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Off The Beaten Path: RED TOWER - St. Agatha´s Tower
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  • Written by Angelinka on Apr 17, 2005
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    • The tower is dedicated to Saint Agatha and a small chapel to the saint was housed within. As indicated by the small plaque above the main door the Tower, like many of the small chapels on the islands, was not a place of sanctuary. This means that if you had committed a crime you could not attempt to hide in the tower to avoid arrest. The main plaque, dated 1649, is the dedication of the tower to Saint Agatha. She was from Sicily and spurned the advances of her Roma lover and who then had her persecuted and put to death by having her breasts cut off with shears and then burnt at the stake. Although not connected to Malta, perhaps her influence was brought over during the time of Italian dominance.
    In the past it was used for defence purpose and manned during both world wars and also like as a radar station by the Armed Forces of Malta.

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    Off The Beaten Path: Selmun Palace 1
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    • Selmun Palace was built around the 18th century Selmun Palace. This palace was designed by the famous architect Domenico Cachia. The palace is a landmark of the village of Selmun and is the largest of all such towers built by the Knights of the Order of St John.

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    Off The Beaten Path: Selmun palace 2
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    • TThe palace’s corner turrets and the balcony are remarkable features of his outstanding baroque monument.

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    Off The Beaten Path: Selmun palace 3
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    • Well if you would like to go back to the past you can also sleep in this palace. Selmun palace has been incorporated into an adjacent hotel.

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    Off The Beaten Path: Nice garden of Selmun palace
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    • I had a nice walk across this garden with Pierre. We were laughing and saying that he was the king of the castle with his queen. It was easy to feel like this since this gardens’ atmosphere takes you back to the past.

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    Off The Beaten Path: Naxxar
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  • Written by Angelinka on Apr 20, 2005
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    • Motto of Naxxar - Prior Credidi - meaning the First to believe.

    Naxxar is drenched in historical, archaeological and cultural interest from each period in Malta's past. It has always been one of the main villages on the Islands and has played a role in major events in the Islands' history, from the arrival of Christianity to the defeat of the Ottoman Turks.
    You can find Parish Church here.
    The Parish Church was made by Bishop De Mello.

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    Off The Beaten Path: Dingli Cliffs
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    • The western coast of Malta is trimmed by the fantastic steep cliffs of Dingli. The upper part is marked with small cultivated pieces of earth, that finish in sharpened precipices to the sea. Here it is the highest point of the island.

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    Off The Beaten Path: Fort St. Angelo
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  • Written by Angelinka on May 11, 2005
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    • This picture was taken from the Upper Barrakka Gardens, across the Grand Harbour from Fort St. Angelo. Fort St. Angelo is built on the site of a temple of Juno built in Roman times. The original fort pre-dated the knights and De L'Isle-Adam was the first to repair the existing ruined fortifications. Grandmaster de la Sengle rebuilt the old Governor's Palace, which became the Magisterial Palace.

    Fort St. Angelo sits on the promontory in front of the city of Birgu (Vittoriosa).
    Birgu,Bormla and Senglea known as the Three Cities.

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    Off The Beaten Path: Fort Ricasoli
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    • This picture was taken from the Upper Barrakka Gardens. Fort Ricasoli guards the entrance to the Grand Harbour on the East Side with Fort St. Elmo guarding the west side of the entrance to the Grand Harbour. The Fort is built on Rinella Bay.

    It was designed by Antonio Valperga who also built the Cotonera lines.

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    Off The Beaten Path: the old street of Birgu
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    Hermanater Tue Nov 28, 2006 19:36 UTC
     Happy Birthday.....looks like a very nice place to be ....nice photos    		Geisha_Girl Tue Mar 21, 2006 20:29 UTC
     Great news about the move to Malta Angel! We must always go "where the sun shines from our hearts" right? ;-) L ´amore semplifica tutte le cose! Good luck with the move......and yes, someday we WILL meet!
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     Hi Angelika! Are you living in Malta now?? Wonderful!!!! All the best there :-)    		gregoryr1m Wed Aug 31, 2005 03:11 UTC
     Wow. Malta seems like an amazing place. Do you have a cacti garden? That would be cool if your climat can handle it... but I bet it would be difficult to weed - haha!
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