Renting in Malta means a written, registered lease
Since 2020 a residential lease must be in writing and registered with the Housing Authority. Ask to see the registration.
4 Aug 20262 minRead Renting in Malta means a written, registered lease
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Why the Hypogeum costs thirty five euro
The most expensive ticket in Malta, why it is priced that way, and the rule about children under six.
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Kinnie, Cisk and what Malta actually drinks
A bitter orange soft drink from 1952, a lager from 1929, and two grape varieties that grow nowhere else.
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Malta has three kinds of taxi, priced three different ways
White taxis, the apps and chauffeur cars. Which one you are in decides what you pay and whether it can be argued…
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Only twelve of the sixty nine bays are sand
Malta is limestone, so most of the coast is rock shelf. Here is where the sand is, and why rock is often…
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The Red Tower opens almost every day
St Agatha’s Tower above Mellieħa was finished in 1649 and painted red so the next tower in the chain could see it.
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The Gozo ferry is free on the way over
You board at Ċirkewwa without paying and buy the ticket at Mġarr when you leave. A day trip is charged once.
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A fenkata is two courses from one rabbit
Spaghetti in the sauce first, then the rabbit fried with garlic or stewed in wine. Book it a day ahead.
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The first Sunday of the month is the day for towers
Ten coastal watchtowers open to visitors, and nearly all of them share the same one day a month.
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Santa Marija Tower is half an hour from the Blue Lagoon
A 1618 watchtower on the south coast of Comino, reached across open ground, and almost nobody walks out to it.
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The Three Villages are the quiet middle of the island
Attard, Lija and Balzan run into one another, twenty minutes from Valletta and the airport, with San Anton Gardens in the middle.
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Buying property in Malta may need a permit
Whether you need an AIP permit depends on nationality, residence and where the property is. Answer that before you view anything.
24 Jul 20262 minRead Buying property in Malta may need a permit