Xagħra, GozoExplored ✓Big stones. Even bigger questions.
Who built Ġgantija? And what can the stones actually tell us?
1-minute rabbit hole ↗Ancient stones. Modern questions.
Discover the landmarks that connect Malta to its distant past.
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Xagħra, GozoExplored ✓
QrendiExplored ✓Malta, before the cities.
Meet the communities who built with enormous blocks of limestone.
1-minute rabbit hole ↗A LITTLE HISTORY. A BIG STORY.PrehistoryPaola
PaolaExplored ✓A prehistoric world beneath Paola.
The Hypogeum was carved down into limestone.
1-minute rabbit hole ↗A LITTLE HISTORY. A BIG STORY.Neolithic / Bronze AgeĦal Tarxien
Ħal TarxienExplored ✓Ancient art had spirals. And pigs.
Carved animals and changing uses make Tarxien more than a pile of stones.
1-minute rabbit hole ↗A LITTLE HISTORY. A BIG STORY.NeolithicMġarr
MġarrExplored ✓Where did the temple builders go home?
Skorba gives us clues about houses as well as monuments.
1-minute rabbit hole ↗A LITTLE HISTORY. A BIG STORY.NeolithicMġarr
MġarrExplored ✓The huge doorway in a village setting.
Ta’ Ħaġrat packs prehistoric engineering into a compact site.
1-minute rabbit hole ↗A LITTLE HISTORY. A BIG STORY.Neolithic / Bronze AgeBirżebbuġa
BirżebbuġaExplored ✓A site that changed its job.
Monumental remains and a fortified settlement share the same ridge.
1-minute rabbit hole ↗A LITTLE HISTORY. A BIG STORY.Medieval–1979Birgu
BirguExplored ✓The fort that was also called a ship.
Fort St Angelo’s names reveal its changing roles.
1-minute rabbit hole ↗A LITTLE HISTORY. A BIG STORY.1552Valletta
VallettaExplored ✓Why build a fort shaped like a star?
St Elmo was built to control a very exposed position.
1-minute rabbit hole ↗A LITTLE HISTORY. A BIG STORY.1610St Paul’s Bay
St Paul’s BayExplored ✓Coastal defence, with a view.
Wignacourt Tower helped watch Malta’s northern coast.
1-minute rabbit hole ↗A LITTLE HISTORY. A BIG STORY.Roman eraRabat
RabatExplored ✓A whole underground neighbourhood… for burials.
Passages, tombs and carved tables reveal how people remembered the dead.
1-minute rabbit hole ↗A LITTLE HISTORY. A BIG STORY.Across the centuriesVictoria, Gozo
Victoria, GozoExplored ✓The skyline was a safety plan.
Gozo’s Citadel was built for much more than a good view.
1-minute rabbit hole ↗A LITTLE HISTORY. A BIG STORY.Across the centuriesXwejni, Gozo
Xwejni, GozoExplored ✓Sea + sun + skill = salt.
Those coastal squares are a working landscape with a long memory.
1-minute rabbit hole ↗A LITTLE HISTORY. A BIG STORY.1610–1615Rabat to Valletta
Rabat to VallettaExplored ✓The city needed water. Gravity delivered.
A water system connected springs, towers and a growing capital.
1-minute rabbit hole ↗A LITTLE HISTORY. A BIG STORY.1647–1649Mellieħa
MellieħaExplored ✓Red landmark. Serious lookout job.
St Agatha’s Tower watched a strategically important stretch of coast.
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