Malta is a group of small islands in the middle of the Mediterranian Sea, it has a long history of invasion by different civilizations over many centuries. Malta has a population of 330,000 people. The earliest civilization to arrive there were the Phoenicians followed by the Greeks and Carthaginians. They were then defeated by The Roman Empire which ruled Malta for 700 years untill their fall, this was followed by the Arab rule which lasted 200 years.The Europeanisation of Malta was again started with the arrival of the Normans in
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Maltese fishing boat This is a Malese Dghajsa or traditional fishing boat
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Malta Ta' Hagrat Temples Ta' Hagrat Temples at Mgarr are dated between 2500 and 3000 years BC....
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Ta' Hagrat A different angle of the Ta' Hagrat Temple with a backdrop of a...
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Roman Statue What remains of statue of a Roman official at the Roman Villa...
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Mosaic floor The mosaic floor in the atrium of the Roman Villa, circa 300AD Near...
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Mosaic border A small section of the mosaic border on the path around the atrium of...
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Fort St Angelo Fort St Angelo overlooking the Grand Harbour in Valletta. The city is...
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Mdina Gate Mdina Gate is the entry into the aincient city, Mdina was the capital of Malt...
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Mdina street The streets of Mdina are very narrow and until recently cars were banned from...
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Mdina Window This is a renovated window in the old city, the date on a lintel over...
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Cathedral Dome The painted and mosaiced dome and cieling of the cathedral in the old city
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Head stone The granite stone work over a tomb which lines the Cathedral floor. The whole...
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Burial niche The catacombs is old burial grounds beneath the city of Rabat. There are the...
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Latin Name stone The gateway to St Pauls Catacombs, all ancient buildings have titles in Latin
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Victoria Line Malta The Victoria Line is another form of defence streching right across the main...
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Chapel Malta With religion being an important part of Maltese culture, this small...
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Shelter In recent times the Air raid shelters from WWII have been opened to tourists,...
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Air raid shelter Alter The little alter set up in the air raid shelter there was also a class...
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Ta Pinu Church Ta Pinu Church in Gozo is a must see. It is important for people with special...
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Windows and balconies Windows and Balconies have always played a part in enhancing the...
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Karozzin Karozzin drivers gossiping, karozzin were an old form of transport,...
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Gozo Citadel Inside the fortress called the Citadelat the old city of Rabat on the smaller...
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City rooftops Rooftops in the city of Valletta right beside the Grand Harbour...
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Mgarr rooftops Rooftops in the village of Mgarr, not green house, pumpkins and clothes lines
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Mgarr backyards Flat open rooftops are an important feature in Malta not just used for...
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