I'm Going to Malta woo hoo!

Mosquitos were never a problem when i went in August, shouldnt bother you in April.

I agree on the car hire, get around the island as it's really small, there are some fantastic places to visit and the scenary is absolutely breathtaking at times.

You should do the glass bottom boat ride if it's still going, made me feel sick but the sea life you see underneath is brilliant.

Meliah Bay has a nice sandy beach and the water is shallow for quite a way out from what I remember, should be warm enough to sun bath comfortably.
 
Like gypo said, mosquitos shouldn't bee too much of a worry.

I stayed at St. Paul's bay, and it was brilliant. Either bus/car hire is fine as it is a really small island :D

I'd recommend Golden bay beach which is a short bus journey from St. paul's and The blue lagoon :D
 
Fort Rinella is pretty good, home to one of the largest muzzle loading canon ever.

The Red Tower in the North of the island has fantastic views over to Gozo.

I particularly enjoyed the Ghadira Nature reserve purely because the wild chameleons are amazing.
 
ah early april I'm afraid

btw I'm surprised how many of you on here have been and know about the small island :) lol
thanks though for all help
 
malta is awesome water is nice and clear island always looks like a huge building site unfinished tbh really good casino forgot the name of it now was a while ago when there and yer watch the roads.
 
Buses, those amazing old buses:

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Signs are more English than they are here. :D
 
Haha, loved those old buses, had such great character, even if they were run by thieving ******. :D

Malta is a great place to go, would definitely recommend it highly. St Julians is where you want to be for the night life, but just remember the drinking limit is only 17, so care is needed when chatting to the ladies. :o ;)
 
craarc said:
doesnt it go back to the times of the crusades when malta was a hub for trade and a main base for the crusaders
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Malta goes back well before then :) Its first inhabitants came over from Sicily prob around 5000BC. Some of the oldest buildings in the world are found on Malta - various prehistoric temples going back to around 4000BC, including the unique, underground Hypogeum.

Don't think Malta had anything to do with the Crusades, but it was responsible for holding back the Ottoman Empire's designs on Europe. If you're into history, read up the Great Siege of 1565 for a truly epic "siege". Also Malta was key to holding back Hitler's North African conquests during WWII. And suffered terribly for that.

Hitman_Leon said:
Shame you missed the old buses, they were great.
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Definitely. The new fares are over-priced and they've "re-organised" a lot of the routes. There's a few oldie buses still running around though - some drivers I think have gone back to them!

If you want to rent a car, which is worth considering, just remember, the Maltese drive in the shade :D Definitely have a look at Mdina - the old capital - aka the Silent City. Depending on your budget, there's a very swish restaurant there at the Xsara palace, with tables up on the bastions. If it's too pricey at least go to the Floriana cafe on the bastions.

My mother's from Malta - second home to me! Parents married there too (in Mdina Cathedral). Oh, and if you're into churches, there's about 400 on the island; St John's Co-cathedral in Valletta is definitely the one to see (it also has Caravaggio's Beheading of John the Baptist).
 
i meant the english flag link went back to crusades thats what was under the impression it was from but in anycase its a great place would love to go again sometime just got me thinking of my next holiday now
 
Were off for 2 weeks in gozo again in May.
See if you can get a day or so over on Gozo, The ferry wasn't very expensive at all.
I think theres also helicopter trips over there.

Cracking time last year, fantastic weather, local food and even the takeaway places were really good and seemed very very cheap. They do these fantastic sausage rolls, but the sausages inside are like smoked sausages with cheese inside them, they are godlike lol

Few day trips over to Malta again no doubt to go to sites we didn't get last year.
Really enjoyed the historical Gardens and Mdina was pretty cool for a wander around.
Some nice little local beaches the the, Think it was called Azure window was fantastic.
 
thanks how about the water out there - is it safe to drink? or bottled everywhere we go... and not to use the water to brush teeth?

and

will it be cool enough at nights (in v early april) - should I take a jumper for night time etc
 
Don't expect to see any Old buses. They are arrivia now.

St Pauls bay
Snorkling

Pastizzi

Italian girls who holiday there
Cisk
Gozo

Just get out there and explore the History.

Also Valetta is rather nice
 
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