Maltese Balconies: Why These Colourful Gallariji Define Malta’s Streets

Walk through an old Maltese street and the buildings can seem surprisingly simple at first. Warm limestone walls rise closely beside narrow roads. Doorways sit only a few steps from the pavement. Shutters break up otherwise pale façades, while streets twist between churches, small squares, shops, and tightly packed homes. Then you look upward. Green,…