Next weekend, the Malta Tourism Authority (MTA), together with the Local Councils of Mdina, Rabat and Mtarfa, will stage the activity The British Military Walk.
The activity will include a walking route that passes through various places in the mentioned locations that have a mix of history, architecture and nature; where one will be able to see remains of the British period, medieval tunnels and a large number of precious architectural stones.
A recent survey by the MTA showed that around 28% of the tourists who visited the Maltese Islands, participated in outdoor activities where they went for a walk around Malta. The aim of this project is to create new routes where these tourists can also explore places that are not as well known as other tourist places.
These details were announced during the launch of this activity by the Minister for Tourism and Public Cleanliness, Clayton Bartolo, in the presence of the Chairperson of the MTA, Gavin Gulia, and the Mayor of Imtarfa, Kyle Mifsud.
Minister Clayton Bartolo explained that this project will contribute to sustainable tourism by giving more importance to local communities. “The British Military Walk will help to create more informative material that shows more the potential of each locality involved in these walks. This material includes informative brochures with updated maps and informative tables installed in places of interest in the localities,” stressed Minister Bartolo.
The Chairperson Gavin Gulia said that the MTA will continue to work to combine tourist experiences with local ones. “Tourists who visit us will have the opportunity to experience local life by participating in local community activities. We also have other objectives related to this project which involve increasing tourism related to historical and rural heritage, improving connectivity between places with historical and rural heritage and better distribution of tourism earnings across the country everything,” said Mr. Gulia.
The Mayor Kyle Mifsud pointed out that these types of activities help greatly for tourism in our country to spread in localities that have a lot to offer but their potential has never been exploited over the years.
