Cospicua experiences

Cospicua, is a title given to the city of Bormla as it is known to the Maltese. It is a double-fortified harbour city on the Mediterranean island of Malta. It is the largest of the Three Cities. It was also given a title as Citta' Cottonera, but erroneously the title is now used to define the whole region. It is situated between the other two towns which make up Cottonera which are Vittoriosa (Birgu) and Senglea (Isla). These three towns form part of the area surrounding the Grand Harbour and are found on the eastern side of the capital city Valletta. Its population is of 5,642 .

Cospicua celebrates its feast which is held annually on 8 December in honour of the Immaculate Conception.

Cospicua's football team is the St. George's F.C., the oldest on the island. Though the club was officially founded in 1890, documentation shows that by 1885 there were already three football teams at Cospicua.

Tourist attractions

1. Bir Mula Heritage - an ethnography, social history, anthropology museum and cultural venue
2. Churches
3. Fortifications
4. The Georgian Architecture at the Dock area
5. Local streets and alleys

Bormla Main Roads

1. Misraħ Gavino Gulia (Gavino Gulia Square)
2. Triq il-Ġdida (New Street)
3. Triq il-Ġublew tal-Fidda (Silver Jubile Street)
4. Triq il-Kottonera (Cottonera Road)
5. Triq il-Kunċizzjoni (Conception Street)
6. Triq it-Tliet Ibliet (Three Cities Road)
7. Triq l-Immakulata (Immacualte Street)
8. Triq San Franġisk (St Frances Street)
9. Triq San Gorg (St. George's Street)
10. Triq San Ġwann t'Għuxa
11. Triq San Nikola (St Nicholas Street)
12. Triq San Pawl (St Paul Street)
13. Triq Santa Tereża (St Theresa Street)
14. Triq Wiġi Rosato (Luigi Rosato Street)
15. Xatt ta' Bormla (Cospicua Strand)

Bormla Streets that show the Roman Catholic Faith

1. Bieb Santa Liena (St. Helen Gate)
2. Misraħ Santa Margerita (St. Margerith Square)
3. Sqaq il-Kunċizzjoni (Immaculate Conception Alley)
4. Sqaq l-Erwieħ (Souls Alley)
5. Sqaq l-Oratorju Nru. 1 u Nru.2 (Oratory Alley No.1 and No.2)
6. Sqaq San Ġorġ (St. George Alley)
7. Sqaq San Lazzru (St. Lazzarus Alley)
8. Sqaq San Mikiel Nru. 1 u Nru.2 (St. Micheal Alley No.1 and No.2)
9. Sqaq Santa Liena (St. Helen Alley)
10. Sqaq Santa Tereża (St. Theresa Alley)
11. Sur San Ġwann (St. John Bastion)
12. Sur San Klement (St. Clement Bastion)
13. Sur San Nikola (St. Nicholas Bastion)
14. Sur San Pawl (St. Paul Bastion)
15. Sur Santa Liena (St. Helen Bastion)
16. Triq il-Kampnar (Bell Cot Street)
17. Triq il-Kunċizzjoni (Immaculate Conception Street)
18. Triq il-Madonna tal-Grazzja (Our Lady of Graces Street)
19. Triq il-Pellegrinaġġ (Pilgrimage Street)
20. Triq is-Sur Notre Dame (Notre Dame Bastion Street)
21. Triq l-Immakulata (Immaculate Street)
22. Triq l-Oratorju (Oratory Street)
23. Triq San Franġisk (St. Frances Street)
24. Triq San Ġorġ (St. George Street)
25. Triq San Ġużepp (St. Joseph Street)
26. Triq San Ġwann (St. John Street)
27. Triq San Ġwann t'Għuxa (St. John the Baptist Street)
28. Triq San Lazzru (St. Lazzarus Street)
29. Triq San Mark (St. Mark Street)
30. Triq San Mikiel (St. Micheal Street)
31. Triq San Nikola (St. Nicholas Street)
32. Triq San Pawl (St. Paul Street)
33. Triq San Rokku (St. Rocco Street)
34. Triq Sant' Andrija (St. Andrew Street)
35. Triq Santa Liena (St. Helen Street)
36. Triq Santa Margerita (St. Margerith Street)
37. Triq Santa Marija (St. Mary Street)
38. Triq Santa Tereża (St. Theresa Street)
39. Triq tal-Karmnu (Our Lady of Monte Carmel Street)
40. Wesgħa l-Knisja tan-Nattività (Nativity Church Square)
41. Żona Fuq San Pawl (Above St. Paul Area)
42. Żona San Ġwann t'Għuxa (St. John Area)

