Malta Archaeological Park

 The Archaeological Park was amazing and so interesting. The ruins date to way way before Christ was born; about 3600 BC! It must have been the first human beings. How did they build such structures? That's where the archaeologists come in and figure these things out.

Hagar Qim is thought to be one of the most ancient religious sites on Earth. The builders used the local limestone in the temple's construction.

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Malta The Blue Grotto

 Following the conquest of the Holy Land by Islamic forces, the knights operated from Rhodes, over which they were sovereign, and later from Malta. The Order of Saint John is still operating today, world wide, providing health care to everyone.

Today we start out bright and early. We head for the Hagar Qim and Mnajdra Archaeological Park.

On the way we stop and take pictures of the Blue Groto.

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Malta Order of Knights

 I must tell you a story of Malta that I didn't yesterday. There was an Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem. They arose around 1023 to provide care for sick, poor or injured pilgrims coming to the Holy Land. After the conquest of Jerusalem in 1099 during the First Crusade, the organisation became a military religious order under its own charter, charged with the care and defense of the Holy Land.

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Medina, Malta

 Malta was given its independence from Great Britain in 1964. The country became a republic in 1974. It joined the European Union in 2004.

Mdina (we spell it Medina) is a fortified city in the Northern Region of Malta. It served as the island's capital from antiquity to the medieval period. The city is still confined within its walls and has a population of just under 300.

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