May, 2008

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May 08

Enrique Iglesias in Malta


Enrique Iglesias back for MTV concert in June

Heartthrob singer Enrique Iglesias, will be returning to Malta this June for the Isle of MTV concert to be held just outside Valletta city gate.
“Isle of MTV Malta was a fabulous event last year and I’m looking forward to sharing my music with MTV’s viewers and with Malta,” Iglesias commented.
His track Can You Hear Me? is the official song of UEFA Euro 2008, and the Spanish star is scheduled to perform live at the final in Vienna on June 29.
The 33-year-old, has had hits on every continent with songs such as Rhythm Divine, Be With You, Hero, Escape, Do You Know? and Tired of Being Sorry.

The Kooks, OneRepublic, N*E*R*D will also headline the Isle of MTV music event in Malta on 25 June, MTV Networks International (MTVNI) announced. The bands will play in the spectacular Il-Fosos Square in Floriana in front of an estimated 40,000 people.

The MTV site describes Malta as the “stunning gem of the Mediterranean” and warns that in the days leading to the concert, the whole island will be celebrating with the Malta Tourism Authority during the Malta Music Week.

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May 08

Valletta – city of fountains



In 1610 Grand Master Wignacourt initiated a project to bring water to Valletta from a number of natural springs in Rabat. A system of acqueducts were built which bear his name. To celebrate the arrival of water supply system in Valletta a number of fountains were built in the city. These are located in some of the best piazzas of the city.

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May 08

Spezzo – Maltese fine restaurant


Spezzo with its tastefully-styled baroque interior (113 Triq l’Arcisqof/Archbishop Street, +2122 8500) and with its soaring atrium covered by a glass roof, offers Mediterranean and international cuisine. The array of dishes on offer are complemented by a great variety of stylish and graceful wines. It is close to the Grand Masters Palace in the heart of Valletta; it offers an eloquent balance between the rustic and the avant-garde delighting patrons with its luscious gastronomy and sophisticated ambiance.

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May 08

Maltese corner shrines


Valletta was built under the direction of the famous and great Italian architect, Francesco Laparelli of Cortona, who had already drawn up the first plans of the city before the Great Siege. Never before, had a completely new city been built in Europe straight from the drawing board, since before, towns had grown without any planning.

An interesting architectural feature of buildings in Valletta is the addition of niches with statues of saints prominently located at the corner of buildings. Some of these shrines were erected to commemorate a deceased relative or some other significant event in the lives of the people who lived in the area. Buildings were not allowed to jut out into the street, so as to narrow the passageway. Front gardens and gaps between houses were forbidden.

After Laparelli left Malta in 1570, his able Maltese assistant, Girolamo Cassar, continued the work. He is responsible for most of Valletta’s magnificent palaces, Auberges and churches. Cassar’s name, rather more than Laparelli the planner, is associated with the city. As a masterpiece of construction, Valletta became a centre of political, economic and cultural life in Europe, in which trade, handicrafts and the arts flourished.