https://maltatripplanner.com/stories First-hand Malta travel stories from tourists and travel bloggers. New postcards, guides and tips from across Malta and Gozo. en-gb Sat, 04 Jul 2026 04:45:44 GMT Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT 60 https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/malta-harsh-truths-survival-tips https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/malta-harsh-truths-survival-tips Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Frank Delacruz-Muscat Malta is a great trip. It is also not the trip Instagram sold you. Twelve honest, occasionally uncomfortable things I wish someone had told me before I first landed at MLA. Honest review Practical First trip Culture Survival https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/malta-vs-sicily-2026 https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/malta-vs-sicily-2026 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Beatrice Salvi Ninety kilometres of sea between them and two completely different holidays. I did both back-to-back this summer. Here is the honest side-by-side. Comparison Sicily First trip Culture Food https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/biggest-malta-travel-fail https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/biggest-malta-travel-fail Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tomas Novak I arrived in Malta in August with no accommodation booked, no working phone, and a firm belief that Google Maps would sort me out. Reader, it did not. First trip Honest review Practical Mistakes Sliema https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/malta-in-winter-off-season https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/malta-in-winter-off-season Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Aoife Kelly Nobody sends postcards from Malta in February. They should. Fifteen degrees, empty streets, half-price hotels, and Valletta as it was meant to be seen. Winter Off-season Valletta Budget Culture https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/digital-nomad-malta-2026 https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/digital-nomad-malta-2026 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Wes Delacruz Three months as a full-time remote worker in Malta on the Nomad Residence Permit. The visa is easy. The cafes are patchy. The internet is a genuine surprise. Here is the whole honest picture. Digital nomad Remote work Sliema Practical Cafes https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/malta-boat-trips-private-vs-group https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/malta-boat-trips-private-vs-group Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Captain Mario Zerafa A €25 group boat trip and a €600 private charter can technically take you to the same three beaches. Here is what you actually get for the difference, and which one is worth it for who. Boat trips Comino Gozo Comparison Practical https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/solo-traveler-malta-guide https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/solo-traveler-malta-guide Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Priyanka Rao Two weeks solo in Malta at 34. Not looking for a party, not looking for a partner, just looking for a place where I could be alone without feeling lonely. Malta delivered. Solo travel Safety Culture Wellness Sliema https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/imgiebah-secret-beaches https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/imgiebah-secret-beaches Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Julian Borg The beaches Google shows you first are Golden Bay and the Blue Lagoon. The beaches Maltese people actually go to are these. Whisper them. Beaches Hidden beaches Local picks Mellieha Gozo https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/malta-packing-list https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/malta-packing-list Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Chloe Bennett Three trips to Malta and I have finally figured out my packing list. Here it is, brutally short, based on what I actually used and what sat unused at the bottom of my suitcase. Packing Practical First trip Summer https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/malta-without-a-car-2026 https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/malta-without-a-car-2026 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Sam Okonkwo Renting a car in Malta is often a headache. In 2026 you genuinely do not need one. Here is the honest, up-to-date, tested guide to getting everywhere on buses, ferries, Bolt and your own two feet. Transport Buses Ferries Budget Practical https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/malta-with-kids-tested https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/malta-with-kids-tested Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Ashcroft Family We spent two weeks in Malta with a five-year-old, an eight-year-old and two adults who wanted to at least occasionally hear each other speak. These ten activities kept everyone (mostly) happy. Family Kids Beaches Mellieha First trip https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/game-of-thrones-filming-locations-malta https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/game-of-thrones-filming-locations-malta Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Kit Marlowe Malta has been Rome, Jerusalem, King's Landing, Braavos and a small Greek island in the last twenty years of filmmaking. Here is where to walk in those specific fictional footsteps. Film Game of Thrones Valletta Mdina Culture https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/festa-season-like-a-maltese https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/festa-season-like-a-maltese Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Rita Zammit Every summer weekend, a different village in Malta throws a four-day party for its patron saint. Here is how to actually experience one, not just photograph it from the edge. Festa Culture Local picks Food Summer https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/malta-wwii-secrets https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/malta-wwii-secrets Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Dr. Rowan Attard Malta was the most bombed place on earth in 1942. The scars are still everywhere, most of them buried under the island. Eight