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.
Planning
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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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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 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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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.
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What is open in Malta on a Sunday
Banks and many shops shut, buses drop to a thinner timetable, and the pharmacies work on a rota.
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Children, students and seniors pay less at Malta’s sites
Adult is the price on the sign. There are three or four other bands, and nobody offers them unless you ask.
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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