~MALTA~ Lija Village Tour & Festa

Описание: Hi everyone :) Today we are in the beautiful village of Lija. Lija is a village found in the center of island and is part of the region of the three villages together with Attard and Balzan. We first go around and visit the village square which is infront of the parish church and the band club where you can find a few shops and across the road there are modern homes and villas with the Belvedere at the beginning of the entrance of the village. Next we go to the Lija parish church. The church, dedicated to the Trasfiguration or Christ the Saviour was built in 1694 and was completed some 17 years later. It was built facing the modern part of Lija while the old part of village is just behind the church. The interior is adorned with beautiful treasures, riches and a beautiful altar underneath the dome adorned with the Titular painting. In our visit to the church we go up the bell tower where we see stunning views of the village. We also participate in the traditional bell ringing, bells which 5 of them where cast in 1946 by John Taylor Bell Founders of Loughbrough in England. The 5 bells are known as some of finest bells on Malta. There are also 3 older bells but these rarely ring and are used on special occasions. After we go to the stunning Belvedere which was built in the 19th Century in a huge garden near a beautiful villa we can still find today nearby. In the 1950s some parts of the garden where shrinked to make way for Trasfiguration Road. Instead of demolishing the Belvedere it was decided to instead preserve it and leave it as a roundabout. Today the Belvedere is a popular hangout and a known landmark just outside the village square. Then we also go around the colourful streets and alleyways. Finally we end the video with pictures showing the best parts of the Lija village festa dedicated to the Trasfiguration ( Is- Salvatur ) celebrated every 6th August. The village of Lija is a very quiet place adorned with villas and a colourful festa, so it definitely deserves a visit :) Hope you enjoyed :)

What are festas ?
Festas are Religious Catholic events held in many places around Malta islands. The festa includes pontifical mass, band parties, late night parties, decorations and a procession with statue of the patron saint of the locality.