Author: wirtilkalkara

Our Saviour Garden takes its name from Our Saviour Gate found nearby. The garden is situated next to the main entrance of Kalkara and hosts several mature trees and a miniature Malta structure.  

Jim Hole, a British special effects specialist, and Paul Avellino, a young Maltese construction manager, formulated a plan in 1963 to build the Malta Film Facilities, near Fort Rinella: a shallow-water tank, 300 feet wide and immune from tides and stormy weather. The tank blends with the horizon, hence giving audiences the illusion of action […]

The Saint Rocco hamlet takes its name from the chapel of Saint Rocco which was once present near the coast and the Hospitaller coastal entrenchments, nowadays the SmartCity site. Near this chapel the Saint Rocco redoubt was built by the British during the French blockade, while the Saint Rocco battery was built by Maltese men […]

Kalkara Creek was sometimes also called the ‘English Creek’. It is a well-known sheltered inlet for various fishermen’s and oarsman’s boats, but exposed to the Northeast wind. The shore, sheltered and with remarkable views, was enlarged several times, including the present development done in the 1950s. Other interesting notations The Malta Mediterranean Gas CompanyErnle Bradford’s […]