Fondazzjoni Wirt Artna (FWA) is publishing a video capturing one of the numerous instances when the historic WWII Combined War Headquarters tunnels in Valletta were flooded by storm and irrigation water leaking from the Upper Barrakka Gardens between 2009 and 2026. This video is being made public for the first time now that FWA is no longer barred from doing so following the conclusion of a lengthy legal case. The repeated entry of water into this historic complex—parts of wh

Today a ceremonial full gun salute was fired at noon from the guns at the Saluting Battery in Valletta. This marks Malta's Victory Day: the lifting of the Great Siege of Malta in 1565, the end of the French Blockade in 1800, and the surrender of Italy in 1943. It is always encouraging to see a large number of visitors at the Saluting Battery to witness this important yearly anniversary. The full gun salute on the 8th of September is a long-standing local tradition which we ar

Fondazzjoni Wirt Artna (FWA) regrets to report that last week two individuals illegally entered the historic Mistra Battery in Mellieħa, a protected heritage site under the care of the Foundation. The individuals brought with them a quantity of electrical wire, which they proceeded to burn in order to remove its plastic insulation and recover the copper wire. The fire was lit dangerously close to the historic stonework, against the rear face of the small redan linking the bat