Marsamxett Harbour

LOCATION
Malta is an archipelago of five islands located in the central Mediterra nean Sea. It consists of the islands of Malta, Gozo, Comino, Cominotto Filfa and St. Paul. The islands are generally low lying with no mountains or rivers and the coastlines of Malta and Gozo are well inundated with numerous bays and rocky coves.

VALLETTA HARBOURS  ( Position 35 deg 54’ 40 N 14 deg 30’ 82 E)

The Valletta Harbours are renowed to be one of the largest natural harbour s in the world.  Marsamxett Harbour to the north of Valletta is the yachting harbour which can accommodate up to 1300 yachts.  To the South, the Grand Harbour is primarily a commercial harbour but also includes a yacht marina with a facility of just under 250 berths, 33 of which are for super yachts.  In these harbours, yachtsmen will be delighted to find well equipped storage yards, dry docking facilities and representatives for the majority of the yachting hardware on the market.
 
CLIMATE

Malta has a typical Mediterranean climate characterized by a dry summer season and a mild rainy winter season with occasional fog from November to March. Average annual precipitation is 559 mm (22 inches) and occurs almost entirely between October and April. Average temperature ranges in Valletta are from 10 to 14 degrees Celsius (50 to 57 degrees Fahrenheit) in January to 23 to 29 degrees Celsius (73 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit) in August.

LANGUAGES

The official languages are Maltese and English. Maltese is a Semitic language with some Roman language assimilations and Italian is also widely spoken.

CURRENCY

The official currency is the Lira (ML) which as of 1st May 2005 has been pegged to the EURO at 0.4293.  Malta will adopt the EURO on 1st January 2008. 

For more about malta go to visitmalta.com

Grand Harbour

Blue lagoon