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The façade of St. George's Basilica at night shows the Alpha clock on the left and the Omega clock on the right.

Victoria, Malta

Clocks of St. George’s Basilica

These clocks tell time in a theological sense.

The bench that plays a sample of opera music from Gozo.

Victoria, Malta

Villa Rundle Gardens Musical Benches

Listen to Malta’s musical heritage while relaxing in the park.

Xerri's Grotto.

Xagħra, Malta

Xerri’s Grotto

A small cave network was discovered under a home in Xagħra, in 1924 when the owner was digging a well.

Ninu's Cave

Xagħra, Malta

Ninu’s Cave

In 1888, a resident of Xagħra, Malta, discovered a small underground chamber filled with stalactites and stalagmites when digging a well.

The Ta' Kola Windmill.

Xagħra, Malta

Ta' Kola Windmill

This is one of the very few intact windmills built by the Knights of St. John in the island nation of Malta.

Ġgantija Temples

Xagħra, Malta

Ġgantija Temples

These temples are among the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world.

St. Paul's Island.

Malta

St. Paul’s Island

This tiny island is recognized as the site where St. Paul landed after a shipwreck in the first century.

The exterior of Pjazza Teatru Rjal at night.

Valletta, Malta

Pjazza Teatru Rjal

Valletta’s outdoor theatre stands within the ruins of a 19th-century opera house.

Il-Maqluba

Qrendi, Malta

Il-Maqluba Sinkhole

This 50-foot-deep sinkhole created in the 14th century is home to rare plants and fungi.

Mnajdra during Autumn Equinox.

Qrendi, Malta

Mnajdra

This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.

One of the corridors in the shelters.

Mellieħa, Malta

Mellieħa World War II Shelters

These purpose-built WWII air raid shelters, which run half a kilometer under the town of Mellieħa, are among the longest in Malta.

Raddet Ir-Roti Cart Ruts

St. Paul's Bay, Malta

Raddet Ir-Roti Cart Ruts

Mysterious prehistoric grooves carved into the Maltese rock, purpose unknown

Punic Cave Dwellings

St. Paul's Bay, Malta

Punic Cave Dwellings

Rock-cut homes carved into limestone cliffs in Malta's Punic era

Punic Shaft Tomb

St. Paul's Bay, Malta

Punic Shaft Tomb

A rare rock-cut Punic burial shaft on Malta's Xemxija trail

The Galley Cave

St. Paul's Bay, Malta

The Galley Cave

A rock-cut Maltese tomb marked with a mysterious carving of a war galley

The burial cave

St. Paul's Bay, Malta

Ghar Il-Midfna

This ancient burial site is a fascinating reminder of Malta's prehistoric past.

This carob tree is thought to be more than 1,000 years old.

St. Paul's Bay, Malta

The Xemxija Old Carob Tree

Estimated at over 1,000 years old, one of Malta's oldest trees serves as a living link to its ancient past.

Punico-Roman Apiary

St. Paul's Bay, Malta

Punico-Roman Apiary

An ancient hillside apiary from Malta's Punic and Roman honey trade

The air raid shelter corridor.

Mġarr, Malta

Il-Barri Air Raid Shelter

Hidden beneath a restaurant, underground tunnels tell the story of Malta’s tragic role in World War II.

Trilithon at the southern temple

Mġarr, Malta

Ta' Hagrat Temples

At more than 5,000 years old, these structures are among the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world.

The Executioner's House

Birgu, Malta

The Executioner's House

The medieval home is still engraved with the symbol of the profession, an eye flanked by two axes.

Audience chamber inside the Inquistor's Palace

Birgu, Malta

Inquisitor’s Palace

For over two centuries, this palace served as a residence for the Holy Roman Inquisition's leaders, a courthouse, and a prison.

St. Gregory's hidden passage.

Iż-Żejtun, Malta

Secret Passage in St. Gregory's

A hidden tunnel of bones in one of Malta's oldest churches.

Għar Dalam Cave.

Birżebbuġa, Malta

Għar Dalam

The bones of prehistoric animals and early signs of human habitation have been found inside Malta's "cave of darkness."

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