The ancient island of
Malta is fabled in legends as the island where the Greek hero Odysseus was kept for seven
long years after being lured into captivity by the siren Calypso. Today Malta doesn’t
have any sea nymphs or none that mere mortals can see, but the enchantment remains as it
were. The island continues to lures modern day travellers bitten by wanderlust, to its
pretty towns and gorgeous beaches.
Malta does have a lot
more to recommend it- beautiful bays and harbours, ancient towns with quaint cobble stoned
streets, Baroque churches and Roman Catholic festivals and the icing on the cake – a
sunny, balmy Mediterranean climate.
The cherry on the traveller’s cake is that Malta is still somewhat
off the beaten track- it’s comparatively less visited so that much less crowded than
many of the Mediterranean sunspots, and is still rather unspoilt and charming.
