Xemxija Heritage Trail booklet

ST PAUL'S BAY council has just published a colour booklet with information on the Xemxija Heritage Trail.

The trail consists of 20 sites of archaeological importance all within walking distance from one another, taking about 90 minutes to complete.

The trail includes a Roman road, dry stone walls, a menhir, the Cave of the Galley, apiaries, an old carob tree, a burial cave, a Neolithic temple, a corbelled hut (girna), a grove, a Punic tomb, a farmer's hut, a troglodyte cave, a granary/well, unique prehistoric tombs, a pill-box defence post, recently discovered Roman baths, a farmhouse, Mistra Gate and the enigmatic cart ruts.

This project was started in 1993 and to date these sites have been cleaned up and repaired. The San Pawl il-Bahar Heritage Group works hard on a voluntary basis and collaborates with the local council for the preservation of these sites.

This booklet is being distributed free of charge and can be obtained from the local council offices. Group tours can be organised through the local council, free of charge.