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Natural places of interest of Malta

For taking a great interest in aquatics Malta is Eldorado. Divers appreciate mainly rocky landform of coast. The rich fauna dwells in numberless grottoes and fractures of rocky muck. Here it is possible to observe life grouperov and breams, octopuses and squids, marine cocks and slopes, a red grey mullet and many other things marine inhabitants. Meet mureny. Hardly to the Mediterranean there will be so pure sea, as on Malta! Therefore to admire and photograph marine miracles was possiblly even on the big depth and practically all year long, after all the sea temperature is seldom hauled down to 13  °C. Numerous cosy fakes even in storm weather will protect from waves of openers of fantastic treasures of marine depths. And it is final, the most fascinating adventure is night plunging. In the light of diving torches the marine world looks especially surprising; the majority of schools of a scuba diving offer such aspect of entertainments. It is possible to make also voyage on the pleasure boat or a yacht, on an ancient schooner, by a traditional Maltese boat dajse, in the bathyscaph lowered on depth.

In fake Dvejra, at southern coast of island Gozo in a deep ambry of rocky coast there is a natural phenomenon - the Intrinsic sea. It is the huge shoal basin bound to the choronomic sea by a narrow tunnel in rock. In silent days by the fishing boat on a narrow crevice it is possible to come to two other unique natural places of interest - to the Fungal rock and the Azure window.

The Fungal rock has become famous for that once on it of dews a rare fungus (Gaulitanus), highly valued knights for curative properties. This fungus was centuries under the strict preservation, and everyone who tried to steal it, the death penalty waited. The fungus was presented as valuable gift to the caused a stir noblemen and notable visitors of island.

The Azure window millenaries was turned by marine waves in a rocky long-shore ledge. The window is formed by two huge kolonoobraznymi lumps (nearby 40  m across diameter) on which the 100-metre stone top beam reposes.

That who dreams to avoid noise and vanity to dream in silence on the sun and to test all delights of marine entertainments, the small island Kamino as well as possible approaches. Its dazzling Blue lagoon - one of the most beautiful places of archipelago. Almost all year long the mountainous landscape of island is covered by feral flowers. The heavenly calmness is not infringed by any achievements of a civilisation.