When we visited Malta in 2017, we really didn’t know what to expect.  We stumbled on the temple complexes of Hagar Qim and Mnajdra, we were extremely surprised.

The megalithic temples in Malta are the oldest free-standing structures in the world, dating from 3000 B.C.  We’ve been to old structures before:  The Pyramids, Stonehenge, and even Ireland’s passage tomb.  The megalithic temples of Malta are much, much older and were one of the most impressive things about Malta.

While impressive, the structures confused us.  So much is unknown:  who built them and what they were for.  For us, the uncertainty took away from the impressiveness of these prehistoric structures.