Dingli Cliffs

Dingli Cliffs are located off the village of Dingli.  It is quiet. But what make it knows is the astonishing cliffs, make a perpendicular plunge into the Mediterranean Sea, hundreds of metres below sea level.  They stand proudly at the highest points of Malta.

The Dingli cliffs stretch for a few kilometres. Some edges are sharp with a flat cliff and an occasional cavern.  Other cliffs descend in a sloping terrain to the water. Different forms of rock amazed us.  It is gorgeous to admire the beautiful Mediterranean. It is soothing, amid the strong winds top of the cliffs.

Situated south of Malta stands the lonely Filfla, an uninhabited, barren rock islet. It can be seen along the Dingli Cliffs or at Hagar Qim Temples.  It was sad in the afternoon but looked fabulous under the sun.

Apart from the beautiful nature, there s a tiny chapel dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene.  It was built in 1646.  Although it was recently restored, its door was closed to the public.  No one can adore the interior.  It is very beautiful to see the alone church on the cliffs with backdrop of the sky and sea.

 

A famous restaurant, The Cliffs, is nearby.  But at time, the midday, it was closed.  Therefore, the two little gourmet lovers did not risk to find it. Risk includes: going astray and missing bus 201.  It was scheduled to run hourly.  However, it appeared only every 1.5 hours.  Once, we decided to walk instead of endlessly waiting, then it came.  The occasion we wanted to take it after the walk, it appeared half hour after the scheduled time.

The day, we started with bus 74 from Valletta to the Blue Grotto.  The blue water was amazing.  Then we proceeded to the Hagar Qim Temples.  It turned to be cloudy.  Taking the same bus, we were brought to Dingli Cliffs. The bus was punctual all through. But bus 201 was missing schedule severely.  Finally, we arrived at Mdina, had a nice stroll in the evening light and headed back to Valletta.