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Malta: Day 10: Marsaskala

Over the last two years, there have been more passengers on Maltese buses than the population of Germany. Today Nada and me took the public transport and left our apartment in Buġibba. Even though Malta is small, we found it more convenient to change the apartment, than to drive to the other side of the island. Our pick was Marsaskala, a sea-side village in the South Eastern Region. After we arrived, we first met the local pub and then we went for a nice walk around the area. For the cherry on top we had a great dinner in a Tal-Familja restaurant.

Previous days of our trip to Malta: Day 9, Day 8, Day 7, Day 6, Day 5, Day 4, Day 3,  Day 2 and Day 1.

The parish church of Marsaskala is dedicated to Santa Anna, like in my home village.

Crib in the parish church 

  

Couple of hours in front of the local bar

Built around a small natural harbour, Marsaskala has been popular with fishermen since antiquity, and continues to be popular even today.

The Maltese name for Marsaskala is Wied il-Għajn, or Valley of the Spring

The formation process of the salt begins when sea water starts to fill crevices in the coastline.

This sea water is left to settle for eight days before it is moved to smaller salt pans that are warmer in temperature and further away from the sea.

Nada

 

Tuši taking a photograph

Triq il-Wiesgħa Tower was built in 1659 as the ninth of the De Redin towers.

Steep cliff and Nada

 

Monkey business and sitting duck

Nobody home, dead end, so we had to return back

Tuši and Nada

  

Fort Leonardo in Żabbar is now rented to a cattle farmer.

Monument of the Three Crosses

Superb dinner in Tal-Familja restaurant.

Evening walk along the coast

Back to our starting point, Marsaskala parish church

Walk after we moved to a new region in Malta

GeoCaches found (all received a visit by trackable items "Der Kleine Maulwurf", TB61FZ4, "gran san bernardo", TB84C9J, "De reiziger", TB6R4VV and "FarmtagZ klompendans", TB6BAG2):
- Triq Il-Wisgha Tower, GC2M7XH, where I retreived trackable items "Bryan 2014 Tag", TB6PQA1, "2008 Groundspeak Volunteer Geocoin - sponsored by GC-KNECHT", TB20DYH, "Proving Trail Geocoin", TB2GZV8 and "La licorne montoise", TB7J5G7 and they stayed with me for the rest of the day
- The Three Crosses, GC7KCV9