DINGLI CLIFFS TO BLUE GROTTO

Malta

5th May 2015                             Map of Malta                                           All photos by Hetty

Today we walked down this south-west coast of Malta. (Photo taken on our flight home)S1057385 copy

We went by bus to the Dingli Cliffs, where a young lady was carrying the same leaflet as us, so we walked together.

11.2m = 7 miles, a lovely walk with wonderful views. It was very hot, but there was a welcome breeze and it was mainly downhill.

A small church on the cliffsS1056903 copy

There are fields below the cliffs, and the islet of FilfaS1056905 copy

Mr H and prehistoric cart tracksS1056908 copy

At the tip of a headland is a Bronze Age village siteS1056911 copy

There are several holes, maybe used for storageS1056919 copy

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Looking back to the radar station where we startedS1056923 copy

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We are going to wind our way down the side of the cliff and take that path belowS1056929 copy

We were up there just nowS1056940 copy

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19th century aqueductS1056947 copy

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We took a detour to two prehistoric temples (entry fee €9 adults)

The upper one is Ħaġar Qim, built 3600-3200 BC, much older than Stonehenge (about 2500Bc)

How did they quarry, shape, move and arrange these huge stones????

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Downhill is the Mnajdra temple under a tentS1056988 copyS1056964 copy

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Our next stop is the creekS1056992 copy

The Blue Grotto is here, but you need to take a boat ride to see it, and we didn’t have timeS1056999 copyIt took about 2 hours to get back to Bugibba by bus

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