In recent years, Malta has begun to be regarded as another Mediterranean package holiday destination and with good accommodation, active nightlife, excellent beaches and water sports.But this sun-and-sand image does not sum up the real Malta .

In an island so small, densely populated and with such a complex history, it is the stone-built towns and the cities, are Malta 's true highlights.

For those who want to get away from it all, Malta 's sister island Gozo is smaller, less built-up and far less hectic. Although only a short distance away, Gozo is a world apart both in appearance and manner.

Gozo's tabletop hills and looming cliffs make an unusual landscape, and its terraced hills make it far greener than Malta . Gozo is a place to linger, relax and soak up its natural beauty; its dramatic underwater landscape offers the best scuba diving on the archipelago and its beaches retain their natural, alluring beauty.

For more information about Malta & Gozo, you can visit www.visitmalta.com