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If you want a guaranteed winning formula for creating one of the most richly and lavishly decorated cathedrals you’ll ever see, take a tip from St John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta. The interiors in this 16 th century place of worship are utterly magnificent and how they became this way was by employing a very cunning plan!
Show me someone who says they don’t want to be filthy rich and live in a lavish palace and I’ll show you someone who needs their bumps felt. All but the slightly deranged aspire to the trappings of great wealth but let’s face it, for the vast majority of us, it’s never going to happen. Ah well, at least we can pretend by visiting places like Palazzo Parisio.
If you’re off on a holiday to Malta then it’s almost inevitable that you’ll end up taking a day-trip to see the magnificent hill-top city of Mdina. And while you’re there, if you have any interest in history, geology or science, then you’d be a fool to miss out on the National Museum of Natural History.
Malta has an embarrassment of riches for historians and archeologists. The Hagar Qim and Mnajdra temples in Malta are enough to make them feel weak at the knees. But even their standing pales at the side of the most historic offering over the sea in Gozo, where the Ggantija temples await you – the oldest standing structure in the world!
A short break on this compact but very lovely isle will be enough to convince you that it’s a great place to be. It doesn’t take a genius to work that one out! People have been attracted to these sun-drenched shores for thousands of years and undeniable proof of that comes in the shape of the many pre-historic temple sites to be found on the Maltese Islands.
Across Europe, in some famous and, let’s face it, some less famous and downright bizarre venues, you’ll find tourist attractions called ‘dungeons’. The London Dungeon, for example, aims to scare you witless with its spooky tales. It’s OK I suppose but it aint the real thing, not like the St Paul’s Catacombs in Rabat!
If you are beguiled by the mystery of ancient civilisations and the mystique of their arts and crafts, then the Neolithic temples of Malta and Gozo will be right up your sabre tooth tiger track. The pre-historic remains on the Maltese Archipelago are plentiful, and trying to get your head around the ancient ‘magical mystery tour’ they provide will fascinate you!
On the rough rocky surface of things, a tourist attraction dedicated to limestone hardly seems like one that’s going to set the world alight. But this stuff has played a massive part in Malta’s heritage and this visitor centre is aware that it needs to offer some fun activities to make rock … well, rock! It is aware and the attraction works. It’s won awards too!
Attractions in Malta
They say beautiful things come in small packages and that’s exactly what you’ll find with the island of Malta. Peel back the wrapping on this one just a millimetre or two and one small peek reveals scores of captivating, inspiring, exhilarating and intriguing things inside. Many of the attractions on Malta today are shaped by its unique and immense history and they sit comfortably alongside the myriad of modern activities, accommodation, facilities and exciting nightlife you’d expect from a bustling Mediterranean resort.
Heritage
Malta has an embarrassment of riches for historians and archeologists. The Hagar Qim and Mnajdra temples in Malta are enough to make them feel weak at the knees. But even their standing pales at the side of the most historic offering over the sea in Gozo, where the Ggantija temples await you – the oldest standing structure in the world! READ MORE
If you are beguiled by the mystery of ancient civilisations and the mystique of their arts and crafts, then the Neolithic temples of Malta and Gozo will be right up your sabre tooth tiger track. The pre-historic remains on the Maltese Archipelago are plentiful, and trying to get your head around the ancient ‘magical mystery tour’ they provide will...READ MORE
A short break on this compact but very lovely isle will be enough to convince you that it’s a great place to be. It doesn’t take a genius to work that one out! People have been attracted to these sun-drenched shores for thousands of years and undeniable proof of that comes in the shape of the many pre-historic temple sites to be found on the Maltese...READ MORE
On the rough rocky surface of things, a tourist attraction dedicated to limestone hardly seems like one that’s going to set the world alight. But this stuff has played a massive part in Malta’s heritage and this visitor centre is aware that it needs to offer some fun activities to make rock … well, rock! It is aware and the attraction works....READ MORE
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If you’re off on a holiday to Malta then it’s almost inevitable that you’ll end up taking a day-trip to see the magnificent hill-top city of Mdina. And while you’re there, if you have any interest in history, geology or science, then you’d be a fool to miss out on the National Museum of Natural History. READ MORE
Show me someone who says they don’t want to be filthy rich and live in a lavish palace and I’ll show you someone who needs their bumps felt. All but the slightly deranged aspire to the trappings of great wealth but let’s face it, for the vast majority of us, it’s never going to happen. Ah well, at least we can pretend by visiting places...READ MORE
If you want a guaranteed winning formula for creating one of the most richly and lavishly decorated cathedrals you’ll ever see, take a tip from St John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta. The interiors in this 16 th century place of worship are utterly magnificent and how they became this way was by employing a very cunning plan! READ MORE
Across Europe, in some famous and, let’s face it, some less famous and downright bizarre venues, you’ll find tourist attractions called ‘dungeons’. The London Dungeon, for example, aims to scare you witless with its spooky tales. It’s OK I suppose but it aint the real thing, not like the St Paul’s Catacombs in Rabat! READ MORE
