Remembering our trip to ☞ Malta, visiting old Knights Hospitaller church in Komandoria Poznan, near Lake Malta
Church of Saint John of Jerusalem outside the walls (Piotr)
Malta day 4-5: Gozo and back to Poznan (Piotr)
Itinerary: Santa Venera airbnb@Triq Guze Pace ➜ Cirkewwa➜ ferry to Mgarr/Gozo ➜ Victoria ➜ Marsalforn ➜ Ramla ➜ Mgarr ➜ ferry to Cirkewwa ➜ @ Triq Guze Pace ➜ airport ➜ (Ryanair) ➜ Poznan.
More luck with busses today. Traveled by bus from Santa Venera to Cirkewwa, by ferry to Mgarr and another bus to Victoria to visit Citadella Victoria, We spent a couple of hours wandering around and ejoying great panoramic views of Gozo.
Gozo from Citadella Victoria
We then parked for lunch and Maltese food (tortas) at Cafe Jubilee. Took a slow country bus to Marsalform and then to Ramla to walk by the sea. Returned late to Santa Venera, just in time to run to Lidl to get some food for supper and breakfast. Flew back to Poznan early next morning.
Malta day 3: Blue Grotto, Hagar Qim and Mnajdra temples (Piotr)
Itinerary: Santa Venera @ Triq Guze Pace ➜ Blue Grotto ➜ Hagar Qim and Mnajdra ➜ Valletta ➜ @ Triq Guze Pace.
Very slow going day, alltogether we spent 3 hours just waiting for different buses, had to use local taxi to save time. Decided to go to Valletta terminal to get on the bus (packed with tourists) to Blue Grotto. After spending some time walking along the cliffs, we decided to go down to the waterfront for boat ride along the clifs to the grotto. Very nice scenery and colors. Not sure when next bus would come, we took a good offer from local taxi driver to take us to Hagar Qim. Visited the two reconstructed temples to get some idea about megalithic temples and ☞ Heritage of Malta. Made our way, very slowly via Rabat, to Valletta for dinner. Finished the day finding local bakery in Santa Venera, open late and selling very good bread.
Malta day 1-2: Valletta and Mdina/Rabat, Dingli cliffs (Piotr)
Itinerary: Poznań ➜ (Ryanair) ➜ Malta ➜ Santa Venera @ Triq Guze Pace ➜ Valletta ➜ @ Triq Guze Pace ➜ Valletta ➜ Mdina ➜ Dingli ➜ Rabat ➜ @ Triq Guze Pace.
Transfer from the airport was fast (bus X4 and short walk) and I had afternoon and evening to explore Valletta. I used bus stops on San Guzepp street (two blocks from airbnb) to go to different Malta destinations, buses take you everywher, on somewhat “relaxed” schedule. I saw quite a bit just traveling on public buses as they often pushed through narrow streets of small towns. I split the next day between Valletta and Mdina, with short bus trip to the coast to see Dingli cliffs, and finishing with dinner in Rabat on the way back.
We rented two-bedroom apartment in Santa Venera ☞ @ Triq Guze Pace – good location, high quality and good value (recommended)
