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Visit Bir Mula Heritage (House and Museum)
Xemx Says: This house is privately owned by my good friend, John Vella, and is definitely worth a visit. There is an exhibition all year round which may be visited on Tuesdays to Sundays (except Mondays) from 10.00 to 12.00 hrs. The exhibition includes a read-through narrative on the...
steventilly Says: The huge dockyards of Malta are associated with all of the three cities, as well as with Marsa and Paola, but Cospicua is perhaps the place most associated with them. The city was bombed to smithereens during WWII because of this.The dock seen here is (I think) the oldest,...
steventilly Says: No idea what this church is, nothing in the guidebooks or marked on our maps (in fact Cospicua is barely mentioned at all). It's nice looking though, and quite prominent on the road down from Senglea to Cospicua.
Church Of The Immaculate Conception
steventilly Says: The church dates from the 1600s and is the largest, grandest building remaining in Cospicua (if you exclude the docks). Standing before it, with steps either side leading up to the Church, is a memorial to the victims of WWII. It's an angel holding a crown (a symbol of...
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Loads of busses go through here, including any of the ones to Senglea and Vittoriosa, Kalkara, even Marsaxlokk. From Valletta it's only 15c for the fare.
In the pic the bus is leaving Senglea into Cospicua.
Written Jul 12, 2004
sandysmith Says: Fortifications were built to protect the Three Cities. First the Sta. Margherita Lines, but were never completed then Grand Master Nicholas Cottoner decided to build more instead - the Cottonera lines, also not completed. Here in Cospicua its gateway - St Helen 's Gate - is...
sandysmith Says: Ok thats a brief look at Cospicua but before we visit Vittoriosa here one final shot of Dockyard Creek and all the boats moored there to enjoy before we go to the next place.
sandysmith Says: The drydocks are Malta's largest industrial enterprise. There are seven docks in all with Cospicua joining Senglea to Vittoriosa at the head of Dockyard Creek behind Dock No.1, built in 1848. The largest is Dock No. 6 built by Chinese experts some years ago and can take the...
sandysmith Says: Cospicua is surrounded by fortifications - we saw quite a few of these as we were walking through Cospicua to get to Vittoriosa and now wish I'd taken some pics of them. Originally a fishing village Cospicua's importance increased with the arrival of the Knights of St. John....
sandysmith Says: Today Cospicua is an important market centre in the heart of the dockland. The war damaged houses are being rebuilt and gradually residents are returning here. Balconied houses, typical through Malta, can be seen here. We strolled through residential areas and past schools...
sandysmith Says: Cospicua is the largest and youngest of the three cities. It is more commonly known to the Maltese as, Bormla - virtually all the signs you will see refer to this name rather than Cospicua and why we didn't really know we were here:-S. The city became known as Cospicua (i.e....
Cospicua is the youngest and largest of the Three Cities - the other 2 being Senglea and Vittoriosa. Just a couple of snaps from here its not a big place and the others seemed more interesting.
Cospicua - One Of "The Three Cities"
"The Three Cities" are Cospicua, Vittoriosa and Senglea and stand together across the Grand Harbour from Valletta. Of these Cospicua is the least visited by tourists, apparently having very little to...
Apart from the ancient artefacts found on the site, the museum also exhibits items found in the Cottonera area. Collectors would find this more 'modern' exhibit of particular interest.
Build your own Cospicua page
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