Malta Vacation Packages

The shores of Malta are rife with hidden coves and gorgeous grottos, curved slips of sand and underwater quests. On the mainland, tales of giants who constructed massive monoliths five millennia ago and of endless invaders from the Phoenicians to British Knights, summon a history of mystery and bravery. From its key position in the Mediterranean, Malta’s shores have been a refuge for ships throughout human history which continue today, with luxury cruise ships replacing wooden gauloi. Watching the painted Eyes of Horus bobbing in the sea on the prow of a Maltese fishing boat, it’s easy to feel as if the ancient past is alive and well.

Malta, Gozo and Comino are the only inhabited islands in an archipelago of seven islands which rise from the Mediterranean 80 kilometres/50 miles south of Sicily. Maltese and English are the official languages, however given Malta’s close proximity to Italy, Italian is widely spoken.

Home of the smallest capital in the European Union, Valletta is a one of nine UNESCO World Heritage Sties in Malta and is a testament to the Knights of St John who constructed high buildings out of the limestone ridge to keep the Turks out in the 16th century. Christianity came to the islands when St. Paul, as written in the Acts of the Apostles, crashed his boat on the Maltese shores and brought with him his beliefs. Today, Catholicism is the official religion. After thousands of years of various invading groups, Malta gained independence in 1964.  

Cuisine is rather exotic in Malta. Crafted with traces of Italian, French, Arabic and British elements, Maltese gastronomy is unlike anywhere else.