Chapel of the Annunciation

Southern Malta


On a minor road between Żurrieq and Mqabba is the Chapel of the Annunciation, in the deserted medieval settlement of Ħal Millieri. This tiny church, set in a pretty garden, dates from the mid-15th century and contains important 15th-century frescos – the only surviving examples of medieval religious art in Malta.


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