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01/08/2015
Comino (Kemmuna) Comino - a tiny island between Malta and Gozo. It is famous for the crystal clear waters of the Blue Lagoon. But what else does Comino have to offer? With th...
02/05/2015
The results of our survey are in!
27/10/2013
HUNTING IN MALTA has been in the news again.
Several rare Short-toed Eagles (Circaetus gallicus) have been shot down by trigger-happy thugs. This is a national disgrace and we at ReachMalta.com unreservedly and in the most emphatic of terms condemn this barbaric practice and believe that the slaughter – both legal and illegal – should end once and for all.
We would like to hear your views; do you find this senseless slaughter as repulsive as we do? Do you think that this sport, perverse as it may be, still has value as a Maltese tradition and should be retained?
Photo: Camargue - Parc ornithologique 05/2002
Juan Beneguas de Cordoba, seeking to promote the Pauline cult acquired custody of St. Paul's Grotto from the Church authorities following negotiations with Pope Paul V in 1610. According to popular tradition, Paul resided in this grotto during his two-month stay in Malta. Seven years later, Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt raised the shrine to the status of a Collegiate and founded a body of Canons to officiate in it, under the auspices of the Order of the Knights of St. John.
The original plan of the Wignacourt College was laid out by Francesco Buonamici (1596-1677), a military engineer from Lucca, Italy. The building was completed in 1749 and continued to serve as the official residence of the canons post 1798 when the Knights were displaced by the French. The government retained the administration of the edifice until 1961 when it was returned to the Church in a historical agreement between the Archbishop Mikiel Gonzi and governor Sir Guy Grantham. During the second World War the subterrain served as an air-raid shelter for the residents of Rabat and some daily 2000 loaves of bread were baked here to provide food for the war striken inhabitants. The building also functioned as an infirmiry and a victory kitchen.
Read more: http://www.reachmalta.com/what-to-see/rabat/st-paul-s-grotto
22/06/2013
The Saqqajja Fountain, built on the site of a natural spring by Grand Master Manoel de Vilhena. This was connected to the network of canals that used to supply water to Valletta. The passage of time and weathering exacerbated by the incessant flow of heavy traffic obliterated much of the intricate stone work. An attempt at restoration was made in 1931 using rudimentary techniques available at the time. A more recent intervention was completed in May, 2010, restoring the structure to its former glory.
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