姆那拉巨石神庙

我对姆纳德拉庙和哈加昆神庙很失望。庙里的许多古物都已被移到瓦莱塔考古博物馆里了。我们是2009年10月份去的,那个时候寺庙被大帐篷遮盖着,以免受天气的影响。虽然我知道这是必须的,但还是觉得有点扫兴。除非你是对古庙真的有兴趣,如果你只是想看看的话,我劝你们还是不要去了。门票是85元,有点太贵了。从瓦莱塔到寺庙,大概有30分钟的车程。我觉得坐车还是挺有必要的,因为寺庙靠近蓝严崛。蓝严崛和寺庙周围的风景非常美,值得一游。

Just as with Hagar Qim, which forms part of the same site, this is amazing. Wandering around a 5000 year old temple is an extraordinary experience.

This is by far the world's eldest temple! Stunning view on pepper sid island. Friendly staff working there. I wish to come there when sun shines directly to the temples gate. One day ;)

The place is very important but if you do not know the details it would not be so impressive - take a guidance and than you will be able to appreciate it.

Beware of guidebooks which rave about this temple's lovely seaside location. It does have a great location on a cliff right above the stunning blue sea. But forget any images of dramatic Neolithic structures with a sea backdrop - what you actually get is a great big white tent. You can't see the temple and the sea together, or the sea from the temple. It's not much different from Hagar Qim, quite well preserved and you can walk around it, but there's not a lot here. I did like the stippling effect on some of the stone. It is located about half a kilometre from Hagar Qim, but involves walking down a steep, exposed path (which is wide and well paved) in order to get there. Those less able to walk may therefore find it challenging. It is worth a quick visit if you're able to walk uphill without excessive problems, but don't go expecting a photogenic temple overlooking the sea.

Very interesting and impressive prehistoric site. Accessible by bus from anywhere in Malta. Site wathching the sea.

People miss these temples near the Blue Grotto. Built in 3000 to 3500 BC these temples consist of three separate buildings. The is a 3d film prior to the visit which is excellent. The temples are older than stonehenge or the pyramids. The entrance to the trefoil temple has three doorways. the south temple is built in such away that it is aligned to the sunrise in spring and autumn. Well worth a visit if you like history and the wonder of the architects of that era

One cant see Mnajdra Temples without also seeing Hagar Qim Temple and the entrance fee includes both temples. A prehistoric site for travellers to see.

The Mnajdra Temples are located 600 meters from Hagar Qim, but situated in the same Archeological Complex. Here one can see that the stones used in the construction process are different than those at Hagar Qim, so that's why the erodation is not so evident here.

Both the Mnajdra and Hagar Qin Temples were very interesting with a 4d audio visual presentation before viewing the exhibits and then moving on to the temples.

Like Hagar Qim it was a little disappointing - it suffers from the comparisons the tourist people make.

A five minute walk from Hagar Qim took us to the Mnajdra site, where these temples have been dated to around 3,700 BC. That is about 900 years older than Hagar Qim. Recent theory suggest a calendar type function for these temples.

Imagination can be let loose here, so many questions left un-answered. A real must for history buffs. Easily reached by local bus or tourist sightseeing bus.

Not usually my cup of tea but we went here to kill time on our way to the airport. Ended up spending a decent amount of time investigating both temples and imagining their fascinating history.There is a short yet fairly well done 3D movie at the start which gives a brief overview and great access in and around the ruins themselves.

Malta is a mysterious place, that’s for certain. I wrote that in another review just recently, and will repeat it here. When in Valletta for a conference in September, we visited the temples of Hagar Qim and Mnajdra twice. The first time with three bussloads of conference participants on a very hot afternoon, the second time we were up at 04.30 in the morning with a much smaller group for the equinox sunrise at the Mnajdra temple. The true equinox had taken place a few days earlier than our visit, but the Sun’s rays were still within the range allowed for it to be called an equinox visit, very exciting! The past few years my partner has been intensely studying the Mnajdra temple with solar and lunar angles and alignments, so even though I’d been hearing about it for years actually visiting for the first time was a hightlight. On our first trip on the afternoon, our excellent guide, problem solver and oracle was Clive Cortis, of Heritage Malta and private tour guide. What Clive doesen’t know about Malta, probably isn’t worth knowing. Any Travellers coming to Malta who need a private guide, get Clive, highly recommended! He’s easily searchable on the Internet. Our first introduction to the twin site of Hagar Qim and Mnajdra was the Vistitors’ Centre, that has a very well laid out overview of the two sites, several displays of artefacts found there as well as models of the temples along with other necessary facilities. Outside, Clive gathered everyone at Hagar Qim for a quick review of the history of the place. Again, how did the neolithic people do it? One of the largest limestone blocks here weighs over two tonnes! Mnajdra lay a 5 minute walk away down a concrete path in the hot afternoon sun. I’m probably very predjudiced because of my partner’s involvement with this temple but I just love Mnajdra. It’s beautiful, even in its ruined state, the limestone has a special glow. There’s endless speculation of course about what ceremonies went on here thousands of years ago, from the conservatively academic to the wildly imaginative with visions of visitors from other galaxies etc. Now protected against the elements by large expanses of canvas shading funded by the EU for conservation purposes, Mnajdra is very serene, giving an impression of “having seen it all”, and almost beignly if silently guarding secrets, welcoming new visitors who come and marvell at ancient ingenuity. Interestingly enough, what I did learn on this trip was that during the past few decades there has heen a revival of Goddess worship on Malta. Modern day Goddess worshipers now met and gathered in secret, observed the equinoxes and solstices etc. and would always try to have their ceremonies as close as possible to places like Mnajdra and Haqar Qim. A number of what was alleged to be small “mini-temples” arranged by some of these worshippers during ceremonies could be seen along the walkway and further up the hillside between Haqar Qim and Mnajdra (see photos). As it was supposedly quite small-scale, such “pagan” activities were largely ignored by the local Maltese, I heard that the guards at Mnajdra had seen “smallish” groups gathering on the hillsides for whatever purpose, but had been too far off for them to go and have a closer look. Of course, foreigners were blamed for this “new Goddess activity” that was quite contrary to conservative Catholic society on Malta in other respects. On our exquinox visit we were just a group of 20, and we were very lucky with the weather that morning. The skies were clear and everyone was delighted when the sun slowly ascended and started to enter the doorways of Mnajdra! We were organised into two groups, eagerly waiting with cameras and mobiles at the ready, one group inside and one outside the temple, and after ten minutes the group changed places so that everyone got good shots of the rays and alignments. I certainly counted myself very lucky to have seen the sun’s rays creep along the doorway and land on the innermost altar of the temple! One popular theory is that thousands of years ago the temples were roofed, so imagine the significance of the sun’s rays lighting up the darkness. The moon was not to be outdone of course, and also the moon’s rays entered Mnajdra at the major lunar standstill moonrise. How did the ancients figure out the alignments? Heritage Malta does arrange equinox visits to Mnajdra but of course these only happen at certain times of the year, so any Travellers wanting to experience this for themselves need to plan ahead and book. No one even remotely interested in ancient and neolithic history and culture should miss an opportunity to come to Mnajdra and Hagar Qim! If you’re going to Malta, go there!