© Jean-Christophe BENOIST · CC BY 2.5Għar DalamBirżebbuġaGħar Dalam is a cave near Birżebbuġa in Malta’s southern region. The cave is 144 metres long and formed as a phreatic tube, a type of underground water channel. It contains animal bones from the Pleistocene and Holocene epochs, including dwarf elephants, hippopotamuses, giant swans, deer and bears. The cave gave its… read moreOpen place
© Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0Rotunda of MostaMostaThe Rotunda of Mosta is a Roman Catholic parish church and basilica in Mosta, Malta. It stands on the site of an earlier Renaissance church built in the 17th century. Designed by Giorgio Grognet de Vassé in the 19th century, the church follows neoclassical styles inspired by the Pantheon in Rome. Its most striking… read moreOpen place
© Berthold Werner · CC BY-SA 3.0San Anton PalaceAttardSan Anton Palace stands in Attard, a village in Malta’s northern region. Built early in the 17th century as a country villa for Antoine de Paule, a knight of the Order of St John, it became a palace when he became Grand Master in 1623. Later it served as home to other Grand Masters, then to British civil commissioners… read moreOpen place
© Rolf Krahl (Rotkraut) · CC BY 4.0Victoria LinesNördliche RegionThe Victoria Lines stretch for twelve kilometres across Malta, cutting the island in two. They follow the Great Fault, a natural escarpment that once marked the boundary between the Order of Saint John’s modest forces and the open north. From Madliena in the east to the edges of Rabat in the west, the line passes near… read moreOpen place
© Alecastorina93 · CC BY-SA 3.0Borġ in-NadurBirżebbuġaBorġ in-Nadur is an archaeological site on open fields above St George’s Bay, near Birżebbuġa in Malta’s southern region. The remains sit on a low hill that overlooks the bay and the surrounding countryside. A Tarxien-phase megalithic temple from the Late Neolithic period forms the core of the site. Nearby lie the… read moreOpen place
© JialiangGao www.peace-on-earth.org · CC BY-SA 3.0Wignacourt AqueductAttardThe Wignacourt Aqueduct is a 17th-century stone watercourse that once carried fresh water from springs near Dingli and Rabat to the capital Valletta. It stretches across the northern region of Malta, passing through several towns and villages. The aqueduct uses a mix of underground pipes and elevated stone arches to… read moreOpen place
© Shoka at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0St Mark's TowerNaxxarSaint Mark’s Tower stands on a rocky point called Qrejten in Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq, on Malta’s north coast. It was built in 1658 as one of the De Redin towers, a chain of small watchtowers meant to guard against pirates. The tower replaced an older medieval watch post that once stood on the same site. From its roof turret… read moreOpen place
© Chivista · CC BY-SA 4.0Victor Tedesco StadiumĦamrunThe Victor Tedesco Stadium stands in Hamrun, a town in Malta’s southern region. Built in 1996, it has served as the home ground for Ħamrun Spartans football club. The stadium hosts matches across Malta’s top three football divisions. It also supports the club’s youth and senior teams with training sessions. Facilities… read moreOpen place
© NickGeorge1993 · CC BY-SA 3.0St Mary's Chapel, Bir MiftuħGudjaSanta Marija ta’ Bir Miftuħ is a small medieval chapel on the edge of Gudja in Malta’s southern countryside. Built in the early 15th century, probably around 1430, it once served a wide rural area stretching from Birżebbuġa to Ħal Tarxien. The chapel stands alone in open fields, its simple rectangular shape still… read moreOpen place
© Shoka at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0St Thomas TowerMarsaskalaSaint Thomas Tower stands on the headland of il-Ħamrija above Marsaskala Creek in southern Malta. Built in 1614 as the third of six Wignacourt towers, it was designed to stop enemy landings in the sheltered bays nearby. The tower’s thick walls and four corner bastions rise from a rock-hewn ditch, giving it a… read moreOpen place
