Malta side trip

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January 25th 2020

Published: January 25th 2020

Malta 18-23 January 2020 In the last blog I promised to stay quiet until we go to Argentina later this month as we spent the autumn in Lanzarote and there have been numerous blogs from there on previous trips. However as we did a quick side trip to Malta this blog shows some pictures of our highlights there. The reasons for visiting Malta were threefold, to avoid a few grey days in England... Read Full Entry

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Nothing is really known about the rites & rituals which took place here

Another view - some rocks replaced with concrete copies and originals protected in the museum

Inner temple

Original large urn

Copy of half a statue - original in museum in Valletta

Fountain at entrance to Valletta

Wall fortifications at entrance to Valletta

Maltese Parliament

St John's Co-Cathedral

Main Altar

Symbol of the Knights everywhere

Fantastic elaborate decoration

Much of it is symbolic and recognising many individual Grand Masters

This is an example of the earliest style of pillar

A side altar

Each Langue or regional branch of the Knights had their own altar within the cathedral

Catacombs under the main altar

Overwhelming opulence - gold leaf everywhere

Cleverly painted

It really looks as if this guy is falling off the wall!

Most of the floor is comprised of these multi-coloured inlaid marble tiles

Every inch painted

Caravaggio - The beheading of St John

Caravaggio fled to Malta when accused of murder in Spain. he was welcomed by the Knight's and completed some paintings for them before disgracing himself again and being expelled. Interesting character!

Beautiful colours & imagery with dire warnings

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