Discovering spaces - Subterranean Valletta

Ronnie Gauci

Mar 13th 2009, 11:45

@ L.Galea

I agree totally with you, look at Edinburgh and London, they transformed their undergrounds into goldmines, there are walkthroughs everywhere, you pay to just walk through them to hopefully see a ghost.

I would not forget also similar paths in Cottonera especially in Senglea where there are war shelters who still have to be re-discovered as nobody stepped foot into them for more than 60 years and others that remember the Knights of St John and I doubt if somebody ever entered them since their departure.

A.Charles

Mar 11th 2009, 12:31

I would like to attend the public lecture by Mr. Said tomorrow at Din l-Helwa but at 18.00 is a bit early for me as I do not finish work before 18.30. Why does DLH continue with organising lectures at such an early hour?

anna farrugia

Mar 11th 2009, 11:52

I fully agree with both Mr Abela and Mr Galea. Centuries ago with no technology no nothing on is in awe of those people who planned, developed and built such a city. I ask the question, wll this city remain a city built by gentlemen for gentlemen? Sometimes i wonder! We have such wealth on the island and yet because of a few idiots we throw it all away or ruin it as best we can!

L..Galea

Mar 11th 2009, 11:42

tony abela
Agree with you 100%
The dead ends are because property owners penetrated into the tunnels and blocked them for their own use.

Such blockage should be removed, entrances to private property blocked and the tunnels re-instated to their original state.

They are a golden mine for tourism.

tony abela

Mar 11th 2009, 11:04

Very strange indeed! How is it that is seems that everybody else have a good idea of what's underneath Valletta, except the official authorities who should be the most people in the know?

I say again no excavations in Valletta, keep your hands off.