A Tour of Malta and Gozo February 1994 #Quagmi

Malta and Gozo, filmed 14th - 22nd February 1994.

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Featuring Valletta, Ta' Xbiex, Grand Master's Palace & Armoury, St. John's Co-Cathedral, Marsaxlokk fishing village and Open Market, Malta and Gozo's old buses, Mdina, Mosta Rotunda & Gozo - including Xlendi Bay, Fontana Cottage Industry indoor market & Knight's Wash House.

00:09 - Monday 14th February 1994 - View from The Grand Hotel Les Lapins in Ta' Xbiex over the Msida Yacht Marina in Marsamxett Harbour
01:17 - Tuesday 15th February 1994 - Day exploring the waterfront of Ta' Xbiex
01:58 - The Grand Hotel Les Lapins, filmed from Msida marina breakwater
02:17 - The Black Pearl "pirate ship" bar & restaurant - which features in the 1980 film Popeye, starring Robin Williams
02:39 - The Lazzaretto on Manoel Island in Gżira - a former quarantine facility & hospital dating back to the 1600s
02:49 - Hay Wharf Naval Base of the Armed Forces Of Malta
03:02 - The MV Xlendi Roll on - Roll off ferry leaving Sa Maison ferry Terminal. MV Xlendi is now a diving wreck off Gozo, scuttled in 1999 to create an artifical reef. When she was scuttled she hit the seabed & overturned, sliding down to a depth of 43 metres. An experienced British diver tragically lost his life exploring inside the wreck in 2008, so divers are now advised not to enter her
03:12 - MV Għawdex, owned by Gozo Channel Co. 1979-2000. Għawdex (Gozo) operated services to Sicily from 1981 to 1995
03:48 - Another view of Hay Wharf
04:02 - The Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) Maritime Patrol Boat P33 - scuttled as a diving wreck on 31st July 2021
04:35 - More close-up footage of The Black Pearl "pirate ship" bar & restaurant
05:25 - Another view of The Lazzaretto on Manoel Island
05:43 - Lazaretto Creek with Manoel Yacht Harbour & Gżira in the distance
06:16 - Filming from the current location of Roland Marina's Pontoon B
06:41 - An old cannon used as a mooring bollard
06:52 - The Sandstorm - converted 74ft cruising yacht, previously a north sea trawler
07:12 - Wednesday 16th February 1994 - A day trip to Valletta
07:25 - View of The Grand Hotel Les Lapins in Ta' Xbiex & Msida Yacht Marina
08:06 - Another view of MV Xlendi passing Manoel Island with Fort Manoel - a star fort named after Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena
08:40 - Floats from Karnival ta' Malta '94
09:08 - The National War Museum of Malta at Fort St. Elmo
10:11 - The site of Valletta Cruise Port & Valletta Waterfront
10:21 - Valletta City Gate Bus Terminal with Malta's old buses
10:31 - Tritons' Fountain
10:58 - View down Triq Sant' Orsla (St. Ursula Street), Valletta
11:20 - Views of the Grand Harbour from Upper Barrakka Gardens
12:05 - View of Barriera Wharf aka Quarry Wharf from Upper Barrakka Gardens
12:50 - St. John's Co-Cathedral
14:55 - The Great Siege Monument in Great Siege Square
15:15 - The Grand Master's Palace
16:13 - The Palace Armoury
17:34 - Thursday 17th February 1994 - Exploring Spinola Bay in St. Julian's
20:07 - Friday 18th February 1994 - Day trip to Gozo from Cirkewwa
20:30 - Onboard one of Gozo's old buses
20:44 - Victor J Borg's Eclipse Restaurant, Victoria
21:02 - View of The Cittadella & Cathedral of the Assumption
21:22 - "Dolly" the Bedford bus, built in 1933 (FBY-042)
21:32 - Fontana Cottage Industry indoor market
22:13 - Knight's Wash House
22:46 - Xlendi village
22:56 - Inside "Dolly" the bus
23:06 - Xlendi Bay
24:35 - Saturday 19th February 1994 - Day trip to Mosta and Mdina
25:14 - The Rotunda of Mosta, aka Mosta Dome
26:22 - Mdina "The Silent City" & ancient capital of Malta, with St Paul’s Cathedral
28:36 - Mdina Gate, featured as King’s Landing entrance in Game of Thrones
28:48 - Traditional Maltese horse-drawn carriages known as Karozzini
28:58 - View from roof terrace of Grand Hotel Les Lapins in Ta' Xbiex
29:32 - Sunday 20th February 1994 - Watching The 1994 Malta Marathon
30:32 - Monday 21st February 1994 - Day trip to Birgu & Cospicua
31:02 - Entrance to the Grand Harbour Marina and St. Lawrence's Church in Birgu
31:33 - The Couvre Porte, or Birgu Counterguard & Bridge - location of the start of the Great Siege of Malta in 1565
32:05 - Verdala Gate - entrance to Fort Verdala Barracks in Cospicua, part of the Santa Margherita Lines
32:16 - Tuesday 22nd February 1994 - Marsaxlokk fishing village & The Bay of Marsaxlokk
33:21 - View of Delimara from Marsaxlokk
33:37 - Delimara Power Station
34:29 - Malta Hydrofoils Ltd, with Prototype Foilmaster Tiziano hydrofoil in production
34:49 - Filming from Għar Aħmar Bay - location of a new sandy beach, opened July 2019
40:03 - Marsaxlokk Open Market
40:48 - Sanctuary of Our Lady of Pompeii Catholic Church & Triq Iz-Zejtun (Zetjun Road) before it was pedestrianised

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