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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................3
WHERE IS MALTA?..........................................................................................4
POPULATION.................................................................................................. 4
OTHER BASIC INFORMATION..........................................................................4
THE FLAG....................................................................................................... 4
LANGUAGES SPOKEN......................................................................................4
NATIONAL ANTHEM OF MALTA........................................................................5
HISTORY........................................................................................................ 5
THE KNIGHTS OF MALTA.................................................................................................. 6
THE MALTESE CROSS........................................................................................................ 6
GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES.............................................................................6
MALTA.............................................................................................................................. 6
CLIMATE OF THE WORLD................................................................................6
REQUIRED CLOTHING L IGHTWEIGHT COTTONS AND LINENS ARE WORN BETWEEN M ARCH AND
SEPTEMBER , ALTHOUGH WARMER CLOTHES MAY OCCASIONALLY BE NECESSARY IN SPRING AND AUTUMN
AND ON COOLER EVENINGS . A LIGHT RAINCOAT IS ADVISABLE FOR WINTER.......................................7
BEACHES IN MALTA.......................................................................................................... 7
ISLANDS........................................................................................................ 7
CULTURE........................................................................................................ 8
MUSIC.............................................................................................................................. 8
TRADITIONAL MALTESE FOOD......................................................................................... 8
SPORT............................................................................................................ 8
MONUMNTS...................................................................................................8
HYPOGEUM
OF
AL -SAFLIENI:
IN
GOZO ISLAND......................................................................................... 12
TROY....................................................................................................................... 13
GLADIATOR............................................................................................................. 13
POPEYE................................................................................................................... 13
CONCLUSION................................................................................................ 13
ANEXES........................................................................................................ 14
REFERENCE.................................................................................................. 16
INTRODUCTION
Malta is a Mediterranean island and coastal destination with a tradition of tourism from the
UK because of its historic links with Britain.
In fact, Malta is the largest of a group of three islands. The other smaller islands are called
Gozo and Comino. Together these are known as the Maltese Islands. Most tourists stay on
Malta but may visit at least one of the other islands on an excursion.
Malta has a long history as a number of nations have ruled the island in the past. Malta has a
key position in the Mediterranean Sea where number of important battles and sieges have
taken place. The main town, Valetta, is an historic city enclosed by a number of fortresses
which have been built to defend the city from invaders.
Part of the importance of Malta is that Valetta has a very large harbour in which ships would
be protected. Valettas Grand Harbour is still operates as a port and is very important for ships
today.
WHERE IS MALTA?
MALTA IS
MEDITERRANEAN
SICILY. O NLY
EUROPE. IT
IS
POPULATION
MALTA HAS APPROXIMATELY 452.000 INHABITANTS:
CAPITAL CITY IS
VALETTA (WHICH
MALTESE
ENGLISH
EUROPE). THE
CATHOLICISM.
THE FLAG
HAS TWO COLOURS, WHITE AND RED, AND THE
CORNER .
GEORGE CROSS
MALTESE PEOPLE
BY
KING GEORGE
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
THE EURO BAROMETRE
STATES THAT
MALTA.
ROBERT SAMUT
NATIONAL ANTHEM OF
COMPOSED BY
HISTORY
-THE
MALTA
WERE
SICILIAN
FARMERS.
THEY
ARRIVED IN
ORDER
OF
ORDER
OF
HOSPITALLERS,
MIDDLE AGES,
AND IN
1530
CHARLES I
OF
SPAIN,
AS KING OF
SICILY,
MALTA
TO GET
ESTABLISHED THERE.
THEY
STAYED IN
MERELY A
ROCK OF SOFT SANDSTONE INTO A FLOURISHING ISLAND WITH MIGHTGY DEFENCES AND A
CAPITAL
(VALETTA). THEY
1798, N APOLEON
KNIGHTS. NOW
CAPTURED
IT IS A SYMBOL FOR
MALTA
LATER
IN
ELSEWHERE .
1974. I T
UNITED KINGDOM
IN
EUROPEAN UNION
1964,
IN
AND IT BECAME A
2004,
AND STARTED
EURO IN 2008.
GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES
TADMEJREK
THERE ISNT ANY RIVER IN MALTA.
