Maltese Meander

A red-fronted bar decorated with Christmas lights and a Santa figure at night in Valletta.

A brightly lit Ferris wheel at a Christmas market at night with festive light decorations.

Marina full of white yachts beneath honey-coloured stone buildings and a church dome in Malta.

Wide-angle view of a golden limestone baroque church with two bell towers under a cloudy blue sky.

Narrow limestone alley decorated with Christmas bells, garlands and potted plants.

Front of a large golden-stone church with two bell towers and a columned facade under a blue sky.

A metal pot of mussels topped with slices of toasted bread on a restaurant table.

A boardwalk leading past huge ancient megalithic stone walls on a grassy hillside under blue sky.

Close view of a prehistoric temple doorway made of upright limestone megaliths and huge stacked stones.

An old stone windmill tower rising above a golden limestone wall under a cloudy sky.

Narrow bay with green water and a stone jetty, surrounded by apartment buildings on a hillside.

Ornate palace hall with painted frieze, yellow damask walls and Maltese and European Union flags.

Antique cannon on a wooden gun carriage displayed in a museum hall with glass cases behind.