Last post from Saint Julian

It was a great experience for me, both for my professional life and for the opportunity I was given to meet nice colleagues from Belgium, Poland, Spain and my Italian ones of course! A special thanks to our patient and friendly teacher Mario.

View from Valletta

Saint Julian at night

Good bye Malta!

Saint Julian at sunset

Food

Wherever we had been, food was excellent.

We highly recommend the delicious fish soup we tasted in the fishing village of Marsaxlokk, or the Maltese rabbit, a traditional national dish

Cities

We have visited Valletta, the current capital city of Malta

Valletta is the capital city of Malta. The city takes his name and was called La Valletta  from the victorious Grand Master, Jean de la Valette.

Valletta contains buildings from the 16th century onwards, built during the rule of the Order of St. John also known as Knights Hospitaller.
The city is essentially Baroque in character, with elements of Mannerist, Neo-Classical and Modern architecture.  The City of Valletta is  recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Visit to Mdina, the old capital of Malta.

Mdina is a fortified city. The city was founded by Phoenician settlers  around the 8th century BC, and was later renamed Melite by the Romans.

The old walls

A medieval street

The arch

Saint Paul's Cathedral

We have also spent a lovely afternoon in the cities of Senglea, Cospicua and Vittoriosa

From Valletta, a trip on board of a dghajsa, a traditional maltese boat, takes us to the these cities   

Vittoriosa

Archeology

The archeological site of Ħaġar Qim  

Ħaġar Qim and Mnajdra is a megalithic temple complex dating from 3600-3200 BC. These Megalithic Temples are among the most ancient religious sites on Earth, a unique architectural masterpieces.

Hagar Qim Old Temples

 Towards Mnajdra Old temples

Mnajdra Old Temples

Saint Julian and traditional villages

We are based in Saint Julian

Saint Julian or San Ġiljan in Maltese language  is a town in the Region of Malta.

It is situated along the coast, north of the country's capital, Valletta. 
The town is named after its patron saint Saint Julian.

Up till the nineteenth and early twentieth century, St. Julians was a very peaceful coastal town.

Saint Julian Bay

Typical boats in Saint Julian Bay

Other view in Saint Julian Bay

Now Saint Julian is known for tourism-oriented businesses, such as hotels, restaurants and nightclubs which are centred mainly in an area known as Paceville.

Trip to the fishing village of Marsaxlokk

This trip was a very relaxing one. Nice view on the bay and the harbour with the coloured traditional Maltese boats called luzzu

View from the harbour

The luzzu is the traditional fish boat







A fisherman on his luzzu

Discovering Malta

Lessons are very interesting, but as we are here for a week, we are also looking  forward to discovering the history and traditions of this ancient and  magic island, its cities, archaeology and traditional food

Have a  look at  http://www.visitmalta.com/it/ to plan your trips and know more about the island

First day at school

ETI
http://www.etimalta.com/teacher-training/
 

 ETI offers courses both for intercultural business communication  skills and teacher training. 

ETI Malta





Welcoming at school and starting to attend lessons

The class is ready and we meet our teacher Mario. It is an intensive course. We are going to learn about new digital tools and methodology.

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