Malta, 4 days

Gathering at Thessaloniki airport "Macedonia" for our flight to Malta with RYAN AIR. Our flight is pleasant, neither near nor far and takes about an hour and a half – arrival at Malta's Luqa Airport and after formalities we will be transferred to our hotel.

Evening tour of St. Julian with countless options for dinner and entertainment. Return to the hotel.

After our breakfast, a unique introduction to the most important attractions of the island will follow. We will start from the fishing village of Marsaxlok, where we will have the opportunity to enjoy the Mediterranean landscape, with the traditional boats ( Luzzu ) of the local fishermen. After the necessary stop we will continue our route to get to know the amazing areas of the Three cities, a unique complex of architectural constructions of castles, residences and important buildings, built in a shocking location in the Grand Harbor. Then we will continue to the wonderful community of FLORIANA the vestibule of the impregnable capital VALLETTA. The tour is done on foot, because the traffic of cars is prohibited in the Old Town section. It is a unique castle town with special historical importance and boundless beauty. Crossing the Floriana Gate, the picturesque landscape transports us imaginably to the period of the Knights of St. John amazing buildings, beautiful balconies with wooden constructions in bright colors, chapels and the impressive cathedral of St. Publio foreshadows us for the images that will follow. It's time to meet the fountain with the Tritons (Triton Fountain) and pass one of the most stately hotels in the Mediterranean – Phenicia, an excellent choice for a drink in the unique in terms of its elegance and beauty. Everything around us is renovated by the excellent architect Renzo Piano.

Valletta welcomes us in a complex of structures, 70 meters above sea level, walls and ramparts, ditches and battlements compose an image of a medieval city-castle, cultural capital of Europe in 2018, the like of which you will not find anywhere in the world! Our effort on the first day is to obtain, as much as possible, a more structured view of it. The "auberge" (mansions) of the John Knights, the Opera building destroyed by the bombings of the Second World War, Our Lady of Victory, the recently constructed parliament, the Prime Minister's office, are some just from the images we will admire before visiting the gardens of Baracca, one of the most beautiful parts of the capital with an amazing view of the Grand Harbor and the Three Cities. The Cathedral of St. John with Caravaggio's paintings will leave us stunned with its amazing interior decoration. The central square with the Palazzo of the Knights (Old Parliament) but also residence of the Masters during the omnipotence of the Order (1530-1798), the recently renovated closed market (Il Suq tal Belt) with the agricultural products of the Maltese land, is just some of the points that will impress us.In your free time, we will suggest you to cross the narrow streets parallel and perpendicular to the main pedestrian street (Republic street), visit Strait street with its atmospheric small cafes, the Hastings gardens, the St. Barbara Bastions district with the wonderful view of the harbor and Fort Elmo at the main point of Valletta (old prison where the movie "Midnight Express" was filmed)

After the necessary rest, early evening acquaintance with the area of ST. JULIANS with countless suggestions for food and entertainment

Transfer to our hotel.

After breakfast, we depart for the tour of the center of the island, with a first visit to the Cathedral of Holy Mary in Mosta. Then we will transfer to the hill of Rabat to visit the silent state of Medina, which is fortified in an impregnable castle and was the capital of the island in the Middle Ages, we will walk through the cobbled medieval streets to see the main points of the city. Return to the hotel

After our breakfast, at 10:00 (and after making the necessary check-out) we will start our acquaintance with the northwest side of the island. Our first stop, the famous village of Popeye, a former film studio, where in 1980 the film of the same name was shot and today it is a theme park. Admission is not included (adult €14, child €9). After staying for an hour and a half, we will continue our acquaintance with the beautiful island of Gozo. Late afternoon transfer to the airport for the return journey.