Introducing private culinary tours in Malta

Throughout our travels across the world, we have always loved experiencing a country through its food. The sight, smell and taste of local dish evoke distinct sensations that we believe capture a country’s cultural nuances perfectly.

The latest addition to our private tours offered in collaboration with Malta Private Guide, a balanced and curated gastronomical experience has been crafted so as to offer our guests a unique insight into the traditional elements that characterize authentic Maltese food. 

From honey to pastizzi, organic farms to internationally-acclaimed wine estates, guests will be treated to a full day of culinary delights that will reveal lesser-known aspects of Maltese cuisine through a unique experience.

The 8-hour tour comes complete with a private chauffeur-driven car and a personal guide. For further information and/or bookings, please email info@locandalagelsomina.com

Spring Equinox at the Mystical Mnajdra Temples

Malta is home to some of the world's oldest known Neolithic temples, and later this month, as Winter unfolds into Spring, Heritage Malta is set to organize unique guided tours in celebration of the Spring Equinox at the Mnajdra Temples.

Located on the southern coast of our isle and just a 20-minute drive from Locanda La Gelsomina, the Mnajdra Temples are believe to have been constructed around 3600 years BC. During the Spring Equinox (20-21 March) the sun rises in line with the main doorway of the South Temple, passing through the central corridor to the innermost apse.

Although there are no written records to indicate the purpose of these temples, recent research indicates that they were primarily a solar year calendar and an astronomical observatory.

This is the perfect opportunity to book a suite at Locanda La Gelsomina and use the promotional code 'HIS' when booking direct to benefit from a unique package. Tickets to the Spring Equinox event may be purchased from Heritage Malta here.

Sensing Spaces at Birgu's Inquisitor's Palace

Sensing Spaces - the architecture of perception. The idea is to immerse ourselves in spaces within the city in order to absorb its atmosphere. How does knowledge of spatial experience inform design and planning?

Happening a stone's throw away from Locanda La Gelsomina at the Inquisitor's Palace this week organised by SACES Malta, discover architecture and the interpretation of spaces with this inspiring event.

Locanda La Gelsomina joins the world of Frette luxury linens

Image courtesy of Frette

Since Frette's founder - Edmond Frette - began manufacturing luxury textiles in northern Italy in 1865, the brand has become synonymous with distinguishable style and curated quality designed to induce a restful sleep. Edmond was one of the first linen merchants to produce jacquard - intricate designs achieved by a mechanical loom that used punch cards to control the weave - and the Italian royal family soon fell for Frette's luxurious fabrics emblazoned with their monograms and crests.

Having dressed everything from the dining tables of the Orient Express to the altar table of St. Peter's Basilica, today Frette is found in the finest hotels across the world. From the Raffles to the Ritz, the Danieli to the Savoy, Frette's refined bedlinens have been loved by hoteliers for decades. 

Today, Locanda La Gelsomina joins Frette's portfolio of international niche and luxury hotels that have embraced the Frette hospitality, making it the sole hotel on the isle of Malta to offer this unique touch of luxury.