Malta’s mysterious ‘fat ladies’ lure a new generation of pilgrims

A steady stream of spiritual pilgrims—mostly women—are drawn to the island’s ancient temples and its museums, home to the ...
The Malta Independent

Revisiting Malta’s Neolithic Temples

Dr Reuben Grima will be giving a short course entitled “Revisiting Malta’s Neolithic Temples”, on 4 October as part of the new Din l-Art Helwa series of cultural courses. This course will give an ...
UNESCO

Megalithic Temples of Malta

In 2003 an exchange of letters took place between the World Heritage Centre and the Maltese authorities on several issues related to the Megalithic Temples of Malta, in particular on the proposal for ...
Discover Magazine

Neolithic Ġgantija Temples Contain Carvings Similar to the Venus Of Willendorf

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ZDNet

In Malta, saving ancient temples with steel and cables

The temple ruins of Hagar Qim and Mnajdra on the island of Malta are now protected by two PTFE-glass (woven fiberglass coated with a PTFE resin) membrane roof structures. The previously unprotected ...
China Internet Information Center

Mobile app for Malta's Neolithic Temples launched

A mobile application launched on Tuesday by the Maltese government allows visitors to UNESCO-designated temples in Malta access to an interactive audio-visual guide. Launched by Malta's Parliamentary ...
TravelPulse

Malta’s Haunting Ruins

The National Museum of Archaeology in the Maltese capital city of Valletta recently held a show entitled, "Malta, the great story of a small island-nation through 100 objects." Few places could tell ...
UNESCO

Megalithic Temples of Malta

The Bureau expressed its concern regarding the protection of Megalithic temples and requested the World Heritage Centre to draw the attention of the competent Maltese authorities to the necessity of ...