sites (some public, some almost forgotten) that tell the real story. History WWII Valletta Three Cities Culture https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/sunrise-hikes-malta-gozo https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/sunrise-hikes-malta-gozo Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Elin Gustafsson Malta at 5 AM is a completely different island. Nobody is on the trails, the light is impossibly soft, and you can hear the sea before you see it. Seven walks I would happily set an alarm for. Hiking Gozo Cliffs Photography Sunrise https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/snorkel-spots-no-boat https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/snorkel-spots-no-boat Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ferdi van der Berg Malta's snorkelling is world-class, and a surprising amount of it is walkable from a bus stop. Here are six shore-entry sites I have swum out from all summer, ranked by what you actually see underwater. Snorkelling Beaches Comino Gozo Wildlife https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/st-peters-pool-vs-paradise-bay https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/st-peters-pool-vs-paradise-bay Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Alessia Camilleri Two of Malta's most famous swim spots, on opposite ends of the island, in completely different leagues. After a summer of testing both, here is the honest verdict. Beaches Swimming Marsaxlokk Mellieha Comparison https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/valletta-street-food-budget https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/valletta-street-food-budget Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Milo Grech Eleven euros bought me lunch and dinner in Valletta yesterday, and I ate better than the €38 tasting-menu place I tried last week. Here is my hit list. Valletta Food Budget Street food Pastizzi https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/maltese-rabbit-debate https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/maltese-rabbit-debate Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Priya Ellul Some tourists refuse it on principle. Locals build entire evenings around it. Here is the honest case for eating fenkata in Malta, with the two recipes every Maltese grandmother argues about. Food Fenkata Culture Traditional Maltese dishes Mgarr https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/kinnie-cisk-drink-combos https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/kinnie-cisk-drink-combos Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Nikolai Frendo Kinnie and Cisk are the two most Maltese things in a glass. Here is how locals actually drink them, plus the pairings that make a summer night on this island unbeatable. Kinnie Cisk Drinks Food Local picks https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/stopped-trying-to-see-everything-malta https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/stopped-trying-to-see-everything-malta Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Helena Voss I arrived with a list of forty things. I did about twenty. By the last day I was going back to the same cafe for the third time and felt, briefly, like I had actually lived here. Slow travel First trip Honest review Culture Sliema https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/old-fort-people-still-use https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/old-fort-people-still-use Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ahmed Khalil Not a museum. Not roped off. A working fortification with dog walkers, joggers, and the occasional rusted bit of equipment still lying around. History people live around, rather than visit. History Three Cities Local picks Outdoors Honest review https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/three-languages-one-sentence https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/three-languages-one-sentence Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Yuki Tanaka English to me, Maltese to her colleague, a bit of Italian for the radio in the background. By day four I was understanding bits of conversations without trying, and the island felt twice as alive for it. Culture Language Local picks Slow travel https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/malta-feels-smaller-at-night https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/malta-feels-smaller-at-night Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Cécile Moreau Inland streets where you could suddenly hear the sea. The strange way the island seems to shrink and pull in around you once the sun goes down. Sliema Valletta Slow travel Culture Sunset https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/ta-qali-glassblowing https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/ta-qali-glassblowing Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Sigrid Larsen A small workshop at Ta' Qali Crafts Village, one man at a furnace, his wife at a counter ten metres away, and an hour of watching what an actual job looks like. Ta' Qali Crafts Local picks Culture Shopping https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/british-expats-gozo https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/british-expats-gozo Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Robin Kessler I met them in a quiet bar in Victoria. They spoke better Maltese than half the locals I had met. They told me which festas were actually worth it, and treated me like an old friend by 9 PM. Gozo Local picks Culture Honest review Slow travel https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/after-the-rain-malta https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/after-the-rain-malta Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Owen Tate Two hours of proper rain, and then steaming streets that smelled of wet limestone, wild herbs and the sea. Why you should not panic if the forecast turns. Weather Slow travel Culture Honest review https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/phone-repair-man-malta https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/phone-repair-man-malta Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Priya Iyer I dropped my phone near the sea, it stopped working, and in twenty minutes a man in a tiny shop near the harbour had it back to life and charged me almost nothing. Practical Local picks First trip Honest review