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July 14, 2019

Abridged history of Valletta, Malta [Repost]

From its humble beginnings as a Phoenician watchtower upon the island’s peninsula jutting out into the Mediterranean, to the incredibly ornate city of Valletta, the location of the Maltese capital…..

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July 7, 2019

Heritage Site: Hal Saflieni Hypogeum [Repost]

Literally meaning ‘underground’ in Greek, the Hypogeum of Paola, Malta, is a subterranean temple dating back to the Saflieni period of Maltese prehistory (ca. 3600 BCE). Originally thought to be…..

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May 25, 2019

UNESCO site: The Red Fortress [Repost]

In what now seems like an intended tour of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, instead of simply a Mediterranean cruise we were tagging along on, we managed to coordinate a trip…..

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February 22, 2019

UNESCO site: Acropolis of Athens [Repost]

Probably the most iconic and best known of the acropoleis scattered across Greece, the Acropolis of Athens has a rightly deserved place upon the World Heritage list. the Parthenon or…..

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February 15, 2019

UNESCO World Heritage Site: Valletta [Repost]

Named for Jean Parisot de la Valetta who led the successful defense of the island from an Ottoman invasion in 1565 CE, the official name given by the Hospitaller’s was…..

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January 24, 2019

What is the World Heritage program? [Repost]

During our Mediterranean cruise we inadvertently ended up doing a tour of a number of World Heritage sites. And having written about those locations and the efforts taken by their…..

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January 3, 2019

Preserving the Past [Repost]

Despite its designation as a UNESCO Heritage site, Volubilis has seen little effort made in preserving the beautiful mosaics that lie scattered throughout the ruins. Roman household decorations that despite…..

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December 19, 2018

The Alhambra: Nasrid Dynasty palace [Repost]

While the fortress was originally built in the ninth century by Sawwar ben Hamdun during the fighting between Muslims and the Muladies, the building was in poor repair thanks to…..