Malta

[Flashback]

Yeah photo was just a copy. If your on Instagram look up ashcoops1 Feel free to peruse my profile links on Gozo, SQ flight etc. I dont mind sharing

- stayed at Palais le Brun, renovated beautifully and a pool
- bought the Heritage Malta Multisite pass and visited a heap of museums (paid for itself!)
- used public transport mainly


Just listing some of the highlights, and what I consider impressive and must dos (left off the ok's)
- Upper and Lower Barakka - amazingly renovated heritage and views !
- Walked most of the Valetta streets, so much architecture, colorful windows and doors
- A DEFINITE MUST is the Grandmaster Palace Courtyard - most amazing museum I have ever seen, think 7500 piece display of original medieval armor, swords and crossbows. circa 16th century St John etc!
- Silent City of Mdina and St Pauls Catacombs
- Fort St Elmo and St Angelo
- the numerous yacht berths (think Below Deck Med!)
- walked from Sliema to St Georges bay along the walkways
- tripped across the Valetta waterways in a small boat for 2EUR!
- as I said in previous post Embassy Hotel Rooftop Bar (we seek these in every city)
- Maritime museum (albeit its closed and they have an alternative on-site)
- Underground Malta tour
- Dwerja Bay Gozo
- Blue Lagoon on Comino Island - beautiful island and water (move well past the hordes!)
- Victoria, Gozo and the citadel ruins
- about 5 of the 46 Gozo churches
- * missed the salt pans !!! send a pic if you get there


Was posting several photos, but then thought I was hijacking this thread (should do own TR!), so will leave you with one of Comino Island looking back to the Blue Lagoon and Gozo in distance

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Salt pans....

 

[VPS]

Yeah photo was just a copy. If your on Instagram look up ashcoops1 Feel free to peruse my profile links on Gozo, SQ flight etc. I dont mind sharing

- stayed at Palais le Brun, renovated beautifully and a pool
- bought the Heritage Malta Multisite pass and visited a heap of museums (paid for itself!)
- used public transport mainly


Just listing some of the highlights, and what I consider impressive and must dos (left off the ok's)
- Upper and Lower Barakka - amazingly renovated heritage and views !
- Walked most of the Valetta streets, so much architecture, colorful windows and doors
- A DEFINITE MUST is the Grandmaster Palace Courtyard - most amazing museum I have ever seen, think 7500 piece display of original medieval armor, swords and crossbows. circa 16th century St John etc!
- Silent City of Mdina and St Pauls Catacombs
- Fort St Elmo and St Angelo
- the numerous yacht berths (think Below Deck Med!)
- walked from Sliema to St Georges bay along the walkways
- tripped across the Valetta waterways in a small boat for 2EUR!
- as I said in previous post Embassy Hotel Rooftop Bar (we seek these in every city)
- Maritime museum (albeit its closed and they have an alternative on-site)
- Underground Malta tour
- Dwerja Bay Gozo
- Blue Lagoon on Comino Island - beautiful island and water (move well past the hordes!)
- Victoria, Gozo and the citadel ruins
- about 5 of the 46 Gozo churches
- * missed the salt pans !!! send a pic if you get there


Was posting several photos, but then thought I was hijacking this thread (should do own TR!), so will leave you with one of Comino Island looking back to the Blue Lagoon and Gozo in distance

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Thanks a few things that I haven't seen mention before.

I always love a rooftop bar especially if they do good coughtails

 

[VPS]

Yeah photo was just a copy. If your on Instagram look up ashcoops1 Feel free to peruse my profile links on Gozo, SQ flight etc. I dont mind sharing

- stayed at Palais le Brun, renovated beautifully and a pool
- bought the Heritage Malta Multisite pass and visited a heap of museums (paid for itself!)
- used public transport mainly


Just listing some of the highlights, and what I consider impressive and must dos (left off the ok's)
- Upper and Lower Barakka - amazingly renovated heritage and views !
- Walked most of the Valetta streets, so much architecture, colorful windows and doors
- A DEFINITE MUST is the Grandmaster Palace Courtyard - most amazing museum I have ever seen, think 7500 piece display of original medieval armor, swords and crossbows. circa 16th century St John etc!
- Silent City of Mdina and St Pauls Catacombs
- Fort St Elmo and St Angelo
- the numerous yacht berths (think Below Deck Med!)
- walked from Sliema to St Georges bay along the walkways
- tripped across the Valetta waterways in a small boat for 2EUR!
- as I said in previous post Embassy Hotel Rooftop Bar (we seek these in every city)
- Maritime museum (albeit its closed and they have an alternative on-site)
- Underground Malta tour
- Dwerja Bay Gozo
- Blue Lagoon on Comino Island - beautiful island and water (move well past the hordes!)
- Victoria, Gozo and the citadel ruins
- about 5 of the 46 Gozo churches
- * missed the salt pans !!! send a pic if you get there


Was posting several photos, but then thought I was hijacking this thread (should do own TR!), so will leave you with one of Comino Island looking back to the Blue Lagoon and Gozo in distance

View attachment 430463

Just had a look at your insta feed - feel free to add your Sicily tips here

Thread 'Sicily'

Dec 31, 2022

Any thoughts on Sicily as a destination in February? I would like to stay in the same place for a week but others have suggested that I should move around. I'm happy to drive but others have suggested not a good idea.

