FÊTE DE L'INDÉPENDANCE DE MALTE

In Malta, this public holiday commemorates the country's independence in 1964. As Malta is a small country, you may well see heads of state and members of government chatting in the vicinity of St. John's Co-Cathedral the day before. On the same day, a military parade takes place on Republic Street, but it's in the evening that the biggest gathering takes place on the St Publius esplanade in Floriana. With festive meetings, speeches and concerts in a friendly atmosphere.