The Republic of Malta is an archipelago located in southern Italy, in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, Tunisia is located on the east and Libya to the north.
This island nation due to its strategic location has been disputed between different powers throughout the centuries. Since 2004 he is member of the European Union. The capital is Valletta.
The island of Malta is the largest and most important of the Maltese archipelago, Gozo and Comino are next in importance and are the only three inhabited islands. Its coasts have plenty of bays that provide good harbors. It also has other smaller islands and islets of Filfla and Cominotto, as well as the islands of San Pablo. A feature of the terrain are the low hills with terraced fields.
Its highest point is Mount Ta’Dmejrek. Its climate is temperate Mediterranean, winters are rainy and poorly marked, the summers hot and dry. There are only two seasons, making it attractive for tourism, especially in the summer months.
Malta also has the following rocks: Barbaganni Rock, Rock Fessej the Fungus Rica, the Rock Ghallis, the Rocks (Big and Small) Blue Lagoon, the Rock and Rock Hall Xrob l-Ghagin. Malta reflected in their culture influences from various countries, especially Italy and Britain. In the San Juan Cathedral, built in 1577, we see the painting “The Beheading of Saint John”, Caravaggio, who lived on the island a few months finishing expelled on charges of murder.
In the old Palace of the Grand Master the Armory, which houses the seat of government may appreciate more than 5,000 frames of the Order of Malta. The Museum of Fine Arts in Valletta, as the Museum of Archaeology, Fort St Elmo and the Museum of the Inquisition. The turbulent past of small islands is revealed in The Maritime Museum and the Great Siege of 1565.
The National War Museum and the Refuge of the Second World War have information on these more recent conflicts. In the town of St. Julian’s, restaurants, nightclubs and discos are open until late at night. Most of the prehistoric temples of Malta, considered World Heritage by UNESCO, can be appreciated in Gozo.
