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Several megalithic remains have been found, including the temple of Għajn Żejtuna, as well as several caves and tombs, in which tools and pottery fragments were found. [5] During the Roman period, troglodytes began to live in the caves of Mellieħa's valleys. The cave settlements continued to exist during Byzantine rule, but were abandoned in ...
Name of object Location Coordinates ID Photo Upload Aħrax Tower and Battery: Triq ir-Ramla tat-Torri l-Abjad: 00032: Upload Photo: Red Tower: Triq tad-Daħar: 00033: Upload Photo
View of Għadira Bay, with the site of the redoubt in the centre. Mellieħa Redoubt was built in 1715–1716 as part of the first building programme of coastal fortifications in Malta.
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mellieħa (Maltese: Santwarju tal-Madonna tal-Mellieħa) is a Roman Catholic church in the village of Mellieħa in Malta.The sanctuary originated as a natural cave which was consecrated as a church at an unknown date, and local traditions link its establishment to antiquity or the medieval period.
The Devil's Farmhouse, also known in Maltese as Ir-Razzett tax-Xitan, [2] and officially as Ir-Razzett Tax-Xjaten (The Farmhouse of the Devils or The Devils' Farmhouse), [3] is an 18th-century farmhouse in Mellieħa, Malta. [4]
These coins match moulds found at Mleiha which, together with finds of slag at the site, [12] suggests the existence of a metallurgical centre. [13] Contemporary Greek manuscripts have given the exports from Ed-Dur as 'pearls, purple dye, clothing, wine, gold and slaves, and a great quantity of dates' [ 14 ] and there is a strong history of ...
The best period to observe some of the species found in the park is the time of flowering — which for the majority of them extends from late winter to spring. Plants, in particular the endemic ones, are an intrinsic part of Malta's heritage and their preservation demands striking a constant balance between human presence and nature protection ...
Tal-Bir Redoubt (Maltese: Ridott tal-Bir), also known as Wied Musa Redoubt (Maltese: Ridott ta' Wied Musa), [1] is a redoubt in the limits of Mellieħa, Malta.It was built by the Order of Saint John in 1715–1716 as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese Islands.