Living TRAVEL - MALTA
      
More Malta - Photos by John Bugeja

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Sliema Harbour (just north of Valletta) - and below
 

 

Sliema towards sunset - and below
 

 

 

 

Hilton Hotel and its private marina, St. Julian's (just north of Sliema)
 

 

 

Mosta - central Malta
 


The Rotunda
Dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and built between the 1830s and 1860s, the Rotunda was designed by Maltese architect Giorgio de Vasse. In a rather revolutionary move, the church was built over and around the existing one, which was then demolished.
In 1942 during World War II, the church took a direct hit from a German bomb while more than 300 people were congregated inside for Mass. The bomb pierced the dome and fell to the ground with a bounce, but failed to explode.
 

 

 
       
Mdina - an ancient town in east centre Malta, near Rabat



 

 

Mdina church
 

Mdina Palace
 

Marsaxiokk - southern coast
 


 

Traditional instruments, and below - traditional costumes
 


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