Insight Guide Malta. This 312-page book includes a section detailing Malta's history, 7 features covering aspects of the island's life and culture, ranging from its ribald sense of humour to its aged fleet of rusting workhorse cars, a region by region visitor's guide to the sights, and a comprehensive Travel Tips section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers.
Mention Malta and the images that spring to mind – the Knights of St John, the Maltese Falcon, the George Cross – evoke dignity and glory, chivalry and endurance. Malta, Gozo and Comino together comprise 316 square kilometres of land, barely half the size of London, and this cluster of tiny islands, strategically located in the central Mediterranean some 96km south of Sicily, 353km north of Libya, and equidistant from Gibraltar and Alexandria, have taken on an importance completely out of proportion to their size.
