Just outside Birzebugga you can find the Ghar Dalam cave, Malta’s oldest prehistoric site. Evidence of human habitation dating back more than 7,000 years was found here, as well as the fossilised bones of extinct creatures such as pygmy elephants…
Category: History
Built in 1610, this impressive tower occupies a prominent position along the coast of St Paul’s Bay. Despite that, and despite the fact that I’ve lived in the area for a couple of years, we had never ventured inside before…
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Valletta is the smallest capital city in the European Union, but it manages to pack a surprising amount inside of those sturdy city walls. Good things in small packages, that sort of thing. And Valletta crams a whole lot of…
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It is not unreasonable to describe St Paul’s Grotto in Rabat as Malta’s most sacred location – at least if you are of the Christian persuasion. Certainly this humble cave is held in such esteem in the Christian world at…
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Let’s get that tricky pronunciation out of the way first. Xemxija is pronounced ‘shem-she-ya’. X’s and Q’s are just thrown into place-names in Malta to confuse the foreigners. The town is in the North of the island, just next to…
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Yes, believe it or not, there is an ancient temple site in the tourist town of Bugibba. But where?
