Treasures: Crociera sul Grand Harbour by Colours of Malta
La crociera sul Grand Harbour è uno dei tour più tranquilli e interessanti di Malta ed è oggi diventata parte integrante dell’itinerario turistico per migliaia di visitatori delle isole maltesi. Abbiamo posto alcune domande a Davide Cachia, Managing Director di Colours of Malta, che ha ideato questo interessantissimo tour. Clicca qui per leggere l’articolo completo: […]
The Grand Harbour
Cruising the Grand Harbour is one of Malta’s most peaceful and interesting tours… and has today become an integral part of the tourist itinerary for thousands of visitors to our islands. The Grand Harbour (in Maltese: Il-Port il-Kbir) is a natural harbour. It has been used as a harbour since early Phoenician times. The natural […]
Did you know how the Domvs Romana was discovered?
2020 marked 100 years since Sir Temi Zammit started excavations at the Domvs Romana, 2021 marks the 140th anniversary of the Domvs’s accidental discovery and 2022 will commemorate 140 years since the Domvs was opened to the public as a museum. However what we see today when we visit the Domvs is a far cry […]
The Colours of Malta Luxury Services Journey – week 9
This week we met Marika and Nicolo at the InterContinental Hotel Malta. This St Julian’s hotel has established itself as the Mediterranean’s leading hotel of distinction and the only virtuoso hotel on the island. All 481 rooms and suites are elegantly furnished with the Highline Suites located on the hotel’s higher floors. The InterContinental Malta […]
The Colours of Malta Luxury Services Journey – week 8
This week’s Special Feature takes us to the newly opened Embassy Hotel, a 4* superior city hotel. Located at the very centre of Valletta, this Valletta hotel stands on the site where one of the first hotels in Malta welcomed guests in the 1800s. Valletta, Malta’s Capital City and a UNESCO Heritage site is quaint […]
Popular productions shot in Malta
Did you know that Malta has been used as a filming location since 1925 and that more than 100 productions have been partially or fully shot here? Popular productions filmed in Malta include: The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) Midnight Express (1978) Popeye (1980) Clash of the Titans (1981) Gladiator (2000) The Count of Monte […]
Hallmark rom-com filmed in Malta to premiere this month
In the Hallmark movie Mix Up in the Mediterranean, which was shot in its entirety in Malta, a small-town cook impersonates his big city chef twin to compete in a culinary contest and falls for the woman in charge of the event, who thinks he is the brother who is married. The film is a […]
Il-Karnival
The Maltese really let their hair down in the revelry of Carnival few days before the beginning of Lent. Malta’ traditional Carnival is a treat alike for the Island’s inhabitants and for the ever increasing number of tourists. This three day festivity was introduced in Malta 1535 under Grand Master Pietro del Ponte, five years […]
The Colours of Malta Luxury Services Journey – week 7
This week we visited the Hilton, an all time favourite for us at Colours of Malta. A hotel that set stage for so many memories of great COM events over the last decade. The Hotel spaces ooze Mediterranean tones, with its décor capturing blues and naturals and exquisite open sea and marina views. Boasting 413 […]
Film about Great Siege shot in Malta now released
A docudrama film by the name “God’s Soldiers” was the first major production to shoot and complete in Malta after the first wave of Covid-19. With an all-Maltese cast the production was shot in Turkey, England, Austria and Malta and was released in Austria in late 2020, according to IMDB. Most scenes were filmed in […]