Today’s post follows nicely from last week’s throwback, with the second chapel I visited on a walk starting from Żurrieq. This one is dedicated to St Agatha, and can be found in an area known as Bubaqra. From what I can understand, it is a fairly old chapel (at least 16th century), but one that has seen many alterations over the years, as it cycled … Continue reading Sant’ Agatha
This week’s throwback is a double feature, with photos of the chapel dedicated to Sant’ Andrija and the nearby Mitħna tax-Xarolla, from a walk in the Żurrieq area last year. Starting from town, I passed by these landmarks and another nearby chapel on my way out, and returned through secluded Wied il-Bassasa and a route along the sea cliffs. The chapels and the windmill had … Continue reading Sant’ Andrija u l-Mitħna tax-Xarolla
I did not get around to writing my usual throwback blog post yesterday, so instead I’m taking a few minutes on this Good Friday to share a photo of the chapel at Binġemma, from a walk I did there two years ago. The chapel is dedicated to Our Lady, in the title Hodegitria, usually translated as Our Lady of the Way (in Maltese: Madonna tat-Triq). … Continue reading Madonna ta’ Hodegitria
I’m not sure whether to complain or not. Perhaps I shouldn’t, because I’ve been so lucky in so many ways. But it sure is frustrating when the weather gods keep all the precipitation for the weekend, as this basically rules out climbing in the early months of the year. (During the week is much harder to manage when the days are still fairly short.) Which … Continue reading Kunċizzjoni Immakulata
So much for getting my schedule back on track. This week I’m again a bit late writing up this blog post to share some throwback photos. Some compensation is that I’m sharing two photos today, which are very much related to each other. Too much to deserve to be shared separately. Both photos are from an outing in Binġemma a little more than five years … Continue reading Madonna ta’ Hodegitria and Farm Buildings at Binġemma
This week we’re travelling back five years to a walk starting from Binġemma, to share a couple of very related photos of the Victoria Lines. There is a particularly pretty section of the fortification lines where they cross the valley just below the chapel there. In the first photo, above, the chapel dedicated to the Madonna ta’ Hodegitria can be seen on the left, while … Continue reading Madonna ta’ Hodegitria and Victoria Lines
During autumn last year, as the weather became more amenable to photography, I made an effort to progress on my long-term chapels project. On one of these outings, with R, we headed out to Rabat to photograph one of the chapels in the countryside there. I had already scoped out the area using maps and satellite imagery, so I had an idea of what times … Continue reading Twelid tal-Verġni Marija
I’m starting off 2022 on this blog by wishing my readers a happy and healthy new year, and sharing an accidental photo I took a few weeks ago. Accidental in the sense that I had no plan to shoot this chapel on that occasion, and I only chanced to be there at the right time, which I took advantage of. I was on my way … Continue reading San Pawl tal-Qlejgħa
This week’s throwback post takes us back to late winter this year, and a walk starting from the cliffs at Dingli and heading down through Fawwara. I already shared photos of the other chapel in the small hamlet of Fawwara. This one, too, proves to be rather tricky to photograph due to the very limited viewpoints. Those who are interested will find details about this … Continue reading Lunzjata
For this week’s throwback I’m starting with photos from another walk I did last winter, in the countryside around Fawwara and Girgenti, in the outskirts of Siġġiewi. The high point of the walk was a steep hill, at the top of which there’s the Laferla Cross and the nearby chapel of the Annunciation (Lunzjata in Maltese). The cross is a well-known landmark in the area, … Continue reading Lunzjata and Laferla Cross
The walk I mentioned last week took me along the cliffs at Dingli, from where I headed inland to walk through the hamlets to the north west of Dingli. In one of these hamlets, known as Ta’ Santa Katerina, there is the eponymous chapel, which is still in regular use. Reading up on the chapel I found that it has been rebuilt more than once, … Continue reading Santa Katerina
Over the past week it has really started to feel that the weather is becoming cooler. Between the rain, the wind, and the shorter days, it is unmistakable. Which is generally a good thing, in my opinion, as I much prefer the cooler months – it’s usually a simple matter of dressing appropriately. Which is how I found myself, last week, heading up to Binġemma … Continue reading Madonna ta’ Hodegitria
Muddy Boots 