Valletta charges you for driving in
Cameras have read plates into and out of the capital since 2007. Outside it, the colour of the bay decides whether you…
19 Jul 20262 minRead Valletta charges you for driving in
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The best view in Valletta costs nothing
The Upper Barrakka Gardens look straight down into the Grand Harbour, and the gun below them fires twice a day.
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Nobody knows what cut the cart ruts
Pairs of grooves run across the limestone at Clapham Junction, cross each other, and in places head over a cliff.
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Comino in winter is a different island
The boats stop, the kiosks shut and nobody is there. What is left is a small island you can walk across in…
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How much your rent can legally go up
Once a year, only if the contract says so, tied to the price index and capped at five per cent. The limit…
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Where to swim when the northwesterly is blowing
Twenty-eight of the sixty-nine bays on this site have no open water to the north-west. Those are the ones that stay calm…
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The coastal towers you can walk to for nothing
Three sets of towers ring the coast, built between 1610 and 1659. Most are locked, all of them are free to reach,…
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Winter opening hours are shorter than you expect
From October the sites close earlier, the seaside places shut for the season, and February is when family run places take their…
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Why Maltese bread tastes the way it does
A sourdough starter, a very hot stone oven, and no additives. That gives you the crust, and it also means the loaf…
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When the Heritage Malta pass is worth buying
It covers the state museums and sites on both islands. Three or four visits is roughly where it starts paying for itself.
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October is the month to book
Warm sea, empty beaches, walkable afternoons and the first storms. What October gives you and what has already closed.
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The harbour ferries beat the bus every time
Ten minutes from Sliema, five from the Three Cities, and the best view of Valletta comes free with the ticket.
8 Jul 20262 minRead The harbour ferries beat the bus every time