Set the scene.
Heritage and environmental groups opposed a golf-course proposal at Xagħra l-Ħamra. They argued for protecting the landscape as a national park.
Here’s the twist.
In 2007 the Majjistral Nature and History Park was established. Its coastline extends between Golden Bay and Anchor Bay.
Why it still matters.
The name includes history as well as nature. Landscapes hold paths, structures and traces of work alongside wildlife: protecting a place can preserve several kinds of evidence together.
🧠 One to think about +
What does this story change about the way you see Malta today? Pick one detail you’d tell a friend — then check its source below.