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Maltese driving style and fuel / fuel station
Maltese drivers drive “crazily”. That means that they don’t attach too much importance to rules. A red light might be disregarded, speed limits are not valid for them and pedestrians should be very careful when crossing the streets.
Of course, not everyone is like this, but the majority. The worst drivers are the taxi driver and the driver of the small red minibuses.
Fuel
Fuel is quite cheap. One liter unleaded costs around €1.Petrol Stations are normally open around the clock.
Opening times:
| with attendant | without attendant | |
| Monday - Friday | 8.00am - 5.00pm o’clotk | 05.01pm - 07.59am |
| Saturday | 8.00am - 12.00am Uhr | 05.01pm - 07.59am |
| Sunday | geschlossen | 08.00am - 07.59am |
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Marsascala
Marsascala lies south-east of Malta and resembles the sight of St.Julians, or vice versa. Marsascala has a nice, deep inland going bay. The bay is surrounded with a promenade. Unfortunately, the city isn’t a good starting point to discover Malta, because of its bad location and infrastructure.
Vittoriosa (Birgu)
Vittoriosa (Birgu) is probably the nicest of the three peninsulas southwards of Valletta. The city was the first settlement around this area. When the Knights of St. John arrived in Malta in 1530 they set up camp in Vittoriosa and started to upgrade the fortifications, including the Fort St. Angelo. After the Great Siege of 1565 they moved to Valletta. Birgu has nowadays a population of 3000 and the fortifications are as impressive as those of Valletta. Behind every corner you can discover something new. The best way to enter the city is through the ‘Couvre Porte’ which was restored in 2002. Above is a modern gate which breaks through the fortification of the ‘Poste de Provence’ and is used as a road for cars.
Cospicua (Bormla)
Cospicua (Bormla) lies in front of the two peninsulas: Vittoriosa (Birgu) and Senglea (L’Isla). The city is the consequence of the overpopulation of the two peninsulas, Vittoriosa and Senglea. It was designed in 1717 and is surrounded by two fortifications. The outer one is known as the Cottonera Lines and the inner as the Margerita Lines.
That might be interesting for you:◊GOZO ◊Hypogeum of Hal Saflieni ◊Mdina & Rabat ◊Sights in Birzebbugia ◊University of Malta (UOM)
