Travel Photography Photos taken by GregW
That chick is everywhere!
The Great Siege of Malta took place in 1565 when the Ottoman Empire invaded the island, then held by the Knights Hospitaller (also known as the Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta). The Knights, together with between 4-5,000 Maltese men, women and children and approximately 2,000 footsoldiers won the siege, one of the bloodiest and most fiercely contested in history, and one which became one of the most celebrated events in sixteenth century Europe. - That's from Wikipedia...
The ground floor dates back to 1200s, the upper floor was added more recently.
The Church of the Assumption of Our Lady, commonly known as the Rotunda of Mosta. It has the third largest unsupported dome in the world. In 1942 a bomb fell through the roof during evening mass, with 300 parishioners in the church, but did not explode.
According to the Kinnie website, Kinnie owes its bittersweet taste to the blend Maltese Mediterranean chinotto bitter oranges, combined with an infusion from a dozen different aromatic herbs and spices such as anise, ginseng, vanilla, rhubarb and liquorice.