Inside the Żabbar Sanctuary Museum lies an extraordinary survivor of the 1813 Malta plague. An ORIGINAL plague cart once used to transport victims of the epidemic Malta is famous for sunshine, beaches, the Knights of Malta and more than 7,000 years of history. But hidden away in the historic town of Żabbar is an object
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Enter Valletta in 1593. Walk With a Plague Doctor. Discover the Darker Side of Malta’s History. Looking for unusual things to do in Valletta? Step beyond Malta’s famous landmarks and enter the terrifying world of the 1592–1593 plague on Malta’s first immersive 1593 plague walking tour. The plague is back. More than four
Salvatore Diacono: The Story of The remarkable convict whose journey helped begin the story of Maltese migration to Australia Today, Malta and Australia share an extraordinary connection. Generations of Maltese families have made Australia their home, creating particularly strong communities in Sydney and Melbourne while maintaining their language, traditions, food, religion and affection for the tiny
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From the tragic girl of Għar il-Kbir to the ants that supposedly stopped the Ottomans When people hear about the Great Siege of Malta of 1565, they usually think of the Knights of St John, Grand Master Jean Parisot de Valette, Fort St Elmo, Birgu, Senglea and the vast Ottoman armada sent against Malta. But
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From Canada to Malta: The Story of the Falcon of Malta If you are Canadian and visiting Malta, you may be surprised to discover just how much of your own country’s history is hidden across these tiny Mediterranean islands. Malta is usually associated with the Knights of St John, magnificent fortified cities, the Great Siege
Witness real power struggles, betrayal, and political intrigue of Malta’s medieval nobles in Mdina.
Experience the Great Siege of Malta Through the Eyes of the People Who Lived, Fought and Died Through It The Great Siege of Malta in 1565 remains one of the most extraordinary events in Mediterranean history. For almost four months, the island became the setting for a brutal struggle between the Ottoman Empire and the
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Birgu is not merely one of Malta’s “Three Cities”; it was the beating heart of the resistance that, in 1565, halted the Ottoman Empire’s expansion in the Mediterranean. While Fort St Elmo is often remembered for its heroic sacrifice, it was in Birgu and Senglea that the fate of Malta was truly decided. Here are
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Malta Tourism Award Winner 2025 – Malta Themed Tours Why Malta Themed Tours Just Won Two Malta Tourism Awards and What It Means for Your Next Malta Experience Malta Themed Tours has won both the Tourism Worker of the Year – Tourist Guides and theTourism Worker of the Year and the Travel & Tourism Services
Malta Themed Tours Global Toursim Excellence Awards Winner Malta Themed Tours Wins Prestigious Global Tourism Excellence (GTE) Award for 2025 We’ve got news… very good news and we’re still grinning like corsairs who’ve just spotted a fat merchant ship on the horizon. Malta Themed Tours has officially been recognised with a 2025 Global Tourism Excellence
A Real Mdina Game of Thrones Walking Tour: Where Noble Families Played the Original Game of Thrones in Malta If you’re a Game of Thrones fan visiting Malta, there’s a good chance you’ve already heard that Season 1 of Game of Thrones was filmed here. You may even know that Mdina doubled as King’s
World War II Malta: 7 Explosive Facts That Prove the Island Was an Allied Weapon — Not Just the Portrayed “Victim” Search online for Malta and World War II, and you’ll usually encounter the same familiar story: A brave little island bombed relentlessly, (one of) the most bombed places on earth, hanging on by its fingernails. That story
Plague in Malta: The Island That Learned Quarantine the Hard Way Malta does sunshine like a professional. Blue sea, warm stone, church domes that look like they’ve been polished for visitors. But Malta also does something else extremely well: survival. And if you want the darkest proof of that, you don’t start with pirates or
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