Malta’s hotels, from Valletta to Gozo, are sprucing up their image to reflect the country’s reinvigorated approach to tourism – with traditional package-holiday trips being challenged by boutique and budget options with bags of charm
Malta’s move away from its fuddy-duddy package-holiday image is gaining momentum. Lonely Planet decreed the capital, Valletta, a “must-visit” 2015 destination, thanks to an architectural overhaul focused around star architect Renzo Piano’s project that will see a new parliament building, City Gate and open-air opera house opening later this year. In the meantime, DJ Annie Mac is putting the island on the party map by hosting the first Lost and Found festival there, featuring three days of beach-and-boat parties and open-air raves taking place from 3-5 April. You couldn’t get much further from the blue-rinse coach parties of old.
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