13 Photos That Prove Malta Is Better In Winter
Despite the strong winds, rain-induced traffic and flying roofs, the Maltese islands have their own particular charm when it comes to the colder months of the year. And what better way to show it than by taking a trip down your collective Instagram feeds.
1. You’re guaranteed an empty beach for your picnic
Wine and ħobż biż-żejt not included.
2. Countryside walking takes on a whole new level of pretty
Greener, better, chiller, quieter.
3. Nighttime shots make for a killer Instagram feed
Just don’t stand in the middle of a thunderstorm and you’ll be fine.
4. Stormy days make for more indoor exploring
You’ll never know what you might learn when you walk into that fancy-looking building.
5. Rainy days make you settle into that growing Christmas spirit
Just don’t set your Christmas lights up in August. Unless your name is Joyce Byers.
6. Rainbows make us all warm and fuzzy inside
Double rainbows make us believe in unicorns.
7. Autumn means the start of every festival imaginable
BirguFest, Notte Bianca, Chocolate Festivals, you name it.
8. Dog-walking means you don’t break out into sweat the moment you step out the front door
Besides, that greenery though…
9. Al fresco dining finally means al fresco
Minus a couple hundred cockroaches roaming the streets of summer.
10. It’s no longer inappropriate to drink hot beverages six times a day
Bring on the coffee. And the tea. And the fresh-out-the-oven pastizzi. And the soup.
11. Sweater weather means bedazzled front doors
Break out the tinsel, the flashing lights and the loud garlands.
12. Valletta during Christmas is Rihanna’s Diamonds incarnate
Take that Oxford Street.
13. Sweat-free cuddles
Refer here as to why this is impossible in summer.