Restoration of the oldest Pharmacy in Malta On Thrusday 4th Febuary 2010 it was a memorable day in the Medical History of Malta. The old pharmacy in Santo Spirito Hospital was restored to its original glory on the initiative of Mr. Michael Bonnici…
The remains of this extensive, rich Roman town house and its mosaic pavements were discovered in 1881 during the planting of trees on the Knights of St John’s glacis just outside Mdina. The remains of this townhouse were uncovered during the first…
The North-western part of the island of Malta is characterized by a number of bays and inlets with semicircular coves and Blue Clay slopes. Ras ir-Raheb marks the South-eastern tip of the exposed bay of Fomm ir-Riħ. This area has an abundance of…
As the place-name suggests, Ras ir-Raħeb, known to Gian Francesco Abela as ‘Gebel el Raheb’, is a promontory. It juts out conspicuously into the sea on the west coast of Malta and must have been a very important landmark for seafarers. On…
The Sanctuary of St. Joseph is dedicated to the saint with the same name. The Sanctuary was built between the year 1665 and 1685. The land this Sanctuary is built on was originally property of the Franciscan Friars. They purposely donated this land…
The room were Grand Master L’Isle Adam died is located in the Convent of Ta’ Ġieżu in Rabat. This room has received restoration works for over a year. The restoration was completed and the room was opened to the public on the 20th November 2011….
The hunting lodge of the Bishop Baldassare Cagliaris (1575-1633) is situated on the pinnacle of Wied L-Isqof (Bishop’s Valley), between il-promontorju tal-Virtù and il-Lawrenti in Rabat (Malta). The scenes from this dwelling extend as far as the…
The Site of Is-Simblija is a medieval hamlet of rural dwellings on the edge of a cliff, above a fertile valley called Wied Hażrun. It is a cluster of complexes consisting of caves. More recent structures were built between 1718 and 1720. The…
George Camilleri Kieku L – Bniedem – Joe Carr. Jighx ir Rabat, niftakru li Joe ilu hafna fix xena tal muzika, u kien parti mil grupp Qoton 10 October 2011 15:09 Kieku L – Bniedem – Joe Carr. Jighx ir Rabat, niftakru li Joe ilu hafna fix xena tal muzika, u kien parti mil grupp [...]
The grand hall situated on the later added first floor of the Verdala Palace, is embellished with wall paintings depicting scenes from the life of Grand Master Manoel de Vilhena. Amongst the scenes feature grand projects which Grand Master Vilhena…
