the St Paul’s Catacombs in Rabat!   So, if you want to spend a couple of...

National Archaeological Museum
:   7  2012 in Attractions In Malta

Thanks to Steven Spielberg, most people think ‘archaeologist’ and see a well-chiselled man with designer stubble, a cool hat, pistol and a whip who faces snakes, spiders, rats and Nazis in his quest for priceless artefacts. And should Mr Jones have been active on Malta then the skip loads of finds he would undoubtedly have unearthed would have ended up here – in the National Archaeological Musuem.   Let’s face it with so much history, ancient...

Ta' Pinu Sanctuary - Gozo
:   25  2012 in Attractions In Malta

If you visit Malta’s sister island of Gozo , you’ll notice that the pace of life seems much more relaxed than in Malta. It’s peaceful, more tranquil, generally more laidback and so it’s the perfect setting for the Ta’ Pinu Sanctuary in Gharb.   The origins of the Ta’ Pinu are unclear and steeped in folklore. What is known is that initially, the property was owned by the noble family of ‘the Gentile’. In 1575, Monsignor...

Malta Knights Extravaganza
:   22  2012 in Attractions In Malta

The Knights of Malta are possibly the island’s most famous inhabitants. Steeped in tradition and history, their rule over the country was as eventful as it was dramatic. The story is recounted in many associated attractions on the island – including St John’s Co-Cathedral , the Palace Armoury and the Great Siege Experience . But nowhere is told so engagingly as at the Malta Knights Extravaganza.   To give you a brief history lesson, the Knights...

Ggantija Temples - Gozo
:   21  2012 in Attractions In Malta

Malta has an embarrassment of riches for historians and archaeologists. The Hagar Qim and Mnajdra temples in Malta are enough to make most of them feel weak at the knees. But even the standing of those two fine examples pales at the side of the most historic offering over the sea in Gozo . They are the Ggantija temples – the oldest standing structures in the world!   When faced with this site you are bound to wonder how busy and enterprising these Neolithics...

Sightseeing Train
:   28  2012 in Attractions In Malta

If you are visiting Malta then we’ll take it as read that you’ll be off to spend some time in Mdina , the old capital city … because you’d be a fool not to! And while you’re there, what better way of cruising around the ancient fortress than on the island’s only sightseeing train.   This unique tour runs through the areas of Rabat, Mtarfa and the outskirts of historic Mdina, Malta’s ‘Silent City’. Here you’ll...

Popeye Village
:   21  2012 in Attractions In Malta

Everything about this attraction screams at you that it shouldn’t work! It’s essentially the leftovers of the set from a not particularly good or successful Disney film that was made more than 30 years ago. Even the website with tedious introduction and looped sea shanty gets right up your nose! And yet it provides a terrific and fun day out, especially for young families!   The fantastical Sweet Haven Village, to give it its proper name, occupies the shores...

Malta Aviation Museum
:   22  2012 in Attractions In Malta

Planes! Especially World War II planes, have a strange effect on some people … specifically, men - of a certain age! I spent much of my childhood with various bits of Spitfires and Lancaster bombers stuck to my hands as I attempted to build models, while males of my father’s generation go all dewy eyed at the sound of a Rolls Royce Merlin engine (this is available as audio porn for older men on the museum website!).   Yes, some of us chaps, and chapesses for...

St John's Co-Cathedral
:   25  2012 in Attractions In Malta

If you want a guaranteed winning formula for creating one of the most richly and lavishly decorated cathedrals you’ll ever see, take a tip from St John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta . The interiors in this 16th century place of worship are utterly magnificent and how they became this way was by employing a very cunning plan!   Essentially, you take a group of devoutly religious chaps, the Knights of Malta , who run the country and are known for their vast...

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