The ship docked at Valletta, the capital city. Malta, officially known as the Republic of Malta is a Southern European island country consisting of an archipelago in the Mediterranean. It lies 80 km south of Italy 284 km east of Tunisia and 333 km north of Libya. Malta is one of the world's smallest and most densely populated countries. Its capital,Valletta, is the smallest national capital in the EU by area. Its largest town is Birkirkaka, while its chief economic centre is Sliema. The official languages are Maltese and English, with Maltese officially recognized as the national language and the only Semitic Language in the EU. As we had loads of on board credit (due to a cancelled Antarctica Cruise - another story) we decided to take a ship's tour to Mdina (yes it is sp
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