It lies in the middle of the Mediterranean, 90 km south of Sicily and consists of three islands: Malta, Gozo and Comino. It’s inhabited with over 500,000 residents and it hosts over 1.5 million visitors every season.

Malta is the largest island of the three. It’s the cultural, commercial and administrative centre. Gozo is the second largest and it’s more rural, characterised by fishing, tourism, crafts and agriculture. Comino is a small island situated in between Malta and Gozo. It’s an attractive touristic destination but mainly uninhabited.

The islands are only a few kilometers apart, meaning you can easily pay a visit with a short ferry/boat ride.

With beautiful coastline, thriving nightlife and 7,000 years of intriguing history, there is a great deal to see and do.

Regarding the weather roughly speaking there are only two seasons – summer and winter, between mid May and mid November.

Yes, we get 6 months of summer a year with plenty of sunshine, so when we start feeling that it’s too hot we just plunge ourselves into the blue! 😉

As for the typical Mediterranean winter – it’s very mild and resembles Central European spring. Everything comes alive, farmers are farming their crops and Malta’s beautiful landscapes become green and lush once again. It’s truly lovely to take a hike in Maltese countryside in winter.

In case you are more of a laidback “off the beaten path” kind of person then I highly recommend to check out my blog post on a different, lesser known, offseason – Malta in winter.