Malta

Malta's small archipelago keeps strong maritime, festive and culinary customs shaped by centuries of crossings.

Food & cooking Music & dance Building & habitat Textile & dress Language & oral

Knowledge in this place

Ftira flatbread

Ftira flatbread

The art of baking and dressing the flat sourdough loaf, inscribed on the UNESCO list.

Maltese ghana folk singing

Maltese ghana folk singing

Improvised sung dialogue accompanied by guitar, a hallmark of Maltese oral tradition.

Luzzu fishing boats

Luzzu fishing boats

Brightly painted wooden boats with the protective eye of Osiris on the prow.

Building & habitat

Maltese bobbin lace

Maltese bobbin lace

Bizzilla bobbin lace worked especially on Gozo, often using a Maltese cross motif.

Textile & dress

Maltese language

Maltese language

The only Semitic language written in the Latin script and an official EU language.

Language & oral