So much to appreciate...
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300 days of sunshine a year
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Member of the EU
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English speaking
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No inheritance taxes
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Location for world's second
Smart City -
Unrivalled capital appreciation potential
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35 luxury high-spec apartments
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Easy direct access by air
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90% finance available*
*subject to status
The past is always present
Down through the centuries, successive powers have sought to claim the fair hand of Malta for their own. Today 7,000 years of history are alive in the present. Evidence of the islands prehistory, the visit of St. Paul and the Knights of St. John valiant defense of Christendom are there for all to see. h many attractions of a modern day Malta are no less compelling.
An independent democratic state as solid as a rock that rises from her shoreline, Malta has been a member of the European Union since 2004 and joined the Euro Zone on January 1st 2008. As English is the first language among the Maltese it's truly a place where you'll feel instantly at home
The Knights of Malta.
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Organisation originally founded in the late 11th century.
- Set up a hospital it Jerusalem to care for pilgrims in the First Crusade.
- Eventually built hospital all along the route from Europe to the Holy Land.
- Fled Jerusalem when it was recaptured by the Muslims and settled in various places
In 1530 they were awarded Malta. - As many Knights were members of Europe's ruling families they had access to finance and technology that enabled them to build many of Malta finest fortifications and palaces.
- When Napoleon invaded Malta In 1798, the Knights were once more forces to flee, this time to Rome.
World Heritage Sites
Despite their relatively small size, the Maltese Islands boast no less than three listed World Heritage sites including the City of Valetta which was built by the Knights, the Megalithic Temples that include the oldest known freestanding man-made structure in the world, and the Hal Saflieni Hypogeum underground network hewn from rock, dating back to 3600 BC and widely acknowledged as one of the most important prehistoric monuments in the world.