Ivan Tour Guide - Malta & Gozo

After visiting the Aviation Museum, a rest stop at one of the original Nissan huts near the old WWI airstrip, Ta Qali

St John's Cathedral, on Maundy Thursday evening, showing off its baroque splendour in contrast with a more sober military facade.

A typical Pompeiian scene in the elaborate dining room of Palazzo Parisio shows two Roman era ladies of luxury listening attentively to a fortune teller. The palace and gardens make an intriguing stop as we pass through Naxxar on our way to Rabat.

This bronze door k**b, on a traditional wooden door, is based on the Maltese Cross. The 11th century eight-pointed cross adopted by the Knights of Malta symbolised their early aspirations “to live in truth, have faith, repent one’s sins, give proof of humility, love justice, be merciful, be sincere and whole­hearted, and to endure persecution."

Palazzo Parisio, an 18th century stately home and gardens, holiday palace of the Portuguese Grand Master of the Knights Manoel de Vilhena, has been described as "a miniature Versailles".

On a 30-minute ferry ride to sister island Gozo we pass the former pirate's hideaway of Comino Island

A special place to visit on the outskirts of the Gozitan village, Ggantija prehistoric temple and information centre are one of the many reasons to take a guided day trip to the island of Gozo

Fort St Angelo has many layers of history from ancient times to the Knights to World War Two