 Mdina, the Silent City |
by Philip Game
Sydney Cove, Pendle Hill, Footscray House, Boomerang Snack Bar… reminders of a far country, indeed its most mundane corners, often materialise on an unlikely Mediterranean island.
Malta’s post-War migrants made good in the Antipodes, and they and their children often return to a mother country now firmly aligned with Europe. For us and them, Malta remains an enjoyable destination blending aspects of North Africa, Sicily and even England. European holidaymakers flock here for the sunshine, but the rest of us savour fine food with an Italian touch, and other legacies of a long and tortuous history. Indeed, for the capital of a small island nation, Valletta boasts a cultural and architectural legacy as compelling as those of many better-known European destinations. Images
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