Rock Solid Malta

Fort Saint Angelo in Birgu, malta, seen here while sailing through Grand Harbour

Rocks, rocks, and more rocks. Everywhere I looked, Malta’s indigenous wheat-colored limestone dominated the landscape. Roads, houses, hospitals, government buildings, shops, and forts were crafted from the monotonous sedimentary rock, as if the island had regurgitated its innards into piles that masons crafted into structures on the spot. I was puzzled by the poor condition … Read more