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Useful info to visit Malta
Tourist offices in Malta:
Valletta
1 City Arcades
City Gate
Valletta
Tel: (356) 21237747
Fax: (356) 21255844
Opening times:
Monday to Saturday : 09.0 am - 17.30 pm
Sunday and public holiday (excluding Christmas, New Years’ Eve, Holy Friday, Easter day) : 9.00 am- 13.00 pm
Malta International Airport,
Arrivals Lounge, Luqa,
tel. 23696073/4,
fax 21822072 ;
St. Julian’s,
Spinola Palace, Spinola Bay,
tel. 23160420,
fax 21383830;
Gozo
Gozo Information Centre
Victoria
Tigrija Palazz, Level 1
Republic Street,
Tel: (356) 21561419
Fax: (356) 21550254
Opening times:
Monday to Saturday : 09.0 am - 17.30 pm
Sunday and public holiday (excluding Christmas, New Years’ Eve, Holy Friday, Easter day) : 9.00 am- 13.00 pm
Languages: English and Maltese are the official languages
Local time: Malta is UTC/GMT +1 hour
Driving: on the left, as in the United Kingdom
Electricity: in Malta electric voltage is 240 V. The sockets have three holes as in the United Kingdom. The appropriate adapter for international sockets can be purchased in many shops and supermarkets on the island.
Currency: since January 2008 Malta has adopted the Euro currency.
Shops opening times: shops are open from 9 am to 13 pm and from 16 pm to 19 pm. In tourist areas some shops may remain open until 22 pm. They are generally closed on Sunday and public holidays.
Drugstores: all drugstores follow the same opening times of shops. If you need a drugstore on Sunday, consult the list of drugstores available on the local newspaper Sunday Times.
Pets: with an appropriate passport it is possible to bring your pet with you, according to the country where you come from. For info please consult the website www.maltakennelclub.org. Pet must strictly follow the rules and laws in force.
Health assistance: every assistance is at the patient’s charge, therefore it is recommendable to stipulate an insurance for the whole duration of the journey. Malta has an excellent medical service, with modern hospitals and a network of peripheral doctors. There are two main hospitals on the island: St. Luke’s Hospital, St. Luke Road, Gwardamanga, tel. 21241251, 21247860, 21234101, fax 21240176, and the Craig Hospital in Gozo (Victoria, tel. 21561600, fax 21560881).
For no urgent matters you can turn to one of the numerous medical centres managed by qualified nurses. Here are the main telephone numbers: Cospicua, 1 Triq Sofia, tel. 21675492; Floriana, Triq Frangisk Saver Fenech, tel. 21243314; Gzira, pjazza Meme Scicluna, tel. 21344766; Mosta, Civic Centre, tel. 21432062; Rabat, Civic Centre, tel. 21459082; Gozo, Victoria, Triq Enrico Mizzi, tel. 21561541
Emergency numbers:
Ambulanza, vigili del fuoco, polizia: 112
Incidenti stradali: 2132 0202
Soccorso in elicottero: 2124 4371
Soccorso nautico: 2123 8797
National feasts and public holidays:
1st January: New Years’ Eve
6th January: Epiphany
10th February: St Paul’s shipwreck
19th March: San Giuseppe
March-April: Good Friday and Easter
31st March: Liberation
25th April: National feast of liberation
1st May: Workers’ day
7th June: National feast
29th June: S. Paul and Peter (L-Imnarja)
15th August: Mary’s assumption
8th September : Maria Bambina
21st September : Independence Day
8th December: Immaculate Conception
13th December: Republic day
25th December: Christmas