With a rental car you can explore the beautiful island of Malta on his own, without being dependent on other forms of transport. Malta is located in southern Europe in the Mediterranean and has a population of about 410,000 registered. Just under 6,000 people live in the capital Valletta. As the official languages are on Malta Maltese and English spoken. The island is one of the so-called Maltese archipelago, a group of islands which include also the islands of Gozo, Comino, Cominotto, Filfla, St. Paul's Islands and fungus rock. Of these, only Malta, Gozo and Comino are inhabited. Only in 1964, Malta gained independence from the United Kingdom. In 2004, the island became the Member of the European Union and since then is their smallest State with a total that is slightly smaller than the city of Bremen. If you want to explore the island with a hire car, numerous car hire agencies available are available in all major cities.
All islands, which are counted to the Maltese Islands are mostly Rocky. On Malta, a massive mountain range with an altitude of 260 metres consisting completely of limestone rock face rises close to the coast. In the South these rocks falling this very steeply to the sea, so that the coasts at these locations allow no access to the water. In the North and in the Northeast, however, the land falls away to the sea flat. Here are numerous small and picturesque bays that are surrounded by extensive sand beaches. There are real mountains and also rivers on the island no, for it Malta stands out but with many remarkable caves formed over the centuries by the weather conditions in the rock. With your rental car, you can do here great day trips and nature at its very special meet.
Especially in the cities, Malta offers unique sights and a culture, which tells the story of the island. Two out of a total of three beautiful churches that have the largest cantilevered dome in the whole Europe are located on Malta. The Rotunda Church was built in John the Baptist in honour and is the third largest Dome Church on the continent. In addition three major monuments were set world heritage site by UNESCO on the list. This includes the entire city of Valletta, the Hypogeum of Dal-Saflieni and the temple complex of Ggantija.
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