What closed, and what reopened, this month
Gozo has lost its archaeology museum, two more sites are shut, and Fort St Elmo has opened a wing back up.
16 Aug 20263 minRead What closed, and what reopened, this month
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Twenty six bays are sheltered when the grigal blows
The north-east wind takes over as summer ends. These are the bays with no open sea in that direction.
15 Aug 20262 minRead Twenty six bays are sheltered when the grigal blows -
Only twenty five of the sixty nine bays have toilets
Thirty one have nothing at all, and three have a shower. The fully equipped beach is the exception here.
14 Aug 20262 minRead Only twenty five of the sixty nine bays have toilets -
What a pastizz is and where to buy one
Two fillings, sold hot from small shops all over both islands, and often cash only.
13 Aug 20262 minRead What a pastizz is and where to buy one -
What is open in Gozo right now
The archaeology museum is closed, the nature museum is free, and one ticket covers two sites in Xagħra.
12 Aug 20262 minRead What is open in Gozo right now -
How eating out works in Malta
Dinner starts late, the bread goes on the bill, and Sunday lunch needs booking further ahead than you would expect.
11 Aug 20262 minRead How eating out works in Malta -
The two Caravaggios in St John’s Co-Cathedral
One is the largest canvas he painted and the only one he signed. It still hangs in the room it was made…
10 Aug 20262 minRead The two Caravaggios in St John’s Co-Cathedral -
Għar Dalam holds the bones of dwarf elephants
Elephants, hippos and bears reached Malta on foot, then shrank. The cave near Birżebbuġa holds what is left of them.
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Comino has no cars and almost nobody lives there
Three and a half square kilometres of rock, a booking system for the Blue Lagoon, and two quieter bays most visitors never…
8 Aug 20262 minRead Comino has no cars and almost nobody lives there -
Fourteen public holidays, and when they fall at a weekend
Three of this year’s public holidays land on a Saturday or Sunday, and you do not lose them.
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Opening a Maltese bank account takes weeks
It is the step that holds up everything else. Start it early, bring more paperwork than the list says, and keep an…
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Some Malta sites share one ticket
Ħaġar Qim and Mnajdra are one ticket, and so are Ġgantija and Ta’ Kola. People pay for both and see one.
5 Aug 20262 minRead Some Malta sites share one ticket