The capital city of Valletta is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Wikipedia has interesting information.
Benjamin Disraeli, future British Prime Minister, visited the city in 1830, he described it as "a city of palaces built by gentlemen for gentlemen," and remarked that "Valletta equals in its noble architecture, if it does not excel, any capital in Europe," and in other letters called it "comparable to Venice ..."
When to go? Malta has warm wet winters and hot dry summers. February temperature was 13 degrees Centigrade; 55 F.
A local person told me August is too hot and rowed with families with children but other months are good. You might want to time your visit to coincide with the February carnival or later in the year catch the wine festival. In February some of the restaurants were closed on Sunday, Monday or Tuesday so you need to plan ahead.
Wine Festivals
Aug 9-12 wine festival in Baraka gardens in the capital, Valletta, on the main island of Malta.
Other wine festivals elsewhere.
A very detailed list of events is on the visitmalta site.
http://www.visitmalta.com/en/event
http://www.whatson.com.mt/en/events/events/10633/delicata-classic-wine-festival-2015.htm
Tourist Information Offices
Malta International Airport Arrivals Lounge
Tel:23696073/4
The arrivals and departure lounges merge into one.
More tourist Information offices in the capital, Valletta, Valletta Waterfront, Mdina, and Victoria on Gozo.
www.maltaand gozo.com
www.visitMALTA.com
www.britishresidentsinmalta.org
Wikipedia has interesting information.
Benjamin Disraeli, future British Prime Minister, visited the city in 1830, he described it as "a city of palaces built by gentlemen for gentlemen," and remarked that "Valletta equals in its noble architecture, if it does not excel, any capital in Europe," and in other letters called it "comparable to Venice ..."
When to go? Malta has warm wet winters and hot dry summers. February temperature was 13 degrees Centigrade; 55 F.
A local person told me August is too hot and rowed with families with children but other months are good. You might want to time your visit to coincide with the February carnival or later in the year catch the wine festival. In February some of the restaurants were closed on Sunday, Monday or Tuesday so you need to plan ahead.
Wine Festivals
Aug 9-12 wine festival in Baraka gardens in the capital, Valletta, on the main island of Malta.
Other wine festivals elsewhere.
A very detailed list of events is on the visitmalta site.
http://www.visitmalta.com/en/event
http://www.whatson.com.mt/en/events/events/10633/delicata-classic-wine-festival-2015.htm
Tourist Information Offices
Malta International Airport Arrivals Lounge
Tel:23696073/4
The arrivals and departure lounges merge into one.
More tourist Information offices in the capital, Valletta, Valletta Waterfront, Mdina, and Victoria on Gozo.
www.maltaand gozo.com
www.visitMALTA.com
www.britishresidentsinmalta.org
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