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
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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…