Fgura experiences

Fgura is a town in Malta. It is one of the 68 local councils.On the surface, Fgura appears to be a new town built around the 1960s. But its outward appearance belies ancient origins. The town has prehistoric roots - there are several tombs in the area - and there is evidence to suggest it was a settlement in Phoenician times. The evidence is that between the 28th of October and the 21st of December 1948, 6 Phoenician tombs were found in Fgura - mostly in Liedna Street. These tombs go back to the 3rd or 4th century B.C. These tombs were in irregular shapes and human skeletons, remains of animals, pottery and other Bronze materials and objects were found. In Fgura, a street was named 'Triq is-Sejba Punika' - in English 'Phoeneician Finding Street' - in honour of this historical finding.

Fgura, lying inland from the Three Cities, was influenced by the growth of the dockyards, especially after World War II. Its northern fringes are bordered by the Cottonera Lines of fortifications while it merges with the towns of Żabbar to the south and Tarxien to the West. Today, Fgura has one of the highest population densities in the country. It expanded recently on the outskirts of the Grand Harbour area and was one of the fastest-growing towns of Malta. Fgura has grown to become one of the foremost commercial areas in the central-southern part of the island.

The coat-of-arms of Fgura is made up of a red horizontal stripe containing three golden 5-pointed stars, centred across a white background. The patron saint of Fgura is Our Lady of Mount Carmel and an annual feast in her honour is celebrated on the second Sunday of July. Fgura also has one of the most peculiar shaped churches in Malta, built in the shape of a tent.

Interesting Places at Fgura

• Blandun Valley (at Blandun Valley Road)
• Carmelities Convent (at Carmelities Street)
• Cross Monument (at Hompesch Road)
• Fgura Primary School (at Writing Street)
• Gallerija Complex (at Zabbar Road)
• Hompesch Arch (at Hompesch Road)
• Our Lady of Monte Carmel's Parish Church (at R. Miller Square)
• Polverista Gate (at Cospicua Road)

Fgura Main Roads

1. Triq Bormla (Cospicua Road)
2. Triq Ħaż-Żabbar (Zabbar Road)
3. Triq Hompesch (Hompesch Road)
4. Triq is-Sur (Bastion Street)
5. Triq San Tumas (St Thomas Street)
6. Triq Valperga (Valperga Street)
7. Vjal Kottoner (Cottoner Avenue)

Fgura Streets that show the Roman Catholic Faith

• Daħlet in-Niċċa l-Antika (Old Niche Lane)
• Sqaq il-Koppla (Dome Alley)
• Triq il-Karmelitani (White Friars Street)
• Triq il-Karmnu (Our Lady of Monte Carmel Street)
• Triq il-Koppla (Dome Street)
• Triq Madre Tereża ta' Kalkuta (Mother Thersa of Calcuta Street)
• Triq Mater Boni Consilii (Our Lady of Good Council Street)
• Triq San Franġisk (St. Frances Street)
• Triq San Ġorġ Preca (St. George Preca Street)
• Triq San Ġwann (St. John Street)
• Triq San Mikiel (St. Micheal Street)
• Triq San Pietru (St. Peter Street)
• Triq San Tumas (St. Thomas Street)
• Triq San Xmun (St. Simon Street)
• Triq Sant' Antnin (St. Anthony Street)
• Triq Sant' Elija (St. Elias Street)
• Wied Blandun (Pascal Candle Valley)
• Triq Kent (Where St. Simon lived)
• Żona Tal-Patri (Friar's Area)