Holidays to Malta and Gozo

Holidays to Malta or Gozo offer some historical gems from Mediterranean history, with over seven thousand years of history on the Maltese Islands sunny shores. The islands boast prehistoric ruins older than Stonehenge and the Pyramids of Egypt, and are steeped in the legacy of the medieval order of the Knights of St John, who used the island as their stronghold for defending Christendom.

Malta holidays are popular due to the ninety-five square miles of island, also being home to beautiful sandy beaches and secluded coves and bays next to cerulean blue waters. Set against the backdrop of the island's scenery and its honey-coloured stone buildings, Malta is alluring and fascinating.

The smaller of the two islands is Gozo, which is also a quaint and scenically beautiful island with a flavour of Mediterranean flamboyance to its sun kissed shores. The islanders enjoy life to the full, and the calendar is filled with summertime 'festas' with fireworks and revelry in every little parish in honour of the village patron saints, as well as the major carnival in early spring every year. The capital, Valletta, besides offering some awesome Baroque buildings and fortifications as its main sightseeing attractions, is bustling and bursting with restaurants and cafes. The island's compact size is also a plus for visitors; it takes no more than an hour to drive between any two points on the main island, and there is very little open space. The dense population means that the island is virtually one large urban area, with buildings occupying every inch.

Situated just sixty miles south of Sicily, Malta is well positioned in the Mediterranean and a rich and varied history has spawned from its ideal location, which makes it a popular island holiday destination today. The last occupiers were the British, who granted Malta independence in 1964, but the Knights of St John, to whom the island was donated in 1530; the Knights reigned supreme over the island for 270 years, building magnificent churches and monuments to themselves, left the biggest and most unique influence.

Malta's is historically blessed with over thirty prehistoric sites, which are home to magnificent Neolithic temples and are said to be the oldest freestanding buildings known to man.

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Resorts in Malta

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