Malta: home

A video montage of some of the places and things I love about Malta.
© Mark Camilleri 2012

Filmed during the first week of June 2012 in Malta and Clapham, London - 280km of driving, 496 video clips, 2 blistered feet and 4 wonderful days.

Filmed and edited by Mark Camilleri using a GoPro Hero HD, an Apple iPhone 4S and iMovie 09.
Additional filming by Marie-Therese Camilleri, Thomas Camilleri, David Zahra and Clint Mercieca.

Special thanks to:
Zahra, JP, John Sullivan, Arrigo, Herry, Max, Michael Sullivan, Casolani, Karl Xuereb, Antonio, Uncle Joe, JJ the dog and Tebgħa the cat, Ta' Rikardu for letting me charge my camera, that fisherman in Valletta and that lady in Birgu.

Music: 'Welcome Home' by Radical Face, from the 2007 album 'Ghost'.

Full location list:

0:00
01. Clapham South, London (x2 clips)
02. Somewhere over the Mediterranean
03. Malta International Airport

0:24
04. Ta’ Fra Ben, Qawra Point
05. Wied iż-Żurrieq Tower, near Blue Grotto
06. Marsaxlokk
07. Għajn Tuffieħa bay
08. Valletta, the boathouses beneath the Mediterranean Conference Centre
09. Ta’ Gerbulin, Mellieħa
10. Valletta, looking across Marsamxett harbour towards Manoel Island
11. Veċċja, Xemxija bay (x3 clips)
12. Wied iż-Żurrieq (Blue Grotto inlet)
13. Birgu
14. Birgu waterfront
15. Birgu and Grand Harbour marina, seen from Senglea (L-Isla) waterfront (x2 clips)
16. Gardjola, Senglea

1:18
17. Driving in Mellieħa bay
18. Driving through Portes des Bombes, Floriana
19. Driving in Mellieħa bay
20. Driving into Senglea
21. Driving in Sa Maison
22. Driving along Marsaskala seafront
23. Driving in Mistra
24. Driving towards Notre Dame Gate (Cottonera Gate)
25. Driving along Birgu waterfront
26. Driving down to Wied iż-Żurrieq (Blue Grotto) - with the island of Filfla visible top left
27. Driving in Mellieħa bay
28. Driving along the coast road, Magħtab

1:44
29. Valletta, near the boathouses beneath the Mediterranean Conference Centre
30. Lower Barrakka gardens, Valletta
31. Law Courts, Valletta
32. Triton fountain, Floriana
33. Valletta waterfront
34. Upper Barrakka gardens, view of Grand Harbour, Valletta
35. St. George’s square, Valletta
36. Above Għar Lapsi, looking out toward Filfla
37. Munxar hill, near St. Thomas bay, Marsaskala
38. Munxar cliffs
39. St. Paul’s bay (with St. Paul’s island in the distance, on the right)
40. Mdina gate
41. Cathedral square, Mdina
42. Valletta as seen from Tigné Point, Sliema
43. Sliema front

2:22
Traditional doorknobs seen in Senglea, Valletta, Mdina, Naxxar, Mdina.
Traditional floor tiles seen in Valletta.
Maltese stone seen in Naxxar
Bastion view, freshly restored, seen from Hastings garden, Valletta
Mdina streets (x2 clips)
Near Victoria gate, Valletta
View from Mdina bastions
View from Valletta bastions

2:26
Maltese fishing boats - Marsaxlokk, Xemxija and Senglea
Traditional wooden balconies - Valletta - Fountain Street (Triq l-Għajn), St. Anne Street, Auberge de Castille, Barbara bastions (x2), Grandmaster’s Palace - and Sliema (the ‘Three Trees’).

2:31
Buses - The now obsolete, but still sought after, old Malta buses, including a gray and wine Gozo one.

2:34
Seascapes - Grand Harbour (as seen from the Boom Defence), Delimara, Tigné Point, Mellieħa (Ta’ Gerbulin), Marsaxlokk, Xemxija bay, Mistra bay.
Essentials for a Maltese BBQ - Maltese bread and Dewfresh sausages.

2:36
92. Victoria Gate, Valletta
93-99. Churches
St. John’s Co-Cathedral (Valletta), Mellieħa, Naxxar, Mdina Cathedral, Balluta, Floriana, Mosta Dome.

2:39
Shots 100-107.
Fountain, St. George’s square, Valletta
Cannon, Birgu main gate
Band club, Naxxar
Street vendor, Lija
Sign, Tas-Silġ, Żejtun
‘Joe the Viking’, Wied iż-Żurrieq
Ladder, Delimara
Palazzo Parisio, Naxxar

2:41
Shots 108-125. Arches
Upper Barrakka gardens, Valletta
Dominican priory, Rabat
Senglea waterfront
St. Anne’s street, Floriana
Menqa, Birgu
Wied il-Għasel bridge, Mosta
Tigné Point, Sliema
Valletta waterfront
Wignacourt Aqueduct, Fleur-de-lys

2:46
126-144. Swimming - Enjoying the sea (jellyfish permitting) in Delimara (http://goo.gl/maps/Bx76p), Mellieħa and Blue Lagoon, Comino.

3:29
145. Drive to Paradise bay, Ċirkewwa (Wied Musa)
146. Sea near Għajn Tuffieħa tower
147. Golden bay
148. Paradise bay
149. Racehorse on Wied il-Għasel bridge, Mosta

3:49
150-158. Gozo ferry, Ċirkewwa to Mġarr

4:13
Gozo
159. Countryside and Gozo channel, as seen from Qala
160. Qala village feast
161. Drive to Ramla l-Ħamra (‘Red Sands’)
162. Ramla l-Ħamra (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/bes...)
163. Għar Qawqla, Marsalforn
164. Marsalforn bay
165. Salt pans and Qolla l-Bajda, Żebbuġ (Gozo)
166. Driving past the Aqueduct, near Ta’ Pinu
167. Main gate, Ċittadella, Victoria
168. Stairs, Ċittadella, Victoria
169. View from Ċittadella bastions
170. Drive to Dwejra
171. Sunset at the Azure Window, Dwejra.

4:53
172. Credits.

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