Lonely Planet
Best Boutique Hotels in Europe: 15 Design-Forward Stays Worth the Trip
A villa in Italy, a mansion in Greece and a spa in Mallorca are among our picks of the best boutique hotels in Europe, with price guidance and booking tips.
Condé Nast Traveler
This is Where Health Insurance Will Cost You the Most—and Least—Around the World
The SIP Health Cost Index ranks the average cost of private health insurance in 60 countries, including Singapore, Morocco, and Malta.
National Geographic
These European Islands Are Open for Winter
Europe’s islands offer plenty of reasons to travel beyond summer, with year-round direct flights allowing travellers to experience vibrant carnivals, dark-sky stargazing and wildlife spotting. From ...
Condé Nast Traveler
10 Top Hotels in Central and Southern Europe 2026: Readers’ Choice Awards
Condé Nast Traveler readers rate their top hotels in Central and Southern Europe.
National Geographic
These Are the 20 Best New Hotels in the World
From a reimagined 18th-century villa in Malta to a mountain paradise near Yellowstone National Park, these just-opened and reopened hotels are unique, chic, and guaranteed to be worth the journey.
Lonely Planet
12 Months of Offseason Travel: Where to Go in Each Month of the Year
Discover 12 destinations to enjoy in the offseason, one for every month of the year, for fewer crowds, better value and more authentic travel.
Afar
The Mediterranean Island Group With Sea Caves and Village Festivals
Island-hop through Malta’s living traditions, renowned collections, historic waterfronts, and the turquoise waters of Comino—all easily connected via inter-island ferries.
Condé Nast Traveler
5 Exciting Hotel Openings on the Mediterranean Coast That Are a Design Lover's Dream
The most exciting hotels opening in Southern Europe put local heritage and artisanship first.
Atlas Obscura
15 Best Places to Experience Bioluminescence
The humble glow worm is, in fact, a catchall term for numerous glowing creatures, from gnat larvae to fire flys to algae, that can be found all over the world. These tiny critters illuminate the night through bioluminescence, a process in which light is emitted by internal chemical reactions. Bioluminescence has evolved independently in over 90 different species, first emerging some 540 million…
Atlas Obscura
19 Creepy Catacombs Around the World You Can Visit
Catacombs—underground rooms and tunnels used as cemeteries—date back to first-century Rome, but the most famous (and infamous) were created across Europe in the 17th century. Overcrowding in Paris’s more traditional burial spaces, as well as sanitation issues, led authorities to turn the miles of tunnels connecting quarries under the city into crypts. It’s believed that more than six million pe…
Lonely Planet
Tiny islands in Europe that you can only reach by ferry
There is no better way to put some distance between you and the world than by hopping on a ferry to a small, low-key island. These five fit the bill.
National Geographic
Witches, vampires, ancient aliens—you'll find them all in Malta
Sleepy and conservative on the surface, the island nation of Malta is filled with archaeological mysteries that have seeped into local folklore — and can still be explored today.
Lonely Planet
14 things to know before visiting Malta
Plan your time in marvelous Malta and Gozo with these tips on safety, etiquette and bookings.
Condé Nast Traveler
The Best Airbnbs in Sunny Malta, the Underrated Island Nation in the Mediterranean
Including a former atelier in Valletta and a stylish penthouse with views across all of Sliema.
Atlas Obscura
Ħal Tarxien Prehistoric Complex in Tarxien, Malta
Most megalithic structures across Europe are generally associated with locations in rural settings where the remoteness of the sites adds to the mystique of the locations. Additionally, these historic locations are simply more likely to be preserved if they are in places in the countryside that are less likely to be built over. In this sense, the Tarxien Temples in Malta are unusual because the…