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In our previous blog post, we recommended visiting a Maltese Village Festa during the summer months. We thought that we would publish a blog post that features the Village Festa, and all they have to offer. In Malta the "Festa Season" starts from the end of May and goes on throughout the Summer months until the end of September. There are a few exceptions of feasts that take place earlier or later on in the year, for example the feast of St. Paul's Shipwreck that takes place on the 10th February every year. Every village has at least one patron saint, with some even having two or three, and it is these patron saints that are celebrated during these feasts. A village feast takes place over an extended weekend, and each feast has it's own annual allocated weekend. In the week before the feast, the respective village will decorate the streets with statues raised on wooden columns, as well as with festoons and banners, all dedicated to their patron saints. The p...

During the Summer months, Malta's events calendar becomes jam packed with all sorts of events, from cultural events, to live concerts, and various themed festivals.  We have compiled a list of some of our favourite events 1. A Village Festa - Every weekend in Summer From the end of May, right through to the middle of September, every town or village in Malta will at some point celebrate the feast of its patron saint or other saints revered in different churches. The streets of the village are decorated with banners, papier mache statues raised on wooden column and festoons are hung along the streets. A typical Maltese festa lasts for 3 days (some even last a bit longer too), and on any of these evenings the streets of the town or village are busy with hundreds of people celebrating! Stands selling traditional Maltese food and sweet delicacies will be scattered around the village square.  If you would like to check which feasts are on during your holiday, you can c...

The Malta Tourism Authority (MTA), in collaboration with the National Commission for Persons with a Disability (KNPD) and the Ministry of Tourism, have recently unveiled new measures to make sure that everyone can enjoy a a day at the beach in Malta. At Mellieha Bay (Ghadira), special walkways have been erected leading from the roadside pavement, down purposely-constructed ramps all the way to the sea. After receiving positive feedback about these ramps, the MTA said that they will be looking into adding similar ones at other coastal locations around the Maltese Islands. These ramps and walkways are not only of benefit to people with permanent disabilities, but also to seniors and families with pushchairs or strollers. The MTA has also invested in 10 special wheelchairs, which can be pulled over sand and can also enter into the water. All major sandy beaches will have at least one of these available, giving people with disabilities or elderly people easier access to the sea. In ...