Birgu: Malta at War
Description
The exhibition is based in the air raid shelters that were carved out of the rock during World War II to shelter the Maltese from the Italian and German air-raids. You start by watching a 20 minute film that was originally released in 1943, after the invasion of Sicily and the end of the attacks on Malta, as a propaganda tool to show the rest of the allies. After the film you are handed a hard hat and descend into the shelter. The complex is quite large, but it must still have been cramped when there were hundreds of people crowded into it.
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Getting There
Several bus routes run from Valletta to Birgu
Latitude: 35.885882; Longitude: 14.522735
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Disclaimer: Details correct at time of writing (19/03/2007), and on time of last update (24/03/2007) but may no longer be accurate, particularly if some time has passed.