In Malta, a pumpkin is not just for Halloween, it’s for daily life – for stews and soups day in day out, not once-a-year lantern making.
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e-bike cycling: the clean, green way to see Malta
A more eco-friendly way to get out into the Maltese countryside. MaltAcross, a new, niche business that’s enouraging us all to see Malta off the beaten track.
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Olive harvest serenade & Tapenade
Olive harvesting in Malta is making a come back big time. We celebrate the harvest season on its way and share our love of Tapenade.
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Comino as you’ve never seen it before!
Comino, so near yet so far. So crowded yet so desolate. An isle of contradictions. Insider Leslie Vella overnights and takes a walk on its wild side.
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Sand dunes: one of Malta’s rarest habitats
Malta’s sand dunes are a rare but near perfect habitat. Swim, sunbathe, then be surprised to learn of the life within them.
Read more »Weather watch: April in Malta
The perfect month in Malta – spring weather at its best, the Islands still green and Easter festivities to enjoy. Our weather man gives you the April low-down.
Read more »Feast & Frescoes
A far cry from summer festas, the feast of Ħal Millieri chapel is a delight and a chance to see some of Malta’s rare medieval frescoes. Open day at the chapel, 27 March.
Read more »Born Wild: Malta’s crown daisy
It’s so common, we rarely give it a moment’s glance. But the Maltese Chrysanthemum is one of nature’s born survivors, and a sign that spring is soon to be summer.
Read more »What’s that Weed?
One coloniser has remained behind: the grow-everywhere ‘English Weed’ or Cape Sorrel that gives Malta her fields of gold all winter long.
Read more »Where the Wild Things Are: Il-Majjistral Park, Mellieha
Leslie Vella welcomes the creation of Il-Majjistral park in Malta’s unspoilt North, but hopes that it won’t be over-manicured and start sporting too many picnic tables.
Read more »A little castle on the hill
If you’re local and been there for a wedding, do pop back to Castello dei Baroni. It’s a gem for its location alone, and a great pit-stop for heritage sightseeing on a walk or cycle ride. Nice cafe too!
Read more »The Great Wall of Malta
Fortifications, bastions, cavaliers, curtains, ravelins – so many names in Malta for stone walls of various kinds. Discover one that’s low, but still gives you bird’s eye views of Malta’s precious countryside.
Read more »Here comes the rain again…
Suddenly it’s back – water features in our landscape and not just in our swimming pools.
Read more »Cycle for your life
Imagine being able to cycle Malta top to toe traffic free! For now, while this is more than a dream away, we look at what Malta’s cyclists face as we get the bikes out to enjoy this cooler weather sport.
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