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Malta; CATHOLIC COUNTRY
Topic Started: Sunday, 17. June 2012, 00:06 (289 Views)
CARLO
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I am visitng Catholic Malta for the first time this Summer.

I'd be grateful for any 'must visits' and 'don't bothers' !!

Pax

CARLO

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Penfold
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Don't bother with the Captain Morgan cruises around the Island but a cruise around Grand Harbour is really worth while.
Mdina is wonderful and well worth a visit. I also recommend you take a trip over to Gozo and stay overnight if you can. I have had several great holidays in Malta.
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OsullivanB

St John's co-Cathedral is unmissable. I suggest you allow plenty of time to go round it with the excellent audioguide. Annexed to the church are two superb Caravaggios and in another room a wonderful collection of illuminated choral books.
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Chris
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The place is steeped in medieval history, and there are many sites linked to the Order of Malta and the Great Siege in 1565. Interesting that is, only if you're a history nut like me... :study:
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Gerard

You will like the Mosta Rotunda - a must.

Have a great holiday Carlo.

Gerry
"The institutional and charismatic aspects are quasi coessential to the Church's constitution" (Pope John Paul II, 1998).
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Mairtin
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We had a couple of very enjoyable holidays in Malta some years ago, both times we stayed in Mellieha Bay. We used to go to Mass in this church which is worth visiting if you happen to be in the area (but not worth making a special trip for as Samuel Johnston once famously remarked about the Giants Causeway :grin: ) It is (or was in our time there) a really old fashioned church which I think would be very much to your liking.

The nicest thing I found about Malta was the people there, really warm and friendly.
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Mairtin
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You might find this site useful

http://www.visitmalta.com/churches-and-religious-sites
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KatyA

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Sunday, 17. June 2012, 10:17

The nicest thing I found about Malta was the people there, really warm and friendly.
I agree wholeheartedly. Unfortunately we visited in August and it really was too hot to do a lot of sightseeing, so we really need to go back again :)
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Angus Toanimo
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The best person to ask about Malta Carlo, is Em. Why not drop him a line via email?
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paul

I have just returned from 2 weeks hols in |Malta. My last visit was 40 yrs ago. A lot has changed, no sign of any recession. A tremendous amount of infrastructure building works going on with new roads etc courtesy of the european union. The cathedral in valleta costs 5 euros to enter. Well worth a visit as is the little church dedicated to St Paul. Gozo seemed less afluent but lots of churches to see.
Hope you enjoy your visit.
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CARLO
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:smiley:

Thanks everyone for this great response!

I am not going for some weeks yet so please post more information if you want.

Grazi! (Maltese)
Thanks


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Derekap
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My wife and I visited Malta about 12 years ago. It was then a bus fan's paradise, hardly two alike. I am almost certain I probably travelled on one in England because it still had the distinctive fleet number above the dashboard. Also the dashboards were religious shrines except one who had personal photographs instead. One had a tiny bird in an equally tiny cage. Many of them had music to entertain us. Many of them used to be owned by the drivers, particularly in Gozo and the service there was subject to the inclination of the driver. I suspect, however, that the Maltese Govenment has made changes

However, there didn't seem to be any friendliness between drivers and the local people who must have seen each other very often

Many years ago a non-Catholic stationed in Malta said a bus driver came to difficult situation, made the Sign of the Cross and drove through without an accident.
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paul

The buses have changed (some bendy-buses), the drivers have not. Still recless and not an enjoyable experience. You can purchase a 5 day bus ticket which is cheaper than paying daily. Full of oap brits, like me!
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CARLO
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Having just returned from a wonderful week in Malta despite temperatures that hovered around 40c I'd like to thank everyone for their suggestions and advice. I visited pretty well all the places and Churches mentioned and had a great time. The people were delightful.

I can tell you that the yellow buses are no more as Arriva (yes Arriva!) have won the bus contract and their modern air conditioned buses are everywhere. The standard of driving was better than mine so I can't complain!

I really would have to be picky to criticise anything about Malta and I would strongly recommend a visit to anyone who has not been there. Perhaps not in August if you can't handle fierce heat!

Thanks again!

Grazi

CARLO

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tomais

We too have just returned from a visit to Malta. Yes the malts people are friendly,hotel staff excellent. Temperature too high,but there was nothing at all we could co about that.
Mass in our hotel was at 12-in the hotel ballroom.
Buses with 12 euro weekly ticket very good once the map etc worked out,
Malta Times,( 70 cents) provides good coverage of UK news too.
A Catholic country? With dissent.
The Arabic influence has almost vanished-coincidence with funeral of Don Mintoff.
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