Maltese Islands – St. Paul’s Metropolitan Cathedral in Mdina
One of the 4 cathedrals in the Maltese Islands ( 3 Roman Catholic and 1 Anglican) is the 12th century founded St. Paul’s Metropolitan Cathedral commonly known as St Paul’s Cathedral or the Mdina Cathedral, that is a Catholic Cathedral located at Mdina, Malta, dedicated to St. Paul the Apostle. The cathedral was founded in the 12th century, and according to […]
Maltese Fortifications – Santa Cecilia Tower
One of the Limestone Towers in Gozo nowadays a Private Residence is Santa Cecilia Tower. Santa Cecilia Tower was built in 1613 by Fra Bernardo Macedonia, Commander of Artillery of the Order of St. John and the tower was able to communicate with the batteries at Ramla Bay as well as Mġarr ix-Xini Tower, so it could relay messages […]
Maltese Fortifications – Lippija Tower
LIPPIJA TOWER also known as ĠNEJNA TOWER is a small watchtower overlooking Ġnejna Bay, limits of Mġarr, Malta. It was completed in 1637 as the first of the 10 Lascaris towers (9 are still intact and other one was destroyed ). LIPPIJA TOWER was built in 1637 on the edge of Wardija Ridge overlooking Ġnejna Bay on the north west coast of Malta. The tower has Għajn Tuffieħa and Nadur […]
