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The Maltese Islands
| The Maltese Islands which consist of Malta, Gozo and Comino are situated in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. The coastline is well indented with harbours, bays, creeks, sandy beaches and rocky coves. | "dive sites available offer breath taking drop offs, wrecks, underwater caves and reefs" | |||
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For current weather and 3 day forecasts: Weather.com, CNN and BBC. The Maltese climate is warm and healthy, there are no biting winds, fog, snow, or frost. Rain falls only for very short periods, mainly in winter. On average there is 600 mm of rain over the whole year. The average winter temperature is 13 deg C and in Summer it ranges from 22 to 25 deg C on average. The sea temperature does not fall below 14 deg C and after a long hot summer it's in the region of 27 deg C. For information regarding visas, money, Maltese society visit the Columbus travel guide. |
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| Diving in Malta | ||||
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Being an island, Malta offers the unique opportunity for diving year round, as a lee shore is always available. The warm, clear and unpolluted waters offer the best opportunity to the person who wishes to try diving and for the experienced diver to dive safely in an enjoyable manner. Dive sites available offer breath taking drop offs, wrecks, underwater caves and reefs with spectacular coloured marine life that is a boom for the underwater photgrapher. |
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| Travelling in Malta | ||||
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Malta itself is a fascinating country to visit. It is teeming with history from 5,000 BC to modern day. The Phoenicians, the Romans, the Knights of St John, the Turks, Napolean, the British and World War II have all left their mark, adding to Malta's rich heritage. There are cathedrals, palaces, prehistoric stone temples, fantastic limestone formations both above and below the sea. |
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