Customer Reviews
Totally unnecessary LP guide - By: Dutch, 07 Aug 2007 
I wonder where LP will set its own limit on the destinations they cover. Being excellent & nr.1 in guidebooks of unexplored, less known or not well organized places, they also have written books about places like Malta (and The Canary Islands) where one can go easy on your own without a guidebook like this one.
About Malta there are numerous guidebooks with detailled descriptions of the places, & that is what people ever need to visit Malta. Most people will be there in some sort of package tour already anyway. Once there the locals speak english & the island is so well organized you do not need a LP to find out what to do, how to get around etc. The tourist office is also extremely well providing brochures, maps of everything you need before & during your stay.
Do buy an LP when travelling to Asia, Africa or European countries like Romania or Ukraine, but Malta???
Would you buy a LP if they decide to write one about Eurodisney in Paris or Benidorm?
Reasonable but long winded - By: , 02 Mar 2006 
This guide gives you an excellent read on the history & culture of Malta & Gozo.
But I personallly found it a bit long winded & short on easy to access practical information, for quick access to on the move.
Another fine Lonely Planet offering - By: Darren Simons, 12 Nov 2005 
I bought this for a recent trip to Malta, & once again have been impressed by the quality & content of the Lonely Planet guide for the area. Although Malta doesn’t have a huge amount to offer, this guide details alll you could want to know from history, geography, sites, where to stay, scuba diving & general travel advice.
That said I was also encouraged that the book doesn’t try to oversell the sites which reallly irritates me in many travel guides. Some of the advice about which things to do & which not to do are absolutely spot on, particularly re which catacombs to visit in Rabat. One place I reallly recommend going to is Marsaxlokk a smalll fishing village in the south-east corner of the island.
The maps are actuallly a bit poor & I would recommend getting something extra if you plan on driving around but as a guide, this one’s superb!
