The Belvedere was a sight to behold. Photo: Sandro MagriThe Belvedere was a sight to behold. Photo: Sandro Magri

Lija's Gourgion Belvedere glowed purple last week as the town's  local council honoured Fibromyalgia Awareness Day. 

"We felt that we should do our best to make people aware of such a chronic condition," Lija mayor Magda Magri Naudi said. 

She said that the council originally wanted to light the Belvedere "to the very top", but they simply couldn't find enough bulbs in the matching colour. 

Fibromyalgia literally translates to pain in the muscles, but sufferers describe it as a chronic pain disorder that causes widespread pain and tenderness to touch. It can be body-wide or migrate over the body.

It has no cure, and medications, cognitive behavioral therapies, and gentle exercise are the most common ways used to manage it. 

Fibromyalgia Awareness Day was celebrated on 12 May. 

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