Like a kaleidoscope of different civilisations, Malta has preserved all the traces of its extraordinary past. From its first inhabitants, who built the colossal temples close to 7000 years ago, to the Knights of St. John, whose Order created the first visionary state of a victorious Europe, Malta must have beenan impressive island. It is still today, so many centuries late, a very special place thanks to the warmth of its people, who radiate the typical Mediterranean spontaneity and joie de vivre.