The Victoria Lines - Malta

The Victoria Lines - Malta
A defensive wall and military installations built along the Great Fault from Kuncizzjoni in the west to Madliena in the east, commemorated during Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee year - 1897. The defenses include four formidable forts and a number of entrenchments. Running, as it does, mainly on high ground in the countryside atop escarpments and across ravines, the Victoria Lines afford a veritable playground to ramblers, historians and military enthusiasts.

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[zrieqi58]

Hi - thank you for this video - it was superb - I have recollections of walking from Selmun Tower to the beach and past Fort Madliena - way back in 1972!!!!! Has it changed much since then I wonder?? And what exactly were the Victoria Lines constructed for? Was it the same reason as Hadrian's Wall between England and Scotland to keep the barbarians out?? Or was it built to safeguard against the elements??? If it was built for defence - who were the English safeguarding from invasion????

[tfar1959]

zrieqi58 thanks for your comment. The Victoria Lines were planned as a first line of defence in case of enemy invasion from the north of the island. The main threat at the time were the French. I'm sure much of what you remember has changed a lot since 1972 especially the St. Paul's Bay area. Probably not so much along the Bahar ic-Caghaq coast.

[casichoppy1]

Yesterday a group of people , me included , walked almost the entire Victoria Lines as a challenge walk to raise funds for a four year old girl ,Amber . An entusiastic walk with magnificent views and places to discover .

[claireaug76]

Prosit habib. video eccezjonali biex l-istudenti jifhmu ezatt x kienu l-victoria lines.  Haqqek medalja :)

[ClimbinginMalta]

Great video. Its worth noting that a lot of the buttresses along the "Lines" provide great solid limestone for rock-climbing too. Pity that the wall is crumbling and almost non-existent in many places.

[JasAlf5959]

An interesting lesson about the Victoria Lines plus some beautiful sceneries of Malta. Well done.

[dejjemmalta]

Prosit hafna! ghogobni hafna l filmat! hasra li l-forti tal-bingemma illum jinsab f'idejn kumpanija privata u ghalhekk id-dhul ghal sit storiku hu projbit

[boerborn]

I enjoyed looking at this video very much.

[raidsnextwebnetmt]

Good Video from trekkingmalta

[olivianiexfa]

Good video. I've been walking all its length with Ramblers today.