Category: Malta

Tiny, rocky Malta, a place where life has always been a struggle, is generally believed to be home of the oldest structures built by humans. On Gozo we visited temples at Ġgantija and on the main island the Ħaġar Qim temples. Both temple complexes date from approximately 3600 BCE. The stone structures are typically in…

Gozo is the second of Malta’s three primary islands. All three islands are windswept, largely barren, but have their own peculiar beauty. The sea, of course, provides a great deal of the beauty of the islands. At the heart of Gozo in the main city of Vittoria is a fortress that might have been lifted…

The city of Valletta was built by the Knights of Saint John after the routing of the Ottoman navy in 1565. The new city provided better protection for the important Grand Harbour and was the home of the Knights until the arrival of Napoleon at the beginning of the 19th century. Valletta is a lovely…

It was good to be back in Malta. My first trip was in the early 1990s, when I was on my way to Tunisia. Much has changed, as the island is more prosperous and certainly far busier. My hotel had two exposures (each with a balcony) looking over the Grand Harbour, site of the 1565…