MALTA
A TOURIST DESTINATION
MALTA
MEGALITHIC
TEMPLES.
CLIMATE OF THE WORLD
MEDITERRANEAN
CLIMATE
THE ISLANDS
MEDITERRANEAN .
12
MILD, WITH THE OCCASIONAL SHORT CHILLY PERIOD BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE NORTH AND
NORTH -EASTERLY WINDS FROM CENTRAL
EUROPE. SUMMERS
SUNNY .
BETWEEN
THE COAST THE SUMMER TEMPERATURES IN ARE OFTEN COOLED BY COOLING SEA
WELL; IN
700MM A
THIS IS
MALTA
AFRICAN
AFRICA
KNOWN AS THE
SIROCCO-
THIS WIND
COAST .
ANNUAL
SEA
MONTHS , AND THE BEACH SEASON CAN LAST UNTIL MID- TO LATE
OCTOBER.
REQUIRED
LIGHTWEIGHT
OCCASIONALLY
CLOTHING
COTTONS AND LINENS ARE WORN BETWEEN
MARCH
AND
SEPTEMBER,
BEACHES IN MALTA
BEACHES
THEY
MALTA. THEY
THERE
SOME
ISLANDS
MALTA
HAS GOT FIVE ISLANDS, BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT ISLANDS ARE
THE MALTESE
ARCHIPELAGO
CENTRE .
GOZO
CULTURE
MALTESE ARCHITECTURE
MUSIC
MALTESE MUSIC IS LARGELY WESTERN
MALTESE MUSIC IS KNOWN AS GHANA.
OLVES ),
LOOK
LAMPUK PE (FSH
OUT FOR
KAPUNATA, (MALTESE
ON
THE
RABBT
PE),
GBEJNET (SHEEP
BGLLA,
OR GOAT'S
BREAD DPPED N OLVE OL, RUBBED WTH RPE TOMATOES AND FLLED WTH A MX OF
TUNA , ONON , GARLC, TOMATOES AND CAPERS ) ANDPASTZZ ( FLAKY PASTRY PARCEL
FLLED WTH RCOTTA OR MUSHY PEAS).
SPORT
THE
AND
ARCHERY.
MONUMNTS
HYPOGEUM
OF
AL-SAFLIENI:
IN
1902
BURIAL SITE.
FR EMMANUEL MAGRI
EXCAVATION
IS AN UNDERGROUND PREHISTORIC
BETWEEN
NOTES HAVE
BEEN
1904
AND
LOST .
1906. F R MAGRI
EXCAVATIONS
DIED IN
WERE
TUNISIA
TAKEN OVER
AND HIS
BY
SIR
4000BC,
EARLIEST
2500 BC.
COMBINE
MALTA
ENGLISH
CHILDREN .
MARINE PARK
THE MALTA MARINE PARK
ADULTS
AND
CHILDREN
TO
SEE,
LEARN
HOW
DOLPHINS AND SEA LIONS ARE TRAINED AND HOW THE SAME METHODS CAN BE APPLIED
TO YOUR PETS AT HOME.
IC-CAGHAQ , THE
SITUATED
WHITE ROCKS
IN
BAHAR
&
SEA LIONS , THE DEXTERITY OF TROPICAL BIRDS, AND THE LAID BACK BUT ALERT TURTLES ,
FROGS, SNAKES, IGUANAS AND SPIDERS .
MALTA,
TO THE
MALTESE
ISLANDS IS THE
MEDITERRANEAN
WHICH
UNDERWATER WORLD IN
PLAYMOBIL FUNPARK
DISCOVER
PLAYMOBIL
SPECIFIC
AREA , WHILE OUTSIDE THERE IS SPACE FOR WATER BASED ACTIVITIES , A GOOD SIZED
SAND -PIT , A PLAYHOUSE AND LIFE- SIZE
FURTHERMORE , BELS
TO
PLAYMOBIL ANIMALS.
11
YEARS OLD ,
WITH
THE
ENGLISH
BELS P ARENT
AND
CHILD PROGRAMME ,
10
AGED BETWEEN
CHILDREN
MINUTE WALK.
