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Crossing Over to Gozo by Ferry

The journey by sea normally lasts no more than half an hour. Thirty minutes by ferry and the warm Mediterranean Sea separate Malta from its sister island Gozo. Standing on Malta’s tail in Cirkewwa, the large white Gozo ferry may be seen gliding between islands ferrying passengers. No road connects the islands, no bridge stretches [...]

Maltese Wine and Wine Tourism in Malta

In many of the established wine producing countries it is easy to join a tour or follow a wine route to find out about the locally produced wines and perhaps try some of them. What about Malta? Are there any organised wine tasting tours? Or is there a wine route? Although wine production in Malta dates [...]

Malta: “The Mediterranean’s best kept secret”

Some secrets are exciting, filling your heart and your mind with a feel-good factor and with curiosity. And when the secret is a melting-pot of cultures and peoples, words and wisdom, history and tradition, you just have to kiss and tell. Indeed, this is the driving force behind the campaign launched by the Malta Tourism [...]

Malta is one of the EU’s latest additions

Malta at a Glance: an overview of a new EU member state

A tiny island nation with big plans, Malta joined the EU in May 2004 and is taking ambitious steps to consolidate its traditional position as a bridge between North and South. Size isn’t everything Malta may be small, but size hasn’t diluted this tiny Mediterranean island’s ambitions. One of the ten countries that joined the European Union [...]

Malta and Sheffield United

A groundbreaking sponsorship deal will mean that the prestigious football club Sheffield United, also known as ‘The Blades’ will be backed by a country for at least two seasons (2008-2009 and 2009-2010). That country is Malta. During a press launch organised at Sheffield United’s Bramall Lane stadium, details of the club’s new sponsorship deal with the [...]

Family-friendly Malta

Malta’s generally mild climate makes it possible for you and your young ones to enjoy a range of outdoor activities to suit everybody’s tastes, all year round. Malta’s sandy beaches, such as those of Mellieha, Golden Sands and Armier in Malta, and Ramla l-Hamra in Gozo, are a natural favourite with children of all ages, [...]

Comino is most famously known for Blue Lagoon

Comino – a small island near Malta

Once a refuge for fugitives, hermits and pirates, Comino is a paradise that is best kept lost. In much the same way that saying Africa is hot or Italy is nice smacks of a simplistic, limited vocabulary, so the name Blue Lagoon does not do Comlno any justice because, first of all, it is not blue. [...]

Clubbing in Malta

There is a worldwide misconception that ‘clubbing’ means going down to the nearest grotty disco on a Saturday night, getting blind drunk, or taking drugs while listening to weird music and playing a part in the weekly local cattle market. This type of establishment may be called a nightclub, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that [...]

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