The Malta Heritage Trust (wirtartna.org <http://wirtartna.org> ) is a voluntary non-governmental organisation active in the field of heritage preservation. It looks after several historic buildings and sites in Malta, all of which are open to the public. It's properties cover all period's of Malta's 7,000-year-old history, from pre-history to the 20th century. These range from a megalithic temple at Kordin to a great baroque gate once serving as the main entrance into the imposing 7km long Cottonera bastioned ramparts; and from a Victorian fort armed with the world's largest cannon to 20th century concrete defences. Emphasis is made at all of these sites to faithfully provide the visitor with the highest form of interpretation that will make both the site friendly and the visit memorable. All sites are cared for by a combination of paid staff supported by volunteers. The latter, freely dedicate much of their time and effort to maintain these sites to the highest order possible.
The Malta Heritage Trust has some of the kmost exciting live museums and sites covering military history in the Meditteranean. No trip to Malta is complete without time at these beautiful and exciting sites. Apart from the organisation's website <http://wirtartna.org> take a look at some other articles such as Google Maps <http://maps.google.com/maps/mm?ie=UTF8&hl=en&ll=37.0625,-95.677068&spn=\ 36.999937,56.513672&z=4> , Knol <http://knol.google.com/k/mario-farrugia-malta-heritage-trust/fort-rinel\ la-malta/cst1cy10shzg/1?hd=ns#> and Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Rinella> that also give coverage. Panoramio <http://www.panoramio.com/map/#lt=35.893038&ln=14.527641&z=1&k=2&a=1> display some terriffic photos too.
