Malta

Valletta
fort

Valletta's fortifications

Valletta

Valletta seen from the Marsamxett Harbour

fountain

The Triton Fountain at the centre of the bus terminus

view

Looking down the narrow streets of Valletta towards Vittoriosa

St John's

St John's Co-cathedral

tower

The Law Courts

fortifications

More fortifications

view

Valletta seen from the Grand Harbour

festa

The streets of Valletta decorated for a festa

cathedral

St John's Co-cathedral

statues

Statues opposite the cathedral

gardens

Upper Barrakka Gardens

St Julians and Sliema
tower

The tower of the Portomaso Casino

bay

Spinola Bay

gondola

Maltese gondola in Spinola Bay

view

Looking at St Julian's across Balluta Bay

Valletta

Valletta seen from Sliema ferry

smith

Sliema seen from Portomaso

marina

Portomaso Marina

luzzu

A colourful luzzu in Spinola Bay

church

The Carmelite church in Sliema

view

View of St Julian's from Sliema

casino

The Dragonara Casino seen from Portomaso

luzzu

More luzzus in Spinola Bay

Gozo
mgarr

Mgarr seen from the harbour

temple

The Ggantija Temple

windmill

Ta' Koia Windmill in Xaghra

citadel

The citadel of Victoria (Rabat) seen from the city below

cathedral

Gozo cathedral

view

Victoria (Rabat) seen from the citadel

temple

The Ggantija Temple

View

St John the Baptist Church in Xewkija seen from the Ggantija Temples

street

Looking down the street in Victoria (Rabat)

up

Climbing up to the citadel

view

A view from the top with Ta' Pinu Basilica visible in the distance

guard

Canons guarding the citadel

St Paul's Island and Comino
island

St Paul's Island seen from a boat

statue

The statue of St Paul

building

A derelict building on the island

land

The arid land of the island

cave

Comino caves

rocks

The rugged rocks at the tip of the island

crosss

A cross on the island

rocks

A tour boat moored in the small harbour on the island

sea

Looking out to sea

lagoon

The Blue Lagoon, Comino

Paola and the Tarxien Temples
relics

Some relics at the Taxien Temples near Paola

entrance

The entrance to the temple

stones

Another part of the temple

Church

The Church of Christ the King in Paola seen from the side

stone

Decorated stonework

across

A large bowl

Church

The Church of Christ the King in Paola

domes

A closer look at the domes

Mdina and Rabat
entering

Entering the walled city of Mdina

top

St Paul's Cathedral in Mdina

view

The view from the walls of Mdina

narrow

The narrow streets of the silent city

view

The entrance to the Cathedral museum

top

The courtyard outside St Agatha's Catacombs in Rabat

top

Mdina seen from beyond the walls

mdina

The elegant architecture of Mdina, the silent city

square

A quiet square in Mdina

view

Another view from the top

top

Another narrow street

view

The pathway to St Agatha's Catacombs

top

A statue of St Agatha over the gate

top

A Roman domus in Rabat

Wied-iz-Zurrieq and the Blue Grotto
gorge

The narrow gorge leading down to the village of Wied-iz-Zurrieq

harbour

Small boats in the narrow harbour

boats

The tower seen from the sea below

rocks

Coloured rocks inside the caves

cliffs

Rugged cliffs

tower

Tower in Wied-iz-Zurrieq

boats

Boarding the boats

sea

The Blue Grotto

sea

Turquoise sea

beach

A hole in the cliffs