The Island of Malta region:
Megaliths, medieval dungeons and Calypso's Cave – The Maltese Islands are positively mythic. The narrow meandering streets of their towns and villages are crowded with Renaissance cathedrals and Baroque palaces. As the countryside is dotted with the oldest known human structures in the world, the Islands have rightly been described as an open-air museum.
The Maltese archipelago lies virtually at the centre of the Mediterranean.
With superbly sunny weather, expansive beaches, a thriving nightlife and 7,000 years of intriguing history, there is a great deal to see and do. With a little help from any guidebook, captivating places of interest are immediately identified – the world famous Hypogeum selected as a place of World Heritage by UNESCO, prehistoric temples and grand palaces are but a few.
True to the melting pot of cultural influences, the national languages are English and Maltese.
How to get there:
Brithish Jet and RyanAir fly to Malta on low cost daily flights from the UK and Ireland. Malta's national airline, Air Malta have numerous scheduled flights daily from Heathrow and Gatwick besides several other frequent flights from several UK airports, like Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow. Airmalta has scheduled flights from practically every country in the EU.
The Maltese Islands are not very large, which makes getting around relatively trouble-free.
The public bus service on Malta and Gozo is a good way to get around as buses serve the major tourist areas, go practically everywhere and are cheap and efficient. The cost of a bus route ranges from €0.35 to €0.58 and the longest bus journey takes about fifty minutes; the average ride is between twenty and thirty minutes
A regular ferry service links Malta to Gozo, taking about 20 minutes each way. A sea plane service links Grand Harbour in Valletta to Mgarr Harbour in Gozo.
Golf:
Extract from Royal Malta golf club Website:
'The Royal Malta Golf Club is a private Members' Club founded in 1888. The club has seen many changes since its inception, when it was primarily set up as a facility for British servicemen stationed in Malta. Whilst essentially a members club we always try to give a warm welcome to all visitors who share our love of the game.
We have invested heavily in the golf course over recent years and feel that our 'product' is coming together nicely with the next project to be undertaken by the Board of Management likely to be a refurbishment of our club house.
Whether you are planning a visit to Malta or are already a member of the RMGC, I hope you will find the web site of interest and it will expand further over the coming year so keep coming back.'
Other Activities:
Nightlife, dining out, bars & pubs, karaoke
