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☆ This is the world’s rarest passport
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Lola Méndez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The Sovereign Military Order of Malta – also known as the Knights of Malta – isn’t just a religious Catholic order with nearly 1,000 years of history. After World War II, the use of the diplomatic passport took on characteristics of passports used in other countries. Today, there are only around 500 of the diplomatic passports in circulation – making it the rarest passport in the world. robertharding/Alamy Stock Photo“The Order grants passports to members of their government for the duration of their mandate,” de Petri Testaferrata says. Once when I arrived at the Bangkok airport, a crowd of operators at passport control wanted to see my rare passport and take a selfie with it,” Balfour tells CNN.

Persons: Malta –, It’s, King, Spain, Napoleon Bonaparte, Daniel de Petri Testaferrata, Angelo, ” de Petri Testaferrata, Marianna Balfour, “ They’ve, ” Balfour, De Petri Testaferrata, John Kellerman, Anne, de Valette, Paschal II, ” Dane Munro, Don’t, Grand, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Caravaggio, St John’s, St John ”, Finnbarr Webster, Casa Rocca Piccola, de Piro, Munro, Marquis Nicholas de Piro, Knight of Malta Don Pietro Rosselli Organizations: CNN, Knights, Knights of Malta – isn’t, United Nations, Sovereign Council, Souverain, Fort, UNESCO, “, Casa Magazzini, National Library of Malta, of, Supreme, Grand Masters, of Ambassadors, St, Maltese Association of Locations: Malta, Knights of Malta, Jerusalem, Maltese, Rome, of Malta, St, robertharding, Bangkok, France, United Kingdom, United States, Knights, Valletta, Mdina, Knight

☆ Why you should be traveling to Europe in fall, not summer
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Terry Ward | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

And now it’s fall, when the continent really comes into its own as the leaves – and visitor numbers – start to drop. A recent report from luxury travel network Virtuoso named Paris, London and Florence as the most booked cities for fall travel. “Fall is one of the best times to visit Europe because of the vast variety of interests [the season] can cater to,” says Mina Agnos, president of luxury travel company Travelive. If you’re ready for a different take on Europe this fall, we’ve got ideas. Fall also means it’s harvest time in Rebland – an area southwest of Baden-Baden famous for its Riesling.

Persons: ”, Mina Agnos, foodies, Brian Young, we’ve, Sérgio Duarte, Octant, Val, Culinarium Urtijei, Christopher Hill, Holger Leue, it’s, Jack Ezon, Samantha Pearson, Notte Bianca, Valery Bareta, Belle, Caracalla Organizations: CNN, EMEA, G, Gran Canaria, UNESCO, ADLER, Mallorca Locations: Europe, Paris, London, Florence, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Croatia, Greece, Sicily, Slovenia, Gibraltar, Tenerife, Ibiza, Mallorca, Gran, Alentejo, Douro, Val Gardena, Dolomites, Italy, Northern Italy, South, Ortisei, Romania, Brasov, Baia Mare, Saxon, Moșna, Mallorcan, Pollença, Palma . Thessaloniki, Thermaic, Santorini, Greece’s, Balkans, Mount Olympus, Thessaloniki, Malta Malta, Malta, Gozo, Comino, Valletta, Madeira, Morocco, Terrabona, Funchal, Savoy, Baden, Germany Baden, Black, Friedrichsbad

☆ A world in three islands on the Mediterranean
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-25 | by ( Pavlo Fedykovych | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

CNN —In the middle of the Mediterranean Sea lies a small country made up of three inhabited islands and irresistible allure. Across its three inhabited islands – Malta, Gozo and Comino – you’ll find every sun-soaked aspect of the perfect vacation. The solution: Marsaskala, towards the southeastern tip of Malta island. Mellieħa Bay and St. Paul’s BayBugibba is a classic seaside resort town in St. Paul's Bay. The population is a modest two people, there are no cars, and no signs of globalization – just the untouched Mediterranean.

Cum a votat juriul Eurovision 2021 din Moldova. Cărei țări i-a oferit maxim de puncteÎn 2021, notele juriul din Moldova la concursul Eurovision au fost prezentate de către tânăra din Moldova, Doina Stimpovschi. Iată cum a votat juriul din Moldova:#1. Rusia – 10 puncte#3. Portugalia – 2 puncte#10.

Organizations: Eurovision, Rusia Locations: Moldova, Bulgaria, Grecia, Malta, Azerbaijan, Islanda, Franța, Elveția, Portugalia, Cipru

(live text) Juriul din care țări a oferit puncte reprezentantei Moldovei la Eurovision 2021Echipa #diez urmărește juriul din ce țări oferă puncte Moldovei. Cele mai multe puncte ne-au oferit Bulgaria și Rusia, câte 12 puncte, iar în total Moldova a obținut din partea juriului - 53 puncte. Israel – 0 punctePolonia – 0 puncteSan Marino – 5 puncteAlbania – 0 puncteMalta – 0 puncteEstonia – 0 puncteMacedonia de Nord – 0 puncteAzerbaijan – 8 puncteNorvegia – 0 puncteSpania – 0 puncteAustria – 0 puncteMarea Britanie – 0 puncteItalia – 0 puncteSlovenia – 0 puncteGrecia – 10 puncteLetonia – 0 puncteIrlanda – 0 puncteSerbia – 0 puncteBulgaria – 12 puncteCipru – 0 puncteBelgia – 0 puncteGermania – 0 puncteAustralia – 0 puncteFinlanda – 0 punctePortugalia – 0 puncteUcraina – 0 puncteIslanda – 0 puncteRomânia – 6 puncteCroația – 0 puncteCehia – 0 puncteGeorgia – 0 puncteLituania – 0 puncteDanemarca – 0 puncteRusia – 12 puncteFranța – 0 puncteSuedia – 0 puncteElveția – 0 puncteOlanda – 0 puncte

Locations: Moldovei, Bulgaria, Rusia, Moldova, Israel, Polonia, San Marino, Albania, Malta, Estonia, Macedonia de Nord, Azerbaijan, Norvegia, Spania, Austria, Italia, Slovenia, Grecia, Letonia, Irlanda, Serbia, Cipru, Belgia, Germania, Australia, Finlanda, Portugalia, Ucraina, Islanda, Croația, Cehia, Georgia, Lituania, Danemarca, Franța, Suedia, Elveția, Olanda

Fiecare reporter a ales trei piese preferate cărora le-a oferit câte 12, 10 și 8 puncte. Lilia Zdibneac, reporteră ru.diez.mdEstonia – 12 puncteFranța – 10 puncteSpania – 8 puncte#3. Alina-Maria Țurcanu, corespondentă diez.mdȚările de Jos – 12 puncteItalia – 10 puncteFranța – 8 puncte#5. Ilinca Televca, reporteră diez.mdLetonia – 12 puncteAlbania – 10 puncteFranța – 8 puncte#9. Aliona Popov, asistentă de manager diez.mdLituania – 12 puncteItalia – 10 puncteBelgia – 8 puncte#10.

Persons: ., Lilia, Anatolie Cibotari, Alina, Maria Țurcanu, Liubomir Guțu, Petru, Elena Baranov, Ilinca Televca, Aliona Popov, Alina Gîrneț, Alexandru Lebedev Organizations: Eurovision Locations: Elveția, Franța, reporteră, Estonia, Spania, România, Cipru, Finlanda, de Jos, Italia, Austria, Norvegia, Belgia, Ucraina, Lituania, Letonia, Albania, Malta, Bulgaria, Germania

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