Malta Explorer

Magazine

Longer editorial pieces on the Maltese archipelago: arguments and observations that did not fit in the practical guides.

A Gozo converted farmhouse with a small private pool, limestone walls, and the green agricultural countryside stretching toward the western cliffs

Gozo

The case for Gozo: why split the trip 50/50, not 80/20

The single most common Malta-trip mistake is treating Gozo as a daytrip. The argument for three nights on the smaller island, with the farmhouse stay, the slower clock and the second cultural layer.
A traditional Maltese kitchen interior with rustic wooden tables, sourdough bread baskets, and the smell of slow-cooked rabbit

food

Eating beyond pastizzi: where locals actually eat in Malta

Three meals you will not find in the guidebooks. The Friday lunch at a working farmhouse, the fenek place that does not advertise, the Marsaxlokk weekday boats.
The Mdina Gate, used as the King's Landing entrance in Game of Thrones season 1, with afternoon light on the limestone facade

film

Malta on film: Game of Thrones, Gladiator, Troy and what is actually visible

Why this small country is one of the most-filmed locations in Europe. The major productions, the visible sites, and the locations that have been altered beyond recognition.
Valletta on a clear December morning, the limestone facades catching low sun, the bastions empty of tourists

off-season travel

Malta year round: the argument for the off-season

Why November to March is the underrated way to see the archipelago. Cool walking weather, empty cathedrals, half the prices, and a country running to its own clock.
The Ta' Hagrat temple remains in Mgarr, north Malta, with limestone uprights visible against a quiet rural setting

archaeology

The Maltese temples nobody visits: Ta' Ħaġrat, Skorba and Borġ in-Nadur

The three lesser-known megalithic sites that most travellers skip. The case for going, what to see, and what the archaeology adds beyond Hagar Qim and Ggantija.