MALTA

GOZO
Hotels
●Hotel Ta’Cenc – Sannat; 011-356-21-556-819; vjborg.com/tacenc; on 400 garden acres with paths that lead to ocean; 83 bungalows; ask for Trullo suites, which have high ceilings and skylights.
●Kempinski San Lawrenz Resort & Spa – Triq ir-Rokon; 011-356-21-558-640; kempinski.com/gozo; 106 rooms with private terraces and big bathrooms (luxury on island); spa; ask for junior suite with mountain views.
Restaurants
●It-Tmun – 3 Triq Mount Carmel (Xlendi); 011-356-21-551-571; simple, Mediterranean menu; great chowder.
●Jeffrey’s – 10 Gharb Road (Gharb); 011-356-21-561-006; converted farmhouse that serves traditional food, like fenek (local rabbit) cooked in red wine and garlic; reservations essential, especially for table in garden.
●Paradise – Mount Carmel Street (Xlendi) 011-356-21-556-301; fresh seafood; try dentici (intensely flavorful white fish).
Sights & Sites
●Blue Hole – for experienced divers.
●St. Andrew’s Divers Cove – Xlendi Harbor; for beginners.



MDINA
Hotels
●Xara Palace – Misrah il-Kunsill; 011-356-21-450-560; Relais & Chateaux property; xarapalace.com.mt; restored 17th Century mansion; lavishly decorated rooms and sweeping views; best place on island to stay.
●Restaurants
●Mondion – Misrah il-Kunsill (at Xara Palace); 011-356-21-450-560; Relais & Chateaux property; xarapalace.com.mt; on top of hotel; lovely views.



PAOLA
Sights & Sites
●Hypogeum Temple – 011-356-21-825-579; reservations required; UNESCO World Heritage Site; 50-foot, underground religious site carved from solid rock more than 4K years ago.



VALETTA
Sights & Sites
●National Museum of Fine Arts) – Triq Nofs in Nhar (South Street); 011-356-2195-4341; heritagemalta.org.
●National Museum of Archaeology – Republic Street; 011-356-21-239-545; antiquities include 5K year-old “sleeping lady” statue.
●St. John’s Co-Cathedral – St. John Street; 011-356-2122-0536; stjohnscocathedral.com; note, see Caravaggio’s Saint Jerome Writing (1607) & Beheading of Saint John the Baptist (1608).