The harbor at Valletta

The city was built by the Order of the Knights of Saint John

On a carriage ride theough the cobbled streets of Malta

Hagar Qim, a temple dating back to 3,500 BC

Despite the fact that Maltese is a combination of Arabic language and Roman script, most of the population is Christian.

The oracle hole, where people would come to the oracle to get their predictions

The entire population of Malta was awarded the Geroge Cross for heroism in 1942. The Maltese became indepedent from the UK in 1964.

Hagar Qim's artifacts

An altar carved with plants on the side

The Neolithic temple structure of Tarxien. I'm standing next to what remains of the famous mother-goddess statue.

A statuette found in Hagar Qim, possibly of a fertility goddess