It is believed that the apostle Paul was shipwrecked here when he was on his way to his execution in Rome. The apostle is famous for bringing Christianity to the Maltese Islands in the days he spent here. The Dolmen Hotel stands on the ground of a megalithic temple, which consists of ...
The Spaniards left as quickly as they could because they thought the island was populated with devils– the Bermuda petrel (or “cahow”) makes a loud screeching noise, and that plus the noise of previously-shipwrecked wild hogs scared them enough that neither Spain nor Portugal settled the isl...