The Mediterranean Magic of Malta

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Almost every time the tectonic plates of human history have shifted between east and west Malta has had a part to play, making it one of Europe’s most strategically important places. From the days of its sophisticated prehistoric civilisations — who erected some of the oldest freestanding structures on Earth — Malta has gone on … Read more

Where Venice once ruled: The roving Venetians left handsome imprints across the Greek world, from its religion to its rambling villas

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From the Ionian Sea past the furthest reaches of the Mediterranean to the Istrian peninsula, from the Albanian coast to the shores of modern Montenegro, from Crete to Cephalonia stretched the empire of the Venetian Republic in its heyday more than 500 years ago. The Old Town of Corfu was added to the UNESCO World … Read more