Learn, Share, Subscribe ------------------------------------------------ Watch the entire series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbZJ71IJGFRTa_XMM9a4hDh2Yo9CsZzOR Follow: https://plus.google.com/+blinder00 https://twitter.com/Sebastian2Go https://www.facebook.com/official7facts ------------------------------------------------ In this brief video you can find seven little known facts about Malta. More information about the video content bellow: 1. Malta is an entirely forest-free zone. While it showcases some great architecture and natural sights, you won’t find a single forest in Malta. There are also no mountains or rivers across all seven islands. Although there are some small rivers at times of high rainfall, there are no permanent rivers or lakes on Malta. 2. Thinking about what to do in Malta? Well, it’s home to Popeye’s Village. Originally built for the Popeye movie released in 1980, Sweethaven (AKA “Popeye’s Village”) was left standing and now serves as a tourist attraction featuring boat rides, water trampolines, costumed characters and more. 3. Calypso’s Cave is thought to be the cave featured in The Odyssey. It’s estimated that Homer wrote The Odyssey somewhere between 750 – 650 B.C., or roughly 2,700 years ago. The cave itself isn't all that great, but the views of the nearby beach are. 4. Maltese (or Malti) is the official language of Malta, as is English (a remnant from previous British rule). The Maltese language is the only Semitic language written in Latin script. The language has a heavy Arabic influence and also features words adopted from both Italian and English. 5. Valletta, the capital of Malta, is one of the most concentrated historical areas in the world, according to UNESCO, with 320 monuments in the city, all contained within a 55 hectare area. 6. The earliest evidence of human settlement in Malta dates back over 7,400 years and the Megalithic temples are the oldest free-standing stone structures in the world, built in 3600 B.C. 7. Malta is the navel of the Mediterranean, floating in the sea between Sicily and Libya. An ancient temple-building civilization, later Phoenician, Roman, Arab, Norman, and Aragonese occupations all made some mark on Maltese culture and left an impressive collection of UNESCO-anointed sites. Then came the Order of the Knights of St John took control of the islands, followed by Napoleon’s France and finally the Brittish Empire, until gaining independence in 1964. More Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta http://dailyurbanista.com/2014/10/14/facts-about-visiting-malta/ http://roadsandkingdoms.com/2015/know-before-you-go-to-malta/ Music: Phonotrash - Elsewhere http://freemusicarchive.org/ Images: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Malta-city-church-trees.jpg https://leslievella.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/455556090_6e0af13b29_b.jpg http://i.imgur.com/VBPEav8.jpg http://filmfanatic.org/reviews/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Popeye-Sets2.jpg http://no-limit.info/travel/services/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Malta_Gozo-Calypso-Cave.jpg http://followtheidiot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/IMG_0992.jpg http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5QCyynvL9tY/UfaQYErHmmI/AAAAAAAAi2Y/-vgGif1ii-g/s1600/pr1473b.jpg http://d23gd4v24lrhxf.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Mowbajl.jpg http://allworldtowns.com/data_images/countries/valletta/valletta-05.jpg http://www.vallettapianofest.com/uploads/9/3/7/9/9379467/4140134_orig.jpg http://www.ritualgoddess.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Malta-120223-506-Edit.jpg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kb0hLvBLMiA/VK7nnBwbc3I/AAAAAAAAPjc/L21nmuhEb_Q/s1600/b1.jpg http://www.maltacultureguide.com/images/slides/slide4.jpg http://www.maltacultureguide.com/images/slides/slide2.jpg

• published: 11 Aug 2015
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