MEANWHILE ,
THE
12
AND
17
INCLUDES
AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACTIVITIES FOR YOUR CHILDREN , FREEING UP YOUR TIME TO
DO THE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO WITHOUT THE KIDS .
THERE ARE ALSO MANY FUN FAMILY ACTIVITIES TO ENJOY, SUCH AS WATERSPORTS,
BEACHES, AND ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES FOR THE BOLDER KIDS ( AND PARENTS).
ENGLISH
LEARNING
IS EASY WHEN IT IS JUST PART OF THE FUN, AND GIVES ADDED VALUE TO
FAMILY HOLIDAYS .
(BLOG ENGLISH
MALTA
LEARNING
DELIGHT FOR ALL, YOUNG AND OLD, EVEN THOSE WHO ARE NOT PARTICULARLY
AT
THE
ALSO KNOWN AS
SWEETHAVEN VILLAGE ,
SAILOR
THIS MALTESE
SET USED BY
PARAMOUNT PICTURES
AND
TO SHOOT THE
E.C. S EGAR. IT
MALTA.
THE
IS THE ACTUAL
MODELLING,
POPEYE
POPEYE VILLAGE
POPEYE
SHOWS ,
THE
FACE
PAINTING,
BALLOON
CINEMA
POPEYE
SET
BESIDES THESE
ATTRACTIONS ,
POPEYE VILLAGE
WATER TRAMPOLINES,
THE MARVELOUS
PLAY
MALTESE SUMMER
POOL AND
OR A
BOAT
RIDES IN
CHRISTMAS PARADE
AND
WE
FIRST
BIRTHDAY OF A CHILD .
ON
THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF A CHILD, IN A TRADITION THAT STILL SURVIVES TODAY, THE
MALTESE
BIBLE,
THESE
MAY INCLUDE A
WHICHEVER
OBJECT
THE CHILD SHOWS MOST INTEREST IN IS SAID TO REVEAL THE CHILD' S PATH AND FORTUNES
IN ADULTHOOD .
OTHER ASPECTS
TRANSPORTS
MALTAS NATURAL HARBOURS:
THE GRAND HARBOUR (PORT IL-KBIR)
MARSAXLOKK HARBOUR (MALTA FREEPORT)
THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (AJRUPORT INTERNAZZIONALI TA MALTA)
SO
MEDITERRANEAN
BREEZE ?
YOUVE
GUESSED IT .
RENT A BIKE!
WHILE
TEMPLE
CALYPSO CAVE, I
GGANTIJA
OF
VICTORIA
GOZO
THAT
AND THE
WAS SO CLOSE
GOZO ISLAND
IS THE PERFECT PLACE TO RENT A BICYCLE AND YOU CAN EXPLORE THE
ISLAND RELAXING AND ENJOYING THE SUN AND THE NATURE WHILE YOU DEPEND ON
YOURSELF.
YOU
OR
DAYS TRAVELLING IN
BICYCLE FOR ONE FULL DAY. I F YOU RE JUST SPENDING ONE DAY IN
FOR THE
ECONOMY
UNTIL 1800 MALTA DEPENDED ON COTTON AND TOBACCO
GOZO,
GOZO,
WATCH OUT
FILMS
TOURISTS
FILMS SET IN MALTA
TROY
GLADIATOR
POPEYE
CONCLUSION
Malta is really famous for its sun. In summer you can
spend days at the beach and not get fed up (if you like
summer of course). Everything is not far away, so you
won't be spending more than 1 - 1.5 hours on a trip by
bus from the two furthest points in Malta. The people are
a bit loud but very helpful and friendly. There is also a lot
of nightlife around the Sliema, St. Julians (Paceville)
area for the younger ones. For the more quiter ones, there is the sister island of Gozo, which is
just a 20 minute ferry away, which offers a more tranquil place in the country. So Let and
know more about this beautiful country that is now being widely recognized in many parts of
the world. So do not wait any longer and go to this beautiful country That is now being Widely
Recognized in many parts of the world.and have fun.
ANEXES
Ta'
Valletta
BW, Gozo
Photo by Dayana
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Alisha T (2004) MALTA A look at some aspects of this great small country
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