If there is one Maltese staple which is worthy of celebration, it may possibly be Maltese bread, and just like Qrendi is a town linked with potatoes, Qormi is recognised as the home - the capital - of Maltese bread. If you haven't tried it yet, prepare yourself for a life-changing food item!

A must-visit this week has got to be the pretty town of Qormi for the annual Lejl f’Casal Fornaro, or ‘A night in Casal Fornaro’, on 20th October. Qormi was known as Casal Fornaro many centuries ago, a self-explanatory name suggesting the town is ‘Baker’s village’.

Back in the day, the bakers sprinkled around this southern town produced the bread supplies for most of the island. Fast forward a couple of hundred years, and it presently still has the greatest number of bakeries in Malta!

Many of Qormi’s bakeries still operate using wood-fired ovens, which provide a significant difference in taste and which is almost impossible to replicate.

In 2011, the passion of Qormi's bakers led them to bake a record-breaking loaf - an amazing nine feet in diameter - in a specially-constructed oven.

Visiting the event may be worth it just for a bite of wood-fired-oven bread, but if not, live music, shows and traditional set-ups will give you a peephole into life in Qormi when it was still known as the village of the baker.

The event in Qormi’s village square will begin at 7pm, however, local band Red Electrick wil be performing a live acoustic set at 9pm, a performance titled Storjakanta will also be performed between 8pm and 10pm.