Malta Inside Out

A guide to Easter week in Malta & Gozo. From solemn spectacles and prolonged pageants to traditions, food and family rituals.

2   Churches, Events, Festivals

Malta’s carnival, love it or hate it, is here again. Kids love it, but it’s got a thoroughly adult and darker side that goes back centuries.

3   Events, Festivals, Folklore, Gozo, Nadur, Valletta

Old Salt, by rubberbodies, an original work based on haunting tales of Malta’s maritime history, tells the stories of corsairs’ women. A Malta Arts Festival commission and highlight.

0   Arts & Culture, Events, Festivals, Theatre

Santa Maria on 15 August is Malta’s top public holiday. Joining the crowds off to Gozo or staying put, you can’t miss its madness.

2   Events, Festivals, Opinion

Here’s one of the year’s music highlights and one of our favourite events of the year. The Malta Jazz Festival runs at Ta’ Liesse Valletta from the 14th to 16th July 2011.

0   Arts & Culture, Festivals, Music

Is Malta becoming a glorified Isle of MTV? Wayne Flask, music journalist, DJ, blogger thinks we’re putting our money in the wrong place.

1   Featured, Festivals, Opinion

Some say that Malta is made for summer and summer for Malta. But does it have to be made for noisy petards (murtali)?

3   Events, Festivals, Opinion