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 16 th century place of worship are utterly magnificent and how they became this way was by employing a very cunning plan!
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 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.
If you visit Malta’s sister island of Gozo, you’ll notice that the pace of life seems much more relaxed generally than in Malta. It’s peaceful, more tranquil more laidback and so it’s the perfect setting for the Ta’ Pinu Sanctuary in Gharb.
Across Europe, in some famous and, let’s face it, some less famous and downright bizarre venues, you’ll find tourist attractions called ‘dungeons’. The London Dungeon, for example, aims to scare you witless with its spooky tales. It’s OK I suppose but it aint the real thing, not like the St Paul’s Catacombs in Rabat!
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, a working monastery in Mdina - a place known as ‘the Silent City’ - that has to be in with a decent shout of claiming the title, doesn't it?
In this world you’ll find a number of famous places that claim to have a ‘something’ for every day of the year. So, you have York, a city with 365 pubs and Woodhall Spa, the home of English golf, with 365 bunkers. In Malta it’s churches, 365 of them … though no-one ever claims to have counted them … and no-one appears particularly keen to do so!
Attractions in Malta
They say beautiful things come in small packages and that’s exactly what you’ll find with the island of Malta. Peel back the wrapping on this one just a millimetre or two and one small peek reveals scores of captivating, inspiring, exhilarating and intriguing things inside. Many of the attractions on Malta today are shaped by its unique and immense history and they sit comfortably alongside the myriad of modern activities, accommodation, facilities and exciting nightlife you’d expect from a bustling Mediterranean resort.
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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, a working monastery in Mdina - a place known as ‘the Silent City’ - that has to be in with a decent shout of claiming the title, doesn't it? READ MORE
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 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. READ MORE
In this world you’ll find a number of famous places that claim to have a ‘something’ for every day of the year. So, you have York, a city with 365 pubs and Woodhall Spa, the home of English golf, with 365 bunkers. In Malta it’s churches, 365 of them … though no-one ever claims to have counted them … and no-one appears...READ MORE
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 16 th century place of worship are utterly magnificent and how they became this way was by employing a very cunning plan! READ MORE
Across Europe, in some famous and, let’s face it, some less famous and downright bizarre venues, you’ll find tourist attractions called ‘dungeons’. The London Dungeon, for example, aims to scare you witless with its spooky tales. It’s OK I suppose but it aint the real thing, not like the St Paul’s Catacombs in Rabat! READ MORE
If you visit Malta’s sister island of Gozo, you’ll notice that the pace of life seems much more relaxed generally than in Malta. It’s peaceful, more tranquil more laidback and so it’s the perfect setting for the Ta’ Pinu Sanctuary in Gharb. READ MORE
