MALTA PRESENTATION

PRESENTATION

MALTA

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what do you know about malta?

Malta is an archipelago located in the Mediterranean.. The country has two official languages, Maltese and English. Only the three largest islands, namely Malta, Gozo and Comino are inhabited; the demographic density is 1,376 inhabitants for km², the highest in the entire European Union and one of the highest in the world. The Maltese represent 95% of the population while, among the minorities, the largest is the English.

MONUMENTS

The Tritons’ Fountain is a fountain located just outside the City Gate of Valletta. It consists of three bronze Tritons holding up a large basin, balanced on a concentric base built out of concrete and clad in travertine slabs. The fountain is one of Malta's most important Modernist landmarks.

The Basilica Sanctuary is commonly known as Rotunda of Mosta or Dome of Mosta, is a Roman Catholic parish church and basilica. It was built between 1833 and 1860 on neoclassical designs by George Grognet de Vassé.

Fort St Elmo is a fortress found on the northern tip of Valletta. It takes its name from Sant'Elmo, patron saint of sailors and divides the Porto Grande from the port of Marsamuscetto and commands the entrances of both ports together with Forte Tigné and Forte Ricasoli.

FAMOUS FOOD

MALTESE RABBIT

Pastizzi

TIMPANA

IMQARET

Pastizzi: Malta's most famous food is pastizzi. This kind of pie stuffed with cheese or peas

Timpana:These are giant macaroni stuffed with minced meat, tomato and curd cheese. The Maltese eat it as an aperitif.

Imqaret: the Maltese dessert par excellence is imqaret. This fried cake filled with dates is a delight

Maltese rabbit: Rabbit or hare stew accompanied by peas, carrots, tomato and other vegetables.

THE STORY OF MALTA

The islands of the Malta archipelago were already inhabited in the Neolithic, as revealed by the numerous remains found during archaeological excavations. Among the treasures of the past we remember the temples of Tarxien, Gigantjia and Hagar Qim, as well as the hypogeum of Saflieni. On 1 May 2004 Malta joined the European Union and since 2008 the currency in circulation is the Euro.

The 3 islands

comino

malta

gozo

Comino is one of the islands of the Calipsee archipelago; It is located in the Gozo Channel, between the islands of Malta and Gozo in the Mediterranean Sea.

The island of Malta is the largest of the islands that make up the archipelago of the Calipsee Islands and the Republic of Malta, belonging to the Italian geographical region.

Gozo is the second largest island in the Maltese Islands archipelago. The island of Gozo from an administrative point of view constitutes, together with Comino and smaller islets, the Region of Gozo.

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