Kalkara Regeneration Project

Kalkara Regeneration Project

  • On 1 April 2022
Kalkara was originally a fishing village in the inner harbour area and occupies the area around Kalkara Creek, which had flourished after WWII and has now expanded into a very pleasant small town. The name is attributed to originate from Claice, which is Latin for lime, as it is believed that there was a lime kiln […]
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Pieta` Prominade

Pieta` Prominade

  • On 25 March 2022
People are recorded to have settled at Pietà in the second half of the 16th century, following the building of Valletta, since it’s the first coastal area in this part of Malta, once leaving the city. A chapel and a rectory were built in 1612 dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows which in Italian is […]
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Senglea Outer Fortifications

Senglea Outer Fortifications

  • On 9 January 2022
The land front fortifications of Senglea are a series of defensive that once spanned the front of the peninsula from Galley’s Creek facing Vittoriosa to French Creek facing Corradino Heights. The first fortifications were built as a result of the Ottoman attack of 1551 with Fort Saint Michael commenced a year later.  The majority of the fortifications were built over […]
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