The frugal travellercovers Malta
Week 6: Malta. I came to Malta – an island nation of 400,000 about 60 miles south of Sicily – with the most high-minded of ideals: to go where the 18th-century Grand Tourists rarely ventured. It helped that Malta was phenomenally affordable. My spacious B&B was €25 a night. And rabbit stew with wine, €12.75.
These are the words introducing Matt Gross's visit to Malta during his 'Grand Tour' of Europe. Part of a series Matt Gross is covering the world as a frugal traveller for the New York Times.
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