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A before-and-after composite: an intact honey-coloured stone farmhouse on the left, and on the right an excavator demolishing it amid rubble, in the Ġgantija buffer zone in Xagħra, Gozo

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Aerial view of a massive limestone bastion of Fort Ricasoli rising straight out of the sea, its base undercut by the water, with the Grand Harbour fortifications behind.

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A side-by-side photomontage of the proposed development: two green-terraced towers looming over a Pembroke street on the left, and rising above the St George's Bay waterfront on the right

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A construction site in Naxxar where the foundations of an apartment and garage block partially failed.

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A before-and-after composite: an intact honey-coloured stone farmhouse on the left, and on the right an excavator demolishing it amid rubble, in the Ġgantija buffer zone in Xagħra, Gozo
Heritage 13 June 2026 🕑 4 min

Ġgantija's UNESCO buffer zone graciously steps aside as the old farmhouse makes way for flats

An excavator has begun clearing an old farmhouse for apartments beside the 5,500-year-old temple, on a heritage boundary that turned out to be wherever the architects needed it.

A two-storey limestone corner palazzo in Santa Venera with a traditional stone balcony and green shutters, the development site outlined in red, the aqueduct tower at the edge of the frame.
Heritage 13 June 2026

Santa Venera palazzo to keep its façade and lose everything behind it to 18 new flats

Aerial view of a massive limestone bastion of Fort Ricasoli rising straight out of the sea, its base undercut by the water, with the Grand Harbour fortifications behind.
Things to Do 13 June 2026

Malta's largest fort plays the Colosseum for Hollywood, even as its walls slip into the sea

An ODZ field at Ta' Qali piled with illegally dumped construction rubble, opposite the National Park.
Heritage 13 June 2026

Ta' Qali's ten-year outdoor installation, opposite the National Park, sadly faces removal

A construction site in Naxxar where the foundations of an apartment and garage block partially failed.
Last Chance 13 June 2026

Naxxar's newest block arrives certified 'very dangerous' and liable to fall without warning

The Marsa shipyard, where a barge holding a fenced padel court sits at the quayside among cranes and ships.
Things to Do 13 June 2026

Marsa floats the world's first seaborne padel court, moored just past the development boundary

Aerial view of Fort Chambray, Gozo: the star-shaped bastions, the new apartments and pools, and the derelict British barracks on the headland above the sea.
Last Chance 12 June 2026

Fort Chambray wins a place on Europe's most endangered list, beating a Hungarian watermill

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Construction towers rising over a Maltese street

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A modern apartment block on a dry hillside

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The New Build

Move-in ready, mostly.

A historic chapel beside a large concrete structure

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The Old Quarter

History, meet your new neighbour.

Development encroaching on the countryside

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The Hillside

Greener. For now.

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Tower cranes over an urban construction site

Crane Spotting

With 120 active cranes, the only rare sighting is one standing still.

A street canyon of white apartment blocks

Room With a View

Sea views for everyone, provided the sea is the block across the street.

A concrete building skeleton mid-construction

Concrete

Freshly poured, locally sourced, and served absolutely everywhere.

A dense Maltese hill town

Hilltop Living

Honey-stone houses to the citadel, now with a render to match none of them.

A brutalist limestone building under construction

Bold Lines

Bare concrete, best admired from below: the only angle anyone considered.

An arable field awaiting development

The Last Field

A rare patch of green, framed by the cranes that will one day improve it.

A concrete tower rising on a hillside

Work in Progress

The island's natural resting state, completion date forever receding.

Apartment blocks beside older ruins

The New Neighbour

A characterful old quarter, now with a tower to keep an eye on it.

A weathered townhouse on a street corner

The Sliver

Six floors balanced on the footprint of a doorway. No corner left behind.

A modern minimalist concrete building

Quiet Luxury

An understated box in fair stone, whose only feature is the absence of features.

An apartment building with a statue niche and balconies

The Patron Saint

Still keeping watch, now over the balconies that replaced the view.

A grey modern building

Shades of Grey

The island's signature palette, from light grey to slightly darker grey.

Tower cranes silhouetted against the sky over a building site

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Postcards from Malta

Real scenes from across the islands. Photography by @uglymalta.

A waterfront skyline of towers and a crane A hillside packed edge-to-edge with buildings A wide waterfront panorama with cranes and low-rise sprawl Buildings crowding a clifftop above a bay A seafront skyline of towers and cranes A dense spread of rooftops to the horizon Dense town sprawl punctuated by cranes A tall white apartment block bristling with balconies White apartment blocks stacked up a hillside A modern apartment block with tinted-glass balconies An orange block cluttered with balconies and AC units An apartment block under construction on a corner