It’s a crammed, jammed vacation destination.
While the official motto of Malta isn’t “the more the merrier,” it seems the itty-bitty, buzzy hotspot, smack-dab in the central Mediterranean Sea, is steadily welcoming visitors from all corners of the Earth, making it Europe’s most overcrowded island for 2026, per a trending new study.
But its eye-popping popularity may cause the country’s collapse, experts warn.
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