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Largest island of the Maltese Archipelago
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Malta Island is the largest island and main population centre of Malta.
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Two very beautiful stone age temples set on the cliffside of south west Malta and overlooking the nature reserve of Filfla. If you are expecting to see acres of temples, this is not the case, but what you do see is a number of carefully constructed stone rooms and structures which were built around 3000BC. Hagar Qim Temple in the nearest one to the road and access to this site is via a visitor centre. Mnajdra is further down the cliff and there is about a 1-km walk downhill to the temples. This is the older of the two temples with parts dating back to 3600BC. There are some beautiful views over the ocean and towards the little nature reserve island. You can get a bus from the bus Terminal in Valletta straight to the Hagar Qim and Mnjdra temples. The visitor centre also houses a gift shop, a restaurant and other facilities. During the day, buses go through Hagar Qim Park at least once every hour.
Public transport on Malta covers much of the island and is cheap. See the section about public buses in the main article about Malta.
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The Southern Harbour of Malta extends around the natural harbour between Valletta and the Three Cities, with numerous settlements, most of them dating back centuries, on rocks and cliffs immediately around the harbour bay, as well as further inland. The country has grouped them in a statistical district to aid with the administration of Malta's numerous small municipalities.
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