Heritage Malta has announced that it will be opening the majority of its museums and sites for free on Tuesday, the 8th of September, on the occasion of this public holiday, popularly known as il-Vitorja – Victory Day

The exception for this offer by Heritage Malta will be the Tarxien Temples, Grand Master’s Palace State Rooms & Armoury, and Hypogeum.

In Gozo, the sites that will be open are the Gozo Museum of Archaeology, the Folklore Museum, the Gozo Nature Museum, Ta’ Kola Windmill and Ggantija Temples (Xaghra). Unfortunately, the Old Prison (Citadel, Victoria) is currently closed.

Opening hours for all the museums and sites in Gozo and Malta are available here.

This year marks the 450th anniversary of the Great Siege of Malta; the epic 1565 battle that made a legend out of a little island that, against all odds, withstood invasion from an empire.

The Great Siege of Malta commenced in May of 1565 when the Ottoman Empire began invading the island of Malta, which was then occupied by the Order of the Knights of St John.

After several months of continuous battle and bloodshed the Siege came to an end on the 8th of September, a date that continues to be commemorated with the annual public holiday Il-Vitorja.

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