B.C. Pre-history

and classical Malta

YEARS:(5000-218 B.C.)

Years B.C. 5000 First People settle3600-2500 Megalithic temples 800-480 Phoenician rule700-600 Greek influence 480-218 Carthaginian rule 264-146 Punic Wars 218 Roman rule begins

A.D.

Classical, Paleolithic and Medieval Malta

(60-1530)

Years 870-1090 Arab rule 1091-1194 Norman rule 1194-1266 Swabian rule 1266-1283 Angevin rule 1283-1412 Aragonese rule 1412-1530 Aragonese and Castilian rule

The Knights of St. John (1530-1798)

The French Occupation (1798-1800)

The British Period (1800-1964)

1939

World War

II

World war

The Port

Opera House

“To honour her brave people I award the George Cross

to the Island Fortress of Malta to bear witness to a heroism

and devotion that will long be famous in history.", (sgd) George R.I.

15th April 1942

George cross

1945

End of War

End of war

Independence Day

21st September 1964

Independence Day

MALTA TODAY

General InfoSize:

The longest distance on the island,

from the south-east to the north-west is some 27kms;

its widest point, east to west, is 14,5kms

Density:

1.234 per km² (one of the highest in the world)

Population/ Bevölkerung:

394.583 (July 2001 est.)

General Info continuedThe LanguageThe people speak their own tongue - Maltese, a language of Semitic origin. Through the ages, many foreign words, particularly Italian, became part of the language, and Maltese is the only Semitic language written in Latin characters. English is one of two official languages and is widely spoken in Malta and Gozo.

Die SpracheMalta hat seine eigene Sprache: das Maltesisch - eine Sprache semitischen Ursprungs. Im Laufe der Zeit wurden viele Fremdwörter in sie aufgenommen - vor allem italienische. Maltesisch ist die einzige semitische Sprache mit einem lateinischen Alphabet. Englisch ist die zweite offizielle Sprache und wird von den meisten Bewohnern der Inseln gesprochen.

Religion:The majority of Maltese are Roman Catholic. There are small Anglican, Church of Scotland, Greek Orthodox, Jewish, Methodists and Muslim communities

Die meisten Malteser sind katholisch. Daneben gibt es zahlreiche kleine Gemeinden: Anglikaner, Church of Scotland, die griechisch-orthodoxe Kirche, Juden, Methodisten und Muslime.

General Info continued

Economy / Wirtschaft :

Total GDP: - $5.6 billion (2000 est.) (GDP =, Bruttoinlandsprodukt)

GDP - per capita: - $14,300 (2000 est.)

Inflation Rate: 2,5% (2000 est.)

Labor force - by occupation: industry 24%, services 71%,

agriculture 5% (1999 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 4,5%

Industries: tourism; electronics, ship building and repair,

construction; food and beverages, textiles, footwear,

clothing, tobacco

General Info continued

Cuisine

FEW OF THE MANY DISHES:

Aljotta – Special fish soup.Fenek - Rabbit is almost

a national dish  Torta tal-Lampuki – Fish pie made out

of the national fish (Dorado)

. 

Tourist ArrivalsJANUARY TO AUGUST

Austria

15440

11300

12904

15881

20762

20917

Belgium

15759

15241

19260

18097

20799

19406

Denmark

12818

12324

11643

10214

12163

12121

Finland

3445

4329

2978

3057

2904

3455

France

55683

49288

45276

53635

55904

56543

Germany

122824

127050

140472

133780

141360

145406

Italy

75315

69026

69816

69956

70500

68928

Libya

25558

34009

25049

24032

28319

30604

Netherlands

31693

32760

36715

37353

46185

44650

Norway

5041

5064

5090

4806

7497

6055

Russia

7295

10146

15374

19749

11986

13869

Sweden

5970

7229

7968

9120

12327

13606

Switzerland

11444

12337

10629

15494

15495

13248

U.K.