https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/sunset-from-strangers-roof https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/sunset-from-strangers-roof Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Reuben Asher I asked a cafe owner if I could sit on his roof for the sunset. He said yes, brought me a glass of wine I had not ordered, and disappeared. One of the calmest evenings of my life. Sunset Local picks Slow travel Culture Mdina https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/tiny-rocky-cove-malta https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/tiny-rocky-cove-malta Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Camille Roux No sand, freezing first ten seconds, and a few hours where I genuinely did not see another human. The case for skipping the famous beaches. Swimming Beaches Off the beaten track Snorkelling Outdoors https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/mela-maltese-word https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/mela-maltese-word Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Daniel Friedman "Mela" is the most useful word in Maltese. It means everything and nothing. I started copying it on day two and now, months later, I still catch myself saying it at home. Culture Language Local picks First trip https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/blue-lagoon-reality-check https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/blue-lagoon-reality-check Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hannah Beresford Turquoise water, yes. Empty postcard cove, absolutely not. An honest account of what it actually feels like to swim at Comino's Blue Lagoon in peak season, and how to still walk away in love with it. Comino Blue Lagoon Beach First trip Honest review https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/vegetable-van-morning-routine https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/vegetable-van-morning-routine Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Marie Dupont A small white van, a man shouting tomatoes in Maltese, and how three days in a row is all it takes to feel like you have a life in a place. Food Local picks Culture Slow travel https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/malta-bus-patience https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/malta-bus-patience Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tom Sheridan A confession from someone who arrived in Malta with a tight schedule and left with a much looser relationship to time. Here is what the buses actually taught me, plus the things I wish I had known on day one. Transportation First trip Honest review Malta Travel tips https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/gozo-brass-band-rehearsal https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/gozo-brass-band-rehearsal Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Eleanor Hayes Music drifting out of an open shutter in a quiet village on a Tuesday evening, and the small Maltese miracle of being waved inside to sit at the back. Gozo Music Culture Local picks Festas https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/hagar-qim-sunrise https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/hagar-qim-sunrise Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Elena Kovacs Most visitors see Malta's prehistoric temples at midday with a tour group. I went alone at 5:30 AM. The light, the silence, and a small dog were entirely unexpected. History Hagar Qim Photography Off the beaten path Culture https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/popeye-village-rainy-day https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/popeye-village-rainy-day Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Sasha Petrova Everyone tells you to go in sunshine. I went in pouring rain, almost alone, and ended up sitting inside one of the original film sets while a member of staff explained which bits Robin Williams actually walked on. Popeye Village Mellieha Honest review Family Off-season https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/daily-pastizzi-habit https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/daily-pastizzi-habit Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Priya Anand A two-week confession about Malta's flakiest, cheapest, most addictive breakfast. A guide to where to get the best pastizzi, what to order, and why the pea ones win in the end. Food Pastizzi Local picks Budget Valletta https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/victoria-lines-walk https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/victoria-lines-walk Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tomasz Wozniak I went out for a quiet hike along the old British defensive wall and ended up letting two seventy-something Maltese men with terriers set my pace for the afternoon. Victoria Lines Hiking History Local picks Outdoors https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/dingli-cliffs-small-island https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/dingli-cliffs-small-island Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Calum Ferguson A windy afternoon on Malta's highest cliffs, with Gozo on the horizon, Filfla below, and the slow, slightly humbling realisation that you can see most of a country from a single field. Dingli Nature Walking Sunset Photography https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/imqaret-tasted-like-my-nan https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/imqaret-tasted-like-my-nan Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Aoife Brennan A warm date pastry from a stall near the harbour, eaten standing up, and a memory of a kitchen in Limerick I had not thought about in years. Food Valletta Local picks Culture https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/three-cities-quieter-cousin https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/three-cities-quieter-cousin Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Yann Bertrand Just across the Grand Harbour from Valletta, Birgu, Senglea and Cospicua have the same golden limestone, half the crowds and twice the everyday life. A long, slightly biased love letter. Three Cities Birgu Senglea Cospicua Off the beaten path History https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/valletta-church-domes https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/valletta-church-domes Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT