Imqaret are sold from a van and eaten hot
Diamonds of pastry filled with dates and deep fried. Good for about ten minutes, which is why the van matters more than…
5 Jun 20262 minRead Imqaret are sold from a van and eaten hot
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What a village core is, and why to stay in one
The old centre of an inland town costs less than the coast, is quieter, and shows you how the island runs day…
3 Jun 20262 minRead What a village core is, and why to stay in one -
How the buses in Malta work
No train, no tram, and nearly every route running through Valletta. What to know before you rely on the bus.
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The Three Cities are older than Valletta
Birgu, Senglea and Cospicua sit opposite Valletta and predate it. The ferry across takes about five minutes.
18 May 20262 minRead The Three Cities are older than Valletta -
Maltese villages make their own fireworks
Village factories, volunteer crews and a year of work set off in a few nights, driven by the rivalry between clubs.
8 May 20262 minRead Maltese villages make their own fireworks -
The salt pans on the Gozo coast still work
Families cut salt out of the rock between Qbajjar and Xwejni every summer, the same way it has been done for centuries.
27 Apr 20262 minRead The salt pans on the Gozo coast still work -
The eye painted on a luzzu, and what it is for
Every Maltese fishing boat carries an eye on the bow. The habit is thought to go back to Phoenician boats.
17 Apr 20262 minRead The eye painted on a luzzu, and what it is for -
Holy Week in Malta, and what happens on each day
Seven churches on the Thursday, funeral marches on the Friday, and statues run uphill on the Sunday.
8 Apr 20262 minRead Holy Week in Malta, and what happens on each day -
The bomb that fell through the dome at Mosta
It came through the roof during a service in April 1942, with three hundred people inside, and it did not explode.
24 Mar 20262 minRead The bomb that fell through the dome at Mosta -
The Knights ran Malta for 268 years
The Order of St John arrived in 1530 and left in 1798. Valletta, the co-cathedral and the auberges all date from those…
13 Mar 20262 minRead The Knights ran Malta for 268 years -
Mdina is quiet because almost nobody lives there
The old capital has fewer than three hundred residents inside the walls and almost no traffic. Here is how it ended up…
5 Mar 20262 minRead Mdina is quiet because almost nobody lives there -
Malta runs two carnivals in the same week
One is an official daytime parade in Valletta. The other is an after-dark tradition in Nadur, and they are not interchangeable.
21 Feb 20262 minRead Malta runs two carnivals in the same week