Holidays in Malta

... is like a fresh breeze.

Malta is a lovely island with sunshine all year around, good bays and warm clear waters. It is located in the Mediterranean, just south of Sicily.

The Maltese people are friendly and are fluently in their two official languages, Maltese and English. Their historical background is amazin - from the 5000 BC temples to Saint Paul - from the Crusanders to Nepoleon - and more recently WWII and to their new industry of wine making.

Another part of Greater Malta is the smaller island Gozo to the North West and is well worth a visit. Gozo is much greener than Malta.

Malta is an archipelago in the central Mediterranean Sea (in its eastern basin), some 93 km south of the Italian island of Sicily across the Malta Channel; east of Tunisia and north of Libya in Africa.

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Only the three largest islands Malta Island (Malta), Gozo and Comino) are inhabited. The smaller islands, such as Filfla, Cominotto and the Islands of St. Paul are uninhabited. Numerous bays along the indented coastline of the islands provide good harbours. The landscape is characterised by low hills with terraced fields. The highest point is at Ta' Dmejrek on Malta Island at 253 metres (830 ft) near Dingli. Although there are some small rivers at times of high rainfall, there are no permanent rivers or lakes on Malta. However some watercourses are found randomly around the island that have fresh water running all year round. Such places are Barija, Imtaleb and San Martin. Running water in Gozo is found at Lunzjata Valley.

Contrary to popular belief, the south of Malta is not Europe's most southern point; that distinction belongs to the Greek island of Gavdos. It is even clear that the whole famous Greek island of Crete is more southern than any point of Malta.

The climate is Mediterranean, with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers.

In January 2007, International Living chose Malta as the country with the best climate in the world.

Temperatures in Valetta Range from 10.3 to 30.7 C

Rainfall in Valletta varies from 0.0 to 225.0 (mm/month).

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Malta Tour and Travel Specialities offers all activities and tours mentioned above in my list.



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I have been asked about Malta and the Internet I can tell there is nothing to be worried about, you will be able to check your email/Facebook/MySpace as well as "Twitter" ;-)

The major tourist and entertainment spots have Internet Cafés, some are just cafés with computers, others are computer centers with a bar serving snacks and drinks.

eMail addresses: If you have an email in your home country, it is most likely you can access it from Malta. Check with your Internet provider about how to login to their webmail - set up your account before you go to Malta and you are ready to check your eMails from Malta.

If you already have a Yahoo, Google, MSN or any other webbased account - you login to it as from home.

If you want a Maltese email account like malta.com, go to www.malta.com/free-account.html

You are in good (Internet) hands in Malta.

Where to find free WiFi spots in Malta

In Malta you will find a varity of scuba divings:

1) BSAC courses

2) Padi courses

3) Padi Pro courses

4) Technical diving

5) Try to dive

6) Escortes dives

7) Independent rental packages

There are PADI centers all over Malta and Gozo, only your imagination sets the limits.

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The Rough Guides' Malta Directions 1 (Rough Guide Directions)

The main focus of "Malta & Gozo" is to provide you with detailed descriptions of the main attractions, restaurants and hotels in each community.

This guide book is a must have when going to Malta. It includes a mini CD showing the book's contents in a digital format. This feature is great for us map freaks, who want to check out where we are going before we are even there!.

This small guide is only 197 pages but are packet with great content, such as detailed maps of all three Islands, Malta, Gozo and Comino, in addition to numerous city maps and plenty of both colour and black and white photos.

You will also find a basic overview of practical information, relating to transportation, money, communication and festivals

Don't go to Malta without this litte guide.

Luzzus, Traditional Fishing Boats Moored in Harbour, Marsaxlokk, Malta.
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