ISLAND HIGHLIGHTS

Broad Beans

You will see these ‘ful ’ everywhere in the Spring, lovely to eat straight out of the pod, mashed with olive oil, salt and mint or in a ricotta and broad bean pie. They take on many guises, and throughout the year you find them incorporated in soups, or, dried and baked to a crisp, sitting in a bowl at a bar.

ARISARUM VULGARE (FRIAR’S COWL)

This stunning flower is now in season so do look out for it on your walks. It grows wild in areas where there is disturbed soil. It’s happiest in sheltered rocky areas, but is also found in abandoned fields. They do prefer partial shade and moistness. Look and don’t touch though – they can cause irritations to the skin.

Diving

Diving in Malta is another way to immerse yourself in history. Many wrecks are submerged below the water, some placed strategically, remnants from the past, giving divers a whole new side to see of Malta and Gozo. Many registered schools offer trial lessons and rent equipment.

Saluting Battery

The Saluting Battery is a wonderful vantage point to view The Three Cities and The Grand Harbour. These canons are cared for by WirtArtna who curate other properties and places of interest. The canons are fired daily.

Red Tower

Saint Agatha's Tower, also known as the Red Tower, is a large bastion in Mellieħa and forms part of the series of Lascaris towers across the islands. Yet, this tower's design is completely different from the rest. It is open to visitors. See dinlarthelwa.org for details.

CALYPSO’S CAVE

This has to be one of Gozo’s most instagrammable spots. Calypso’s Cave is located in a cliff near Xagħra; overlooking Ramla Bay. It is famed for being the same cave Homer mentioned in `The Odyssey' where Calypso, the beautiful nymph, kept Odysseus as a `prisoner of love' for 7 years.