History: The July 1551 Turkish attack on Gozo
About 5,000 people, the island’s entire population, were taken as slaves to Turkey. Most never returned.
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About 5,000 people, the island’s entire population, were taken as slaves to Turkey. Most never returned.
But the most fascinating feature in underground Valletta remains the sewage system
Many Maltese are under the false impression that, on September 8, 1565, a large relief force from Sicily arrived in Malta and the besieging Turks immediately fl
The world-famous François-Marie Arouet (1694-1778), known as Voltaire, wrote that “nothing is better known than the Siege of Malta”. It is a
Valletta, rightly known as the “city built by gentlemen for gentlemen”, has a special affinity with the month of March. It was during this month tha