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Megalithic Temples of Malta

2km Southwest Of Qrendi, Valletta, Malta

Featured Review : One of Malta’s megalithic temples stands a five minute walk away from the mysterious Hypogeum. The Tarxien Temple is the most recently constructed (dating from around 2800BC) of the Maltese temples, and has a higher numb...See Full Review

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Megalithic Temples of Malta Reviews

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A Temple in a Town

A Temple in a Town
Quote: One of Malta’s megalithic temples stands a five minute walk away from the mysterious Hypogeum. The Tarxien Temple is the most recently constructed (dating from around 2800BC) of the Maltese temples, and has a higher number of decorative features –... Read the full Megalithic Temples of Malta review

From journal The Limestone Walls of Malta

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Atmospheric and Mysterious Megalithic Temples

Atmospheric and Mysterious Megalithic Temples
Quote: Malta is not widely thought of as being in the premier league of Mediterranean civilisations unlike, say, the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans. The islands have no Sphinx or pathenon or colisseum. However what the islands do have are the oldest... Read the full Megalithic Temples of Malta review

From journal The Limestone Walls of Malta

One of several megalithic sites in Malta

  • 3 out of 5 stars by NiceGinna from Evanston, Illinois
  • November 5, 2010
One of several megalithic sites in Malta
Quote: When you visit the Hypogeum (and you must!), you can combine a visit to these temples which are located less than a kilometer away. They are well worth seeing. There are four temple, each with several apses. As time went on the builders developed... Read the full Megalithic Temples of Malta review

From journal Malta, a gem in the Mediterranean

Temples from the Tarxien Age, 3600-3000 BC

  • 5 out of 5 stars by NiceGinna from Evanston, Illinois
  • November 4, 2010
Temples from the Tarxien Age, 3600-3000 BC
Quote: These are perhaps the best preserved of the many ancient megalithic temples on Malta. The setting looking out over the sea is evocative; one can well imagine some sort of religious rites being performed here. The temples are aligned with the... Read the full Megalithic Temples of Malta review

From journal Malta, a gem in the Mediterranean

Hagar Qim/Mnajdra Archeological Park

  • 5 out of 5 stars by mre16 from Easton, Maryland
  • December 1, 2005
Hagar Qim/Mnajdra Archeological Park
Quote: This religious temple dates back to c.3200-2500BC - that's about 500 years before the pyramids in Egypt were built. It's the Stonehenge of Malta and quite an awesome sight. The view is breathtaking overlooking the sea and the islet of Fifla -... Read the full Megalithic Temples of Malta review

From journal Malta - Paradise in the Mediterranean

Hagar Qim and Mnajdra

  • 5 out of 5 stars by jabela from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • November 6, 2005
Quote: Imagine a temple, that's bigger than stone henge, practically unheard of and here's the strangest thing of all, its OLDER than stonehenge, created in around 3000 BC.Malta has some of the finest examples of neolithic architecture available anywhere... Read the full Megalithic Temples of Malta review

From journal Malta Honeymoon

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The Temples of Ħaġar Qim and Mnajdra

  • 4 out of 5 stars by cls223 from Chicago, Illinois
  • June 24, 2005
The Temples of Ħaġar Qim and Mnajdra
Quote: These temple sites lie near Malta’s south coast and are deemed among the best preserved of the sites found in the islands. To reach them, take either bus 38 or 138 from Valletta. The bus ride is about 30 minutes, and when you get off, you’ll think... Read the full Megalithic Temples of Malta review

From journal Winter Holiday in Malta

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Hagar Qim – temple to the sun god?

  • 5 out of 5 stars by Drever from Ayr, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • April 7, 2005
Hagar Qim – temple to the sun god?
Quote: On a desolate spot, bleak, windswept and rocky, sits Hagar Qim on the west coast of Malta overlooking the island of Filfa - standing out gracefully about 4.8 kilometres away. Birdsong and the perfume of wildflowers permeate the air. Hagar Qim’s huge... Read the full Megalithic Temples of Malta review

From journal Malta: History's Isle

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Hagar Qim and Mnajdra Temples

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Kore from Macroom, Ireland
  • June 5, 2004
Quote: Travelling by bus in Malta is an experience in itself. Waspish orange Leyland buses, many of them antiques, swarm around the central bus station, waiting to take passengers and tourists to points all over the island. Mine was called Tracey Star and... Read the full Megalithic Temples of Malta review

From journal In Search of the Goddess

The Temples

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Colleen from Oakhurst, New Jersey
  • April 16, 2002
The Temples
Quote: Malta has the oldest free-standing structures in the world! These are the megalithic temples that were built between 3600 and 2500 BC. That's before the Easter Island figures, Stonehenge and 1,000 years before the pyramids! There are four temples... Read the full Megalithic Temples of Malta review

From journal The Land That Time Forgot