A thousand travel executives arrive in Valletta this week
The WTTC Global Summit runs from 7 to 9 October at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, bringing over 1,000 travel leaders to Valletta.
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BirguFest runs from 11 to 13 October
BirguFest, Birgu’s candlelit heritage weekend, has three confirmed dates this year with a full day-by-day programme.
6 Oct 20261 minRead BirguFest runs from 11 to 13 October -
The harbour ferries stop running at night from 1 November
The Sliema and Three Cities ferries switch to their winter timetable on 1 November. The last boats from Valletta leave at 19:15…
30 Sep 20261 minRead The harbour ferries stop running at night from 1 November -
Notte Bianca is on 3 October and all of it is free
Valletta stays open until the early hours. Palaces, museums and churches that charge in the day let you in for nothing, and…
15 Sep 20262 minRead Notte Bianca is on 3 October and all of it is free -
The Valletta Guitar Festival runs from 10 September
Three days of classical and contemporary guitar in Valletta, from 10 to 12 September. Concerts, masterclasses and some free daytime sessions.
3 Sep 20262 minRead The Valletta Guitar Festival runs from 10 September -
Science in the City takes over Valletta on 25 September
Science in the City takes over Valletta on 25 and 26 September. Most of it is outdoors, and most of it is…
2 Sep 20262 minRead Science in the City takes over Valletta on 25 September -
The Three Palaces Festival runs from 28 October
Five days of concerts inside the Grandmaster’s Palace, Verdala and San Anton. Two of the three are closed to the public for…
24 Aug 20262 minRead The Three Palaces Festival runs from 28 October -
The Rolex Middle Sea Race starts on 17 October
A 606 mile race around Sicily leaves the Grand Harbour at 11am. Watching the start from the Upper Barrakka costs nothing.
24 Aug 20262 minRead The Rolex Middle Sea Race starts on 17 October -
Where to stay if you want to walk to the museums
Valletta and Senglea each have twenty museums and historic sites within two kilometres. The harbour towns are far ahead of anywhere else.
23 Aug 20262 minRead Where to stay if you want to walk to the museums -
What closed, and what reopened, this month
Gozo has lost its archaeology museum, two more sites are shut, and Fort St Elmo has opened a wing back up.
16 Aug 20263 minRead What closed, and what reopened, this month -
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…
10 Aug 20262 minRead The two Caravaggios in St John’s Co-Cathedral -
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.
3 Aug 20262 minRead Why the Hypogeum costs thirty five euro