Malta

A celebrated sea cave on Malta's southern coast near Wied iż-Żurrieq, formed in Lower Jurassic limestone and famous for the vivid blue light that fills its interior when the sun is high and the sea is calm.

The famously turquoise lagoon in the narrow channel between Comino and Cominotto, with shallow clear water over a white calcareous seabed, one of the most photographed coastal spots in the Mediterranean.

A UNESCO World Heritage underground necropolis at Paola, Malta, carved into living limestone around 2500 BCE, with three levels of chambers, red-ochre wall paintings and the famous Sleeping Lady figurine.

Malta's ancient capital, a hilltop fortified city founded by Phoenician traders around 700 BCE, rebuilt in Baroque style after a 1693 earthquake, and known for its narrow streets, limestone buildings and near-total quiet.

A Baroque church in Valletta built by the Knights of St John in the 1570s, designed by Mattia Preti, and home to Caravaggio's only signed painting, The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist.

Malta's capital, a planned fortress city built by the Knights of St John in the 1560s, with a grid of Baroque streets, massive fortifications, and sweeping views across two deep harbours.