Malta with Luxury & Style (5 Days): A Sample Itinerary

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Gozo Island
Sahara Desert

DavidTravel Itinerary Highlights include:

If you’re looking for an extraordinary escapade, look no further than this journey to Malta. Surrender to untapped feelings and impressions when you’re surrounded by colossal sand dunes, hundreds of feet tall, in the vast Sahara Desert. You’ll walk amidst black-veiled women maintaining the customs of their ancestors and nomadic herders tending their flocks. In Malta, the line between legend and history blur as you explore the birthplace of Hannibal, the cozy love nest of Ulysses and Calypso, and the site of a shipwreck that brought Apostles Paul and Luke to this land in 58 A.D. Your dream-like journey finds you in citadel towns where quiet streets, evocative churches and haunting piazzas will enthrall you and enhance your nightly dreams for years to come.

• Visit the neighboring island of Gozo and take in its plush green countryside is spectacular, outlined with a coast of rugged cliffs and beautiful bays

• Explore the prehistoric temple complex of Ggantija, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

• In Auberge de Provence, visit the National Museum of Archaeology with worthy collections of pre historic pottery, sculptures and ornaments

• Explore the Hypogeum, an underground Neolithic temple made during the Copper Age, in Valletta

Overview:

Malta exudes character, from its vibrant blue waters and secluded bays, to medieval walled citadels and splendid baroque churches. Year on year, visitors flock to Malta's striking coastline, enjoy plates of fresh seafood, and explore the many historic buildings and colourful traditional villages that speckle the landscape.

Situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, the Maltese archipelago includes the islands of Malta, Gozo, Comino, Comminotto and Filfla. These sunny islands have been described as one big open-air museum, and it is easy to delve into Malta's mysterious prehistory, retrace the footsteps of St Paul, or see where the Knights of St John defended Christendom.