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| Malta cross engraved in the wall of an old prision |
A mostly photographic quick post just to talk
about the recent trip I did to Malta.
What to say. At the beginning we were (my
journey companion and I) looking for a really low cost destination so, surfing
on drungli.com, we found a really cheap flight to Malta and ten minutes later
we had booked a room into a guest house in St. Julian.
We didn’t had many expectations about it, but
maybe that’s why Malta has been a lovely surprise: the bus pass and the
food were super cheap, even big franchises were a bit cheaper than in Italy.
This has been a great way to celebrate Valentino’s birthday and most of all to
discovery such a beautiful place so close to us!
Three things you probably don’t know about
Malta and won’t find on a guide:
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There
are a lots of flies especially in some places. Yep, that’s pretty disgusting.
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Public
gardens are full of beautiful cats that will eventually let you pet them.
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There
are only a few beaches. There are mostly rocks and the water becomes deep instantly.
Day 1
Since the flight was at six in the morning (we
had to wake up at three) we were reasonably stunned: we stayed near the hotel
and explored the St. Julian’s area, rested on the rocks by the sea and then
went to La Valletta, capital of Malta. After a restoring lunch we went visiting the
St. John’s Co-Cathedral: the baroque styled cathedral, symbol of St. John’s
Knights, is the most beautiful church I’ve ever been in , seriously it’s worth
spending those four euros for something so breath-taking. Next we went on a walking
tour of the city and stopped at the Upper Barrakka Gardens from where you can
enjoy a magnificent view of the port.
Day 2
We took a City Sightseeing bus (I didn’t go
on such tour since I was nine yearls old, during my first time in London) and
visited the north of Malta: we didn’t stopped many times but we’re pretty
satisfied with what we visited. The best part of the day has been Mdina, old
capital of Malta and medieval city of the island. Perfect for a long, relaxing
walk. Plus there are a lot of cheap places to eat while enjoying a
beautiful view. On the way back the stopped at Sliema and did a bit of
shopping, ops.
Day 3
Another City Sightseeing, this time in Gozo. We
didn’t realize that on Sunday everything is closed, so the visit to the little
sister of Malta was quite delusional, it was like walking through a ghost city.
Anyway there were beautiful places near the sea, the Blue Window alone was
worth the entire day.
Day 4
My favourite! We spent the whole day at the
Popeye Village, *original* set of the Disney Popeye movie readapted to be a fun
park with water games, pools, bay cruises and actors with costumes of course.
There were a lot of activities to do but most of the time we were in the
highest pool, from whom you could enjoy a spectacular view of the bay.
Day 5
Last day of shopping in Sliema and then
straight to Valletta… too bad there was
a storm coming. We didn’t had the chance to see a lot during our last day but
came home really satisfied, we’ll come back to Malta really soon for sure!
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| Tired on the way to the Upper Barrakka Gardens |
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| Random snapshots during the City Sightseeing in the north of Malta |
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| The view from Calypso's Cave, Gozo |
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| Malta is CONSTANTLY windy |
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| Blue Window, Gozo |
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| Popeye Village |
I hope you liked this post! Have you ever been to Malta or do you want to visit it? Let me know in the comments!
P.s. If you want to take a look at what I bought in Malta you can do it here!
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