I did a search on AFF and it appears @Flashback @MARTINE @Anna have all been there

I'll be travelling alone

All feedback appreciated

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[VPS]

@Princess Fiona has been there fairly recently.

Walking around Valetta is easy and rewarding. You've see my Trip Report and especially 'Sunday in Scotland' chocolate shop. That's all you are really going for, isn't it?

A boat tour around Valetta Harbour.

The 'hop-on-hop-off' bus that takes you around the major sights of the main island. Needs booking but pretty simple IIRC.

I would have loved to visit Gozo (check out how to pronounce it correctly!) to visit the neolithic Ggantija Temples there.

I was rereading your TR last night and found this comment I had made and I had forgotten all about that show

So I've just been to a fringe show that was a lot about Malta

cough Theatre Drink Rum With Expats | Adelaide Fringe​

WINNER of the Holden Street Theatres Edinburgh Fringe Award 2019 & The Scotsman Fringe First Award 2019. Celebrating their final year as Europeans, island-monkeys Becca & Louise got invited to the 2018 European Capital of Culture in Malta. They went ...

adelaidefringe.com.au
I learnt the Maltese for cough was zobb and that Oliver Reed died at the pub in Valetta - see from Wikipedia below

According to witnesses, he drank eight pints of German lager, a dozen shots of rum, half a bottle of whiskey and a few shots of Hennessy cognac,[52] in a drinking match against a group of sailors on shore leave from HMS coughberland at a local pub called "The Pub". His bar bill totalled a little over 270 Maltese lira (almost 450 GBP; about 594.72 USD). After beating five much younger Royal Navy sailors at arm-wrestling, Reed suddenly collapsed, dying while en route to hospital in an ambulance. He was 61 years old.

Oh and they gave everyone a glass of Coopers beer when you came in and then a tiny tot of rum and the rum was cough

Report

 

[RooFlyer]

So I've just been to a fringe show that was a lot about Malta

Emojis : laugh, wow, sad etc etc

 

[MARTINE]

I can pop over a dump of our itinerary (and secret parking spots!) if that's of use.

Gloves, VPS, gloves!

A few spots worth checking out..... in no particular order. I had a good viewing spot up at a public park for the cannons firing etc., but for some reason can't find the exact spot we went up to.

• Marsaxslokk Harbour Marsaxlokk Harbour · RGRW+88G, Marsaxlokk, Malta
• Ħal Tarxien Prehistoric Complex Ħal Tarxien Prehistoric Complex · Triq It Tempji Neolitici, Ħal Tarxien TXN 1063, Malta
• Take the 3 cities ferry 3 cities Valetta ferry · VGV7+Q9X, Valletta, Malta
• Head to Rabat and wander around the streets
• Mosta Rotunda Mosta Rotunda · Rotunda Square, Mosta MST 2014, Malta
• Popeye Village Popeye Village · Triq Tal-Prajjet, Il-Mellieħa, Malta

On Gozo...

• Qollo I-Bajda Battery Qolla l-Bajda Battery · 37H2+VGJ, Żebbuġ, Malta
• The salt pans surrounding/just past there, too Salt Pans · 36HW+VCV, Żebbuġ, Malta
• Marsalforn was a good town to stay in and walking distance of the 2 above.
• Ta' Dbiegi Crafts village Ta' Dbiegi Crafts Village · 3646+22X, Triq Franġisk Portelli, L-Għarb, Malta
• Some surrounding churches The Basilica and Collegiate Parish church of the Visitation of Our Lady · 3665+2H6, Għarb, Malta , Basilica of the National Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of Ta' Pinu · Shrine, Ta' Pinu, Road, Għarb, Malta
• Bethlehem in Ghajnsielem (Gozo) - time of year dependent of course...... but I think it's always there as a permanent structure to wander around? Bethlehem in Ghajnsielem (Gozo) · 27GR+G5H, Ghajnsielem, Malta
• Ggantija Archeological Park Ġgantija Archaeological Park · Triq John Otto Bayer, Ix-Xagħra, Malta

This isn't an exhaustive list..... but there's plenty more. It all depends on how much time you have.

Ditto all of the above - Malta punches way above its weight.
Add Lot 61coffee in Valletta (excellent)