Gustavo Javier Vázquez Álvarez
Dwejra Lines
Dwejra Lines is the name given to the western sector of the Victoria Lines, a series of fortifications that run the width of the island of Malta. Taking advantage of a natural slope, the British built this 12km line of defense in the late nineteenth century. The remains of these fortifications can be visited walking westward from the roundabout on the outskirts of the city. Two hundred yards away you will see what were Targa batteries, now used by local farmers. We will continue walking down a quiet so you must be careful with the branches. We will see a large pit on our left and we discover some entrances to tunnels that have yet been closed off.
The walls of the pit are naturally eroding over the years. The flora is abundant and fauna may surprise you with a common chameleon. At the end of the lines we come across Bingemma Gap, where we can enter some old Punic tombs and walk across a wall. The walk ends as you turn towards the front of Bingemma chapel and continue towards Mgarr Bingemma to take the bus.
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