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Sacra Infermeria & Knights Hospitallers Exhibition
In the impressive former Sacra Infermeria, a 16th-century hospital of the Order of St John, this exhibition brings the sometimes alarming achievements of medieval medicine to life through waxworks, and allows a glance inside this fascinating building.
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Christ Statue
As you enter Marsalforn from Victoria, youll see the figure of Christ on a hill. The statue was erected in the 1970s, replacing earlier statues and a wooden cross from around the 1900s; the 96m-high hill is known as Tas-Salvatur (the Redeemer).
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Maria Rosa Winery
The small, family-run Maria Rosa estate just south of Attard stands on 4.2 hectares of agricultural land, which produce three varieties of grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Sirakuzan. The winery runs regular tours and tastings; call for details.
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Sunday Fish Market
At Marsaxlokks colourful, packed-to-the-gills Sunday Fish Market, you can admire the riches of the Med before theyre whisked off to Maltas top hotels and restaurants. The market starts early in the morning and the best stuff is long gone by afternoon.
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Wignacourt Museum
This recently refurbished museum has a gloriously hotchpotch collection that encompasses 4th-century Christian catacombs, a WWII air-raid shelter, a baroque chapel, religious icons and vestments, and paintings including Mattia Pretis The Penitent St Peter .
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Skorba Temples
The excavation of the Skorba Temples, in the neighbouring village of Żebbiegħ, exposed two temples and some habitations dating to the temple builders phase, and some even predating this, which are thus the oldest prehistoric structures discovered on the islands.
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Parish Church of Our Lady
The Parish Church of Our Lady is one of the tallest baroque edifices in Malta. Construction was started in the early years of the 16th century, according to the designs of Vittorio Cassar (son of the more famous Gerolamo Cassar, who designed Verdala Palace).
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Gozo 360°
Gozo 360°, at the Citadel Cinema, is a 30-minute audiovisual show that gives a good, basic introduction to the islands history and sights before veering off into tourist board–style fluff. Shows are every 30 minutes, and commentary is available in eight languages.
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Bethlehem Village
On the right after the first roundabout as you leave Mġarr is this life-size Bethlehem-style village, where 150 actors create a living nativity, which attracts thousands of people each year during the month of December. Its a fun place to explore even when its not in use.
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Buskett Gardens
Maltas only extensive woodland area. The gardens were planted by the Knights as a hunting ground; today they are a hugely popular outing for the Maltese, and the groves of Aleppo pine, oak, olive and orange trees provide shady picnic sites in summer and orange-scented walks in wint
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Parish Church of St Catherine
The Parish Church of St Catherine was built in the 1630s and houses a fine altarpiece of St Catherine – painted by Mattia Preti in 1675, when the artist took refuge here during a plague epidemic – and there are several 17th- and 18th-century windmills dotted about the village.
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Armoury
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Pomskizillious Museum of Toys
This small labour of love has an impressive array of 19th-century and 1930s dolls houses, toy soldiers, and spooky china dolls, mostly in glass cases. Theres a display case devoted to nonsense poet Edward Lear, who coined the word pomskizillious to describe Gozitan scenery.
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Church of Saints Peter & Paul
Nadur’s ornate Church of Saints Peter and Paul was built in the late 18th century – the entrance is framed by white statues of the two saints, giving the church its local nickname of iż-Żewġ (the pair). The interior is richly decorated with marble sculptures, and the vault is cover
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Buġibba Water Park
This is a fun, small, supervised (and free!) water park that kids will love, and includes various loopy colourful fountains that are perfect for kids running around on a hot day. There are different sections for different ages (divided by height), and chairs so adults can relax (ho
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Pjazza Indipendenza
Victorias main square hosts a daily market (6.30am to 2pm), which is known throughout the island as It-Tokk (the meeting place). The semicircular baroque building at the western end of the square is the Banca Giuratale , built in 1733 to house the city council; today it contains go
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Wignacourt Tower
Built in 1609, the Wignacourt Tower was the first of the towers built by Grand Master Wignacourt. It guards the point to the west of the church, and houses a tiny museum with exhibits on local fortress history, including a small selection of guns and armour. There are stupendous vi
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Church of St Helen
Birkirkaras Church of St Helen is probably the most ornate of Maltas churches, a late flowering of baroque exuberance built in the mid-18th century. On the strength of his performance here, the designer, Domenico Cachia, was given the job of remodelling the facade of the Auberge de
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Chapel of the Annunciation
On a minor road between Żurrieq and Mqabba is the Chapel of the Annunciation, in the deserted medieval settlement of Ħal Millieri . This tiny church, set in a pretty garden, dates from the mid-15th century and contains important 15th-century frescoes – the only surviving examples o
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Verdala Palace
Verdala Palace was built in 1586 as a summer residence for Grand Master Hugues Loubeux de Verdalle. It was designed by Gerolamo Cassar as a hunting retreat in the form of a square castle with towers at each corner. It became first the British Governor of Maltas summer residence, an
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