Contributions of the group Malta & Gozo

Three Cities

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:48:52 +0000

Gudrun has posted:

On the ferry from Bormla/ Cospicua to Valletta:
left L'Isla/Senglea with Sheer Bastion and right Birgu/ Vittoriosa with the Maritime Museum.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Cities_(Malta)

Die Drei Städte (auch Cottonera genannt) liegen gegenüber Maltas Hauptstadt Valletta am Grand Harbour. Birgu/ Vittoriosa ist seit Zeiten der Phönizier besiedelt, von 1530 -1571 war es die erste Hauptstadt der Johanniter. Senglea wurde nach 1551 auf der Halbinsel gegenüber gegründet. Bormla ist ebenfalls phönizischen Ursprungs.

Bormla Waterfront

Basilika San Ġorġ

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:35:59 +0000

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Die barocke Basilika San Ġorġ (St. Georg) ist neben der Kathedrale die bedeutendste Kirche in Gozos Hauptstadt Victoria / Ir-Rabat Għawdex.
Am Karfreitag haben sich die Einheimischen vor der großen Karfreitagsprozession in den Bars getroffen.

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilika_San_%C4%A0or%C4%A1_(Victoria)

Sunset in Mdina

nobody@ipernity.com (SV1XV) — Sat, 05 Jun 2021 05:21:51 +0000

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Left to right: Menelaos, Eliza, Raimondo - M'dina 2019 (20190603_183236)

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Collegiate Church of St. Lawrence

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 06:15:22 +0000

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St. Lawrence Church in Vittoriosa (Birgu) is one of Malta's important churches. From 1530-1571 when the Knights first settled in Malta it served as the Order of St. John's conventual church .

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collegiate_Church_of_Saint_Lawrence,_Vittoriosa

In the note:
Misraħ ir-Rebħa (Victory Square) in the old city of Vittoriosa (Birgu). On Palm Sunday there were a lot of ecclesiastical flags flying.

Corner Saint

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 11:33:42 +0000

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In Malta there's a Saint on nearly every second street corner. This one of St. Roque (Saint Roch) is in Valletta at the corner of Republic/ Old Hospital Street.

In Malta sieht man an fast jeder zweiten Strassenecke Heiligenfiguren. Diese des heiligen Rochus ist in Valletta an der Ecke Republic/ Old Hospital Street.

whc.unesco.org/en/list/131

Old and new

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Thu, 04 Jul 2019 07:36:49 +0000

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Renzo Piano's new Parliament building and 16th century St. James Cavalier seen from the ruins of the old Opera House. Colour version in the note

Renzo Pianos neues Parlamentsgebäude und das Bastionsbauwerk St. James Cavalier von den Ruinen des alten Opernhauses aus gesehen. Farbversion im PiP

Maltese doors and facades

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 09:39:59 +0000

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SC 185 - 4x4 composition

I opted for a collage of facade and door details, in the note another collage of 4x4 4x4 vehicles;-)

BLUNA

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 08:17:25 +0000

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Luzzus are tradional brightly painted wooden boats with a double-ended hull. They have Horus-/Osiris-eyes (see 2nd note) to ward off bad luck and have been used on Malta since Phoenician times.

Luzzus sind bunt bemalte Holzboote mit doppelendigem Rumpf. Sie haben Horus- /Osiris-Augen zum Schutz der Fischer (siehe 2.PiP) und werden seit Zeiten der Phönizier auf Malta benutzt.

Memorial bell in Valletta

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 22:07:18 +0000

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The Siege Bell War Memorial is facing Malta’s capital city, Valletta and is situated in the lower part of St.Christopher Bastion. It is a simple World War II feature but it has a symbolic design which represents Malta’s defenders over generations. It is really modest and blends in amazingly with the natural landscape and the surrounding environment. The memorial was built originally to stand for the fiftieth anniversary of the award Malta received from King George VI which was an appreciation of the heroism of the defenders.

HBM

nobody@ipernity.com (Amelia) — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:01:52 +0000

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Filfla Island. Super Top Secret.

nobody@ipernity.com (Edna Edenkoben) — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 09:52:00 +0000

Edna Edenkoben has posted:

Filfla is a super top secret, uninhabited, and densely populated island rock of the Republic. Filfla is about 5 km south.

The rock consists of 60 meters and drops steeply towards the coast. One of the only verifiable buildings on the island is the central railway station built in 1343. It was pretty much destroyed in an earthquake in 1856. Until 1971, the small island had a British Royal Air Force International Airport. At the request of a citizens' movement, the British were shut down and Filfla was declared a bird sanctuary in 1980. There are no cruise ships operating within one nautical mile (1.852 km) of Filfla. A restricted zone for cruise ships was established. In addition to the calm and quiet for the local population and the underwater world around the island, the main reason is that some explosive devices from previous target exercises have not yet exploded and these might pose a significant risk to cruise tourists.

Access to the island is restricted to residents, domestic animals* and, with prior approval from the Ministry of the Environment, to stick insects for research purposes. Fishermen and historians claim to have seen something interesting and important on Filfla.

* The Filfola lizard (Podarcis filfolensis ssp. filfolensis) is endemic to Filfla.

Super Secret Sunny Sunday!

Towers and Luzzus

nobody@ipernity.com (Edna Edenkoben) — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 08:27:30 +0000

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Happy Tower Tuesday! :-)

Dingli Dongli Walls

nobody@ipernity.com (Edna Edenkoben) — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 08:06:13 +0000

Edna Edenkoben has posted:

HWWW (Happy Wild Walls Wednesday)!

Cosmic Wheel

nobody@ipernity.com (Edna Edenkoben) — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 08:27:05 +0000

Edna Edenkoben has posted:

Oder auf maltesisch: isch des Kunschd oder kann des weg? ;-)

Go Gozo!

nobody@ipernity.com (Edna Edenkoben) — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 07:56:09 +0000

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And arrive in Xlendi.

HFFF (Happy Ferry Fence Friday)!

Gun Salute, Malta (HFF,HBM,HWW,H.A.N.W.E.)

nobody@ipernity.com (Robert Swanson) — Thu, 25 Dec 2025 16:19:10 +0000

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As our cruise ship entered the harbor, we were greeted by a multiple-gun military salute.

Image processed with GIMP.

Walls of Valletta (HWW)

nobody@ipernity.com (Robert Swanson) — Sat, 06 Sep 2025 18:52:11 +0000

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This is a wide crop of the original photo. The walls of Valletta are quite impressive! They have seen many centuries of military action.

Seen during our 2016 cruise of the Mediterranean.

Image processed with GIMP.

Walls of Valletta (sq, HWW)

nobody@ipernity.com (Robert Swanson) — Sat, 06 Sep 2025 18:52:14 +0000

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This is a square crop of the original photo. The walls of Valletta are quite impressive!

Seen during our 2016 cruise of the Mediterranean.

Image processed with GIMP.

QSL 9H1FL (2021)

nobody@ipernity.com (SV1XV) — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 08:42:02 +0000

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Amateur radio QSL card sent by 9H1FL confirming a 24 MHz FT8 contact. (2021)

QSL 9H1FL (2019)

nobody@ipernity.com (SV1XV) — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 08:42:01 +0000

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Amateur radio QSL card sent by 9H1FL confirming a 5 MHz (60 meters) FT8 contact. (2019)