MALTA: St Paul's Bay - Wignacourt Tower Festival 2011 The video was recorded at The Wignacourt Tower Festival on March 27, 2011, an event marking the 400 anniversary of the opening of Wignacourt Tower …More
MALTA: St Paul's Bay - Wignacourt Tower Festival 2011
The video was recorded at The Wignacourt Tower Festival on March 27, 2011, an event marking the 400 anniversary of the opening of Wignacourt Tower - a landmark in St Paul's Bay, Northeast of Malta.
The main activities featured : Maltese traditional wedding re-enactment, Folklore shows, Vintage Carts with horses, Exhibition Stalls - Maltese agricultural tools, fresh flowers/veggies, sheep cheese, vintage bread cart & Maltese breads etc.
Two Folk Groups from Gozo, sister island of Malta: The Astra Folk Group and Aurora Folk Group gave a spectacular performance.
Wignacourt Tower was built by Grandmaster Alof de Wignacourt in 1610 to guard the bay from any sea-borne attacks, it was the first of a series of coastal towers. From 1610-49, Wignacourt Tower was Malta's northernmost defensive outpost until St Agatha's Tower (the Red Tower) was built in Mellieha. 4yrs after it was built, a strong attack by Turkish fleets was launched.
Fra Alof de Wignacourt (1547 -- 1622) was Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller of St. John from 1601 to 1622. He was of the langue of France.
His reign was notable for the construction of a number of coastal fortifications (the Wignacourt Towers) and of the aqueduct that brought water from the plateau above Rabat to Valletta.
Wignacourt Tower History (PDF file):
written by Stanley Farrugia Randon
www.dinlarthelwa.org/…/wignacourt walk…
Photos and video clips by Choy Hong (Jasmine) Grech. Video by Alfred & Jasmine Grech. We thank Paul Camilleri of Gozo for giving us the photos of the wedding.
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The video was recorded at The Wignacourt Tower Festival on March 27, 2011, an event marking the 400 anniversary of the opening of Wignacourt Tower - a landmark in St Paul's Bay, Northeast of Malta.
The main activities featured : Maltese traditional wedding re-enactment, Folklore shows, Vintage Carts with horses, Exhibition Stalls - Maltese agricultural tools, fresh flowers/veggies, sheep cheese, vintage bread cart & Maltese breads etc.
Two Folk Groups from Gozo, sister island of Malta: The Astra Folk Group and Aurora Folk Group gave a spectacular performance.
Wignacourt Tower was built by Grandmaster Alof de Wignacourt in 1610 to guard the bay from any sea-borne attacks, it was the first of a series of coastal towers. From 1610-49, Wignacourt Tower was Malta's northernmost defensive outpost until St Agatha's Tower (the Red Tower) was built in Mellieha. 4yrs after it was built, a strong attack by Turkish fleets was launched.
Fra Alof de Wignacourt (1547 -- 1622) was Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller of St. John from 1601 to 1622. He was of the langue of France.
His reign was notable for the construction of a number of coastal fortifications (the Wignacourt Towers) and of the aqueduct that brought water from the plateau above Rabat to Valletta.
Wignacourt Tower History (PDF file):
written by Stanley Farrugia Randon
www.dinlarthelwa.org/…/wignacourt walk…
Photos and video clips by Choy Hong (Jasmine) Grech. Video by Alfred & Jasmine Grech. We thank Paul Camilleri of Gozo for giving us the photos of the wedding.
Please share the link with friends. Thanks for watching.
jasalf5959 Youtube Channel
www.youtube.com/user/JasAlf5959