Malta

And the last card of the day, coming from the Maltese capital, named after Jean Parisot de Valette, who succeeded in defending the island from an Ottoman invasion in 1565 ... Valletta, colloquially known as Il-Belt (The City), contains buildings from the 16th century onwards, built during the rule of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. The city is essentially Baroque in character, with elements of Mannerist, Neo-Classical and Modern architecture in selected areas, though World War II left major scars on the city. The City of Valletta was officially recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1980. It has a population of   about 7,000. 

Malta

My sis was staying on Malta for a week at the end of August and she sent me this multiview with pictures of (from top left clockwise): Auberge de Castille, Paradise Bay, Hagar Qim Temples, Mgarr Harbour, Matlese bus, Matlese Luzzu, Memorial Siege Bell and Gharb Church. 

Malta

It's been a while sine I last received a postcard from Malta, so this card came as a real refreshment. Alfred writes that the postcard represents one of the capital's landmark - Portes des Bomber. It was the outer gate to the capital city Valletta, built in 1721 by Ramon Perellos. The gate originally had a single archway with a drawbridge and ditch, but the second archway was added in 1868 during the governorship of General Sir Patrick Grand. Alfred also writes that the cute old buses were replaced by usual long buses. Such a shame, this one looks so lovely! Thanks, Alfred!

Malta

Malta is an island country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean. Total area of Malta is only 316 km² and has the population of 450 000 inhabitants Only the three largest islands – Malta (Malta), Gozo (Għawdex), and Comino(Kemmuna) – are inhabited, while the smaller ones are not. Did you know that there are no permanent rivers or lakes on Malta?

Thanks to Brian for my first mapcard of Malta, and my second card from Malta at all. I can't wait for more postcards from that beautiful country!

Malta :)

My first card from Malta :) My list of missing European countries is getting shorter and shorter each day thanks to many nice people who have helped me so far. Few days ago I received this surprise card from Agi who traveled to Malta for a couple of days. Thanks, Agi!

Malt is a small county in the middle of  Mediterranean. Malta covers just over 316 km² in land area, making it one of the world's smallest states. Malta gained independence from the UK in 1964 and became a republic in 1967. It's also part of the European Union and Eurozone.

It a very visited touristic destination as well. There are nine UNESCO World Heritage Sites on Malta.

One of these sites are Mnajdra Temples. Mnajdra is a megalithic temple complex found on the southern coast of Malta. Mnajdra was built around the fourth millennium BC; the Megalithic Temples of Malta are amongst the most ancient religious on Earth described by the World Heritage committee as "unique architectural masterpieces."

The 1, 2 and 5 cent Maltese euro coins bear a representation of the Mnajdra temples on their obverse side.

Thanks once again, Agi!