REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi Two people have died and 50 have been injured in a bus crash in Malta. The double-decker tourist bus hit a low-hanging tree branch. Six people have been hospitalised, including two British children aged six and eight. Three British tourists including two young children have been injured in a deadly bus crash in […]
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How Malta Is Defying Europe's Economic Odds
When Napoleon expelled the Knights and Dames of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta from their home in 1798, they had to survive. So the archaic order serving the Catholic Church, which had until then recruited only those of noble birth, opened up their tent to the non-noble. They brought in additional recruits, increased their […]
This is why you should NEVER book a hotel in Malta, Portugal and Switzerland
Cheap accommodation on holiday is a top priority for most. So, if you’re planning a holiday to any of these top European destinations, you may want to consider booking an Airbnb, as a three star hotel will cost holidaymakers more than double the price. Based on a one-night stay for two in each country’s capital, […]
Forget Paris, this tiny town in Malta is Europe’s Culture Capital in 2018
Juliet Rix February 2, 2018 Share this article Malta’s Valletta may be Europe’s smallest capital, but it was named Europe’s Capital of Culture for 2018. But how can this tiny town hope to compete with the Old Continent’s cultural heavyweights? To a rousing chorus from an orange-cloaked choir and two black-clad soloists, 7,000 years of […]
Holidays 2018: Seven reasons why you HAVE to travel to Malta this year
1 Valetta is the European Capital of Culture 2018 Its capital, Valletta, is European Capital of Culture for 2018, a title it will share with Leeuwarden in the Netherlands. The title has previously been held by Pilsen in Czech Republic (2015), Wroclaw in Poland (2016) and Aarhus in Denmark (2017). The city will hold an […]
Malta: Top 10 facts about the smallest country in the European Union
1. The Republic of Malta is a group of seven Mediterranean islands, only three of which are uninhabited. The largest is also called Malta. 2. Malta is the smallest country in the European Union by both area and population but it is the most densely populated. 3. The seven megalithic temples of Malta are the […]
Malta: Discover the rich history and spectacular sights of this Mediterranean gem
I’d wanted to go for some time and so my husband and I were intrigued to set off for a whistle-stop weekend there this year. The Maltese archipelago is made up of three islands – Malta, the largest, Gozo and Comino – and lies 50 miles or so south of Sicily. Malta is an island […]
What Brexit disaster? Ryanair launches NEW routes to Malta despite fear-mongering
Ryanair’s CEO Michael O’Leary has been vocal in the fears regarding Brexit and how it will affect flight routes. He has slammed the government stating that Ryanair could be forced to cancel flights by December 2018 is a Brexit deal isn’t brought into place. Despite this, the airline doesn’t appear to be suffering having announced […]
Man of his word: Football fan invades pitch at Malta v England after 400 retweets
Published time: 1 Sep, 2017 23:19 England’s tedious victory over Malta in the World Cup qualifiers was lit up by a pitch invader who stormed the field after social media challenge to reach 400 retweets. With England making heavy work in dispatching their less-fancied Maltese opponents in a drab affair at the Ta’ Qali National […]
England fans treated to five minutes of free-scoring football after dull Malta qualifier
Ryan Bertrand, Danny Welbeck and Harry Kane – the last two instinctive strikers’ finishes from international class deliveries – gave England their biggest competitive win for nearly two years. What a shame so many of their supporters missed it! Disillusioned by the preceding 85 minutes of one-paced, uninventive football, dozens had politely asked stewards for […]
