“The world is
nonsense: What looks beautiful in the morning looks ugly in the evening.” –
Maltese Proverb
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Welcome to the Travel Tuesday meme! Join me every Tuesday and showcase your creativity in photography, painting and drawing, music, poetry, creative writing or a plain old natter about Travel!
There is only one simple rule: Link your own creative work about some aspect of travel and share it with the rest of us! Please use this meme for your creative endeavours only.
Do not use this meme to advertise your products or services as any links or comments by advertisers will be removed immediately.
Malta, officially known as the Republic of
Malta (Maltese: Repubblika ta' Malta), is a Southern European island country consisting
of an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. It lies 80 km south of Italy, 284
km east of Tunisia, and 333 km north of Libya. The country covers just over 316
km2, with a population of just under 450,000 (despite an extensive emigration
programme since the Second World War), making it one of the world’s smallest and
most densely populated countries.
Malta has two official languages: Maltese and English. Malta’s location has historically given it great strategic importance as a naval base, and a succession of powers, including the Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Moors, Normans, Sicilians, Spanish, Knights of St. John, French and British, have ruled the islands.
Valletta is the capital city of Malta, colloquially known as Il-Belt (“The City”) in Maltese. Geographically, it is located in the South Eastern Region, in the central-eastern portion of the main island of Malta having its western coast with access to the Marsamxett Harbour and its eastern coast in the Grand Harbour.
The historical city has a population of 6,444 as of March 2014, while the metropolitan area around it has a population of 393,938. Valletta is the southernmost capital of Europe and the second southernmost capital of the European Union after Nicosia. Valletta contains buildings from the 16th century onwards, built during the rule of the Order of St. John also known as Knights Hospitaller. The city is essentially Baroque in character, with elements of Mannerist, Neo-Classical and Modern architecture in selected areas, though the Second World War left major scars on the city, particularly the destruction of the Royal Opera House. The City of Valletta was officially recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1980.
The official name given by the Order of Saint John was Humilissima Civitas Valletta—The Most Humble City of Valletta, or Città Umilissima in Italian. The city's fortifications, consisting of bastions, curtains and cavaliers, along with the beauty of its Baroque palaces, gardens and churches, led the ruling houses of Europe to give the city its nickname Superbissima—Most Proud.
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Malta has two official languages: Maltese and English. Malta’s location has historically given it great strategic importance as a naval base, and a succession of powers, including the Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Moors, Normans, Sicilians, Spanish, Knights of St. John, French and British, have ruled the islands.
Valletta is the capital city of Malta, colloquially known as Il-Belt (“The City”) in Maltese. Geographically, it is located in the South Eastern Region, in the central-eastern portion of the main island of Malta having its western coast with access to the Marsamxett Harbour and its eastern coast in the Grand Harbour.
The historical city has a population of 6,444 as of March 2014, while the metropolitan area around it has a population of 393,938. Valletta is the southernmost capital of Europe and the second southernmost capital of the European Union after Nicosia. Valletta contains buildings from the 16th century onwards, built during the rule of the Order of St. John also known as Knights Hospitaller. The city is essentially Baroque in character, with elements of Mannerist, Neo-Classical and Modern architecture in selected areas, though the Second World War left major scars on the city, particularly the destruction of the Royal Opera House. The City of Valletta was officially recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1980.
The official name given by the Order of Saint John was Humilissima Civitas Valletta—The Most Humble City of Valletta, or Città Umilissima in Italian. The city's fortifications, consisting of bastions, curtains and cavaliers, along with the beauty of its Baroque palaces, gardens and churches, led the ruling houses of Europe to give the city its nickname Superbissima—Most Proud.
This post is part of the Our World Tuesday meme,
and also part of the Wordless Wednesday meme.
Add your own travel posts using the Linky tool below, and don't forget to be nice and leave a comment here, and link back to this page from your own post:
Gorgeous and golden shot.
ReplyDeleteAnother location my brother has been on vacation, and he recommended:) like the proverb, except that i don"t think it"s a form of nonsense! Thank you for hosting.
ReplyDeleteFor such a tiny nation, The Regatta in Grand Harbour celebrates Malta’s victories during the Great Siege of 1565 and then WW2. The magnificent Fort St Angelo provides the landscape and seascape, complete with a water-carnival, boat races and fireworks! I have only spent 5 days on the main island (inc Valletta and the Grand Harbour) - gorgeous architecture but very sad history.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo of a city I knew nothing about. Interesting as it is, it's that quote you have at the beginning that has me thinking. Around here it doesn't apply. Evening golden hour is the prettiest time of day.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photo. Love the contrast of the sharp steeple next to the domed roof. That's a lot of people in such a small area.
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