317464

264117

292637

303717

290420

285953

U.S.A

7808

8258

9909

12155

12851

12810

Other

66815

68258

71284

83322

* Provisional

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000*

94744

93929

Total

780372

730736

777004

814368

844216

841500

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000*

Austria 15440 11300 12904 15881 20762 20917

Belgium 15759 15241 19260 18097 20799 19406

Denmark 12818 12324 11643 10214 12163 12121

Finland 3445 4329 2978 3057 2904 3455

France 55683 49288 45276 53635 55904 56543

Germany 122824 127050 140472 133780 141360 145406

Italy 75315 69026 69816 69956 70500 68928

Libya 25558 34009 25049 24032 28319 30604

Netherlands 31693 32760 36715 37353 46185 44650

Norway 5041 5064 5090 4806 7497 6055

Russia 7295 10146 15374 19749 11986 13869

Sweden 5970 7229 7968 9120 12327 13606

Switzerland 11444 12337 10629 15494 15495 13248

U.K. 317464 264117 292637 303717 290420 285953

U.S.A 7808 8258 9909 12155 12851 12810

Other 66815 68258 71284 83322 94744 93930

Total 780372 730736 777004 814368 844216 841501

What to do on the Isles

What’s there to do

on the ISLANDS?

Touristy places

Some of the nicest places on the Island of Malta are located at the coast. One can find many hotels, resorts, bars, pubs, restaurants, discos, cinemas, and all one might need to have an unforgettable holiday. Among these places, there are:

BUGIBBA AND ST. PAULS

SLIEMA

St. Julians

Sandy Beaches

La Valletta and the 3 Cities

PICTURES

Valletta is named after its founder: Grand Master of the Order of St John, Jean Parisot de la Valette. But the city really owes its birth to his arch enemy, Grand Turk Suleiman the Magnificent.

Valletta had been planned before the siege. But the plans could only be executed once a grateful Christendom had lavished riches on the Knights for their defeat of Suleiman. The magnificent fortress city grew on the arid rock of Mount Sceberras peninsula, which rises steeply from two deep harbours, Marsamxett and Grand Harbour.

Started in 1566, Valletta was completed, with its impressive bastions, forts and cathedral,

in the astonishingly short time of 15 years.

Valletta

The Three CitiesMalta may well owe its name to the area known as the Three Cities. The ancient Greek name for the Islands, Malet, loosely translates as ‘a place of shelter’. Certainly the fingers of rock jutting out into Grand Harbourwith their deep natural inlets have provided shelter for ships from ancient times to present day.

1. Senglea: The city was named after the Grand Master, Claude de Sengle, who founded it.2. Birgu: Renamed Civitas Vittoriosa, ‘the City of Victory’ 3. Cotonera   

Know Together as: ‘Cottonera’ after the Grand Master Cottonerwho built their inland defences.

Pics

MDINA – The Silent City - The history of Mdina and its suburb Rabat is as old as the history of Malta itself.  - Mdina, Malta’s medieval capital, can trace its origins back more than 4000 years.  - Rabat can claim the origins of Maltese Christianity. - It was here in A.D. 60 that the Apostle St Paul is said to have lived after being shipwrecked on the Islands.  - Both Mdina and Rabat are fascinating to tour for their timeless atmosphere and their cultural and religious treasures. 

- It was home then, as now, to Malta’s noble families; some are descendants of the Norman, Sicilian and Spanish overlords who made Mdina their home from the 12th century onwards.

Pics

Street in Mdina Mdina Gate St. Paul‘s Square

Arial View Highest Point in Malta

GOZO – The Sister Island of Malta

COMINO

Archeological Places

Village Festas

Water Sports

Diving

Language School

General EnglishIntensiveMini intensive

Person to personAcademic year Business English Exam Prep. English & Diving

Highest Lowest Daily hours of RainfallRecorded Recorded Sunshine in mm

January 22.2 16.3 10.0 3.9 5.46 97.8

February 22.7 16.5 9.8 2.6 6.36 61.9 March 33.5 18.1 11.2 4.8 7.33 38.5 April 29.4 20.2 12.9 6.5 8.46 29.8 May 34.5 24.5 16.3 10.5 9.99 10.4 June 39.8 28.7 20.1 14.8 11.23 1.2 July 43.1 31.5 22.4 17.4 12.15 0.3 August 43.0 32.1 23.5 18.0 11.36 7.7 September 39.2 28.9 21.5 16.2 9.00 58.4 October 33.5 25.6 18.5 11.3 7.22 72.2 November 28.9 21.3 14.9 5.7 6.50 121.9 December 24.6 17.6 11.5 3.8 5.20 109.9

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