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The harbor at Valletta
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The city was built by the Order of the Knights of Saint John
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On a carriage ride theough the cobbled streets of Malta |
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Hagar Qim, a temple dating back to 3,500 BC
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Despite the fact that Maltese is a combination of Arabic language and Roman script, most of the population is Christian. |
The oracle hole, where people would come to the oracle to get their predictions
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The entire population of Malta was awarded the Geroge Cross for heroism in 1942. The Maltese became indepedent from the UK in 1964. |
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Hagar Qim’s artifacts
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An altar carved with plants on the side |
The Neolithic temple structure of Tarxien. I’m standing next to what remains of the famous mother-goddess statue. |
A statuette found in Hagar Qim, possibly of a fertility goddess |
