Around 700 B.C., the Ancient Greeks settled on Malta, predominantly in the area where the capital city of Valletta is located. A century later Phoenician...
To understand Malta’s close ties to Italy as compared to the other major islands around Italy, one needs to consider Italy and the surrounding islands...
This month in Italy marks the celebration of Ferragosto, or Assumption Day, on Aug. 15. The term Ferragosto comes from the Latin Feriae Augusti meaning...
Sicily and Sardinia, two of the Republic of Italy’s 20 regions, are the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea. However, there are also several...