Home > Travel > Destination International >

Other locations...

Newest Review: ... square known as Independence Square. This square is the commercial centre of the island during the day and during the evenings it is full of both locals and tourists sitting outside the little bars and cafes; it has an open-air market, numerous shops and tiny bars and it is the heart of the city. In the centre of Independence Square stands a World War II monument and on one side of the square is St. James church which was built in the mid 1700’s and on the other side of the square you find a rounded building also dating from the mid 1700’s, which is an information office. Behind Independence Square there are a number of pic... more

Read Reviews for Other locations...

Other locations...: One Small City - Two Names - A Great Place To Visit (646 words)
by - written on 22/10/01 (Very useful, 94 readings)
Rating:

Victoria, also know as Rabat, is the capital city of the second largest of the Maltese Islands, Gozo. Unfortunately most people who visit Gozo on a day trip from Malta do not visit Victoria, they drive through it on their way to the local beauty spots. Victoria is a city full of narrow streets with old houses that have typical Mediterranean style balconies adorned with brightly coloured flowers and it is dominated by the Citadel built high on a cliff with magnificent views. The city is more commonly known as Rabat, which is its Arabic name, but in 1897 the British renamed it Victoria in honour of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee and most signposts on Gozo ... Read the complete review

Malta, Golden Bay: just when you thought it was safe to go b ... (345 words)
by - written on 29/10/00 (Useful, 79 readings)
Rating:

We spent two weeks in early October visiting Malta. As my husband and myself both like swimming and snorkeling we decided to visit Golden Bay for this purpose. Golden Bay sounds a delightful name. It is a nice stretch of sandy beach and even in October was busy with sunbathers, people playing beach games, swimming etc. It is situated on Malta's west coast. Whilst I was sunbathing, my husband went for a walk along the beach. He saw a man's body being recovered from the sea (brought ashore by someone on a jet ski). Although they worked very hard to revive the man, he was clearly dead. My husband found out that someone else had been pulled out ... Read the complete review