MALTA: Birżebbuġa, Pretty Bay, Borġ in-Nadur Temple, Marsascala, St Thomas Bay

Birzebbuga is a fishing village on the south of Malta. It has a modern church and adorned with beautiful seaside areas. Here we find the Freeport which is one of the main industries in Malta and many containers pass through this port. We find some historic sites and buildings, amongst which the old St George's Church and the remains of the prehistoric temple of Borg in-Nadur.

St George's Church (1575, reopened in 1683). In the earth nearby are traces of prehistoric cart ruts.

Borg-in-Nadur Prehistoic Temple ruins not only reveal 4-apse temple (c.2500-2000 BC ) but also a fortified, Bronze Age domestic settlement. The settlement was fortified with megalithic wall facing inland. The remains of a large, defensive wall lie nearby, running across the head of a promontory between two valleys leading down to two bays.

Pretty Bay: This is a man made beach which has become a popular spot for many Maltese.

Traces of Bronze Age huts and other materials were discovered lying just behind the wall.

Marsascala or Wied il-Ghajn:
Marsascala is a modest sea-side village in Malta that has grown up around the small harbour at the head of Marsascala Bay, a long narrow inlet also known as Marsaskala Creek. The bay is sheltered to the north by Ras iż-Żonqor, the south-east corner of Malta, and to the south by the headland of Ras il-Gżira.

The Razzett tal-Hbiberija is a charity organization which cares for people with special needs. Their grounds include a zoo using the animals as therapy for children. They also have a swimming pool used as a hydroptherapy and other facilities. Every Sunday a flea market is held and to help support the organization.

St Thomas Bay
A beautiful and popular beach on the south of Malta.

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[butchermachine]

Visited Malta in 2005 and stayed with family in Birzebbugia. Breathtaking country.

[JasAlf5959]

@butchermachine Greetings from Malta. Thank you very much for posting. Glad that you enjoyed your stay and took home wonderful memories of Malta.

Warm regards,

Jasmine

[Kelly14UK]

My Mum comes from Valletta. Omni Maltija.

Who ARE the Maltese and Gozitans? They say "Punent" for the west ( Punic? , and Carthage) and "L' vant" for the east ( Levant? ).

I think the Phoenicians originally came from the Levant ( current day Lebanon I think is amongst the zone ), and that the Carthaginians originated from the extreme east of the Med.

The language is this amazing ring on the ears of Arabic with a French or Italian accent.

[JasAlf5959]

@Kelly14UK Malta is very rich in history. It's hard to explain all in short messages esp. given a limited space to write on the comments' section. However, you could find many valuable info on the internet such as websites on Heritage Malta, Din L-Art Helwa, for instance which give more details esp. the sites & properties that they are taking care of.

Maltese language is very beautiful and unique. I love the pronunciation.

Warm regards,

Jasmine

[bojja18]

video sabih imma andek data hazina...it-tempji ta borg in-nadur huma neolitiki mhux zmien il-bronz u huma bejn 3000 u 2500 BC. Il-hajt ta zmien il-bronz li hemm vicin huwa min 2500-1500 BC. good work!

[JasAlf5959]

@bojja18 Thank you for your comment. The VisitMalta official website says:

These temple ruins appear to reveal not only 4-apse temple (c.2000BC) but also a fortified Bronze Age domestic Settlement. Traces of the Bronze Age huts were discovered lying just behind the wall and the depth of the deposits of was the deposit was very shallow covering the remains of the Temple Period.

[munxar5]

@kikkilinu YES THE PAST WAS GREAT, I DONT KNOW ABOUT NOW?

[JasAlf5959]

Yes it is but the Zwieten still call it their ramla since many moons ago it belonged to Zejtun but, it's not important. Ir-Ramla, Zejtun, B'Buga, M'Xlokk, M'Scala, S Tumas and all the south belongs to Malta. To both of us, we see no boundaries - we only see ONE Malta.

[sedduku]

Just to let you know, ir ramla is part of marsascala and not zejtun. it used to be like that in the past but not anymore.

[JasAlf5959]

Thanks Matter497 and glad you enjoyed it.