Malta, September 2022

Valletta

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Bastions guarding the Old City

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Cannons over the harbour

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Café in the Barracca Gardens

Vittoriosa

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Flags everywhere to celebrate Malta's National Day

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More flags

Gozo

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Boat trip from the Inland Sea at Dwejra

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Blue grotto

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Pink coral along the base of the cliffs

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Entrance to the Citadella in Victoria

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Inside the Citadella

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Remains of the medieval township in the Cittadella

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View from the walls of the Citadella

Tarxien

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Excavated megalithic temples

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Massive canopy over the temples

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The harbour at Marsaxlokk

Valletta

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Republic Street

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Phoenicia Hotel from St John's Bastion

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Phoenicia gardens and pool seen from the bastion

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Triton fountain

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Jacaranda in the Phoenicia gardens

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Happy hour on Merchants Street

Mdina

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Distant view (from the open top bus) of Rabat and Mdina

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Walls of Mdina

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Entrance to Mdina

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The Rotonda in Mosta, seen from the walls of Mdina

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The 17th-century Wignacourt Aqueduct, seen from a bus

Valletta

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"Jellyfish" street decorations

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The Co-cathedral of St John

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Tombstone in the cathedral

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Caravaggio painting (Beheading of John the Baptist) in the cathedral

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Another Caravaggio in the cathedral (St Jerome Writing)

Vittoriosa

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Lift from the bastions down to the harbour

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Student café at the American University of Malta

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Ferry crossing the harbour

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Final view of the harbour from the Barracca gardens