[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1590052647351{background-image: url(https://scubadivingmalta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Picture3.jpg?id=957) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column width=”5/12″ css=”.vc_custom_1587128462090{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][apress_heading sub_title=”A FEW SURPRISING FACTS” delimiter_line_height=”3″ delimiter_line_width=”80″ style=”heading_style5″ title_font_options=”tag:h1″ subtitle_font_options=”tag:div”]MALTA[/apress_heading][apress_spacer height=”20″ height_on_mob=”20″][apress_heading sub_title=”” content_alignment=”left” enable_delimiter=”” color_scheme=”color_scheme2″ style=”heading_style1″ title_font_options=”tag:h2|font_size:18″ subtitle_font_options=”tag:div”]Film Productions[/apress_heading][apress_heading sub_title=”” content_alignment=”left” enable_delimiter=”” color_scheme=”design_your_own” main_heading_color=”#052d50″ style=”heading_style1″ title_font_options=”tag:h3|font_size:14″ subtitle_font_options=”tag:div”]It’s popular filming location for big-budget productions with Game of Thrones one the most recent.[/apress_heading][apress_heading sub_title=”” content_alignment=”left” enable_delimiter=”” color_scheme=”color_scheme2″ style=”heading_style1″ title_font_options=”tag:h2|font_size:18″ subtitle_font_options=”tag:div”]UNESCO Heritage[/apress_heading][apress_heading sub_title=”” content_alignment=”left” enable_delimiter=”” color_scheme=”design_your_own” main_heading_color=”#052d50″ style=”heading_style1″ title_font_options=”tag:h3|font_size:14″ subtitle_font_options=”tag:div”]We’re home to 10 UNESCO World Heritage Sites such as the Megalithic temples which are the oldest free-standing stone structures in the world, predating Stonehenge and the pyramids of Egypt.[/apress_heading][apress_heading sub_title=”” content_alignment=”left” enable_delimiter=”” color_scheme=”color_scheme2″ style=”heading_style1″ title_font_options=”tag:h2|font_size:18″ subtitle_font_options=”tag:div”]Public Holidays[/apress_heading][apress_heading sub_title=”” content_alignment=”left” enable_delimiter=”” color_scheme=”design_your_own” main_heading_color=”#052d50″ style=”heading_style1″ title_font_options=”tag:h3|font_size:14″ subtitle_font_options=”tag:div”]Local workers enjoy 14 public holidays annually, one of the highest in Europe.[/apress_heading][apress_heading sub_title=”” content_alignment=”left” enable_delimiter=”” color_scheme=”color_scheme2″ style=”heading_style1″ title_font_options=”tag:h2|font_size:18″ subtitle_font_options=”tag:div”]Village ‘Festa'[/apress_heading][apress_heading sub_title=”” content_alignment=”left” enable_delimiter=”” color_scheme=”design_your_own” main_heading_color=”#052d50″ style=”heading_style1″ title_font_options=”tag:h3|font_size:14″ subtitle_font_options=”tag:div”]Locals love religious celebrations with 75 local village feasts (or ‘festa’) which are charactarized by impressive fireworks, religious processions and band marches.[/apress_heading][apress_heading sub_title=”” content_alignment=”left” enable_delimiter=”” color_scheme=”color_scheme2″ style=”heading_style1″ title_font_options=”tag:h2|font_size:18″ subtitle_font_options=”tag:div”]Europe’s First[/apress_heading][apress_heading sub_title=”” content_alignment=”left” enable_delimiter=”” color_scheme=”design_your_own” main_heading_color=”#052d50″ style=”heading_style1″ title_font_options=”tag:h3|font_size:14″ subtitle_font_options=”tag:div”]The capital Valletta was sketched out in 1565 was the 1st ever planned city in Europe and took 15 years to complete.[/apress_heading][apress_heading sub_title=”” content_alignment=”left” enable_delimiter=”” color_scheme=”color_scheme2″ style=”heading_style1″ title_font_options=”tag:h2|font_size:18″ subtitle_font_options=”tag:div”]Tap Water[/apress_heading][apress_heading sub_title=”” content_alignment=”left” enable_delimiter=”” color_scheme=”design_your_own” main_heading_color=”#052d50″ style=”heading_style1″ title_font_options=”tag:h3|font_size:14″ subtitle_font_options=”tag:div”]Although safe to drink, most locals do not drink tap water due to it’s taste and instead prefer to purchase bottled water.[/apress_heading][apress_spacer height=”20″ height_on_mob=”20″][/vc_column][/vc_row]