Author: Melisande Aquilina

Spring is officially here, and summer is on the way. This is the perfect time for picnics, hikes, walks and excursions around the Maltese countryside. Nature is flourishing as the temperatures rise, gremxul (ghekkos) and nanna koli (ladybirds) can be admired sunbathing along walls and on plants, while bees, mosquitos and other flying fauna permeate through our days and evenings. Malta is chock-full of natural places were one can enjoy and experience spring to his heart’s content. Apart from the obvious, that is, the ‘usual’ spots, like Buskett and Ta’ Qali, where extended families, teenagers, and dog-owners tend to...

Ta’ Kola Windmill (‘il-mitħna ta’ Kola’ in Maltese), found in Xagħra, one of the largest villages on the island of Gozo, was originally built in 1787, at the expense of Grand Master Manuel de Vilhena Foundation. This windmill is one of the few complete surviving windmills on the Maltese islands dating back to the period of the Order of the Knights of Saint John. Originally, Ta’ Kola Windmill had been built in a different location within the village, however it had to be dismantled and reconstructed again during the 1780s, due to the fact that the original construction seems...