onsdag 16 september 2015

Churches and Chapels

The Maltese are among the oldest Christian people in the world. There are over 360 churches and chapels scattered throughout the islands. You can’t avoid to notice the island’s Baroque churches with their red or silver painted domes. They form an integral part of the landscape and are at the heart of the Maltese social and cultural life.

Many of these buildings are veritable works of art. You will notice how local craftsman and artisans adorned the inside and exteriors of churches and cathedrals with intricate decorations and stone sculptures depicting saints, angels and sacred symbols.

Perhaps most intriguing of all religious sites are the small, wayside chapels. Some are excavated in the rock, others cling to cliffs. All are places of quiet contemplation.


If you want to know more about every church and Chapel in detailed in Malta, visit: www.visitmalta.com/en/religious-sites.'





5 kommentarer:

  1. Is there one Church that is the main Church? /Axel

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    1. We don't know, there are soooo many churches and the internet won't tell us :( But we think it might be St.Pauls cathedral or maybe St.Lawrence because that is the oldest one (17th century). And we do know that Mnjadra is the oldest religious sight on the island!

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  2. Looks like an amazing place! The buildings really is art //towe

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