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Please see On arrival at Valetta Airport transfer to the the enclosed e-ticket for more information or visit; Waterfront Hotel, approximately 30 minutes. www.easyjet.com Special Requests Please check that the details on your If you have not already done so, please notify documentation are accurate and that all names Travel Editions of any special requests as soon as are spelt correctly and match the names on your possible to allow sufficient time to make the passport. Your flight ticket is non-transferable and necessary arrangements. non-refundable. No refund can be given for non- used portions. Accommodation Waterfront Hotel, Sliema extremely popular, and many Maltese families This comfortable, modern 4-star hotel is decorated raise their own. Meals are large and served in a Mediterranean style and has a first-class communally – the famous baked pasta pie location on Sliema’s seafront promenade where timpana generally feeds a small army of people. A you can find restaurants, shops and other facilities famous Maltese dip is bigilla, made from dried all within easy walking distance. Hotel facilities broad beans cooked and mashed with garlic, hot include a restaurant, with a menu ‘influenced by pepper and anchovies and eaten with crusty the rich cultures of Southern Italy, North Africa bread. Also made with crusty bread is the national and the Levant that have forged the Maltese snack of Malta, hobz biz-zejt, which translates as cuisine throughout history’, a lobby bar that also "bread with oil". Thick slices of bread are spread offers a light menu throughout the day, and a with the beloved sweetish tomato paste called rooftop terrace, perfect for an evening cocktail. kunserva and topped with capers, olives, garlic, There is a heated indoor pool, fitness centre and a black pepper and a drizzle of olive oil. Sometimes variety of spa treatments are available at an extra tuna or anchovies are added. Maltese cheese is charge. The standard rooms enjoy a stylish, simple and homemade – the soft fresh cheese modern design with facilities including, wi-fi, called gbejniet is eaten during a meal or with fresh wardrobe, dressing table and chair, television, figs or grapes to finish. An aged version comes telephone, tea and coffee making facilities, safe, plain or rolled in fine black pepper and is eaten as minibar, hairdryer and ensuite bathroom. a snack – both have a sweet slightly nutty taste. Staying at the Waterfront makes it very easy to Maltese sweets also show many of the influences catch the ferry across the harbour to Valletta, the of other countries. The Arab influence is seen in capital of Malta, which is abundantly rich in sites biscuits stuffed with a date mixture and the to see and explore. English bread and butter pudding is a more solid For more information, please visit: chocolate version in Malta, eaten hot or cold. Fruit https://waterfronthotelmalta.com/ served chilled is always part of a dessert spread – typically stone fruit, figs, melons, pears, grapes, citrus or pomegranates. Dining For more information, please visit: https://nomadparadise.com/maltese-food/ The history of Malta is deeply rooted in its geographical location. An archipelago of seven islands in the middle of the Mediterranean, Malta Maltese Beverages stands at the crossroads of Europe, Africa and the Malta is famed for its locally made alcoholic and Middle East and Maltese cuisine reflects this non-alcoholic drinks and have been producing diversity, in a vibrant and enticing dining scene. wine and brewing beer for centuries with some of There have been many influences on Maltese food these achieving prestigious International Awards. as different nation have visited or invaded the Apart from wine and beer, Malta is also famous for island with the Italian influence probably the its own liqueurs such as Lumicetta ta’ Mari, a strongest. Ravioli and macaroni are popular but lemon infused liqueur, Bajtrija, made from the made in the Maltese way, with the ravioli stuffed juicy part of prickly pears, and Hanini Digestiv, an with ricotta cheese and generally larger than the after-dinner liqueur made with carobs, caramel Italian variety and cooked to a softer texture. and aromatic herbs. Signature food of the island tends to be rustic ‘peasant’ style cuisine, using vegetables in season, Meals included in the holiday: homemade cheeses, that emanate Mediterranean Breakfast daily and four dinners at the hotel. flavour and freshness. One of the famous meat dishes is bragioli, or beef olives, a rolled stuffed piece of meat cooked slowly. Rabbit is also Destination Malta evidence of the first humans on the island. The The Republic of Malta is situated in cave is older than the Pyramids and Stonehenge. the Mediterranean Sea, about 93 km south of For more information, visit: Sicily and 288 km east of Tunisia. Archaeological https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/the-magic-and- mystery-of-ghar-dalam.830722 records show that Malta's history dates to ancient times and is one of the world's oldest civilizations. Early in its history, Malta became an important Ħaġar Qim Temple trading settlement because of its central location The Temple of Ħaġar Qim stands on a hilltop in the Mediterranean, the Phoenicians, and later overlooking the sea and the islet of Fifla. At the the Carthaginians, built forts on the island. In 218 bottom of the hill, only 500m away, one finds the BC, Malta became a part of the Roman Empire. remarkable temples of Mnajdra. Both sites are The island remained as such until 533 AD when it included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. became a part of the Byzantine Empire. In 870 AD, 18th and 19th century paintings, which feature control of Malta passed to the Arabs, who this temple. show that Ħaġar Qim was never remained on the island until 1090 when they were completely buried as the tallest stones remained driven out by a band of Norman adventurers. This exposed. First excavated in 1839, the remains led to it becoming a part of Sicily for over 400 suggest a date between 3800 – 2200 BC; a period years, during which time it was sold to several known as the Ġgantija phase in Maltese feudal lords from lands that would eventually prehistory. The site consists of a central building belong to Germany, France, and Spain. In 1530, and the remains of at least two more structures. the Knights of St John were granted rule over the The large forecourt and the monumental facade of Maltese islands and had control for over 250 the central structure follow the pattern typical of years. In 1565 the Ottomans arrived but the Maltese Prehistoric Temples. Along the external Knights defeated them and held on, but the power wall, one may find some of the largest megaliths of the Knights eventually declined with Malta used in the building of these structures, such as a surrendering to Napoleon in 1798. In 1800, with 5.2m high stone and a huge megalith estimated to the support of the British, the French were forced weigh close to 20 tonnes. out of the islands and in 1814 Malta became a part of the British Empire.