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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Malta American history: America’s Hidden Footsteps in Malta: The Questions My U.S. Guests Always Ask Quick, Clear Answers from a Maltese Guide Who Knows Where America Shows Up on This Island If you’re visiting Malta from the United States, there’s a moment that almost always catches you off guard. It usually happens halfway through a
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5 Powerful Places in Malta Every United Kingdom Visitor Should Experience You know how some holidays feel “foreign,” and some feel strangely familiar? Malta is the rare one that manages both. One minute you’re wandering a medieval harbour city; the next you’re spotting British military footprints, royal links, and the kind of Victorian engineering that
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5 Powerful Places in Malta Every American Visitor Should Experience Malta may be small — smaller than most American cities — but its connection to the United States is surprisingly deep. From World War II strategy rooms to Cold War diplomacy, from the American President’s jeep to the very origins of American liberty, Malta has
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American history in Malta: 7 Surprising USA–Malta Connections Every American Traveller Should Know If you’re an American planning a trip to Malta, you might be expecting ancient temples, blue seas, and medieval cities. What often comes as a genuine surprise is this: Malta and the United States share a deep, centuries-old history — long before
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The clock tower of Senglea was once the blood soaked Fort St Michael during the Great Siege 10 facts about the Great Siege of Malta (1565) The Great Siege of Malta (1565) stands as one of the most extraordinary defensive battles in European history. For four brutal months, the Knights of St John and
Great Siege of Malta (1565): Facts, Timeline & Why It Changed History The Great Siege of Malta (1565) stands as one of the most extraordinary defensive battles in European history. For four brutal months, the Knights of St John and the people of Malta resisted the full force of the Ottoman Empire and in
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Pirates, Corsairs & Malta’s Dark Maritime Past Why Malta Themed Tours Is the #1 Choice for Maritime History Tours and Pirate walks in Malta When most people hear “pirates,” they imagine the Caribbean: parrots, rum, striped shirts, and theatrical nonsense. Fun, sure — but historically laughable. The truth is far more interesting, and far closer
Top 7 Dark History Sites to Visit in Malta Dark Tours in Malta: Catacombs, Corsairs and the Island’s Deliciously Sinister Side Malta sells itself like a honey-drenched postcard: sunshine, sea, and enough golden limestone to make you squint artistically. Lovely. But if you’re searching for dark sites to visit and dark tours in Malta, you
7 Popular “Facts” About the Great Siege of Malta That Are Simply Not True The Great Siege of Malta (1565) is one of the most written-about events in Mediterranean history — and also one of the most misunderstood. Over time, dramatic stories, half-truths, and outright inventions have been repeated so often that they are now
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A Piece of Malta in the Heart of London: A Maltese Guide’s Visit to the Malta WW2 Memorial If you’re a UK traveller researching Malta, its wartime history, or looking for meaningful things to do in Malta beyond beaches, you might be surprised to learn that part of the island’s story is hidden in plain
A Maltese Tour Guide traces a 400-year-old bronze cannon from London to the Mediterranean and back again — revealing the deep and often overlooked bond between Malta and Britain. When Maltese Themed Tours cultural guide Giacomo Muscat travelled to London in April 2025, he wasn’t there for a short break from Malta’s limestone and tour
