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Filfla is a small, barren, uninhabited islet  5

kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Malta, and is the most

southerly point of the Maltese Archipelago.  Filfla has an

area of just 15 acres and is a crumbling flat-topped

limestone plateau surrounded by 60 metre high

cliffs. The only known permanent structure on it was a chapel built inside a

cave in 1343, which was destroyed by an

earthquake in 1856 that also sank part of the island.

Until 1971 the Royal Navy and Royal Air

Force used the island for target practice. It became a

bird reserve in 1980.

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Properly called St. Agatha’s Tower or Fort St. Agatha – this, the most impressive of Malta’s many towers. The Tower was begun by Grand Master Juan de Lascaris-Castellar around 1646 and completed by 1649. In the 18th Century bastions were added and the Fort was manned throughout both World Wars.

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Mdina, Città Vecchia, or Città Notabile, (English: Notabile, or Imdina) is the old capital of Malta. Mdina is a medieval walled town situated on a hill in the centre of the island. Punic remains uncovered beyond the city’s walls suggest the importance of the general region to Malta’s Phoenician settlers. Mdina was inhabited and possibly first fortified by the Phoenicians around 700 BC.  Under the Roman Empire Malta became a Municipium and the Roman Governor built his palace in Mdina. Tradition holds that the Apostle St. Paul resided in the city after his historical shipwreck on the islands. 

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This is one of the De Redin Towers from a

series of thirteen small fortified watch

towers that Grand Master de Redin of the Knights of Malta built

on the island of Malta between the year 1658 and 1659.

The towers are in sight of each other,

and provided a communication link between Gozo and Grand Harbour, in

addition to functioning as watchtowers

against attack by Corsairs.

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Msida or Imsida is a harbour

town in Malta with a population of around 7,623 .

The patron saint of Msida

is Saint Joseph while the protector is The Holy

Conception.  Msida became

a parish in 1867.

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The megalithic temples of Malta, dating from 5500 years ago are the

oldest free standing stone structures of the world. They are on the prestigious

list of World Heritage Sites and

few countries in the world can claim to have pre-historic structures which are older than the Pyramids of Egypt and Stonehenge. Malta and Gozo

have seven of these amazing structures.

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Marsaxlokk lies in the Southeastern part of Malta. This is a beautiful fishing village and one of the oldest ports in Malta.

Marsaxlokk stands as the second largest natural harbour of Malta. Fishing is the primary occupation of the Marsaxlokk people. This

calm and serene village proudly exhibits its deep rooted traditions.

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Dominating Palace Square, the Grand Master's Palace has

always been the house of government in Malta, first by the knights, then the British

and now hosts the President’s office.  In the interior of the

palace is the famous Council Chamber, adorned with

valuable Gobelins tapestries woven in France for Grand Master Ramón Perellos y

Roccaf. 

The other rooms and passages of the palace are

splendidly furnished with art objects, old coat of arms and

armour.

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Hope you enjoyed the tour.

Another sultry nightfall falls over the Maltese coastline, draping everything in mystery as has been the case for

thousands of years.