James Okafor I do not go to church at home. In Malta I could not stop counting the domes. From one rooftop in Valletta I counted twelve, and by the end of the week the bells had become the thing I missed most. Valletta Architecture History Culture Photography https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/kinnie-addiction https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/kinnie-addiction Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Sofia Maes A bitter orange soft drink that splits opinion on first sip and ends up replacing every other cold drink on your trip. An honest love letter to Malta's national fizzy drink. Kinnie Food & Drink Local picks Culture Malta https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/driving-on-the-left-malta https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/driving-on-the-left-malta Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Sofie Andersen Day one: pulling over every time a bus came. Day four: casually beeping at a van blocking the road in Mosta. A short, honest diary of learning to drive in Malta when you are not used to the left. Driving Practical First trip Honest review https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/maltese-hospitality-village https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/maltese-hospitality-village Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Marcus Pritchard An accidental detour into the village of Qrendi, a festa I had no business being at, and a long table of strangers who refused to let me eat alone. A true story about Maltese hospitality. Culture Festa Off the beaten path Maltese people Slow travel https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/blue-grotto-seasickness https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/blue-grotto-seasickness Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Marco Bellini I get seasick on a pedalo. I still went into the Blue Grotto. Here is what those ten minutes inside the cave did to me, and whether you should go if your stomach is anything like mine. Blue Grotto Boat trips Honest review First trip https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/rocky-coast-snorkelling https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/rocky-coast-snorkelling Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ines Almeida Skip the busy sandy beaches and clamber down to Malta's stone shorelines. The water is clearer, the fish are bolder, and the underwater world is almost yours alone. Snorkelling Beach Off the beaten path Sea Nature https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/marsaxlokk-fish-market-at-dawn https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/marsaxlokk-fish-market-at-dawn Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hannah Pierce Getting to Marsaxlokk before the tourist coaches arrive changes everything. Crates, shouting, free coffee, and the first time on the trip I stopped feeling like a visitor. Marsaxlokk Food Local picks Photography First trip https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/paceville-night https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/paceville-night Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Jakub Nowak One sleepy island, one extremely awake square mile. An honest report from a night in Malta's main nightlife district and how to do it without hating yourself the next morning. Paceville Nightlife St Julian's Honest review First trip https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/strait-street-after-dark https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/strait-street-after-dark Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Theo Calleja Valletta's old "Gut" was a notorious sailors' strip a generation ago. Today it's the spine of the city's nightlife, but only a handful of bars on it still feel properly local. Here are seven I keep coming back to. Nightlife Valletta Bars Local picks Strait Street https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/malta-cocktail-bars https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/malta-cocktail-bars Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Lara Hutchins Forget the crowded waterfront bars. I spent two summers digging up Malta's real gems: seven hidden, local-approved cocktail havens with serious character and even more serious drinks. Cocktails Nightlife Valletta Gozo Local picks https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/real-valletta-nightlife https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/real-valletta-nightlife Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Nadia Borg Paceville is for stags. The cruise-ship bars on the waterfront are for cruise ships. If you want to actually drink with Maltese people in Valletta, here are nine bars where the locals outnumber the tourists every night of the week. Nightlife Valletta Bars Local picks https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/beyond-blue-lagoon-swimming-spots https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/beyond-blue-lagoon-swimming-spots Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Marco Vella The Blue Lagoon is gorgeous, crowded and, by August, basically a floating car park. Here are eight quieter swimming spots around Comino and Gozo where you'll still find that same impossible blue, without the queue for a sun lounger. Comino Gozo Swimming Beaches Hidden gems https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/malta-signature-cocktails https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/malta-signature-cocktails Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Marco Ferraro Malta's unique ingredients, from prickly pear to Kinnie, are inspiring a new wave of mixologists. Join me on a tour of nine essential Maltese cocktails. Cocktails Food & Drink Local ingredients https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/malta-prehistoric-temples https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/malta-prehistoric-temples Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Dr. Elena Bartolo The Maltese megalithic temples are older than the pyramids. Older than Stonehenge. Older than almost anything else humans built that is still standing. Here are five you can actually visit, and what to look for when you do. History Culture Gozo Malta Temples UNESCO https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/mdina-at-dusk