Din l-Art Helwa has expressed concern about two circulars issued recently the Planning Authority, worried that its intentions may have unintended consequences for height limitations currently established through Local Plans.
This was expressed as a resolution approved by the AGM of the heritage N
Fra Alof de Wignacourt was elected Grand Master of the Order of the Knights of Malta on February 10, 1601. As the seventh French grand master in Malta, Wignacou
During the hot summer months, many Maltese families and foreign tourists spend hours and days on end refreshing themselves on Malta’s sandy beaches and rocky foreshore. Most probably, the pervading scenery includes some type of fortification – be it fort, tower, battery or redoubt – of bygone years, and some people sometimes ask about the particular fortification’s origin.If the building in question happens to be a tower, the Maltese answer, unfortunately, would normally be something like this: “Oh! That’s one of De Redin’s towers.”
Document from the archives of the Order of St John – AOM 6523, f. 34 – detailing the expenses, totalling over 554 scudi, entailed in the building of The White Tower, known also as Tal-Aħrax Tower, in 1658. Its name is written as Batteria Della Harach.
These Are Officially The Nine Most Beautiful Streets In Malta
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Infrastructure Malta, the agency responsible for the maintenance of Malta’s road network, asked the general public to choose what they believe are the country’s most beautiful streets – and the public have spoken.
Although the winner was announced just last week, the competition had been running for months before, with Infrastructure Malta eventually shortlisting a total of nine competing streets.
With that in mind, here are the islands’
nine prettiest streets as voted by the general public.
9. Triq ir-Repubblika, Valletta
This iconic street in the heart of our capital leads pedestrians to some of Malta’s most important sites – starting from City Gate, to the Courts of Justice, and ending at the granaries adjacent to Fort St Elmo. Republic Street is also home to some of the capital’s most frequented shops and eateries.