Joaquin Phoenix To Return To Malta For Ridley Scott’s ‘Kitbag’
Oscar-winning actor Joaquin Phoenix is set for a return to Malta next year to film ‘Kitbag’, the latest film by Ridley Scott about Napoleon and his rise from humble beginnings to emperor. Phoenix had previously teamed up with Scott for 2000’s ‘Gladiator’, large parts of which were filmed in Malta. Scott is the filmmaker behind […]
Joseph Calleja 2021: Sanremo 70 years of dreams
Joseph Calleja’s 2021 concert, set for September 4, celebrates the 70th anniversary of Italy’s most iconic music festival, Sanremo. Seven decades of history will be celebrated in the form of a musical fairy tale with Malta’s world-famous tenor Joseph Calleja, the Malta Philharmonic orchestra and the legendary rhythm section of Sanremo, conducted by Maestro Leonardo […]
Standing events allowed as of 6th September
Standing events are back with a limit of 100 vaccinated attendees while the roll-out of booster doses will begin next month, Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne said yesterday morning. Fearne provided the news during an MEIA meeting, more information on the specific structure will be elaborated in the coming days.
8 Fascinating Historical Places in Malta and Gozo
Judging by its size you’d be surprised to learn about the astounding amount of historical places in Malta and Gozo. The islands are dotted with historical sites dating back to 3000 B.C and centuries later, new, historical sites are still being unearthed. Malta’s a melting pot of cultural histories. Its layered history begins with prehistoric […]
Colours of Malta receives the QA seal
The Quality Assured (QA) seal is a Malta Tourism Authority voluntary quality recognition scheme aimed at businesses offering high levels of quality, consistency and professionalism. The QA seal covers three key tourism business operations, namely restaurants, visitor attractions and destination management companies (DMCs). The participating businesses are assessed either annually or once every two years. […]
Malta’s First-Ever Female Olympic Weightlifter, Finishes Third In Group B
Malta’s first female Olympic weightlifter Yazmin Zammit Stevens set a new national record in the clean and jerk when she competed in the women’s 64kg category at the Tokyo International Forum and became the first-ever Maltese female weightlifter to hit the Olympic stage after finishing third in Category B. Despite the impressive performance, Australia’s Kiana […]
Director of award-winning local movie plans his next movie
Luzzu is a 2021 Maltese drama film directed and written by Alex Camilleri. The film stars Jesmark Scicluna, Michela Farrugia and David Scicluna. The film had its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival in January 2021 and rave reviews, It is the first Maltese film ever to premiere at the prestigious Sundance Festival […]
Malta International Airport Figures Suggest Hopeful Turn Around For Tourism
Over 300,000 passengers travelled through Malta International Airport in July, giving some hope to the island’s struggling tourism sector amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Last month’s traffic through the country’s international airport totalled 311,692 passenger movements which subsequently recouped 39% of July 2019 traffic levels, new figures show. This may not sound like much but it’s […]
18 Top Places To Visit In Malta
1.) Dive to see the fallen Azure Window, Gozo Sadly, one of Gozo’s most famous natural sites, the Azure Window collapsed in 2017, when a storm on the island, causing the huge arch to drop into the sea. If you’re an avid diver, you can visit the magnificent Azure window arch that crashed into the […]
We Are Ready! – Colours of Malta
The past year and a half have impacted airlines, hotels and the tourism industry in general. But whilst the world went quiet, we held on tight and pushed through, to ensure we returned even better and stronger than ever before, by bringing you the best-in-class events on the Maltese Islands. We Are Ready!