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Gozo’s Pilgrim Trail: Ta’ Għammar Hill’s Stations of the Cross and the Miracle Shrine of Ta’ Pinu
On Gozo, 14 marble statues climb Ta’ Għammar Hill to the Resurrection, and Ta’ Pinu keeps the voice Karmni Grima heard in 1883: the story, a sunset and visiting tips.
Alex van Terheyden
10 min read
Ġgantija and the Giantess Sansuna: The Gozo Temple Older Than Stonehenge
On Gozo’s Xagħra plateau, Ġgantija predates Stonehenge and the pyramids: the legend of Sansuna, the Victorians who cleared it, and current tickets and hours.
Alex van Terheyden
9 min read
Valletta, Malta: Knights, the Great Siege and Caravaggio in One Unforgettable Day
Walk Valletta from the George Cross memorial to Fort St Elmo’s last stand and Caravaggio’s Beheading, with current Co-Cathedral and museum ticket prices.
Alex van Terheyden
8 min read
Tarxien Temples, Malta: Older Than the Pyramids — Spirals, Sacrifice and a Colossal Statue
Walk the Tarxien Temples — older than the pyramids — for spirals, animal reliefs, the colossal skirted statue, and current Heritage Malta hours and tickets.
Alex van Terheyden
7 min read
Mosta’s Rotunda: The Luftwaffe Bomb That Pierced Malta’s Pantheon — and Never Exploded
Climb the Rotunda of Mosta — Malta’s Pantheon — hear the 9 April 1942 bomb that never exploded, and get current hours, tickets and the bus from Valletta.
Alex van Terheyden
7 min read
Malta: Island of Knights, Faith & Forgotten Civilisations
This isn’t a sugar-coated guide. It’s Malta through the eyes of a seasoned traveller, looking for wonder but never blind to grit...
Alex van Terheyden
14 min read
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