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The Maltese Week / 5 – On the Streets of Valletta

The first thing that strikes the visitor after walking away from the central bus station towards the city are the walls. Valletta is located on a rocky peninsula and is protected by maybe the most impressive fortified walls that I … Continue reading

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The Maltese Week / 4 – Roads and Buses

Somebody should write once a history of the railroads in the British Empire. All were ambitious projects, designed as a replica of the network that was built as the infrastructure of the industrial revolution in the British islands. The stations … Continue reading

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The Maltese Week /3 – History and Religion

The future episodes will talk a lot about history and about religion, and in many cases about both. The minuscule island at the crossroads of the Mediterranean offers on a very limited surface one of the richer collections of historical … Continue reading

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The Maltese Week /2 – Economy and Tourist Guides

It was not easy to prepare this trip. I usually try to read as much as I can from the Internet, and also buy at least one good tourist guide (green Michelin if possible) if not more than one. No … Continue reading

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The Maltese Week /1 – First Impressions

Malta is a place one must go for a vacation. There are numerous things to visit and experience, and one week is barely enough to see the majority of them, as you will see from my stories to follow. There … Continue reading

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