Monuments to visit Attard

San Anton Gardens, open to the public since 1882, surround the official residence of the President of the Republic, a palace built for the French master Antoine de Paule. Among bougainvillea, roses, gigantic trees, citrus fruits and rare plants, plaques commemorate the visit of the world. This garden is particularly pleasant in summer with its dallées alleys, the gurgling of fountains and its many cats of all colors. The people in the neighborhood come to the shadows and talk. Parents take their children watching the few exotic animals a little lost in their pens. In July, you can attend outdoor theatre performances. In winter you will have the chance to see citrus trees covered with fruit: oranges, lemons, grapefruit. But it is in the spring that it appears in all its splendour when the colorful flowers compete with beauty. If you are in Malta in April or May, these gardens are a priority visit.

Still along the road from the capital to Mdina, you'll no doubt notice the Wignacourt aqueduct. When Valletta was built in the ^16th century, it was realized that the drinking water supplied by the only usable spring (near the Grand Harbour) would soon be insufficient. So, in 1601, Grand Master Adolf de Wignacourt decided to bring water from the many springs in the hills around Mdina to Valletta. In 1610, the first project was an underground aqueduct as far as Attard, but the problems associated with the terrain soon proved insurmountable. Between Balzan and Hamrun, therefore, an overhead construction was preferred, consisting of a stone conduit mounted on arches, which can still be seen today. From Hamrun to the capital, water was once again transported underground. On August 21, 1615, Adolf de Wignacourt inaugurated the first fountain in Valletta. Another was also built in Floriana.