A Secret Garden in Floriana
Walking uphill from Sa Mason imposing bastions you
come accross a relatively unspotable quiet garden set deeply within the floriana bastion walls and looking over the Marsamxett magnficant habour.
Walking through it at first looks like anyother typical maltese medival garden however the deeper one goes the more you can discover. Different garden levels, a disused lion-headed fountain, a huge arch opening in the bastions, huge bastions walls, a "gardjola" (medival watch-tower) set high above the garden and spectacular port-views and the most magical of all....18th century stone-wall carvings!
Yes, carvings in the bastion walls aparently carved by bored British colonial miltary soldiers stationed there on duty during long summer nights.
Some have eroded away by time as the Maltese softlime stone gets eroded by rain and strong desert winds coming from North Africa.
Situated only around 20min walk from the local floriana parish church direction towards Msida via the Police HQ and not to be confused with Argotti Garden*.
The garden, badly needs some TLC, in my opin on, but still worth a visit while on holiday in Malta.
The garden is gated and the keeper closes the gates at 7pm.
*Argotti Garden is a botanical garden also in the area.
Old Images of Floriana
Floriana has many gardens and has florished ever since Valletta was built in the 15th Century.
Here are some photos/images we found of floriana.
Malta - not just sun, sea & sand
Malta is a popular mediterreanean holiday island which has only recently become an EU member state. Famous for it's rich history spanning thousands of years from 3000BC right through the middle ages and World War II. You can find various museums and historical sites to visit like Prehistoric Temples, Grand Master Palaces, Fortifications, Underground Catacombs, Cathedrals, The old city of Mdina, Valletta, Roman Villas and much much more.
The southern part of Malta has, Hagar Qim Temples, Blue Grotto, Ghar Lapsi, Dingli Cliffs, Ghar Dalam, Hassan's Cave, Borg Nadur pre-historic remains, San Lucian Tower, Rinella Fort and Marasxlokk Fishing Village to name just a few!
You will actually be surprised how much there is to see on such a tiny island!