Blogs from Malta, Malta, Europe - page 3

Para ayudarlo a planificar su estadía, he preparado este itinerario detallado . Durante su viaje, podrá visitar Valletta , la capital, así como Mdina, Rabat, los acantilados de Dingli o incluso algunas de las playas más bonitas de Malta y Comino. Y para que su viaje a Malta sea realmente inolvidable, también le daré mis mejores consejos , así como una lista de los mejores alojamientos en la isla según su presupuesto. Entonces, ¿cómo visitar Malta en 2 o 3 días? 3 días en Malta: ¿qué hacer y qué ver? Día 1: Valletta / Las 3 ciudades Si solo tiene 2 o 3 días en Malta, no hay tiempo que perder. ¡Comencemos su itinerario con Valletta, la capital! No necesitará alquilar un automóvil para este primer día en Malta. Hay 2 formas de llegar a Valletta ... read more

We discovered there is a cave here that Archaeologists have found life existed 5,200 BC. And we were just nearby yesterday!! So back we went today to Ghar Dalam where during the Iceage natural Land Bridges formed between Malta & Sicily when the sea levels dropped during this period. Giving escape for many animals whose habitats further North had frozen. Malta had a Rain Age instead of an Ice Age. Many archaeological diggings unearthed huge Elephant, Hippopotamus, Deer, Wolves etc of various ages & sizes as they adapted to the ecological changes over the Pleistocene period. A fascinating display & we ventured down into the caves which displayed the layers of the periods & some stalagmites/stalagtites. One of the oldest places in history we have visited. Some of the findings came from 180,000 - 130,000 years ... read more

Well over the do nothing day...so we caught a bus into Valletta today, Sunday here & seemed like everyone decided to do the same. Spent 5 hours out & about...the cloud helped no end! The iconic Maltese homes are in abundance... every street we turn. Some of the limestone is really worn, however this is over quite a significant time. The harsh salt air comes from all coast directions being an island of 27km x 14km. We even notice swimming is easily buoyant & many people with sun hat/glasses tread water for hours. Notice on windy days a little plastic coming ashore...but not much. The sea water appears very clean....& extremely good for the skin. So far at least one swim a day. Simply enjoy the 2min beach we are still dripping by the time we ... read more

We thought we'd have an easier day with a short bus ride to Valletta & then another bus to the Three Cities. Early start once again rewarded us with seats....we are learning! Well there was some nice big fluffy clouds but they weren't anywhere near the path of the sun! We started off in Senglea which is one of the three Fortified Cities in the Grand Harbour which also sits high above sealevel. Today it was dwarfed by a cruise ship... 4 of which were in the Harbour. Nice quiet stroll down the lovely narrow streets. The Three Cities are protected now from demolition & high rise apartments. We popped into a wee museum & were told the history of Malta & the many who tried to Conquer it: The houses were strategically built that from ... read more

What a fluke....after purchasing our week transport card we waited for the bus to Valletta along with a mounting number of people. Waved it down on approach & it stopped at our feet...so we boarded first....swiping our card...the driver shut the door on the others saying only 2 people...full up. He basically didn't let anyone else on at the next stops unless someone got off. So with that we felt lucky to get to Valletta today. Very busy with tourists & groups of people from the enormous cruise ship berthed in the terminal in the Grand Harbour. Valletta is a well used stop for ships & other large vessels due to it being one of the world's deepest natural harbours. Great to see the typical limestone Maltese houses in the Capital. Even though there is an ... read more