https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/mdina-at-dusk Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Sofia Mifsud By 5 PM the tour buses are gone, the souvenir shops close their shutters, and Mdina becomes what it actually is: a 4,000-year-old walled town where about 290 people still live. Here is how to enjoy it once the daytime crowd has filed out. Mdina Culture History Walking Sunset https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/maltese-food-guide https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/maltese-food-guide Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Priya Anand Forget everything you thought you knew about Mediterranean food. Malta's culinary scene is a revelation, a vibrant fusion of history and unbeatable flavor that will challenge your taste buds in the best way possible. Food Maltese cuisine Mediterranean Local picks https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/hidden-rooftop-bars-malta https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/hidden-rooftop-bars-malta Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Julian Camilleri Everyone finds the obvious hotel rooftops. The good ones are tucked above townhouse shops in Valletta, in converted boathouses in Gozo, and behind unmarked doors in Sliema. Here are eight worth climbing the stairs for. Nightlife Bars Valletta Sliema Gozo Rooftops https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/why-go-to-a-maltese-festa https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/why-go-to-a-maltese-festa Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Father Anton Spiteri A Maltese village festa is part religious procession, part fireworks competition, part block party, part brass-band stand-off. If your Malta trip lands on a festa weekend, change your plans and go. Here is what to expect and why it matters. Festivals Culture Summer Local picks Festa https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/traditional-maltese-dishes https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/traditional-maltese-dishes Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Aoife Brennan From bustling markets to intimate family kitchens, discover the authentic flavors of Malta with Aoife Brennan who learned to cook traditional dishes from a Maltese nanna. Food Fenkata Pastizzi Local life Markets https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/what-no-one-tells-you-festas https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/what-no-one-tells-you-festas Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Roberta Grech The fireworks photos are amazing. What the photos don't tell you: how early to arrive, why the church matters, what the two band clubs are actually fighting about, and why you'll smell of gunpowder for three days. A practical inside guide. Festivals Culture Summer Practical tips Festa https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/real-maltese-festa-guide https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/real-maltese-festa-guide Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Daniel Zammit Cruise ship "Maltese folklore evenings" are not a festa. Hotel-arranged feast tours are not a festa. The real thing happens in a village square, after dark, with a brass band, ten thousand neighbours and enough fireworks to register on a seismograph. Here is how to find it. Festivals Culture Summer Festa Local picks https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/hidden-beaches-malta https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/hidden-beaches-malta Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Theo Lindqvist Most visitors stick to the same crowded stretches of sand. But I'm going to let you in on Malta's best-kept secrets: eight breathtaking, secluded beaches reachable if you know how, when, and where to look. Beaches Hidden gems Gozo Swimming Off the beaten path https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/falling-in-love-with-malta https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/falling-in-love-with-malta Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Kate Lindholm I came to Malta for a long weekend. I ended up moving here. This is a love letter to an island that almost everyone underestimates, including, six years ago, me. Love letter Culture Slow travel Personal Malta https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/crystal-lagoon-comino https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/crystal-lagoon-comino Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Jamal Okonkwo I went to Comino looking for an empty Blue Lagoon, and instead found something even better: the sparkling, serene, and almost entirely deserted Crystal Lagoon. You can too. Comino Crystal Lagoon Hidden gems Snorkelling https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/malta-ancient-temples https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/malta-ancient-temples Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Dr Eleanor Whitfield Malta's megalithic temples are a marvel, predating Egypt's pyramids and Stonehenge. Join me on a journey through 5,600 years of astonishing human history at seven UNESCO World Heritage sites you absolutely must experience. History UNESCO Temples Megalithic Culture https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/valletta-nightlife https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/valletta-nightlife Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Sofia Caruana As the day-trippers depart, Valletta transforms. Discover the magic of Malta's capital under a canopy of stars, from secret gardens to jazz-filled alleys and ancient fortifications. Valletta Nightlife Evening Culture Walks https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/malta-travel-tips https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/malta-travel-tips Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hannah Reyes I've sent hundreds of travelers to Malta, but on my first trip, I totally messed it up. Learn from my rookie mistakes and plan your perfect, crowd-free Maltese adventure. Tips First trip Practical Planning https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/two-weeks-in-malta https://maltatripplanner.com/stories/two-weeks-in-malta Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ben Carter I went to Malta expecting just another European island. 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