Malta (April, 2012)

Valletta

I did a packaged tour to Malta from London with a guy I had been dating in April, 2012. Now I am normally quite against packaged holidays, but the ones that the UK offers on websites such as teletextholidays.com or lastminutebooking can sometimes be so cheap that they turn out to cost less than the roundtrip ticket alone, which is exactly what happened when planning our trip to malta.

Malta in itself is an incredibly romantic short getaway and perfect spot for a destination wedding. The streets of Valletta have so much history and pride in their culture (and football). We got caught up in a massive celebration following a football match…and I mean massive.

Football celebration

At Mdina, the old capital, you can soak in the history while on horseback or have a delicious lunch with a view overlooking the rest of the island. There is also the opportunity to take a short ferry ride over to Gozo and visit a bunch of old rocks (Ggantija), chill out at some awesome beach spots, and take romantic strolls through the old-fashioned streets. On top of that you can visit the famous Azure Window, as you may recognize from Game of Thrones. 

Azure Window

There is also a fireworks festival at the end of April, which we were fortunate enough to attend. I must say as far as destination weddings go, Malta is one of the most romantic places I’ve been to. As far as safety is concerned, the island is so small that if something did happen to you, the perpetrator would be caught fairly quickly. We did not feel that pickpocketing was too prevalent either for perhaps the same reason.

Fireworks Festival in Valletta